Awesome. That sounds like a whole heapin' pile of content. I was worried they were going to chop up any extras into piecemeal packages to nickle and dime us to death but three decks is a significant lump of play time.
A forfeit option is badly needed so yay for the update. I basically gave up on playing with randoms as almost everyone quits just before you win. I hope this means any kind of disconnect gives you the win (and your card unlock!).
A forfeit option is badly needed so yay for the update. I basically gave up on playing with randoms as almost everyone quits just before you win. I hope this means any kind of disconnect gives you the win (and your card unlock!).
i found hosting your own matches greatly alleviates this for some strange reason. Though i've only played like, goh, 10-ish matches?
I'm looking forward to them fixing the goddamn freezing. I'm usually digging on some two headed giant with my friend after a couple of beers, only to have like a 25% success rate of loading, mileage is way worse if any multi-colored decks are involved.
Oh and I'd imagine the Blue/Black deck is Tezzeret's deck. Rumors say a Blue/White and Red/Green deck. And,
Nicol Bolas is the new boss, but I'm not holding much water to that one.
I'm looking forward to them fixing the goddamn freezing. I'm usually digging on some two headed giant with my friend after a couple of beers, only to have like a 25% success rate of loading, mileage is way worse if any multi-colored decks are involved.
Oh and I'd imagine the Blue/Black deck is Tezzeret's deck. Rumors say a Blue/White and Red/Green deck. And,
Nicol Bolas is the new boss, but I'm not holding much water to that one.
Me too.
But maybe I'm biased because I owned him. And most of the other Elder Dragon Legends.
Look at that motherfucker! He has personality. And he reads books.
* Three new playable decks, including Tezzeret’s “Relics of Doom” Planeswalker deck
* Three new unlockable cards for each of the eight original decks
* New Two-Headed Giant co-op levels
* Three new puzzling challenge levels
* Three new playable decks, including Tezzeret’s “Relics of Doom” Planeswalker deck
* Three new unlockable cards for each of the eight original decks
* New Two-Headed Giant co-op levels
* Three new puzzling challenge levels
Also the patch came that added conceding the game and fixed the freezes apparently. Deck choice is also hidden from your opponents.
So, hold up... the patch that makes the game playable online again (and should have beein there from the start) is a part of the DLC that you have to pay for?
So, hold up... the patch that makes the game playable online again (and should have beein there from the start) is a part of the DLC that you have to pay for?
Fuck that.
No it's not. Do you not see my post above where I said I downloaded the patch last night and am looking forward to the dlc next week?
So, hold up... the patch that makes the game playable online again (and should have beein there from the start) is a part of the DLC that you have to pay for?
Fuck that.
No it's not. Do you not see my post above where I said I downloaded the patch last night and am looking forward to the dlc next week?
These two patched changes make online play infinity times better. I await the DLC eagerly. I especially like the incentive to revisit the older decks again.
It's up! (on the website at least). Queued for when I get home.
I'm sure I'd read it was 500 points so finding it's 400 is a nice surprise. There's a free download required for people to multiplay with expansion buyers.
Just got it now. Beat the first two dudes to unlock the relic and a weird red/green deck. Couple of starting decklists:
Relics of Doom - (Black/Blue) 15 cards to unlock
Master of Etherium x 1
Leonin Scimitar x 1
Bottle Gnomes x 4
Alpha Myr x 2
Sharding Sphinx x 1
Fountain of Youth x 2
Onyx Goblet x 2
Tidehollow Strix x 2
Glaze Fiend x 4
Ornithophters x 2
Wall of Spears x 2
Howling Mine x 4
Cancel x 4
Terror x 4
Cries of Rage (Red/Green) - 17 cards to unlock
Mudbutton Torchrunner x 2
Giant Growth x 2
Naturalize x 2
Incinerate x 2
Rip-Clan Crasher x 4
Bramblewood Paragon x 2
Oakgnarl Warrior x 2
Cloudcrown Oak x 4
Elvish Warrior x 4
Lava Axe x 2
Axegrinder Giant x 2
Jagged Lightning x 2
Goblin Piker x 4
Sangrite Surge x 2
Mine of Void (Blue/White) - 14 cards to unlock
Denizen of the Deep x 2
Traumatize x 2
Kiss of the Amesha x 3
Mahamoti Djinn x 2
Condemn x 4
Wall of Air x 2
Dispeller's Capsule x 2
Memory Erosion x 4
Dream Fracture x 3
Air Elemental x 4
Cancel x 3
Persuasion x 4
These two patched changes make online play infinity times better. I await the DLC eagerly. I especially like the incentive to revisit the older decks again.
Agreed. I've actually won some ranked games now! In fact I've had a few easy card unlocks due to a few people conceding early when they got mana screwed. Much more pleasant than the frustration fest it was before. I'll be queuing up the DLC shortly.
