Magic the gathering online

REi_FoX · May 16th, 2003

guys i havent seen this game yet in the stores...

anyone knows the release date?

heres a shot

RF · May 16th, 2003

Its been out for a while now. A demo is available, I got a cd of it from a pcgamer.

REi_FoX · May 16th, 2003

can you place the link? and what issueof pcgamer?

**Shiori** · May 16th, 2003

Does it have old cards and art from Alpha and Beta in it?

REi_FoX · May 16th, 2003

yes it does... thats what they claim...

what i like is they have the newest cards... i think the upto the cardsa after apocalypse

caipirinha · May 16th, 2003

err it's online

you download the client, or demo as they call, and then you buy the cards to play, it's like normal magic, you have to buy cards to play, not the game. you can exchange your virtual cards for real cards if you want, play in tournaments and all the stuff you can do in real life

, so just search for the "demo" and get it if you want the game.

REi_FoX · May 16th, 2003

you mean you have to buy it to the net? the cards i mean

Boltzmann · May 16th, 2003

Greetings,

So it's like the real-life Magic the Gathering, where you have to buy your cards?? They're trying to get our money every way... But the game looks good (even the artwork). I'll take a look later.

Live long and prosper.

caipirinha · May 16th, 2003

yup, you have to buy online. you'll only play with the ones you got. you get them through the client i guess, the artwork is the same as the real cards, you can get i closer look at them if you want and it has an organizer to sort through all the cards.

Boltzmann · May 16th, 2003

Greetings,

The gameplay and artwork looks good, but the part about buying each card isn't any good (it'll be too expensive). Guess I'll have to continue using "Apprentice" to play Magic the Gathering online (it has no artwork, and the gameplay is all manual, but it has all the cards, and I don't need to buy anything).

Live long and prosper.

Exodus · May 16th, 2003

MtGO doesn't have any AI at all, so it'll always be manual. i much prefer the non-original MtG, but sadly, they opted to not keep releasing expansions with the new sets. but i guess it makes sense since that would be a lot of scrpiting. but, if what caipirinha said is correct about exchanging your virtual cards for real cards, then its not bad at all, assuming you'd be buying cards in real life.
hmm... also, its too bad some MtG enthusists don't make home made mods for the offline game that have the new cards...

Boltzmann · May 16th, 2003

Greetings,

Yeah, the part about exchanging the virtual cards is good, but I don't buy them anymore. I've bought many Magic cards when I was 16, but they aren't very fun anymore (but I haven't lost my interest completely, and that's why I like playing MtG online).
And buying such cards on the web will be very expensive for a brazilian.
And I agree with you about MtG enthusiasts releasing patches and mods for the off-line game.

Live long and prosper.

Exodus · May 16th, 2003

too bad i don't know any sort of programming, otherwise i'd do something like that. i have enough cards i could scan it. i stopped buying them at aroung the same age you did. after that i just played with the ones i already had. but i only had one friend who played it, so they didn't get very much play time.

Boltzmann · May 16th, 2003

Greetings,

Same for me. I don't know anything about programming, and besides I don't have the spare time. I've a lot of cards too, but no one to play with, so I must resort to online gaming.

Live long and prosper.

**DarkAurora** · May 17th, 2003

My friend gave me her name and password because she doesn't have time to play this game anymore. I should really re-download this game.

Tori-Yama · May 17th, 2003

Hmh, looks pretty confusing (uh, like M

3)

**DarkAurora** · May 17th, 2003

It's not confusing at all. It's pretty easy to get the hang of it. I tried playing the magic card game with some of my friends but I couldn't understand some of the stuff but the online version helped me understand the whole game.

Tori-Yama · May 17th, 2003

So, its still a confusing game

But with online help

Is it like Yu-Gi-Oh! with attack- and defends points?

Exodus · May 18th, 2003

yes, but yu-gi-oh sucks. magic is a lot more complicated.

