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BattleForge Interview

Brad journeys to far-away EA to get the lowdown on its upcoming card-based RTS.

Mar. 19 2009

Posted by: Drew

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BattleForge

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Coltonio7

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For a card game...it looks okay...I guess....

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Edited By Dane

I played in the closed beta. All you do is throw down as many guys (cards) as you have until you win.

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@Dane; that's how I win every game.

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Edited By Dane

Well, I just couldn't find any depth to this one...


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It looks kinda okay for a "card game". Good interview Brad!

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Looks interesting. Different for an RTS.

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Edited By Fastshot

new take on rts looks gd

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Edited By EFKT

Looks neat, going to try the beta now

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Edited By Wright

seems pretty cool. I like the art style. could see it getting imbalanced pretty easily though.

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Edited By floodiastus

ppl with lots of cash got an edge over the rest in this game, which is kinda fubar!

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Edited By El33tPanda

Duder, it's over!

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Edited By TaintedSun

I like the "for a card game" comments. It's apparently not a card game, but an RTS. Regardless, looks interesting. I like RTS games, I like card games. Together? Who knows? March 24th.

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wow that actually sounds pretty "M-er F-ing sweet".

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i'm interested to see how the balance is going to be.

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Did the lady in the break room buy two sodas- or one?

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Edited By ArbitraryWater

This game has the potential to be good or crap, but I would need to actually play it to get a feel for how it actually works.

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Edited By GioVANNI

Looks neat.

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looks like a different take on an RTS.

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Edited By killdave

Brads opening question hit the nail on the head .... loads of RTS's here or coming and its too crowded.

Sorry, I'll probably pass :( Can't have it all ...

LOL also EA = "would you like to buy additional cards/gold for cash or microsoft points" :p

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Edited By dagas

Never heard of this game before and it's being released soon, is that a bad sign? Being able to mix and match factions reminds me of when I used to play Magic: The Gathering.

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Edited By Grillbar

ill proberly check it out

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Edited By snarkie

Beta was fun and I'll check it out after it launches.  It's more than just throwing down cards... you have power wells and other things that restrict what you can play, just like in an analog TCG.  The way scenarios are set up, and the way you have to move through them, is interesting also.  I liked it.

I'm worried about booster pack costs, though.  It's one of the reasons I didn't continue playing Magic online.  I could buy real cards for the same price and it didn't feel worth it.  We'll see!

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Edited By MeatSim

Virtual cards? whats the point.

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Looks pretty interresting... x360 ?

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Edited By SpikeDelight

Nice! I love fresh ideas! Hope it does well!

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Edited By boatorious

Why did the video keep cutting away from the lady getting soda?  I'm not even sure what she got, and if she got one or two sodas.  You guys need to post an unedited video of the soda machine (possibly with the audio tracks removed).

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looks ok

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Edited By Death_Burnout

This might annoy people, and i'm glad...but if only this wasn't online only!

An RTS with no AI Skirmish mode is one that i simply do not like.

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Building bases is actually my favorite part of an RTS.