XBLA - Magic: The Gathering - 800pts

[sendme]

What?

I was only going to play the campaign once with each deck till someone told me if you play the campaign again you get more cards for that deck. Sure as shit I went back to the first deck and got another card for the red deck. I never gave it a thought so I'm just wondering the number of cards to be unlocked for each deck now.

Wow, the red deck is really, really awful.

I don't think it is to bad. It is the only one that I have been able to win all the way to 15 in the campaign with. Might be because I'm used to playing it.

[Trakan]

I was only going to play the campaign once with each deck till someone told me if you play the campaign again you get more cards for that deck. Sure as shit I went back to the first deck and got another card for the red deck. I never gave it a thought so I'm just wondering the number of cards to be unlocked for each deck now.



I don't think it is to bad. It is the only one that I have been able to win all the way to 15 in the campaign with. Might be because I'm used to playing it.

Yeah, you get 15-17 cards depending on the deck. It says how many you've unlocked when you go to edit the deck.

[eastx]

I finally started playing this yesterday and I am loving it. It's annoying when a CPU deck is really stacked against you and you can't do anything about it other than quit and give the starting hand another reshuffle or two, but the core gameplay never stops being fun. Co-op is rad too.

[sendme]

Yeah, you get 15-17 cards depending on the deck. It says how many you've unlocked when you go to edit the deck.

Have you went through the game again with the same deck? I know it says x/17 and I have got all the way to the last deck with my red deck so I still would have 2 more to get. After someone from work told me that you can get cards from the other decks more then once I tried it. I got another card from the first deck. So now I'm at I think 16/17 cards. So I should be only able to unlock one more. I'm not able to check and see at this time but when I get the chance I will and see if after I get that 17th card if I can get another.

[jwbrown77]

I don't think it is to bad. It is the only one that I have been able to win all the way to 15 in the campaign with. Might be because I'm used to playing it.
I just couldn't beat green with it. I'd have 11 mountains on the field and no burn cards to make use of them. Frustrating.

Then again, I always hated goblin decks.

[sendme]

It all depends on the draws. I had some games where all I was drawing were mountains and it was over by the time I got anything else. Other games where I never drew a single mountain.

[ninju D]

I was messing around with the white deck against the first green deck AI. I had 103 HP before I won. I was trying to see if I could get him to run out of cards.

[Spybreak8]

It all depends on the draws. I had some games where all I was drawing were mountains and it was over by the time I got anything else. Other games where I never drew a single mountain.

It often reminds me of Puzzle Quest when you're not entirely allowed to win a few times.

[sendme]

I think that is how it is set up. At times I play somthing and they end up having the perfect counter. I'm also really starting to hate that last deck. I now have 17/17 in the red deck so I guess I'm going to start another deck to get all cards in it then try to beat that stupid deck. From what I keep reading it is the blue deck that it good against it but every time I play against the computer with it I still can't do anything.

[OnyxPrimal]

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/digital/dotp/decks/and/unlocks

Deck Lists and what cards you unlock.

[paddlefoot]

Have had the game lock trying to load the co-op campaign 1 out of every 3 times.

Anyone know where I can find a suggestion box for the developers?

On another note, I don't like how logging in a guest account for a friend in co-op only allows them to use the locked green or red deck.

[eastx]

It's locked up for me during a match twice, and when loading a campaign match once.

Paddlefoot if you want your friend to be able to play with a unique deck, just create a new silver account for him. That should allow him to create his own save file and make progress in the single-player campaign to unlock new decks.

[Spybreak8]

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/digital/dotp/decks/and/unlocks

Deck Lists and what cards you unlock.

Nice find.

[dopa345]

It sucks that the decks are all fixed with very little in terms to customizing them. Still a decent game but I probably would not have gotten it had I known they would dumb it down for the console version.

[paddlefoot]

It sucks that the decks are all fixed with very little in terms to customizing them. Still a decent game but I probably would not have gotten it had I known they would dumb it down for the console version.

Me personally, I was playing this game several hours everyday, the minute everything was 100% unlocked, I turned the game off and haven't touched it since. Will probably go back for the 10 ranked game and two-headed giant achievement. It has become way too repetitive.

[Gothic Walrus]

Is the game worth getting if you don't have Live?

I did enjoy the demo, for what that's worth, and I do have a history of putting more time into games like this than I should (especially the Pokemon GBC game).

The problem: I've got Gold right now, but only until the beginning of August. I'm going to have to cancel then because I don't have the money to pay for it right now. I'm interested in the game, but I'm not sure if getting it without multiplayer is the best idea. How long before I get through all of the challenges and get bored with the single player?

One alternative would be picking up something for the DS (maybe the Marvel card game) for cheap in the B2G1 sale. :-k

[paddlefoot]

Is the game worth getting if you don't have Live?

I did enjoy the demo, for what that's worth, and I do have a history of putting more time into games like this than I should (especially the Pokemon GBC game).

The problem: I've got Gold right now, but only until the beginning of August. I'm going to have to cancel then because I don't have the money to pay for it right now. I'm interested in the game, but I'm not sure if getting it without multiplayer is the best idea. How long before I get through all of the challenges and get bored with the single player?

One alternative would be picking up something for the DS (maybe the Marvel card game) for cheap in the B2G1 sale. :-k


IMO, the single player is better than the multiplayer. You need to unlock cards and decks by playing single player. It's fun getting more powerful cards for each deck. The multiplayer game offers nothing other than achievement points (and bragging righs). You play one of 10 decks over and over again. They may have differences depending on the player. But because you can only add unlocks from a list of 15 predetermine deck specific cards (you can't take any originals out), the variations are almost unnoticeable in 95% of matches. It gets boring playing against the Black/Green elf deck 10 times in a row.

Every game goes like this (I play Mono Black, R/G/B, or R/G/W)

1. Identify deck I am playing against. (I'll assume Black/Green because it appears to be most often used deck)
2. Save Terrors, Incinerates, and Shocks for Elvish Champion
3. Trade creatures early
4. Gain control of game and win

[ZForce915]

I've never once touched a Magic game nor do I know anything about it. Knowing that...

1) I see posts telling me this is dumbed down, I assume that would be good for me, right?
2) Is there a good tutorial that explains the game to me or is it assumed that you know the game a little already?

[eastx]

Yeah, the tutorial information is good. The videogame is much easier to play than the real card game IMO.

[paddlefoot]

I've never once touched a Magic game nor do I know anything about it. Knowing that...

1) I see posts telling me this is dumbed down, I assume that would be good for me, right?
2) Is there a good tutorial that explains the game to me or is it assumed that you know the game a little already?

Just to add to eastx, the tutorial and initial gameplay instruction is excellent.

The tutorial takes you through the basics of playing creatures and various spells.

Then the game itself will show a hint everytime a card introduces a new mechanic into the match. It also gives you the option of whether you want that hint to appear again.

[Spybreak8]

I've enjoyed the Single Player with the AI giving you quite a run for your money however I do get pissed when I draw 10 land cards in a row, wtf lol.

[James1221]

i cant win online because everyone quits when i give the final blow. If anyone wants someone to play with or vs in xbox live my gt is Calmlikea13omb. Message anytime.

[paddlefoot]

i cant win online because everyone quits when i give the final blow. If anyone wants someone to play with or vs in xbox live my gt is Calmlikea13omb. Message anytime.

You still get credited with a win.

Though, there should be a way to concede the match.

[rumarudrathas]

Got the demo, and I could safely say that this might be my next purchase on the marketplace. Being an old veteran of the CCG, I like the simplicity and the non-money sink that is this game.

Sucks hearing the lack of robust deck customization, the blandness of Live games, and the hand-holding of the game tends to be nuts, but it's a fine port (better than MTG:O, imho, atleast I'm not sinking half a paycheck on imaginary cards).

Oh, what's up with the hard-rock music? Trying to make MT:G edgy or something? For fuck's sake, did anybody in the PR department remember what happened with that ad-campaign a few years back? I don't care how much testosterone you could pump into the game, CCG are still pretty dorky in mainstream culture.

[Gothic Walrus]

My only problem with the online game is the fucktards who keep quitting mid-game, or before the game even starts. I've had a few four player matches become two player matches before the first cards are dealt.

That said, I still enjoyed the single player. I've been curious about MtG for a while, and this was a good, cheap way to learn how to play. I'm not sure if it'll ever become a full-blown addiction, but I like what I've played so far. :)

[Trakan]

My only problem with the online game is the fucktards who keep quitting mid-game, or before the game even starts. I've had a few four player matches become two player matches before the first cards are dealt.

That said, I still enjoyed the single player. I've been curious about MtG for a while, and this was a good, cheap way to learn how to play. I'm not sure if it'll ever become a full-blown addiction, but I like what I've played so far. :)

4 player matches are bugged. I don't know why it happens, but the game can't handle 4 player matches, and during the loading screens the game will freeze. Those people may not have quit. Even if people do quit, you still get the win.

[Trakan]

Deleting the game and re-downloading doesn't make you lose your progress. I just did it.

[zewone]

Recently the game has been shutting down on me at the loading screen for multiplayer matches. I have no idea and it's really annoying. I read somewhere that deleting and re-downloading will free up any freeze issues, but I have it 100% completed and don't want to lose my progress. Anyone know if you delete and re-download you keep everything you've unlocked?

Deleting the game and re-downloading doesn't make you lose your progress. I just did it.

It doesn't do shit. Game still freezes on four player matches.

[zewone]

I went back to the default white table and played a 4 player game with zero freeze issues. Maybe that's the key.

It's not. I freeze all the time and so do my friends and we all use the white table.

