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Magic: The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 |OT| Tapping All Day
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zerokoolpsx
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I tried Jace and Yeva's deck. I don't know what Yeva is trying to do with hers. Jace mill is just not a good strategy. He's not enough control. He doesn't have board sweepers to stall. Most of the time, I'm just taking a lot of damage while milling them. Oldric deck looks like fun. A bunch of white weenies coming at you.
Shai-Tan
Banned
they can be damaged out of combat, killed with removal spells, bypassed with direct damage to the player (via spells/abilities), attack with more creatures (numerical superiority), creature with trample, equipment that grants trample, creatures that can't be blocked, etc
I don't know much about Magic. I guess I buy these games every year because of my nostalgia for the TCGs I grew up with. I'm on the middle difficulty setting but I am absolutely stomping everything with white deck (Peacekeepers?). I really enjoy the overwhelm your opponent with monsters playstyle the deck offers. There are definitely some rules in the Magic TCG that are best explained by playing but none of my problems with this game are related to the TCG itself. This game has it's shortcomings but the TCG itself must be fucking great.
narcosis219
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bunbun777
Member
Primal Surge is sooooooo good. Yea it's 10 mana but oh the rush. Also panoptic mirror plus time warp is fun fun.
edit, fog walls-- trample will not help since combat damage is nullified. I have about 60 cards left to unlock and have been using the howling mines encounter, pretty quick and you get so many cards, choices, just plan ahead for mana leaks. hawks and pyromancers were just too boring for me.
edit, fog walls-- trample will not help since combat damage is nullified. I have about 60 cards left to unlock and have been using the howling mines encounter, pretty quick and you get so many cards, choices, just plan ahead for mana leaks. hawks and pyromancers were just too boring for me.
TigerUppercut
Member
Maybe someone more well versed in real life Magic can help me out here. What's the point of cards like Goblin Piker? It's three mana for a 2/1 guy that doesn't do anything. For three mana I can play Arms Dealer, Chieftain, Warchief, or Squee.
Every deck has cards like this but what's the point? No one is ever going to play any of these junk cards over guys that actually do something useful so why are they even made?
Every deck has cards like this but what's the point? No one is ever going to play any of these junk cards over guys that actually do something useful so why are they even made?
Ooccoo
Member
First of all, this card is only good in limited, where a 2/1 for 2 mana is good. Also, he's from one of the most supported tribes in MTG (goblins) so he can attack for more with a lord or be sacrificed with stuff like Goblin Grenade. These decks have such cards so players learn to play with "bad" cards and learn to appreciate it. Then you discover stuff like Goblin Guide and Goblin Piledriver and go "oooh"
TigerUppercut
Member
Oh yeah you're right he is only 2. Still it seems like a waste to put him into the game when he's instantly gonna get taken out of the deck.
archnemesis
Member
All ten decks are filled with cards that aren't good enough to see competitive play. Recognizing which ones are bad and why is an important part of learning the game.
So wanting a bit more deck customization options I started looking to see what else was out there and discovered Wagic. Now I've done nothing but play Wagic in my free time and haven't touched DoTP in the 3 days since. Kind of wish I'd just played Wagic and not bought DoTP 13 at all.
mediapulp_wes
Member
Others may have reported this already, but I've hit two bugs so far, one annoying, one game ending.
1. When blocking and opponents 4/4 creature with a 3/3 and 2/2 combined both of my creatures were sent to the graveyard even though there were no other effects in play and no other spells cast during combat.
2. During a Planechase match, I was required to select a card from a selection of four on the top of my deck and put it into play. Unfortunately nothing I tried would allow me to play the card. I could drag it to any point on the screen, but nothing. I could double tap the card, but no options were available. I was basically forced to resign the match.
1. When blocking and opponents 4/4 creature with a 3/3 and 2/2 combined both of my creatures were sent to the graveyard even though there were no other effects in play and no other spells cast during combat.
2. During a Planechase match, I was required to select a card from a selection of four on the top of my deck and put it into play. Unfortunately nothing I tried would allow me to play the card. I could drag it to any point on the screen, but nothing. I could double tap the card, but no options were available. I was basically forced to resign the match.
The goblin deck in the revenge campaign has me in fits!!! I either get 2-3 lands and a couple of 4 casting cost cards and never get the 4th land till it's too late or I get 5-6 land and never get the 4+ casting cost cards!! Time for a time out and play the Skyrim DLC.
What's the consensus on the best deck to use on him?
What's the consensus on the best deck to use on him?
mediapulp_wes
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Seemed completely ill-suited to the platform. Probably a lot of fun with actual cards, more space and being able to actually see wtf is going on, but I agree, at least on the iPad, it's a horrible experience.
Did Wagic add AI? Solitare is nice and all but it gets old fast.
Shai-Tan
Banned
the excess damage still passes through to the player, or it should.
Shai-Tan
Banned
yeah it's got AI, nowhere near as good as this game though. it limits the decks you can play against because it is constantly making stupid decisions. I do play it quite a bit anyway.
Well considering that they're not being paid to put the adds in, I don't really have that much of a problem with it. It's more like a, "Hey, continue playing MTG with this!"
Shai-Tan
Banned
(him being goblin)
The entire campaign/revenge was easy with the Chandra deck. I checked several times to verify I was actually playing in Planeswalker.
