Duel of Champions

[Zeriel]

Academy keeps racking up the most insane mega creatures. I know they are really strict about the thematic "flavor" of the sides, but damn, I wish Necro could have just one big bruiser to play around with.

 

[Grunker]

Our community has been requesting the ability to add a card in multiple decks and we’re happy to say that with this next update coming in just two days time, this will now be possible.

 

[Jaedar]

Apparently they're about to release "base set 2" which as I understand it will put base set 1 'out of print' and then coming expansions will do the same to the current expansions. I wonder if they're going to introduce different formats ala magic or if this is just some weird marketing strategy/pay 2 win strategy.

 

[Zeriel]

AFAIR it's an attempt to make the game fair to new players. The "good cards" will be brought back in this new base set, and the mediocre to average ones discarded and lots of new ones added. So instead of having to purchase super expensive expansion cards, all the good expansion cards and good base set cards will all have the cheaper base set cost.

MTG does something similar from what I understand.

 

[catfood]

This game desperately needs some sort of draft format.

 

[Grunker]

This game desperately needs some sort of draft format.

No kidding.

 

[Jaedar]

This game desperately needs some sort of draft format.

No kidding.

There is an unofficial draft mode.
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/818637-Draft-Play-it-s-here!-Unofficial-Draft-Mode
It's not a lot since there are no rewards or anything, but it is something I guess.

 

[MicoSelva]

If anyone wants some kind of bonus code for this, which I got in my Might & Magic X box, let me know by quoting this post, tagging or PMing me.
First come first served, but older Codexers have priority over 2014 and 2013 newfags.
Hoaxmetal got it.

 

[Grunker]

If anyone wants some kind of bonus code for this, which I got in my Might & Magic X box, let me know by quoting this post, tagging or PMing me.
First come first served, but older Codexers have priority over 2014 and 2013 newfags.

I would have loved it, but don't play much after I started playing more MTGO. I bet Jaedar would though.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

If anyone wants some kind of bonus code for this, which I got in my Might & Magic X box, let me know by quoting this post, tagging or PMing me.
First come first served, but older Codexers have priority over 2014 and 2013 newfags.

I'll take it, haven't played in a time, wanted to check out the upcoming (or released?) card changes.

 

[MicoSelva]

Sold to the man with metal face.
PM'ed.

 

[Jaedar]

Bloody power outage made me miss this opportunity for free stuff

 

[Contrite]

How does this compare to Hearthstone? Hearthstone appears to be a copy of this, almost exactly. Concept wise anyway. But Hearthstone appears to be more popular online, maybe because of Blizzard?

 

[Jaedar]

How does this compare to Hearthstone? Hearthstone appears to be a copy of this, almost exactly. Concept wise anyway. But Hearthstone appears to be more popular online, maybe because of Blizzard?

Hearthstone is simpler but has draft mode(arena) I think this and blizzard is why it is much more popular(DoC is shit at doing advertisement, seriously)

 

[Hoaxmetal]

Trading card game isn't an original concept either way. Both have their fair share of flaws. I like that how monster placement works in DoC, adds a nice layer of complexity (just enough) that Hearthstone lacks. Then again Hearthstone is more laid back and more fun to play (for some reason) and it has arena mode which is great, especially when you have a small amount of cards in your collection.

 

[Grunker]

How does this compare to Hearthstone? Hearthstone appears to be a copy of this, almost exactly. Concept wise anyway. But Hearthstone appears to be more popular online, maybe because of Blizzard?

The two games are pretty different, but both pretty simple as far as TCG's go. DoC has a bit more complexity and depth, but the lack of Draft mode really, really sucks.

 

[AMG]

DoC has good base mechanics but rather boring card design.
Heathstone is simple as fuk but cards have fun effects.

Overall DoC is better, but blizzard + flashy graphics + draft mode means everybody plays hearthstone.
By DoC is better I mean it is better designed and overall more interesting to play as a whole. I shudder at the thought that there are people playing constructed in HS.
However unless you want you want to spend shitloads of money on cards then you are better off playing hearthstone as well, because draft. Grinding for cards in DoC gets pretty unbearable after a while and while it is fairly easy to assemble a competitive deck, well you are stuck with this one deck. Half the fun in these games lies in deckbuilding after all.

 

[Contrite]

What do you mean by a 'Draft' mode? Do you mean like the Arena in HS?

 

[Jaedar]

What do you mean by a 'Draft' mode? Do you mean like the Arena in HS?

Precisely.

 

[Phinx]

No matter what I say or do, I can not for the life of me get my friends that play hearthstone to give this game a shot. As for a comparison I feel Hearthstone and DOC are very different personally, Hearth is set up in a way where you kind of want to pick your spots, when to use a card and when to hold onto it based on predicting what you're opponent has up their sleeves, DOC is a little more about sticking to a specific strat, setting the pace and deviating based on what you're opponent does.

DOC does offer a lot more options/strategies, which is great, but you are going to run into a lot of WTF moments with some strats taking an absolute massive dump on you. I prefer DOC myself but sadly the community is dying off, and convincing new players to try it is tough because it is so unknown.

Also yes, draft mode/arena mode ala Hearthstone is desperately needed.

 

[Grunker]

DOC is dying off because the business strategy is kind of harmful, honestly. Being out of the game for just a little while will screw you on cards, and no limited format means there's no interesting meta-game to the pack-economy. The fundamentals of the game are better than Hearthstone IMO, but the support just isn't there.

 

[Phinx]

DOC is dying off because the business strategy is kind of harmful, honestly. Being out of the game for just a little while will screw you on cards, and no limited format means there's no interesting meta-game to the pack-economy. The fundamentals of the game are better than Hearthstone IMO, but the support just isn't there.

Yeah, totally agree with you, and don't even get me started on the part about how the seven day reward resets if you forget to log in for one freaking day. Forgetting to log in on the last day is just so painful .

 

[Jaedar]

DOC is dying off because the business strategy is kind of harmful, honestly. Being out of the game for just a little while will screw you on cards, and no limited format means there's no interesting meta-game to the pack-economy. The fundamentals of the game are better than Hearthstone IMO, but the support just isn't there.

Yeah, totally agree with you, and don't even get me started on the part about how the seven day reward resets if you forget to log in for one freaking day. Forgetting to log in on the last day is just so painful .

Yeah. It's a much better game at the core, but everything around it is so much worse.

 

[Jaedar]

Special announcement friends! The april expansion will contain the following:

The Heart of Nightmares expansion: 100 new cards adding up to the previously announced Base Set 2 cards list
Lots of new game content, including:

o New game formats
o New achievements
o New solo campaigns and puzzles
o New totally revamped UI
o New rankings and matchmaking system
o Rebalanced cards
o New deckbuilder functionalitieso A powerful new game engine

Can new game formats be the much desired drafting? I am pretty psyched for puzzles too. I wonder what they mean by engine. More bloom on effects?

 

[Grunker]

draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaft, come on