[Tha Xecutioner]

It's not. I freeze all the time and so do my friends and we all use the white table.
All but one 8-)

I used the Black table until the DLC hit, now I use Red.

[msuna]

im torn. People really like this game? I am glad its not a money suck game but at the same time the deck customization seems limiting. REALLY SUCKS. The whole point of a magic game is to have various decks etc.

[Spybreak8]

im torn. People really like this game? I am glad its not a money suck game but at the same time the deck customization seems limiting. REALLY SUCKS. The whole point of a magic game is to have various decks etc.

Well think of it this way, its a great fantasy setting card game. There's always Magic the Gathering Online if you want customization. I've had a blast with this game and it was well worth the purchase imo.

[zewone]

This is probably the best value for money I've ever got from an arcade game. I've put in like a hundred hours in this game. I'd rather play this than any recent retail releases.

[Tha Xecutioner]

This is probably the best value for money I've ever got from an arcade game. I've put in like a hundred hours in this game. I'd rather play this than any recent retail releases.
+1

The only times I ever really stop playing or lose interest in the game are when the game locks up for me. If all the bugs were worked out, I'd probably put 3-5 hours into the game daily.

[Scrubsy]

Had to post this.

Here was my line up
http://img107.imageshack.us/i/51675017.jpg/

there was the aftermath
http://img229.imageshack.us/i/73530396.jpg/

damn it was fun. After each card hit 30 damage, the computer didn't even lay any cards down, he just kept drawing and discarding.

Also, some bugs I found were that if the computer has mana to play on a regenerating creature like the skeleton, they keep adding it to them. Even if they have 20 mana, they will add each one to the creature regardless if they use it to block or not.

Second bug worked in my wifes favor. She logged me out of the game and then she logged in and for some reason, it gave her my cards that I had unlocked and basically copied my save and overrode hers.

[Techsticles]

Had to post this.

Here was my line up
http://img107.imageshack.us/i/51675017.jpg/

there was the aftermath
http://img229.imageshack.us/i/73530396.jpg/
Wow that's impressive.

[Spybreak8]

Had to post this.

Here was my line up
http://img107.imageshack.us/i/51675017.jpg/

there was the aftermath
http://img229.imageshack.us/i/73530396.jpg/

Wow that's impressive.

That's awesome.

[Scrubsy]

No, no it is not. Two factors to consider:

A. Going against the AI
B. Using the Elf Deck

Anyone can do that, and more if they were willing to waste the time.
Of course it was AI, a human would have rage quit the second each creature hit 20 damage, and the elf deck is just about the only good deck with a few exceptions.

[zewone]

Only good? I can shit on an elf deck with the red so easy.

[SynGamer]

If by "good" you mean "noobish", then yes.

Sounds like someone has had their ass kicked a couple times by said deck? :) Just received my Garruk Wildspeaker card. Has a nice little 360 icon on it.

[MSUHitman]

Yes I got mine as well yesterday.

[paddlefoot]

Yes I got mine as well yesterday.

Damn, haven't gotten mine yet. Hopefully it comes in the next few days. I'll probably end up ebaying it, but still. In other news, I was going through stuff in my old bedroom at my parents house and found a box of magic cards. Mostly just basic lands (probably still have 10,000). But there were two rares as well. A Stifle and a Birds of Paradise :D

[ToadallyAwesome]

Only good? I can shit on an elf deck with the red so easy.

Yea - as long as you keep the elves down to a minimum that deck can't get started. I actually liked the red too. I used it to get the 5 ranked matches achievement.




I still haven't received my bonus card... I think I ordered it 3 weeks ago.

[Gothic Walrus]

Quitting before the match is over is fucking lame. I've left a few people negative feedback for that.

If you're playing a three or four player match and you lose before the game is over, does quitting screw things up for the other players in the game? I hope not, because when I'm the first down, I don't see much point in just watching for another fifteen minutes.

Had to post this.

Here was my line up
http://img107.imageshack.us/i/51675017.jpg/

there was the aftermath
http://img229.imageshack.us/i/73530396.jpg/

damn it was fun. After each card hit 30 damage, the computer didn't even lay any cards down, he just kept drawing and discarding.

You got the AI to give up? :lol:

Yes I got mine as well yesterday.

I forgot to send out for mine.

[zewone]

It only screws it up if you're hosting.

[Spybreak8]

Got my card in the mail today as well, as soon as I saw the logo of Magic the Gathering/ reading this thread today I knew exactly what it was lol. I added it to my collection, don't know if I'll sell it or just store it with all my other archived cards.

[zewone]

I meant if he quits.

[Gothic Walrus]

Had an awesome four player game last night: nobody dropped, it lasted for an hour, and I learned that you can lose by running out of cards in your deck. Thanks, Memory Erosion! :lol:

[sendme]

I just got my promo card in the mail with in the past week. I noticed on ebay that their is a card like this for the other colors as well. Are they in the game on xbl also? I'm also wondering how they would be played I have not played magic other then the one you can download on xbla in almost 10 years and was not really big into it back then. What I'm wondering is what the +1, -1 and -4 are and how do they work.

[Gothic Walrus]

I really wish there was a way to punish people who drop out early. I had a four player match today where all three of my opponents quit before the end. Two of them were at least semi-justifiable, but the third fucker just quit as soon as I played my "nuclear option" (a Final Revels that would've killed all of our crappy creatures off but one, and left me with Hollowborn Barghest and two Underworld Dreams to sap his 20+ health away).

I marked him as an avoided player, but that doesn't seem to do much. :-(

[Kaijufan]

I got my promo card in the mail, and as someone who stopped playing years ago how exactly does the card work?

[Trakan]

I got my promo card in the mail, and as someone who stopped playing years ago how exactly does the card work?

I had to look it up a while back too, but I guess he comes in to play with 3 counters on him. You can add/remove a counter(s) to do the corresponding ability. If he has 0 counters on him, he dies.

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Everytime I see this thread bumped I hope that they announced a patch to fix the freezing and announced the DLC. They better hurry up before the Fall releases start hitting.

[sendme]

Did they ever bring the DLC for the other tables back? Also do all of the cards like the promo have only 3 because the black one has a -10 on it.

[Genocidal]

No. http://$$$$$$/vZKc (http://beta.gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&type=+)

[sendme]

When I click that all I get is a server error.

[Gothic Walrus]

The freezes and disconnects seem worse the more I play. Freezes aren't too much of an issue unless they occur mid-match, but disconnects are a huge pain in the ass. I had a few last night, including somebody who quit because his blue deck was afraid of a handful of 2/2 Elves I had attack at once. He completely ignored the fact that it would've taken two or three turns for me to kill him, and that I would've been defenseless the next turn.

If they do plan to add more DLC in the form of decks or anything else, they'd better fix the online issues if they hope to see any more of my money. I like the game, but it's frustrating when you can play for an hour and not actually finish a match.

[OnyxPrimal]

Article about the M:tg DLC... Not a lot of info, but at least we know more is coming.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/06/pax-2009-duel-the-dragon-dlc-coming-to-duels-of-the-planeswalke/

[OnyxPrimal]

Got this in e-mail:

"On October 21, Magic: The Gathering and video game fans worldwide can play with new decks, experience never before seen challenges, and battle new adversaries, on Xbox LIVE Arcade with the first expansion for Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers.

Duel Magic’s iconic dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas with the brand new downloadable content featuring:
· 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

Players can also put their spell-slinging skills to the test to defeat the new single-player campaign and unlock Sarkhan Vol and Jace Beleren’s new Planeswalker decks.

The Duels of the Planeswalkers expansion is priced at 400 Microsoft Points. ESRB Rating: TEEN with Mild Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violent References

For more information, check out duelsoftheplaneswalkers.com."

[Techsticles]

I wonder if they will fix it so you can have a xbl partner on 2 headed giant?

[Tha Xecutioner]

This DLC couldn't have hit at a better time for me. I'm ready to drop 400 points on this DLC and all of my Fall Break 8-)

[Tha Xecutioner]

The new U/W deck, Mind of Void, is quite possibly the nastiest deck in the entire game. A base deck of four Memory Erosion (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_j_Wx2hf69DM/SW4I8O2WPxI/AAAAAAAAC2w/XDe6RzCBFxY/s400/memory_erosion.jpg)s, four Persuasion (http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/cards/15245.jpg)s, and two Traumatize (http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAG_M10/Traumatize.jpg)s!?!? This deck will certainly bump up the percentage of people who quit out.

[Spybreak8]

New more "awesome" (some would say cheap) powerful cards was one of the main reasons I stopped playing Magic lol.

[TruVisionary]

which blocks are in this game?

[Callandor]

The three new challenges with the DLC are cool. Not quite as difficult as the last couple from the main game, but still fun. The last one takes a bit of creativity to win, lol.

Also, the new achievements are bugged right now (new achievements only appear in the detailed game list; they don't pop up in the summary or on live.xbox.com and, oddly enough, don't yet add to your total score). If you care about that, you might wanna wait a couple days for this to get ironed out.

Haven't tried the new campaign (5 duals) or gotten the new decks/cards just yet.

[bobo2k4]

I haven't played magic in about 7 years and just dl'ed the demo and got slightly addicted.
If anyone wants to play just send me a friend invite. xbox tag = bobo2k4

[SynGamer]

If there's one game I wish I could get a refund on, its' this game. It just isn't the same as playing with real cards in front of real people...

[Callandor]

For those who care, the achievements have been fixed and now properly unlock.

[NTolerance]

Is the campaign and co-op content worth 5 bux? I don't play online but I have a battle buddy who sits next to me while we play games. We enjoyed the co-op matches in the original game.

