Closed Beta for a year would have saved the game

[Aijendo]

Closed Beta for a year would have saved the game imho.

I am new to Artifact, I got access to the game since launch.

Valve should have made a Beta for a year for all who pre-purchased the game for 20$/18€

Than maybe they would have noticed that the majority don't apreciate the game and/or the business model etc. but instead they just involved a few people and now we have this disaster imho.

The gameplay has many problems.

I play Cardgames online for more than 10 years (startet with MTGO)

When I first played Magic the Gathering it is fun up until now, except the land (mana) problems

When I first played Hearthstone it is fun up until now , exept some rng stuff from some legendary cards.

When I first played Gwent it was fun unti Homecoming release.

Now I have startet playing Artifact and its not so funny imho and I assume many new players have simmilar view on this game.

My problem isn't the TCG part its the game itself.

Mr. Garfield invented Artifact and copied mainly from MTG which is also from him.

In MTG all kind of card types, creatures, spells etc. and lands (mana) are bound to 1 of 5 colors , in Artifact we just have 4.

We can only use a card if a hero of that color is present in the active lane and also not silenced or stunt.

For a new player the experience is quite often that you want to play something but

a) hero in lane is from another color

b) no hero in the lane

=

you have plenty mana but can do♥♥♥♥♥♥..

Artifact simulates a Dota 2 game, and like in Dota 2 the Hero has a limited Attack/Cast Range total fine.

But in all other card games you are able to play a card if you have the mana for it.

Compared to magic that would be, you can only play a card if you have a planeswalker of that color in play, that would be ridiculous.

In Artifact, after mass removall you just can press the pass button...

Thats just one of the many problems next would be all the RNG stuff... .

[VaciVt]

You want Artifact be the same as Magic? Why can't a game try to be different?

[Aijendo]

Originally posted by VaciVt:

You want Artifact be the same as Magic? Why can't a game try to be different?

It seems that you can't follow my words, but maybe other can.

[ChronoGears]

Personally I think this game is fantastic and Richard Garfield outdid himself.

[Aijendo]

Originally posted by ChronoGears:

Personally I think this game is fantastic and Richard Garfield outdid himself.

Its good that you like the game, but you may notice that the game is decreasing in playerbase and there are many that don't like the game.

If this would just a game from an Indie Company Developer all this would be fine, and almost no-one would care if there are just a few tousand playerbase but we are talking about a game from Valve a company who is damn rich.

[ChronoGears]

I think the problem is this game is a lot more strategic than other card games and takes more time to play a match. A lot of the strategic options will go completely over the average player's head and they will just write the game off as being bad and move on. Not sure if this game will ever really be super popular by its very design

[Aijendo]

Artifact simulates a Dota 2 match and so it could take 45 minutes... in other card games, your deck would be empty at that time and its imho not the sense of a card game that a match could take so long.

[HunterRose]

Originally posted by Aijendo:

Originally posted by ChronoGears:

Personally I think this game is fantastic and Richard Garfield outdid himself.

Its good that you like the game, but you may notice that the game is decreasing in playerbase and there are many that don't like the game.

If this would just a game from an Indie Company Developer all this would be fine, and almost no-one would care if there are just a few tousand playerbase but we are talking about a game from Valve a company who is damn rich.

You make excellent points ..totally agree about your closed beta for pre orders

[Happy Little Wards]

smells emmm smells like an anime fagooooo
Can't take someone like that serious :P

[Aijendo]

Originally posted by Plastic Fan:

smells emmm smells like an anime fagooooo
Can't take someone like that serious :P

My Avatar is Itachi Uchia and I he would made use of the Mangekyō Sharingan for a little one like you.

But I myself am just too amused from your Avatar picture, kiddy.