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Eurogamer: 9 minutes of Artifact Gameplay - The new game from VALVE
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It is like nobody saw the amazingly well received footage of the new Valve game that is - Artifact.
I just had an idea for monetization.
Card Art Packs by different artists!
Artgerm, Sakimichan, etc.
Similar to the loadingscreens you can buy for dota 2 or how a lot of tournaments have premium styled cards.
Bet Valve is already a step ahead of me however.
Card Art Packs by different artists!
Artgerm, Sakimichan, etc.
Similar to the loadingscreens you can buy for dota 2 or how a lot of tournaments have premium styled cards.
Bet Valve is already a step ahead of me however.
It's looking good, although I'm still not sure how I feel about the three lanes. That will either be the selling point of the game based on the depth that it offers or it will look/be too complex for the average player to consider getting into it.
Looks identical to what they showed us at the end of February, though I can't remember my session's exact math values on various cards. At this point, methinks they're grokking out math, powers, and how the MTX system will work, as opposed to the general design/UI/gameplay.
Didn't you know? You aren't allowed to be excited for this game because people were disappointed at its reveal.
Anyway, looking great. WHEN'S BETA?
I'm looking forward to seeing $100 variants of that cute goblin (or whatever the fuck it is :D) on the Steam Market :D
I honestly can't imagine that it will work out for them, it looks exhausting
That's exactly my thought too.
The reason Hearthstone is so financially successful is because it appeals to the casual masses.
I do like the production values of Artifact so far in this video.
I think it is definitely true that the complexity of three boards can have a negative impact on the playerbase in terms of raw numbers, but the same thing can be said about Dota 2 in comparison to League of Legends. And while the latter does have a much bigger playerbase, Dota 2 is still very successful on its own.
I'm worried about that too, but MtG is still the most popular paper card game despite being very complex in a lot of obtuse ways. Artifact doesn't look like it'll have anything as hard to understand as managing the stack or figuring the right number of lands for a deck.
The amount of DOTA they're injecting in this is absolutely insane.
Presentation is amazing too.
Super excited.
Presentation is amazing too.
Super excited.
I think the presentation is really good, the animations are some of the best I've seen in the genre so far and designs are great. As a big dota player I think it's really interesting how it uses many of dota's mechanics in new ways (and of course it's cool seeing some of my favourite characters in another game!) but as all of you are saying the whole thing is a bit much to take in with all the lanes and stuff happening at the same time in different lanes, hopefully they'll have some good tutorials and/or also do some big work on the spectator mode if they want it to become an e-sport.
No?? Why would it be?
No?? Why would it be?
Definitely getting to the point where I want to try this more and more, but there is something dreadfully plain to the visual approach that is starting to feel like it's solidified. The board itself has no real character, it doesn't have the feeling of a lane and the composition of all three boards doesn't come across as being anything like the Dota map. And it's not like the card art is bad or something, but the base designs from Dota 2 feel pretty lacking and it seems like Valve is really struggling to imbue much personality to the world as they try to expand it.
I don't want to have to work after work. The three lanes seem overwhelming. Will this have micro transactions?
#notarealgame
It's officially a pay to play game iirc, but sure it'll have them lol
I loved your article about it. Do you know anything more about this recent Valve visit? When it started, how many outlets were there etc.
Not a thing. Doug Lombardi's not getting a cookie bouquet from me anytime soon.
Finally saw the interview, you could see he was forcing himself to not reveal much, but that was great.
Welp. Remember to go try and steal something from their kitchen when you're there next time.
Heh, nah, we're all cool. Although I should point out, as soon as you take anything from Valve's kitchen, it's kind of magically replenished. Not even kidding. Plus, they always give us a giant bushel of swag whenever we swing by (which we give away in our annual charity drive every December). This year's Valve swag bag will include some seeeeeriously limited edition Artifact card-art prints, all contained in this limited-edition folder:
What I've seen of Artifact looks pretty good. I've considered getting into Hearthstone before, but its simplicity (compared to other card games I've played), and the card-acquisition model held me back. Artifact looks to be trying a lot of new things, which has my interest for the moment. And just the fact that I can buy, sell, and trade cards, in a card game, makes it much more attractive.
Yeah, card acquisition is what the Steam Marketplace was made for (not literally, but seriously). I used to place Magic irl, but could never be bothered to keep-up with the meta - which cards were banned, which were OP, the best way to make a deck, best way to take advantage of the Stack - but that was long after Magic had become commonplace. I think I'll get this Day 1, and either play seriously, or play casually but keep up with the meta.
Its interesting how polarizing the game has been. I for one am pretty psyched. I dislike the direction gwent has headed down, and originally enjoyed it for having a very unique take on card games. The lane system doesn't seem as complicated as its been made out to be; especially with the clear UI indications for incoming damage and death.
What could possible be cooler than a dota 2 based three lane card game by the creator of magic the gathering?
I'll riot if Timbersaw, Ogre Magi and Sand King aren't in the game. Sand King probably is, since it's Gabe's favorite hero.
Another entry in a FPS franchise about zombies/aliens is way more exciting.
Don't want to help the derail, so I'll just say I find this way way more exciting than another entry in either of those franchises. Excitement/"How cool is this?" is very subjective.
They've not explicitly said how the business model works but that's the assumption so far. You buy packs/starter decks or you buy cards from the market place.
Presumably there's no rarity system.
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Oh, it's team multiplayer? Ugh, no thanks. I avoid such game out of principle nowadays. I hope there will be some duel 1on1 style, too.
Yes. Sell, trade, and buy directly from people. It shouldn't be an unusual feature in a card game, but it is.
Its more like saying RPGs don't need to have dice rolling animations and be styled to look like miniatures on a table.