[dfo]

For those who care, the achievements have been fixed and now properly unlock.

I don't know if this is the issue you're referring to, but I'm having a problem w/ my Magic achievements. I finished "Life Preserver" and ""Master of Artifice" and the icons show up, but they don't have a date by them and I don't seem to have received credit for them -- I've completed all the achievements and it shows "15 of 15 unlocked" on one screen, but then only 13 of 15 on the menu screen and only 220/250 points. Is there a known fix for this?

[Callandor]

I don't know if this is the issue you're referring to, but I'm having a problem w/ my Magic achievements. I finished "Life Preserver" and ""Master of Artifice" and the icons show up, but they don't have a date by them and I don't seem to have received credit for them -- I've completed all the achievements and it shows "15 of 15 unlocked" on one screen, but then only 13 of 15 on the menu screen and only 220/250 points. Is there a known fix for this?

You unlocked them before they were uploaded to Live's servers or something.

I don't think those are the two you're missing, though, as they were original achievements and should be fine. You're only missing Puzzling Grandmaster and Overkill, according to your gamertag infor.

What you'll need to do is recover your gamertag. This will clear out the glitched achievements and the you'll have to re-earn them. I had to do this to reunlock Puzzling Grandmaster.

[paddlefoot]

New more "awesome" (some would say cheap) powerful cards was one of the main reasons I stopped playing Magic lol.

May I ask when you stopped playing?

As in which block or set

[dfo]

You unlocked them before they were uploaded to Live's servers or something.

I don't think those are the two you're missing, though, as they were original achievements and should be fine. You're only missing Puzzling Grandmaster and Overkill, according to your gamertag infor.

What you'll need to do is recover your gamertag. This will clear out the glitched achievements and the you'll have to re-earn them. I had to do this to reunlock Puzzling Grandmaster.


Thanks, that did the trick!

[halfbent]

If there's one game I wish I could get a refund on, its' this game. It just isn't the same as playing with real cards in front of real people...

Very true. Digital CCG's can be fine, I used to play a ton of the WoW TCG online (forget the name of the program used for it tho..) and it wasn't bad. Something about the interface/mechanics of this one just REALLY turned me off..

[Gothic Walrus]

The new U/W deck, Mind of Void, is quite possibly the nastiest deck in the entire game. A base deck of four Memory Erosion (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_j_Wx2hf69DM/SW4I8O2WPxI/AAAAAAAAC2w/XDe6RzCBFxY/s400/memory_erosion.jpg)s, four Persuasion (http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/cards/15245.jpg)s, and two Traumatize (http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAG_M10/Traumatize.jpg)s!?!? This deck will certainly bump up the percentage of people who quit out.

You can unlock more Traumatize cards, too. And I can confirm that people "concede" to that deck. A lot. :lol:

Thing is, it isn't that hard to beat if you play intelligently. It doesn't have many creatures - and almost no cheap creatures - so it's vulnerable to the quick start decks, anything that can overwhelm it with sheer numbers, or any decks with powerful creatures. It's also possible to take advantage of players who are too dumb to save mana for countering. It's still very vulnerable to that fucking Elf deck, too.

I was a little surprised at how bad the Black/Blue deck was when I first unlocked it. Without the extra cards, it can't put up much of a fight at all.

[sendme]

didn't even know this was out. I guess I will have to spend the points on it. halfbent, that program that you used was it apprentice? I remember using it for another CCG a long time ago. It is made for magic: The Gathering but people have changed files in the past for it to work with other CCG/TCGs.

[halfbent]

I remember using Apprentice to play MTG as well, can't remember what the one we used was tho.. I'll have to do some digging through some old discs to find it.

[Puffa469]

If there's one game I wish I could get a refund on, its' this game. It just isn't the same as playing with real cards in front of real people...


The killer for me was the lack of deck customization. You can't build your own decks, and you can't even edit existing decks except for adding the unlockable cards to the deck, which dilutes the mana curve.

My friend picked this up and wanted me to get it so we could play. We both used to play MTG but hadn't played in years. I was excited until I leanred that you can't make decks. That's a deal breaker for me.

[utopianmachine]

If there's one game I wish I could get a refund on, its' this game. It just isn't the same as playing with real cards in front of real people...

My fiance and I have played this game together on a friend's Xbox. We'll sit side by side and play the co-op battles, or he'll play for a bit while I play my DS. A game like this does benefit from human interaction, so if you have a human you can bring into the room to play with you, I advise it.

If humans are unavailable, substitutions may be allowed.

You can unlock more Traumatize cards, too. And I can confirm that people "concede" to that deck. A lot. :lol:

Thing is, it isn't that hard to beat if you play intelligently. It doesn't have many creatures - and almost no cheap creatures - so it's vulnerable to the quick start decks, anything that can overwhelm it with sheer numbers, or any decks with powerful creatures. It's also possible to take advantage of players who are too dumb to save mana for countering. It's still very vulnerable to that fucking Elf deck, too.

That deck style is exactly what I've been trying to build with my own MTG cards, but because I don't put a lot of money into my collection, I don't really have the cards to make the deck effective. I have my Mind Funerals, Memory Erosion, and Tome Scours in an artifact deck, and the deck struggles too much trying to do two things at once. I just don't have the real cards to make a milling deck effective.

But you're totally right about what that deck is weak to. Last week, my fiance played at Friday Night Magic, and two of his opponents were trying milling decks against his dragon deck. Because of the red direct-damage cards and his big flyers, he was actually able to win against two opponents, even in one match where he only had 2 cards left in his library.

The killer for me was the lack of deck customization. You can't build your own decks, and you can't even edit existing decks except for adding the unlockable cards to the deck, which dilutes the mana curve.

It is strange that you can't edit the decks hardly at all. There's a big customization feature there that is just passed over. Perhaps there will be another MTG game, if this one does well enough, and they'll add more deck customization options. I don't see how it would be too hard to just include all the cards that are tournament-legal at the time of release.

[Deefuzz]

Funny that playing the demo for this got me interested in trying the physical card game. Seemed a bit similar to Pokemon which is the only other card game I have played.

[dfo]

It is strange that you can't edit the decks hardly at all. There's a big customization feature there that is just passed over. Perhaps there will be another MTG game, if this one does well enough, and they'll add more deck customization options. I don't see how it would be too hard to just include all the cards that are tournament-legal at the time of release.

I don't think they'll ever have full deck customization in the Xbox Live M:TG game. Two reasons: first, they don't want it to be a cheap replacement for the actual game (see Magic Online, where you've got to buy individual boosters) and second, it's designed mainly to introduce people to Magic and they want a (relatively) controlled environment online, rather than newbies just getting destroyed by the one or two optimal decks that could be constructed from the available card mix. As-is, I find there's already a very distinct advantage over people who don't seem to realize that they can remove the crappier unlockable cards to keep their decks a bit slimmer.

[Jonsoncao]

I havent played this game for a long time simply because my xbox always freezed at the 2vs2 loading screen

did they patch this in the new DLC?

[NTolerance]

Is the campaign and co-op content worth 5 bux? I don't play online but I have a battle buddy who sits next to me while we play games. We enjoyed the co-op matches in the original game.

[MSUHitman]

Is the campaign and co-op content worth 5 bux? I don't play online but I have a battle buddy who sits next to me while we play games. We enjoyed the co-op matches in the original game.

I would say yes considering the content is focused on the campaign, Two Headed Giant campaign, 3 new challenges, and 3 new decks to use in single player/online.

[utopianmachine]

I don't think they'll ever have full deck customization in the Xbox Live M:TG game. Two reasons: first, they don't want it to be a cheap replacement for the actual game (see Magic Online, where you've got to buy individual boosters) and second, it's designed mainly to introduce people to Magic and they want a (relatively) controlled environment online, rather than newbies just getting destroyed by the one or two optimal decks that could be constructed from the available card mix. As-is, I find there's already a very distinct advantage over people who don't seem to realize that they can remove the crappier unlockable cards to keep their decks a bit slimmer.

I entirely understand what you're saying. I don't even consider the MTG online game, as the idea of playing soley with virtual products I'm paying real-world money for is a bit hard for me to grasp. (Although I suppose the argument could be made that that's what all video games are...)

I'm glad you told me about the ability to trim decks. I know when you unlock cards, your deck gets fatter, and from my experience playing MTG, the tighter your deck, the better.

My fiance and I got a 360 as an early wedding present, so we downloaded the Magic game and are playing it over again on our own console, unlocking decks and cards and so on. I'm thinking of jumping online with my hardly unlocked decks anyway, for the fun of it.

[drunknmunkys]

I don't think they'll ever have full deck customization in the Xbox Live M:TG game. Two reasons: first, they don't want it to be a cheap replacement for the actual game (see Magic Online, where you've got to buy individual boosters) and second, it's designed mainly to introduce people to Magic and they want a (relatively) controlled environment online, rather than newbies just getting destroyed by the one or two optimal decks that could be constructed from the available card mix. As-is, I find there's already a very distinct advantage over people who don't seem to realize that they can remove the crappier unlockable cards to keep their decks a bit slimmer.


Even if they don't have full blown deck creation at the very least they should allow you to remove cards from the prebuilt decks. Half the unlocked cards are great for most of the decks, but in reality you'd replace 10 or so cards from the original deck. Since you can't add mana it really lessens their effectiveness.

I don't think that's too much to ask for.

[exileinoblivion]

I used to play magic when I was younger and gave it up years ago but I've been having a lot of fun with this. My only gripe is how cheap the AI is and how crappy the "shuffling is" I'm either drawing mana 8 turns in a row or stuck with the mana I had in my draw hand for most of the game.

