Valve's Artifact card game will release this November

[WYP]

The game will be playable later this month.



Read more about Valve's Artifact card game.

 

[Warchild]

Can't say I have played Hearthstone, but to me it looks like a copy of Gwent. Or at least inspired by it.

 

[Peace Ð]

In fact, it is pretty clear what you get for your 20$:

The game maker didn't answer this in its press release, so we reached out to Valve's Doug Lombardi, who broke down the exact package included in that cost: two pre-made "base" decks of 54 cards each ("5 heroes, 9 items, and 40 other cards") and 10 sealed packs of cards, which each include 12 random cards, one of which is guaranteed to be "rare." Additional 12-card packs will be sold directly by Valve at $2 a pop at launch.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018...s-artifact-coming-in-november-starting-at-20/

So another cheeky try of a pay2win-game like Hearthstone... Big naynay in my eyes, especially considering how well Valve is doing...


Don't get me wrong, I do play games with a pay2win factor, like Dragonball Dokkan Battle on my phone and have already spent more than I ever thought I would, but Dokkan Battle is singleplayer only. Hearthstone/Artifact automatically becomes not only pay2win, but even pay2play at some point. This is what I heard and saw on Youtube without having played Hearthstone myself. (Mainly because I think there are better options out there like Infinity Wars on Steam).

 

[AlienALX]

Can't say I have played Hearthstone, but to me it looks like a copy of Gwent. Or at least inspired by it.

My advice? don't. I've seen grown men spend many hundreds of pounds on it. Intelligent, articulate people too.

 

[WYP]

In fact, it is pretty clear what you get for your 20$:



So another cheeky try of a pay2win-game like Hearthstone... Big naynay in my eyes, especially considering how well Valve is doing...


Don't get me wrong, I do play games with a pay2win factor, like Dragonball Dokkan Battle on my phone and have already spent more than I ever thought I would, but Dokkan Battle is singleplayer only. Hearthstone/Artifact automatically becomes not only pay2win, but even pay2play at some point. This is what I heard and saw on Youtube without having played Hearthstone myself. (Mainly because I think there are better options out there like Infinity Wars on Steam).

I'll update the article with this info. Thanks.

 

[Warchild]

My advice? don't. I've seen grown men spend many hundreds of pounds on it. Intelligent, articulate people too.

Don't what? I never said I had any intention to play this. I was part of the Blood Brothers 2 app on itunes/playstore. They kicked me off the team when I questioned their reasoning behind the increased pay2win concept, so I know how bad it is.

Was glad to see that game from Dena, cancelled. It was one of the worst I have seen. But also extemely addicitive and competitive being pvp.

At least with these games some cards have longevity.

 

[Streetguru]

Can't say I have played Hearthstone, but to me it looks like a copy of Gwent. Or at least inspired by it.

Is the stand alone Gwent game much different? The one inside The Witcher 3 had almost no strategy and was 100% based in draw power.

 

[Warchild]

Is the stand alone Gwent game much different? The one inside The Witcher 3 had almost no strategy and was 100% based in draw power.

very different. many more tricks and abilities for cards.