Boltzmann · May 18th, 2003

Greetings,

Yu-gi-oh sucks. Magic is a lot better. And the worst is that this card game craze is spreading all over RPGs. The only thing that they really do is add gaming time (but at least it was fun playing FF8 card game).

Live long and prosper.

May 16th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	Its been out for a while now. A demo is available, I got a cd of it from a pcgamer. __________________

May 16th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	can you place the link? and what issueof pcgamer? __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

May 16th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Does it have old cards and art from Alpha and Beta in it? __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

May 16th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	yes it does... thats what they claim... what i like is they have the newest cards... i think the upto the cardsa after apocalypse __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

May 16th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	you mean you have to buy it to the net? the cards i mean __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

May 16th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
caipirinha Change your heart Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,986	err it's online you download the client, or demo as they call, and then you buy the cards to play, it's like normal magic, you have to buy cards to play, not the game. you can exchange your virtual cards for real cards if you want, play in tournaments and all the stuff you can do in real life , so just search for the "demo" and get it if you want the game.

May 16th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, So it's like the real-life Magic the Gathering, where you have to buy your cards?? They're trying to get our money every way... But the game looks good (even the artwork). I'll take a look later. Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

May 16th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
caipirinha Change your heart Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,986	yup, you have to buy online. you'll only play with the ones you got. you get them through the client i guess, the artwork is the same as the real cards, you can get i closer look at them if you want and it has an organizer to sort through all the cards.

May 16th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, The gameplay and artwork looks good, but the part about buying each card isn't any good (it'll be too expensive). Guess I'll have to continue using "Apprentice" to play Magic the Gathering online (it has no artwork, and the gameplay is all manual, but it has all the cards, and I don't need to buy anything). Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

May 16th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,394	MtGO doesn't have any AI at all, so it'll always be manual. i much prefer the non-original MtG, but sadly, they opted to not keep releasing expansions with the new sets. but i guess it makes sense since that would be a lot of scrpiting. but, if what caipirinha said is correct about exchanging your virtual cards for real cards, then its not bad at all, assuming you'd be buying cards in real life. hmm... also, its too bad some MtG enthusists don't make home made mods for the offline game that have the new cards... __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

May 16th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, Yeah, the part about exchanging the virtual cards is good, but I don't buy them anymore. I've bought many Magic cards when I was 16, but they aren't very fun anymore (but I haven't lost my interest completely, and that's why I like playing MtG online). And buying such cards on the web will be very expensive for a brazilian. And I agree with you about MtG enthusiasts releasing patches and mods for the off-line game. Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

May 16th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,394	too bad i don't know any sort of programming, otherwise i'd do something like that. i have enough cards i could scan it. i stopped buying them at aroung the same age you did. after that i just played with the ones i already had. but i only had one friend who played it, so they didn't get very much play time. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

May 16th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, Same for me. I don't know anything about programming, and besides I don't have the spare time. I've a lot of cards too, but no one to play with, so I must resort to online gaming. Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

May 17th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,735	My friend gave me her name and password because she doesn't have time to play this game anymore. I should really re-download this game.

May 17th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Tori-Yama Jyushi Bismark Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,555	Hmh, looks pretty confusing (uh, like M3) __________________

May 17th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,735	It's not confusing at all. It's pretty easy to get the hang of it. I tried playing the magic card game with some of my friends but I couldn't understand some of the stuff but the online version helped me understand the whole game.

May 17th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Tori-Yama Jyushi Bismark Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,555	So, its still a confusing game But with online help Is it like Yu-Gi-Oh! with attack- and defends points? __________________

May 18th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,394	yes, but yu-gi-oh sucks. magic is a lot more complicated. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

May 18th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, Yu-gi-oh sucks. Magic is a lot better. And the worst is that this card game craze is spreading all over RPGs. The only thing that they really do is add gaming time (but at least it was fun playing FF8 card game). Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

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