[drunknmunkys]

I used to play magic when I was younger and gave it up years ago but I've been having a lot of fun with this. My only gripe is how cheap the AI is and how crappy the "shuffling is" I'm either drawing mana 8 turns in a row or stuck with the mana I had in my draw hand for most of the game.

I've noticed that too. I've had games where both me and the AI go on land runs 7, 8, 9 turns in a row.

[Spybreak8]

I used to play magic when I was younger and gave it up years ago but I've been having a lot of fun with this. My only gripe is how cheap the AI is and how crappy the "shuffling is" I'm either drawing mana 8 turns in a row or stuck with the mana I had in my draw hand for most of the game.

I've noticed that too. I've had games where both me and the AI go on land runs 7, 8, 9 turns in a row.

Yea that is one of the reasons why I haven't touched this game in a while.

[utopianmachine]

So strange. I just beat the 8th Challenge, and it gave me the Puzzling Master achivement, which is rewarded for beating all Challenges. There's still a couple left I haven't beaten! Crazy.

[utopianmachine]

So I'm a new 360 owner. My fiance and I are trying to play the folks on Duels of the Planeswalker Game to Fame. How can we get matched up with that person? Is it the Invite to Party feature?

If you don't know what I'm talking about:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/calendar/gamewithfame/2009/1114-wilwheaton.htm

[OnyxPrimal]

Got thins in my E-mail:

"Are you ready to take your Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers experience to a higher level? You'll be able to do just that in 2010 as Wizards of the Coast will launch two more expansion packs plus extend the game to PC and PlayStation 3.

Duels of the Planeswalkers continues to be one of the most downloaded games on Xbox LIVE Arcade. On the heels of the first expansion released in October, the 2010 expansions are scheduled for spring and summer of next year. Similar to the first expansion, the two releases will feature new cards, planeswalkers, and challenges, and will be offered in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and German.

Also planned for the summer of 2010 is the release of the PC version of Duels of the Planeswalkers. The PC version will offer the same style of gameplay as the XBLA title, along with an extra bonus we can't tell you about quite yet.

The 2010 plan continues into the fall with the release of Duels of the Planeswalkers on PlayStation 3. The PS3 version will be available in Japanese in 2011."

So it's going to be spring thaw before we get a new expansion and I wonder what the PC bonus will be?

[utopianmachine]

Yeah, pretty exciting about the new DLC. I think the spacing is perfect for me.

Really curious what the PC version will have.

[MSUHitman]

Anyone heard of a time frame for the release of the next DLC pack on 360? There was a rumor that it was supposed to be last week, but that obviously didn't happen.

[Tha Xecutioner]

I've only heard what the new DLC contains (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showpost.php?p=2895965&postcount=1).



You can select "Nicol Bolas" Deck
A new campaign for single player (8 new episodes)
"Rhys the Redeemed" (Green-White apparently) and Chandra Nalaar ("New MONO-Red) decks added
3 new cards for all older decks
5 new Challenges
3 new Achievements
3 new Faces
Avatar awards
New abilities such as Kicker, Landfall, and updated M10 rules for Deathtouch and Lifelink.

I'm pretty sure that I've seen host migration mentioned, as well as new achievements for 50 gamerpoints - all for 400 MS points.

[Spybreak8]

Hmmm I didn't even pick up the first expansion yet, worth it?!

[Tha Xecutioner]

Hmmm I didn't even pick up the first expansion yet, worth it?!That depends on how much you play. They released a RG Aggro deck, UW Control deck, and an Artifact deck as well as adding 3 cards to each core deck in the game. That DLC also included more challenges, single player campaign, and pictures/in-game avatars.

[MSUHitman]

If they would make two-headed giant available over Live, I could actually get the achievements for 100% and the co-op campaign.

[SpecTrE3353]

If they would make two-headed giant available over Live, I could actually get the achievements for 100% and the co-op campaign.

You mean there are achievements for live that exist but aren't actually attainable...?

EDIT: Nevermind, sorry. I read the rest of the thread and I understand now. If anyone wants to play online, I just picked this up yesterday and I'm looking for someone to play.

[utopianmachine]

If they would make two-headed giant available over Live, I could actually get the achievements for 100% and the co-op campaign.

Two-headed Giant IS available over Live. My husband and I play it all the time together.

[Trakan]

Two-headed Giant IS available over Live. My husband and I play it all the time together.

From two different Xbox consoles and not two gamertags on the same box?

[utopianmachine]

From two different Xbox consoles and not two gamertags on the same box?

Two-Headed Giant can only be played by two people on the same Xbox. So saying, we play together from our one Xbox.

[eastx]

Utopian, clearly the others are referring to playing that mode online, not locally.

[utopianmachine]

Utopian, clearly the others are referring to playing that mode online, not locally.

Right, and we play that mode together, online. I play Two-Headed Giant online with my husband to unlock cards, as I find playing against the computer dull.

[Moltres423]

Right, and we play that mode together, online. I play Two-Headed Giant online with my husband to unlock cards, as I find playing against the computer dull.

That's not what hes asking. He wants to know if he can use Xbox Live on this mode to play with anyone who also has xbox live. Clearly you can't do that if you can only play it locally.

[kurrptsenate]

....and you still can't choose what goes into your deck. It's retarded they don't give you full control of the decks that you want to play with. I might be able to understand why you can't mix cards from other decks, but not being able to remove cards in the core deck is just ludicrous. Anyone that knows anything about M:tG knows playing with a deck over 60 cards is just stupid.

[halfbent]

Yep. That's my biggest gripe too, the game would be a solid choice had they included a deck editor. =\

[MSUHitman]

....and you still can't choose what goes into your deck. It's retarded they don't give you full control of the decks that you want to play with. I might be able to understand why you can't mix cards from other decks, but not being able to remove cards in the core deck is just ludicrous. Anyone that knows anything about M:tG knows playing with a deck over 60 cards is just stupid.

Everyone is just going to have to get over that or just show their displeasure of that by not buying it as the XBLA version isn't designed to be a hardcore simulation of Magic. It's designed to get people that have never played Magic for whatever reason to try it out for a good price then proceed to the physical FNM or Magic Online worlds if they want to be "serious" about it.

[eastx]

Right, and we play that mode together, online. I play Two-Headed Giant online with my husband to unlock cards, as I find playing against the computer dull.

It's not good to be obtuse.

[Spybreak8]

I still need to unlock cards but yeah playing against the AI is dull. I used to be able to play online but something happened and now I can never find a game (my connection).

[wakawakawa]

Regarding the deck editing. Maybe they should have allowed you to remove cards for ranked matches, but for not player matches. That way player matches would stay fairly casual.

[OnyxPrimal]

New article about the next DLC expansion. Date is listed as May 12th.

http://www.xblagamenews.com/2010/05/12/wizards-announces-second-duels-of-the-planeswalkers-dlc/?utm_source=wordtwit

[Tha Xecutioner]

Helllllll yes! I've been waiting for this DLC.

[Ryukahn]

I really want to buy this game and the DLC, but I am holding out for some kind of sale since I have other things to play. I suppose a sale might not be likely though, as I had thought they might do one when they released the DLC.

[bringerofdeath]

they already had a sale awhile ago for 400pts

[Ryukahn]

they already had a sale awhile ago for 400pts

Damn, that sucks. Just got my 360 a few weeks ago so was hoping for one. Guess they probably won't have another one any time soon then.

[100xp]

anyone having problems booting up MtG: Expansion 2 after the DLC downloaded? I just get a blank screen after the update was applied...already deleted and re downloaded it too.

[freshzen]

Somebody on a different site said he had the same problem without the DLC (I think).

[100xp]

i figured it out, WotC is retarded again. The updated patch is causing some problems...best to just wait it out as it's a "known issue" and they are apparently working on a hotfix.

*sighs*

[kurrptsenate]

still can't edit the original decks can you?

[100xp]

still can't edit the original decks can you?

no. It'll never happen for the XBLA version...they're pretty adamant about making it so you can't edit as to the level the playing field. I play with my friends because most of them sold their cards and it's more fun to play with bloated decks with good friends and laugh about it.

[Tha Xecutioner]

The Rhys the Redeemed deck looked pretty sick when I just played it. Barely pulled off the win with the White deck. Loving this DLC so far!

[mxpowar]

After downloading the new expansion, I get a popup message that says I have to re-download the original game but XBL won't let me download it. Just a heads-up to anyone who wants to get the expansion; wait until all the bugs are ironed out.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Delete MtG: Duels of the Planeswalkers from your arcade games list and delete Expansions 1 and 2. Redownload them all (I used Xbox.com to que up the downloads) and it should work. I'm up to the 4th battle of the new single player campaign.

[100xp]

some ppl are concerned it will delete their progress, so are refraining from deleted the original game from their HDD. Having to replay all the matches to unlock dozens of cards would just be tedious and annoying.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Some people shouldn't worry about it, then. Progress is tied to your 360 profile, not to the game. I wouldn't have tried this if it risked deleting all your progress - seeing as how was at 100%.

[100xp]

yup, deleting your "MtG games" works, then just redownload the game, + the 2 expansions and it boots up fine.

when you go to your progress screen, your progress crowns dissappear because you have more cards to unlock. I thought all my cards vanished, but decks I previously unlocked were now at 20/23.

yay us.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Good luck on these battles. I don't play on Mage difficulty (so I don't know how much easier it makes it), but these battles are fucking tough with the current decks we have - especially Sorin Markov's vampire deck.