I tried the co-op campaign with a real live friend the other week and its a blast. Co-ordinating strategy is good fun. I'll have to try it online once I'm done.
EDIT: WOW there is a free multi-player only version of the DLC for those who just want to play online but remain competitive with the new decks. That's a very nice touch - one of paper Magic's problems has been leaving people behind when new expansions came out. I had a number of friend quit when Ice Age came out (god that was 14 years ago!) as they didn't want to fork out the extra cash to remain competitive.
EDIT2: reading the full description it doesn't actually say you get access to the new decks - its just required for playing people who have them. Hmmm perhaps not as amazing as I thought...
who the hell makes these decks. why is denizen of the deep in a deck with 4 persuasions. why is traumatize and memory erosion randomly thrown in u/w control.
who the hell makes these decks. why is denizen of the deep in a deck with 4 persuasions. why is traumatize and memory erosion randomly thrown in u/w control.
It wouldn't be so bad if you could remove the default cards and swap in some of the unlocks.
My favorite retarded card choice in the schizophrenic U/W deck is Condemn. Because putting more cards in your opponent's library is the best way to mill them out, right?
It's also ridiculously amusing that Jace is supposed to be some kind of genius and both of his decks have card choices that can only be explained by a scenario involving rabid monkeys.
Then the weirdest thing is that the horribly designed deck somehow seems to be pretty balanced with the others and I just can't wrap my mind around that
My favorite retarded card choice in the schizophrenic U/W deck is Condemn. Because putting more cards in your opponent's library is the best way to mill them out, right?
It's also ridiculously amusing that Jace is supposed to be some kind of genius and both of his decks have card choices that can only be explained by a scenario involving rabid monkeys.
Then the weirdest thing is that the horribly designed deck somehow seems to be pretty balanced with the others and I just can't wrap my mind around that
I dunno, Condemn works quite well. You don't care in the slightest that you're adding to their life total, and one extra card in their library really doesn't hold back the mill that much. A single W for instant creature removal helps the complete cockblock wall you're trying to maintain very well.
My favorite retarded card choice in the schizophrenic U/W deck is Condemn. Because putting more cards in your opponent's library is the best way to mill them out, right?
It's also ridiculously amusing that Jace is supposed to be some kind of genius and both of his decks have card choices that can only be explained by a scenario involving rabid monkeys.
Then the weirdest thing is that the horribly designed deck somehow seems to be pretty balanced with the others and I just can't wrap my mind around that
I dunno, Condemn works quite well. You don't care in the slightest that you're adding to their life total, and one extra card in their library really doesn't hold back the mill that much. A single W for instant creature removal helps the complete cockblock wall you're trying to maintain very well.
Yeah, one more card is pretty insignificant in well run mill deck.
And the decks are schizophrenic for a reason I think. The goal is to expose people to magic and so they have a wide spread of abilities to show people various archetypes. I sort of wish they would revise some of the old decks though when they added new archetypes. Like IIRC the original blue deck has a random mill card thrown in. They could probably swap that out now that there is a deck whose entire theme is milling/control.
Yeah memory erosion in the mono-blue deck is a wasted card, especially with only one. It could actually end up benefitting the elf deck by getting more elves into the graveyard for the life gain ability of one of the weenies. I used to get annoyed if I ever drew it and would just keep it in hand with two open islands to psyche out my opponent.
Speaking of which why do a lot of players play lands in late-game, when they've already got 10 out? Keep them in your hand and make my think you've got a Giant Growth or Unsummon or something. I've beaten about 5 players this week where I could safely all out attack because they had empty hands.
The U/W deck is actually the hardest I've played against, both vs. the AI and in Ranked Play (where EVERYONE has been playing with it so far...). Persuasion and Condemn each piss me off to NO end. I don't care about the library run as much.
I beat the AI using the Black deck (discarding and small critters) and I beat an opponent using my current playdeck Scales of Fury or whatever (R/G/B with dragons and such). But in general that's a REALLY poor choice to be using now, since getting my Shivans persuaded is fuckin' bullshit.
I'll probably either stay out of ranked play for a while or switch decks. I'm 1-2 against it with my current deck, and that was probably luck of the draw.
It's just like how everyone was playing that damn elf deck in the first game, so I rolled with Black to kill their damn elves and make them discard everything.
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i found hosting your own matches greatly alleviates this for some strange reason. Though i've only played like, goh, 10-ish matches?
It begins, just hook up the IV.
Note: this is not a complaint.
Oh and I'd imagine the Blue/Black deck is Tezzeret's deck. Rumors say a Blue/White and Red/Green deck. And,
That could really suck to play against. Also:
I think I prefer his old art.
But maybe I'm biased because I owned him. And most of the other Elder Dragon Legends.
Look at that motherfucker! He has personality. And he reads books.
and oh that is the Nicol Bolas that is supposed to be the new boss.