I mean it has AI, but it's terrible. DoTP has much better AI. And DoTP has multiplayer which is obviously better than all the others. But I haven't made decks since I actually played MtG in the late 90s, so it's a lot of fun even if I never lose. You are right though, it will eventually get boring.
Planechase is great in a group when you can get rid of all the shitty/broken planes.
bunbun777
Member
Not really no. Say the blocker has protection than yes, all additional would go to player. The beauty of fog wall is that no damage is initially dealt. So there is no overlow. From the card "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by Fog Bank."
Nah. The attacking creature with Trample only needs to assign what would be lethal damage to Fog Bank before assigning the rest to the player. When you check if something has been assigned lethal damage you don't take into account abilities that would reduce or prevent that damage. So if a 4/4 Trampler hits a Fog Bank the two damage assigned to be dealt to the Bank is prevented, but two damage goes through.
To quote the official rules from a creature with Trample:
You probably not logged in on Game Center. Same happened to me, and after a while I got logged in and my profile appeared there.
The Exalted Deck is so dreadful to play against. At least with the other decks you can actually block or try to race them or something.
(I am honestly just bitter because I just lost a best of three because I misclicked with my bounce spell when he was equipping the shroud/unblockable equipment.)
(I am honestly just bitter because I just lost a best of three because I misclicked with my bounce spell when he was equipping the shroud/unblockable equipment.)
Is there no way to get longer time to setup blockers? I just lost a game because I couldn't get all my blockers assigned...had to keep zooming in to make sure I was selecting the right card.
They really need to implement an auto-block feature. Its just ridiculous if there are a billion tokens out. You will lose since you will either run out of time or just get so confused that youll miss some attacking creatures
oldschoolpinball
Member
This game is much much harder than 2012.i like it!
So I used to play the card game... I tried one of these a few years back and while I loved the aesthetic, I was kinda annoyed with the limitations of deck building.
Is it similar in this game? I guess it's almost impossible to build your own decks, but I guess I would have enjoyed more freedom in that regard.
Is it similar in this game? I guess it's almost impossible to build your own decks, but I guess I would have enjoyed more freedom in that regard.
archnemesis
Member
It's still very limited when it comes do deck building. If you want the real thing there is Magic Online.
Chandra is excellent against goblins. Spells like Rain of Embers, Chandra's Fury, Cone of Flame, and Flamebreak will take out several goblins at once if not clear the entire board of them.
No, it's terrible. Whoever is luckiest with their dice rolls wins. Archenemy was better.
Looks like I'm getting my groove back. Used the Crosswinds deck to create a nice control / air deck. I can usually get some 4/2 + creatures in the air by the third turn and shut down and land attacks and counter or dispel everything else. Kind of annoying that the decks are limited in what cards you can choose but it keeps people from making massively overpowered decks I guess.
The Jace mill deck dudes are annoying if you have a slow hand but it's gratifying to beat them down if their mill is too slow. Red goblin deck is a problem on slow hands. Ouch you bastards playing it
The Jace mill deck dudes are annoying if you have a slow hand but it's gratifying to beat them down if their mill is too slow. Red goblin deck is a problem on slow hands. Ouch you bastards playing it
Looks like I'm getting my groove back. Used the Crosswinds deck to create a nice control / air deck. I can usually get some 4/2 + creatures in the air by the third turn and shut down and land attacks and counter or dispel everything else. Kind of annoying that the decks are limited in what cards you can choose but it keeps people from making massively overpowered decks I guess.
The Jace mill deck dudes are annoying if you have a slow hand but it's gratifying to beat them down if their mill is too slow. Red goblin deck is a problem on slow hands. Ouch you bastards playing it
Yeah I switched over to mostly using the Crosswinds deck for control too. I'll use the red and black control decks when bored too. I've always been a control fan when it comes to magic.
I used Odric and didnt have a problem
I mean, you win if you get Odric in play, and if you dont, you still have a crap load of O rings and other ways to get rid of his blocking creatures. Plus a ton of fast weenie little creatures as well
Id imagine the gob deck would work well too since you could just overwhelm the other deck with the amount of creatures you have
Don't know what O rings are but I rebuilt my deck with no creatures and lots of damage spells and that did it
Edit: tried with the Odric deck and won on the first try, wow.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Don't know what O rings are but I rebuilt my deck with no creatures and lots of damage spells and that did it
Oblivion Ring. 2W enchantment that removes any permanent in play.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Is steam version worth it? Or should I stick with ps3 version?
does the ps3 version suck or something? Steam version seems fine and people are usually on in at least some form of multiplayer. I personally wouldnt buy another version of the game, but I am also a cheap bastard
The Wise Old Man
Member
Post your fucking deck builds morons so I can copy them and occasionally win game out of blind luck.
Since you asked so nicely, my odric build
Creatures
2 Attended Knight
2 Captain of the Watch
2 Doomed Traveler
2 Elite Vanguard
2 Fiend Hunter
2 Geist-Honored Monk
1 Odric, Master Tactician
1 Intrepid Hero
1 Dawn Elemental
2 Archon of Justice
1 Flickerwisp
Spells
4 Captain's Call
2 Raise the Alarm
2 Journey to Nowhere
2 Oblivion Ring
3 Pacifism
1 Honor of the Pure
1 Guardians' Pledge
2 Glorious Anthem
Freakinchair
Member
It's not that hard to figure out one on your own. I mean if you're only winning through sheer blind luck then you may need to brush up on how to play.