FUCK Vampire Nighthawk >_<

[mxpowar]

yup, deleting your "MtG games" works, then just redownload the game, + the 2 expansions and it boots up fine.

when you go to your progress screen, your progress crowns dissappear because you have more cards to unlock. I thought all my cards vanished, but decks I previously unlocked were now at 20/23.

yay us.
I don't know how you did it; when I get to 99% the download freezes and it says download could not be completed.

[100xp]

if it doesn't work for you, Delete the main MTG game...then download the "trial version" of it. IT's the same game but since you own the main game already the trial version turns into the full version.

Trials apparently seem to be the full version of games without the level or trial time restriction...the amount of memory it takes is always the same as well.

[100xp]

umm....yeah, the new card abilities are annoying as hell when they're being played against you. wtf...Landfall is kicking my as$.

[mxpowar]

if it doesn't work for you, Delete the main MTG game...then download the "trial version" of it. IT's the same game but since you own the main game already the trial version turns into the full version.

Trials apparently seem to be the full version of games without the level or trial time restriction...the amount of memory it takes is always the same as well.
Hooray, it worked! Thanks, man.

[Tha Xecutioner]

umm....yeah, the new card abilities are annoying as hell when they're being played against you. wtf...Landfall is kicking my as$.
Wait until you play the maxed-out version of that deck...

*land played*
Creature 1: gains vigilance
Creature 2: creates 1/1 bird token
Creature 3: gains flying
Creature 4: gains +4/+4
Creature 5: gains +2/+2
Creature 6: gives controller 2 health
etc.
-----------------------------------------

I love the new DLC. I love the few gameplay tweaks they added, the new loading screens, the new arrangement for parts of the menu, and, most importantly, the decks/cards.

My only problem with it is that the previous decks seem to pale in comparison to these, though I have not unlocked the new 3 cards yet for all of them. Rhys the Redeemed's Landfall deck is the most cohesive deck in the game, and Sorin Markov's Vampire deck gets nasty very quickly.

[100xp]

I like some of the added features, but I've noticed loading times for deck editing has almost doubled if not tripled at times. Landfall isn't that bad, I just needed to see what's in the deck and how to counter it. I just forest walked my elves to victory.

I don't know why they added new land faces, it's almost confusing at first since they didn't appear like basic land now the decks look worlds apart because of that one simple change.

[Rooster752]

Can you remove cards from decks yet? I haven't played this game since it first came out, but I was disappointed that you could only add new cards to decks without taking old ones out.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Can you remove cards from decks yet? I haven't played this game since it first came out, but I was disappointed that you could only add new cards to decks without taking old ones out.You can remove any of the 15+ cards you unlock for each deck, but not the core set of ~54 that comes with the deck.

[utopianmachine]

Good luck on these battles. I don't play on Mage difficulty (so I don't know how much easier it makes it), but these battles are fucking tough with the current decks we have - especially Sorin Markov's vampire deck.

FUCK Vampire Nighthawk >_<

In the real MTG game, I have a vampire deck with a couple Vampire Nighthawks. I so love that card. :D

umm....yeah, the new card abilities are annoying as hell when they're being played against you. wtf...Landfall is kicking my as$.

Wow, that's awesome they brought Landfall into the game.

So yeah, I only heard this morning that the new expansion was out. Leaped on the Xbox to buy it. I know what my husband will be doing this evening. He already had the game and last expansion maxed out at 100%. I think I'm around...40%. ;)

[Rooster752]

You can remove any of the 15+ cards you unlock for each deck, but not the core set of ~54 that comes with the deck.


That is annoying. I understand to an extent why they don't let you use a full deck editor, but I wish I could at least remove some poop cards from the deck to thin it out.

[Tha Xecutioner]

In the real MTG game, I have a vampire deck with a couple Vampire Nighthawks. I so love that card. :DSame here, I use 4 of them in a B/W deck that I usually stomp people with. I think the fact that I can't use one of my favorite cards is what makes me sad/angry when I have to fight against it (and the fact that Sorin draws them like crazy).

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If anyone is into spoilers for what cards there are to unlock with this DLC, here's a list of them that I compiled yesterday as I unlocked everything (Note: R - Red, W - White, B - Black, G - Green, U - Blue):

Eons of Evil [R/B/U]:
1 - Vein Drinker (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=175004)
2 - Zombify (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=83342)
3 - Countersquall (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=186327)
4 - Goblin Outlander (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185142)
5 - Deathbringer Thoctar (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=180622)
6 - Undermine (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=23190)
7 - Terminate (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=176449)
8 - Merfolk Looter (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190174)
9 - Traumatize (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190177)
10 - Rorix Bladewing (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205371)
11 - Act of Treason (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191082)
12 - Zombie Outlander (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185138)
13 - Shadowmage Infiltrator (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=126333)
14 - Hidden Horror (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=135234)
15 - Nicol Bolas (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?printed=true&multiverseid=178020)


Heart of Worlds [W/G]:
1 - Cliff Threader (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=177546)
2 - Marsh Threader (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194718)
3 - Nimbus Wings (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=180346)
4 - Frontier Guide (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=180361)
5 - Harrow (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?printed=true&multiverseid=180408)
6 - Oran-Rief Recluse (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185696)
7 - Grazing Gladeheart (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189621)
8 - Baloth Woodcrasher (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=192231)
9 - Windborne Charge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190418)
10 - Great Sable Stag (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193759)
11 - Divine Verdict (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189912)
12 - Oran-Rief Recluse (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185696)
13 - Recumbent Bliss (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153435)
14 - Baloth Woodcrasher (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=192231)
15 - Emeria Angel (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190399)


Heat of Battle [R]:
1 - Act of Treason (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191082)
2 - Heat Ray (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193649)
3 - Wall of Fire (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194423)
4 - Inferno Elemental (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191090)
5 - Pyroclasm (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194425)
6 - Quest for Pure Flame (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197407)
7 - Dragon's Claw (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191244)
8 - Blaze (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205264)
9 - Vicious Shadows (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=175048)
10 - Insurrection (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205369)
11 - Magma Rift (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=180352)
12 - Dragon's Claw (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191244)
13 - Torch Slinger (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=180423)
14 - Blaze (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205264)
15 - Flame Wave (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?printed=true&multiverseid=84672)


Claws of Vengeance [W/G/R]:
1 - Lightning Helix (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205361)
2 - Kor Sanctifiers (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=192214)
3 - Titanic Ultimatum (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=174839)


Hands of Flame [R]:
1 - Goblin Artillery (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191092)
2 - Claws of Valakut (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193975)
3 - Goblin Chieftain (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190558)


Wings of Light [W]:
1 - Excommunicate (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190173)
2 - Kor Sanctifiers (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=192214)
3 - Baneslayer Angel (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191065)


Teeth of the Predator [G]:
1 - Primeval Light (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=107694)
2 - Bestial Menace (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197843)
3 - Beastmaster Ascension (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197890)


Thoughts of Wind [U]:
1 - Into the Roil (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=178151)
2 - Divination (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190172)
3 - Sphinx of Lost Truths (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185751)


Eyes of Shadow :
1 - Hideous End (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=210141)
2 - Cunning Lethemancer (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=176429)
3 - Xathrid Demon (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189885)


Ears of the Elves [G/B]:
1 - Nissa's Chosen (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185699)
2 - Elvish Eulogist (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=158120)
3 - Immaculate Magistrate (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=139721)


Scales of Fury [R/B/G]:
1 - Beast Hunt (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185703)
2 - Scarland Thrinax (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=183025)
3 - Vampiric Dragon (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=29969)


Mind of Void [U/W]:
1 - Tome Scour (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191598)
2 - Dispel (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=201562)
3 - Planar Cleansing (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191599)


Cries of Rage [R/G]:
1 - Goblin Balloon Brigade (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=84540)
2 - Colossal Might (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=179624)
3 - Stonebrow, Krosan Hero (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=118915)


[B]Relics of Doom [U/B]:
1 - Executioner's Capsule (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=174895)
2 - Font of Mythos (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189147)
3 - Master of Etherium (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205325)

[Techsticles]

That is annoying. I understand to an extent why they don't let you use a full deck editor, but I wish I could at least remove some poop cards from the deck to thin it out.
Sadly I'd be just as happy if there was some sort of land management.

[100xp]

finally unlocking both MtG avatar rewards and I was pretty disappointed.

the t-shirt is a logo shirt...whatever it's...yeah, a t shirt.
the magic card deck they were boating about? Epic fail...of all the things you could have given your avatar why is this accessory so crappy. Even just holding a simple deck of magic cards and contemplating what to play but never playing anything would have been golden, but instead you get:
5 mana cards, that you fan out and throw up into the air, then throw them to the ground...looking over them you wonder wtf am I doing throwing my magic cards on the floor...then...a really crappy shivan dragon pops out of one of the cards and flies away ending your animation. I tap Meh and activate Meh

meh.

[MSUHitman]

It's such a waste that one of the new cards for the Elves deck is the fourth copy of one of the crapiest creatures in that deck. Decent effect, but not good enough to warrant a 4th copy.

I've played a lot of ranked games in the last two days, and the new Red only deck (Heat of Battle) is VERY popular online right now. Elves are still one of the best decks, with Red Green pretty close to it.

[Tha Xecutioner]

I personally run into the Eons of Evil deck 9 times out of 10. Fine with me, I prefer the Wings of Light deck - especially with the addition of Baneslayer Angel.

[Vernox]

I'm trying to finish of the next 3 decks, Fire deck is down and half way through the land one. I love how each of them play. Let's see if I can finally get the 100% before I get bored with it again haha. Missed it twice now, while sitting at like 90%!