I'd like a picture of the new Nicol Bolas reading books. Trying to turn tiny pages with his titanic claws.
Edit:
Alliteration, go!
Expansion coming in a week. 400 points for:
* Three new playable decks, including Tezzeret’s “Relics of Doom” Planeswalker deck
* Three new unlockable cards for each of the eight original decks
* New Two-Headed Giant co-op levels
* Three new puzzling challenge levels
Also the patch came that added conceding the game and fixed the freezes apparently. Deck choice is also hidden from your opponents.
This is going to make the game playable again! YAY!
Color me excited.
Has anyone 200/200'd this yet?
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Fuck that.
No it's not. Do you not see my post above where I said I downloaded the patch last night and am looking forward to the dlc next week?
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I think the black deck needs more indirect damage.
Say, Pestilence (which I am not even sure was ever reprinted).
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I'm sure I'd read it was 500 points so finding it's 400 is a nice surprise. There's a free download required for people to multiplay with expansion buyers.
Relics of Doom - (Black/Blue) 15 cards to unlock
Leonin Scimitar x 1
Bottle Gnomes x 4
Alpha Myr x 2
Sharding Sphinx x 1
Fountain of Youth x 2
Onyx Goblet x 2
Tidehollow Strix x 2
Glaze Fiend x 4
Ornithophters x 2
Wall of Spears x 2
Howling Mine x 4
Cancel x 4
Terror x 4
Cries of Rage (Red/Green) - 17 cards to unlock
Giant Growth x 2
Naturalize x 2
Incinerate x 2
Rip-Clan Crasher x 4
Bramblewood Paragon x 2
Oakgnarl Warrior x 2
Cloudcrown Oak x 4
Elvish Warrior x 4
Lava Axe x 2
Axegrinder Giant x 2
Jagged Lightning x 2
Goblin Piker x 4
Sangrite Surge x 2
Mine of Void (Blue/White) - 14 cards to unlock
Traumatize x 2
Kiss of the Amesha x 3
Mahamoti Djinn x 2
Condemn x 4
Wall of Air x 2
Dispeller's Capsule x 2
Memory Erosion x 4
Dream Fracture x 3
Air Elemental x 4
Cancel x 3
Persuasion x 4
Agreed. I've actually won some ranked games now! In fact I've had a few easy card unlocks due to a few people conceding early when they got mana screwed. Much more pleasant than the frustration fest it was before. I'll be queuing up the DLC shortly.
I tried the co-op campaign with a real live friend the other week and its a blast. Co-ordinating strategy is good fun. I'll have to try it online once I'm done.
EDIT: WOW there is a free multi-player only version of the DLC for those who just want to play online but remain competitive with the new decks. That's a very nice touch - one of paper Magic's problems has been leaving people behind when new expansions came out. I had a number of friend quit when Ice Age came out (god that was 14 years ago!) as they didn't want to fork out the extra cash to remain competitive.
EDIT2: reading the full description it doesn't actually say you get access to the new decks - its just required for playing people who have them. Hmmm perhaps not as amazing as I thought...
People just don't get it and happily kill themselves for you! One guy kept throwing out howling mines! That's right, hasten your doom pal.
It wouldn't be so bad if you could remove the default cards and swap in some of the unlocks.
It's also ridiculously amusing that Jace is supposed to be some kind of genius and both of his decks have card choices that can only be explained by a scenario involving rabid monkeys.
Then the weirdest thing is that the horribly designed deck somehow seems to be pretty balanced with the others and I just can't wrap my mind around that
I dunno, Condemn works quite well. You don't care in the slightest that you're adding to their life total, and one extra card in their library really doesn't hold back the mill that much. A single W for instant creature removal helps the complete cockblock wall you're trying to maintain very well.
Yeah, one more card is pretty insignificant in well run mill deck.
And the decks are schizophrenic for a reason I think. The goal is to expose people to magic and so they have a wide spread of abilities to show people various archetypes. I sort of wish they would revise some of the old decks though when they added new archetypes. Like IIRC the original blue deck has a random mill card thrown in. They could probably swap that out now that there is a deck whose entire theme is milling/control.
Speaking of which why do a lot of players play lands in late-game, when they've already got 10 out? Keep them in your hand and make my think you've got a Giant Growth or Unsummon or something. I've beaten about 5 players this week where I could safely all out attack because they had empty hands.
I beat the AI using the Black deck (discarding and small critters) and I beat an opponent using my current playdeck Scales of Fury or whatever (R/G/B with dragons and such). But in general that's a REALLY poor choice to be using now, since getting my Shivans persuaded is fuckin' bullshit.
I'll probably either stay out of ranked play for a while or switch decks. I'm 1-2 against it with my current deck, and that was probably luck of the draw.
It's just like how everyone was playing that damn elf deck in the first game, so I rolled with Black to kill their damn elves and make them discard everything.
I'm Pixillate if people wanna play.