[Kevfactor]

im thinking about giving this a try but i gota question

is it like virtual packs or do you get all the cards in like sets of i guess dlcs? also better question can i watch other matches? :)

i did the everquest card game a few years back n didnt like it because i found ways around buying packs but the trading and what not just to up way to much time.

[SteveGo]

I can't believe you can't unlock the vampire deck, what a rip!

[OnyxPrimal]

im thinking about giving this a try but i gota question

is it like virtual packs or do you get all the cards in like sets of i guess dlcs? also better question can i watch other matches? :)

i did the everquest card game a few years back n didnt like it because i found ways around buying packs but the trading and what not just to up way to much time.

You get pre made decks and you can unlock cards for those decks. No editing of the decks. DLC add more decks and extra cards for previous decks to unlock. I played magic back in the day and I like this for what it is. For one thing winning and loosing seems to be based more on skills than broken combos and there is little meta game. If you like CCGs, DL the demo and give it a try, but just go in knowing what you buying. I'm pathetic at it, but still like it. :)

[Tha Xecutioner]

I can't believe you can't unlock the vampire deck, what a rip!For Expansion Pack 1 it was the same deal with Nicol Bolas' deck. Expansion Pack 3 (slated for late summer/early fall) will likely allow you to unlock some version of that Vampire deck - along with the usual 2 other new decks and 3 cards for every previous deck. They'll probably tone the Vampire deck down a bit, seeing as how it's far superior to anything currently available to players.

[Reguard]

Thanks for the list. I only played this way back. Hopefully it'll still be fun for me.

[Kevfactor]

i'll check out the demo
i quit mtg around like teh expansion after ice age so im really out of touch with the game. i remember a little after i quit i seen some lotus stuff, quit in the nick of time!:)

[utopianmachine]

Okay, I'm ticked off.

My husband and I have been playing the co-op campaign on my game, to move my percentage along towards 100% to get that achievement. We've played battle number 14 several times now. We won the first game, unlocked cards, but it didn't mark the battle as won. The second time, we got an error that said the hard drive had come disconnected. It booted us back to the Xbox menu, and we went back into the game and started the battle over. The third time, we again one, and again, the battle is not marked as a win. It's still saying we've unlocked cards.

What on earth can I do? I've never had this kind of problem with an Xbox game before.

Also, another weird thing: last night when we were again playing the co-op campaign, it suddenly unlocked both avatar awards, although at that point I only had 1 full deck unlocked. My husband's profile had already earned the awards. My guess is it got confused, saw his profile, and unlocked the awards for me.

My game is messed up...

[MSUHitman]

FYI if you have friends that don't have a 360 but are interested in this game, it's going on Steam next week. Preload is on Tuesday, and I guess it launches either Tuesday or Wednesday. $10 and it comes with what was the first DLC pack on 360 included in the base game.

[OnyxPrimal]

FYI if you have friends that don't have a 360 but are interested in this game, it's going on Steam next week. Preload is on Tuesday, and I guess it launches either Tuesday or Wednesday. $10 and it comes with what was the first DLC pack on 360 included in the base game.

Good to know. I'll most likely wait for a sale on this since I own it on 360, but will pick it up on PC as well.

[Ryukahn]

FYI if you have friends that don't have a 360 but are interested in this game, it's going on Steam next week. Preload is on Tuesday, and I guess it launches either Tuesday or Wednesday. $10 and it comes with what was the first DLC pack on 360 included in the base game.

Wow, it's a steamworks title too.

[eastx]

I will be picking it up on PC too. I love it on XBLA.

[Spybreak8]

You know I might as well depending on how glitch free it is compared to the XBLA title. It'll be a good laptop game too.

[MSUHitman]

Something cool I noticed @ my FNM location tonight. Wizards has now put out 60 card real-life decks matching what's in the game. They're only legal in extended tournaments. Price seems to be the same as a regular starter pack, but has a full 60 cards instead of 40 cards plus pack.

The 5 decks my store had were red, black, blue, green, and Elves.

[Ryukahn]

Something cool I noticed @ my FNM location tonight. Wizards has now put out 60 card real-life decks matching what's in the game. They're only legal in extended tournaments. Price seems to be the same as a regular starter pack, but has a full 60 cards instead of 40 cards plus pack.

The 5 decks my store had were red, black, blue, green, and Elves.

Yeah, they were just released. If I ever get back into the physical card game (haven't played in 13-14 years), then I may grab the black deck to start things off. My 3 favorite decks in the XBLA game are the Black Deck, Eons of Evil, and Heat of Battle.

[Spybreak8]

I played this game two nights ago. I really like the minor tweaks the newest patch fixed; seems to have sped up the game to a tolerable speed.

[MSUHitman]

Yeah, they were just released. If I ever get back into the physical card game (haven't played in 13-14 years), then I may grab the black deck to start things off. My 3 favorite decks in the XBLA game are the Black Deck, Eons of Evil, and Heat of Battle.

The starter decks I mentioned are just 5 of the original 8, Eons of Evil and Heat of Battle aren't in there. Also beware that the decks would not be legal in standard type 2, they would only be legal in extended (type 1 or 1.5) tournaments.

Also forgot to mention besides the 60-card deck you also get a Magic 2010 booster pack.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Here are the decklists for the 5 Duels of the Planeswalkers starter decks:

Teeth of the Predator (http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/439) (G)

Hands of Flames (http://community.wizards.com/magicthegathering/blog/2010/05/06/chandras_dotp_deck) (R)

Thoughts of the Wind (http://community.wizards.com/magicthegathering/blog/2010/05/13/jaces_dotp_deck) (U)

Eyes of Shadow (http://community.wizards.com/magicthegathering/blog/2010/05/20/lilianas_dotp_deck) (B)

Ears of the Elves (http://community.wizards.com/magicthegathering/blog/2010/05/27/nissas_dotp_deck) (G/B)

Also, the booster pack that comes with each deck (Magic 2010) includes 15 cards comprised of: 11 commons, 3 uncommons, and 1 rare.

[Spybreak8]

I love this game to death but come on the AI cheats like crazy. Out of 60 cards it manages to get 4 of the same card twice, bs! I've come to reason that it's like Peggle, at times the game says look pal you're not winning this round.

[utopianmachine]

Alright, 3rd expansion, where are you?

http://www.destructoid.com/duels-of-the-planeswalkers-getting-an-expansion-this-fall-147760.phtml

[adriley313]

I love this game to death but come on the AI cheats like crazy. Out of 60 cards it manages to get 4 of the same card twice, bs! I've come to reason that it's like Peggle, at times the game says look pal you're not winning this round.

I totally agree with both of those games.

Once I learned to play this I really love it.
I have 560 extra points and wanna buy an expansion but don't know if I should wait till the new one.

I mainly use the green deck but wish I could add some elf cards to deal with enchantments that kill me.

[WTPolaris]

Alright, 3rd expansion, where are you?

http://www.destructoid.com/duels-of-the-planeswalkers-getting-an-expansion-this-fall-147760.phtml

I'm afraid if you're using this as a basis to assume that there's a 3rd DLC due this fall, you might be disappointed to find out that article was written in 2009 and seems to be in reference to the 1st DLC, not one planned for this year.

[utopianmachine]

I'm afraid if you're using this as a basis to assume that there's a 3rd DLC due this fall, you might be disappointed to find out that article was written in 2009 and seems to be in reference to the 1st DLC, not one planned for this year.

I am such a retard. I really thought I read the date on this article as this year. :-#

[adriley313]

darn, i was all excited

[Spybreak8]

Just pick up both expansions, use it towards the October points back promo. That's what I did.

[adriley313]

got one expansion the second and will get the second when i get some more points

I fully unlocked both Green decks. Im currently using the Green/Black deck more. While the green deck had more strength ( Howl of the Nightpack and Overun are killer) Green/Black give me more chances to deal with cards and destroy monsters.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Expansion 3 will be coming out "really soon" (by the year's end) according to some reps from the NY ComicCon and this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kQbZUGXad4

[utopianmachine]

I was just coming here to post that video. Excited!

[MSUHitman]

Vampires playable!

[adriley313]

Sweetness. I can not wait. Maybe they will add the feature to mix and match decks.
Everytime I play online with randoms they all have the Red,Green, Black deck.

I'd love to mix and match my own black and green deck.
The Elves of Deathning.

Any tips on beating Sorkin black vampire deck.
I hate him.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Any tips on beating Sorkin black vampire deck.
I hate him.
Using Red is the easiest way for me to beat Sorin Markov.

[Kreutz]

Any tips on beating Sorkin black vampire deck.
I hate him.

Mono-white did it for me. Voice of All and Paladin en Vec can lock the game. Mono-green also works well, but you need a troll and hammer, and ideally a blanchwood as well.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Just saw this:

On November 3, Magic: The Gathering and video game fans worldwide can play with new decks, experience never-before-seen challenges, and battle new adversaries on Steam with the third expansion for Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers.



Duel Magic's troubled Planeswalker Sarkhan the Mad with this brand-new downloadable content featuring:



Three new playable decks, including Sorin Markov's "Master of Shadows" Planeswalker deck
Three new unlockable cards for all existing decks (base game and expansions 1 and 2)
Five new puzzling challenge levels
Three new achievements
Four new Two-Headed giant local co-op levels

Players can also put their spell-slinging skills to the test to defeat the new single-player campaign and unlock Gideon Jura's and Niv-Mizzet's new Planeswalker decks.
The Duels of the Planeswalkers third expansion is priced at $4.99/3,99€ on Steam.



Watch for dates of its release on XBLA and PS3 to come soon.

--------------

I think it's pretty lame that PC gets first crack at it and console owners have to wait, but as long as there are no technical problems like there were for Expansion 2, I don't mind waiting for an extra week or so.

[zewone]

Sweet.

[adriley313]

i beat him with red
The Dragon helped a lot and luck

[Spybreak8]

Sounds good and all but if they continue to give us more cards for our decks then they'll break the game.

[Tha Xecutioner]

If you go here (http://www.wizards.com/magic/digital/duelsoftheplaneswalkers.aspx?x=mtg/digital/dotp/decks/and/unlocks) you can see all of the new cards/decks coming with Expansion 3.

The three new decks definitely don't fuck around - especially the Vampire deck and the Kor deck. Vampires will be the new Elves 8-)

[radioactivez0r]

Holy crap, another expansion? They are really supporting this, that's cool.

[mxpowar]

Just saw this:

On November 3, Magic: The Gathering and video game fans worldwide can play with new decks, experience never-before-seen challenges, and battle new adversaries on Steam with the third expansion for Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers.



Duel Magic's troubled Planeswalker Sarkhan the Mad with this brand-new downloadable content featuring:



Three new playable decks, including Sorin Markov's "Master of Shadows" Planeswalker deck
Three new unlockable cards for all existing decks (base game and expansions 1 and 2)
Five new puzzling challenge levels
Three new achievements
Four new Two-Headed giant local co-op levels

Players can also put their spell-slinging skills to the test to defeat the new single-player campaign and unlock Gideon Jura's and Niv-Mizzet's new Planeswalker decks.
The Duels of the Planeswalkers third expansion is priced at $4.99/3,99€ on Steam.



Watch for dates of its release on XBLA and PS3 to come soon.

--------------

I think it's pretty lame that PC gets first crack at it and console owners have to wait, but as long as there are no technical problems like there were for Expansion 2, I don't mind waiting for an extra week or so.
Was expansion #3 supposed to come out today on XBLM?

[WTPolaris]

No, it came out today on pc, as stated in the release above. The release dates for ps3 and Xbla haven't been released yet, unfortunately.

[mxpowar]

No, it came out today on pc, as stated in the release above. The release dates for ps3 and Xbla haven't been released yet, unfortunately.
Oh yeah, I just noticed where it says that. Sorry for my reading failure :(

[Trakan]

So the good decks get better, the old decks stay shitty, and still no online co-op.

Lame.

[MSUHitman]

So how many achievement points is this thing going to have? Already the most for an XBLA game at 300 and I'm assuming it will be 350 after this update.

[MSUHitman]

Sounds good and all but if they continue to give us more cards for our decks then they'll break the game.

At some point they'll have to let us edit the decks if they continue. I already am pretty choosey in what cards I put in the decks. The actual game can't break because you can change out your deck. This game only lets you add to the original 60-card pool.

That being said, awesome they've supported the game as much as they have.

[Kreutz]

While I would love the ability to fully edit my decks with the library currently released, I would be satisfied if they cut the necessary base of each deck to 40 cards and let me pickt he remaining 20 so I could stick to the classic 60 card deck and still be competetive. The game makers would have to go through each deck and redefine the core 40 cards, and then set a minimum card limit of 60 to it, but I could see that as a good comprimise to the current style form maintaining a more fair environment and what we all want.

[waatulakula]

So I picked this up the other day and I love it. I was up until 5:00am one night trying to finish up the challenges. I have played through the campaign once and I guess now I have to do it again to unlock more cards.
I never played the actual card game and I'm unsure about playing online matches. If anyone is still enjoying this game and wouldn't mind playing some online matches to let me wet my feet and perhaps give me some advice I would love it.
Send me a friend request or an invite my Gamertag is Waatulakula.

[Spybreak8]

You can gain more cards by practicing, setting up a match against an AI's specific deck. You could also redo the campaign but it's easier to do it this way.

[100xp]

they'll never allow you to edit the deck fully, because they have an online full version of MtG which allows deck editing but you also buy digital cards etc. sad but true. I'll still get the DLC because i love Magic, but if you want full deck editing play their PC online version or there's always Yu-Gi-Oh!

[Spybreak8]

I'm not saying anything about FULL deck editing. My opinion is based on real life stats where I once played this game back in high school. All my budies were into it and I liked fantasy stuff too. I also liked to stuff my decks with the minimum amount of land thus breaking the game because you were always in abundance of non land cards. Yeah I like the support too and no I'm not interested in the Magic Online game hehe.

[Adobe Jones]

Would anyone be interested in playing a CAG tournament?

[zewone]

Oh hell yes. Just give me the prize now. 8-)

[OnyxPrimal]

I would, but I still have not gotten any of the expansions due to lack of funds. I'd be an easy round for someone if I played however. :) I love Magic, I've just never been any good/am to predictable.

[Tha Xecutioner]

It depends on how the tournament is set up for me to be interested. For instance, would DLC be allowed? If so, only some of it or all of it? 1v1? Best out of 3, 5, 7?

Some specifics would be nice.

[WTPolaris]

I would be interested. As far as dlc goes, I think if the majority have it it should be playable, if not, then no. The one problem might be is that even if we decide to do no dlc those of us with it may already have unlocked the extra cards that came with the dlc for the older decks.

I also think best of 3 for each round(maybe best of 5 for the final?) sounds good. 1 game might not be fair, I know I still have games sometimes where I end up land starved and get rolled.

[Adobe Jones]

Ok, let's say best of three, DLC is fine (i don't have the expansions either, Onyx). I think round robin style might work better than brackets.

[RedvsBlue]

I'd be interested in a tournament, could be fun.

[NeoFrank1]

A tournament, yeah! I suck, but it sounds like it would be fun.

[Trakan]

I'm interested.

[WTPolaris]

Looks like we have 8 that have expressed interest now which sounds like a good number for an initial tournament. I guess since not everyone has the DLCs the eligible decks would be up through Scales of Fury? I can't remember off the top of my head where the initial game ended up but that sounds right. Would make 11 decks available.

[Adobe Jones]

Do we wanna make a time to meet on XBLA to play? Or would we rather make up some brackets and everyone can work out with their opponent when to play? I know I will be out of town for x-giving weds - sun.

[MSUHitman]

I would like to play in the tournament also.

FYI it looks like DLC pack 3 launches tomorrow as the game just came out on PSN tonight and all 3 DLC packs are available for PS3 owners to purchase so I imagine our version comes out tomorrow.

[WTPolaris]

Do we wanna make a time to meet on XBLA to play? Or would we rather make up some brackets and everyone can work out with their opponent when to play? I know I will be out of town for x-giving weds - sun.

I think it's best since the holidays are fast approaching that we do the latter since finding a time 8(or more?) people want to play can be downright impossible. Best to set up a bracket I think, at least for this first run. If it's a success, we can look into a live tourney but I just don't see that working out with larger than about 4-6 folks.

[Adobe Jones]

Alright, after the holiday weekend I'll make up the brackets and it will be between you and your opponent when the match is. Continue to post if you want to be involved and make sure we know what your gamer tag is!

[Trakan]

Can we use DLC decks?

[NeoFrank1]

Can we use DLC decks?

Maybe if your opponent does too. We should indicate what, if any, dlc we have.

[exileinoblivion]

I'm in. gamertag is carlwinslow2000

[m3talst0rm]

I'd be interested in a tournament...haven't played in awhile and I suck!

[MSUHitman]

There are free patches under the game add ons section for the game that allow you to play people who have the DLC decks/cards.

[MSUHitman]

Why is there a delay in getting the 3rd DLC pack? Both the PC and PS3 versions of the game have it available.

[utopianmachine]

My husband is practically writhing on the floor about that. Wish they would just release it already.

[adriley313]

i cant wait
once i learned to play this game I fell in love with it
so much fun and would love to play with some CAGs

[Adobe Jones]

Back from the break, ready to get started on organizing this crazy tournament. Here's how to enter:

Send me a PM with your Gamertag, which if any DLC you have, what times you are available to play and your time zone.

I'll post the brackets in this forum.

[adriley313]

my gamertag is psiguy3
2nd DLC
and Arizona time zone nites

[Adobe Jones]

Cool, so far five entries, We'll keep it open for one more day, and I will message some people who showed earlier interest, and feel free to recruit some more peeps

[Adobe Jones]

Alright, I've got the brackets ready, but first some ground rules

1 - This is a best of 3 games, at least, if you agree with your opponent to do best of 5 or 7 or whatever, that's fine as long as you both agree.

2 - You can use all available DLC. I have matched people for the first round with similar DLC. Again, you can agree with your opponent to not use the DLC for a more fair matchup

3 - Let's say we have a week to play the first round? I know this is a busy time of year. If we have a major problem with this we'll change it.

4 - If you cannot play your match in a week let me know and I will sub you out. We have an odd number of entries, so right now I'm not playing, but would love to if some one drops out.

5 - post the reseults in this forum or message me

Bracket format

CAGname
Gamertag
Availability
DLC owned

WTPolaris VS zewone
Typical Knave / zewonebeerleft
8pm on Eastern / Open, pacific
both DLC / both DLC

The Xexutioner VS adriley313
xThaXecutionerx / psiguy3
5p to 5a central, no weds / Arizona time zone nites
both dlc / 2nd DLC

MSUHitman VS OnyxPrimal
MSUHitman / Dark Jedi 911
evenings after 7 pm central / after 11:00 PM EST
both dlc / NO dlc

NeoFrank1 VS itlnstln
Viscragor / HotItlnStln
Evenings, no Mondays, Pacific / Easterm after 6p, all day sat & sun
Both dlc / NO dlc

[WTPolaris]

Thanks for setting this up! Sorry, I meant to get back to you last night but I was at work. I'm in EST. I'll be sending a friend request/CAG PM to zewone to try to set up our match for sometime this weekend.

[zewone]

Sorry I can't respond to your PM on my phone but I'm out of town right now, but ill be back tomorrow and hopefully we can play.

[WTPolaris]

No problem. I should be available all day sunday so let me know what time works for you!

[adriley313]

can play on sunday or nite
i work during the day

[zewone]

WTPolaris and I had our match last night. He won the first match, but I was able to come out on top with the last two. Good games.

[Adobe Jones]

Congrats to zewone, our 1st winner in round one, I hope you two had fun

[NeoFrank1]

MSUHitman - if you want to play me in the first round since we both have the two DLC packs and our current opponents don't have any, let me know.

[Adobe Jones]

I think only one game has been played? is that right? remember I'm available as an alternate

[Tha Xecutioner]

I think only one game has been played? is that right? remember I'm available as an alternateBad timing on my part from last night prevented us from getting our match it. I'm sure we'll get our game in tonight or tomorrow, hopefully.

[MSUHitman]

I'm up for playing any night but I have no room on my friends list. I'm usually on the XBox anywhere from 7 pm-2 am central standard time.

[NeoFrank1]

itlnstln and I played tonight. He soundly trounced me in the first game, but I came back and took the second and third.

[Tha Xecutioner]

adriley313 and I played our match today, and I won 2-1 overall.

Warm-up Game (we had issues with hearing people in the party and stuff to sort out while playing) - White vs. Elves
He was able to get a few quick Elves out, but I was able to get offense in the air along with two first strike knights on the ground and two 0/4 walls. I whittled him down with 1-2 damage per turn while being able to hold him back.

Game 1 - Dragons vs. Dragons
I went with a mediocre hand, as I didn't expect him to choose Dragons also, and paid the price for it. He chipped me down with a team of 1/1 goblins and what not to quickly take the first game.

Game 2 - Elves vs. Dragons
I kept a hand with plenty of land and two Immaculate Magistrate (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=139721&type=card) and was able to pump the hell out of 3-4 other Elves and bullrush him to take Game 2. Luckily, no destroy creature spells showed up for him.

Game 3 - Black vs. Elves
I almost went with the Red/Green/White deck, but decided to stick with the more consistent Black deck and it paid off. He wasn't able to get many Elves out and I was able to get 4-6 damage per turn going in the air, along with Underworld Dreams which did 1 damage each time he drew. I took Game 3.

I enjoyed it, and it was cool to talk about Magic and CAG and w/e else for a little bit while we played.

Ready for Round 2 8-)

[zewone]

Looks like I'm gonna have to knock my boy X out the competition in the next round. 8-)

[Tha Xecutioner]

Looks like I'm gonna have to knock my boy X out the competition in the next round. 8-)Only with some retarded-ass luck 8-)

[adriley313]

hope we can do this again or just play some friendly CAG magic games
like 3-4 matches would be fun

[MSUHitman]

Again like I said just message me sometime on CAG during the day or on Live at night.

[mrosnwo]

Was prompted to get a patch for this, and then was prompted to re-download the whole game again because there is a new version of the game available. Checked on their forums and they say it's to prep it for the incoming expansion 3. Hopefully it's soon cause it's been on PS3/PC forever it seems. Anyway, a few of the graphics have changed, foil cards have been added, although locked and seemingly no way to unlock them as of now(although the AI plays with them), and the game finally lets me finish it to 100% completion(there was a coop campaign bug that would never let me pass a certain battle no matter how many times I beat it, even after deleting and redownloading the game and expansions like some suggested). I had hoped more bugs were ironed out, but I've still had multiple game lock-ups in 3 player games with friends. Close, but not quite there yet. Here's hoping they drop exp3 pretty damn soon now.

[mxpowar]

Again like I said just message me sometime on CAG during the day or on Live at night.
Sorry for off-topic: Everytime I look at your avatar, I'm sad because I wish there were more VS. TCGs in video game form. I'm playing through Marvel TCG now on PSP and it's the best, most addictive TCG I've ever played.

On topic: Still excited for Magic expansion 3 but all these bugs are really bringing down my desire to play this game. :(

[NeoFrank1]

Whatever happened to the tournament?

[zewone]

I think I won by default. 8-)

[MSUHitman]

Sorry for off-topic: Everytime I look at your avatar, I'm sad because I wish there were more VS. TCGs in video game form. I'm playing through Marvel TCG now on PSP and it's the best, most addictive TCG I've ever played.

On topic: Still excited for Magic expansion 3 but all these bugs are really bringing down my desire to play this game. :(

Too bad you weren't around for the actual game if you're enjoying the PSP version so much. It only had the first 4 Marvel sets. It was missing the DC sets, and the game really took off in terms of mechanics after the 5th Marvel set (X-Men released in Feb. 2006.) With the legal problems over Yugioh between Konami (who own Yugioh and did the VS TCG videogame) and Upper Deck, another VS TCG in video game form is a pipe dream.

(FYI avatar image is from the 5 cost Power Girl out of the DC Legion of Superheroes set drawn exclusively for the TCG by Michael Golden. If you're my friend on XBL, you will see the 6 cost Emma Frost artwork from the card of her Alex Garner drew for the Web of Spiderman set, which was in the PSP/DS/PC game.)

Back on 360 Magic, expansion 3 launched today for the normal 400 points and there is a free compatibility version also.

[mrosnwo]

I've read reports that the achievements for expansion 3 aren't listed on xbox.com, therefore if you earn any, you don't get credit for them in your gamerscore. You will have to recover your gamertag to re-earn any you get between now and when they become "active". Does anything in this game work right? I love it, but damn already.

[100xp]

adam huges power girl is pretty mighty too.

@mxpower - there's also yu-gi-oh that came out recently for XBLA, you get to edit your deck except you start out with a pretty mediorce one and have to grind out getting random cards with each match...but if you're a fan of the game it's pretty decent.

[utopianmachine]

Thanks for the notification about Expansion 3. My hubby is happily playing it right now. :)

[mxpowar]

Too bad you weren't around for the actual game if you're enjoying the PSP version so much. It only had the first 4 Marvel sets. It was missing the DC sets, and the game really took off in terms of mechanics after the 5th Marvel set (X-Men released in Feb. 2006.) With the legal problems over Yugioh between Konami (who own Yugioh and did the VS TCG videogame) and Upper Deck, another VS TCG in video game form is a pipe dream.

(FYI avatar image is from the 5 cost Power Girl out of the DC Legion of Superheroes set drawn exclusively for the TCG by Michael Golden. If you're my friend on XBL, you will see the 6 cost Emma Frost artwork from the card of her Alex Garner drew for the Web of Spiderman set, which was in the PSP/DS/PC game.)

Back on 360 Magic, expansion 3 launched today for the normal 400 points and there is a free compatibility version also.
Yeah, I never even knew about the Vs. TCGs until recently but I'm glad I discovered it on PSP. It's really too bad about the legal problems but maybe a different company other than Konami can do it? I know it's a pipe dream but who knows. Also, 6 cost Emma Frost is awesome! Saved my ass so many times! I think the best part about the Marvel TCG is the obscure Marvel characters you might never get to see otherwise (unless you read ALL the comics religiously) like X-Statix, Squadron Supreme, and Thunderbolts.
I would love to play it against someone but sadly no one I know even has a PSP let alone the game and I don't have a PS3 with wireless so no ad-hoc party for me either.:(

[mxpowar]

adam huges power girl is pretty mighty too.

@mxpower - there's also yu-gi-oh that came out recently for XBLA, you get to edit your deck except you start out with a pretty mediorce one and have to grind out getting random cards with each match...but if you're a fan of the game it's pretty decent.
Sorry for the double post but something weird is going on with the multi-quoting reply here. Anyway, I've never played Yu-Gi-Oh so not sure if I will like it. I am planning to get the first Tag Force for PSP after I finish the campaign in Marvel TCG, but at this point, I'm not sure if anything will be able to top Marvel (yes, it is that good especially if you like Marvel comics and who doesn't, right?).

[zewone]

Damnit. Expansion 3 would come out when I'm out of town 'til Saturday.

[adriley313]

ya
DL now
thx a bunch

[Tha Xecutioner]

The Counterburn deck is a thing of beauty. I can't wait to spam people with it online 8-)

I also didn't see this mentioned: the deck editor now shows you the cards you haven't unlocked, as well as the amount of Land in each deck (separated by color for multi-colored decks).

[MSUHitman]

Also you can download *keys* to either fully unlock any deck or to foil out the cards. Keys cost 80 points each.

The achievements are showing up fine for me, but first I had to get the update, then had to redownload the entire game after the update booted my off Live once it was finished and I tried to relaunch the game.

[pmm317]

Hey, does this game have a fairly active online community? I purchased when it came out and then didn't get into it to much. I was all about this game in the early to mid 90's.

[100xp]

the community is always at it's most active when a new expansion comes out, so right now for a bit it will be teeming with life...then who knows, it is catching on more since MtG has been to more and more conventions promoting it.

i will definitely pick this up when it goes on sale, I still have a few more decks to completely unlock.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Hey, does this game have a fairly active online community? I purchased when it came out and then didn't get into it to much. I was all about this game in the early to mid 90's.I've never (ever) had a problem finding a game, whether it's 5pm or 5am.