EPTTL Mafia Community Thread - Page 14
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DarthPunk
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Hopeless1der
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Hopeless1der
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DarthPunk
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On January 09 2014 23:41 Hopeless1der wrote: not really no, they all have their own flavor or wahtever but its well balanced imo OK. | ||
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kitaman27
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strongandbig
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Am I wrong about the gameplay merits of hearthstone vs mtg? Has mtg also been this popular? Or are all the stream viewers actually hearthstone players as well? | ||
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Koshi
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iamperfection
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On January 10 2014 00:53 strongandbig wrote: So hearthstone seems cool but what I don't get is why it has massive stream viewers - it seems like a strictly worse "game" (in terms of things like gameplay variety, complexity, etc) than mtg except for the cost and play model. These last two explain why it's more popular to play (I've never played mtgo, maybe it sucks too) but they don't explain the spectator appeal given that mtg doesn't have nearly the twitch/stream presence that hearthstone does. Am I wrong about the gameplay merits of hearthstone vs mtg? Has mtg also been this popular? Or are all the stream viewers actually hearthstone players as well? well the game is still beta so im sure at the very least there are going to be a lot more cards and they will probally add a mechanic or 2. | ||
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Hopeless1der
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On January 10 2014 00:53 strongandbig wrote: So hearthstone seems cool but what I don't get is why it has massive stream viewers - it seems like a strictly worse "game" (in terms of things like gameplay variety, complexity, etc) than mtg except for the cost and play model. These last two explain why it's more popular to play (I've never played mtgo, maybe it sucks too) but they don't explain the spectator appeal given that mtg doesn't have nearly the twitch/stream presence that hearthstone does. Am I wrong about the gameplay merits of hearthstone vs mtg? Has mtg also been this popular? Or are all the stream viewers actually hearthstone players as well? I would be willing to believe that alot of players want beta keys, which was a big draw for viewers at first, and the blizzard name is good at drawing people in as well. Gameplay wise I'd say mtg is far more involved, so its harder for new people to get into the game whereas hearthstone is pretty straightforward | ||
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Hopeless1der
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On January 10 2014 01:05 Blazinghand wrote: Hearthstone is strictly worse but has the benefit of being a video game rather than an in-person game. well snb was trying to compare mtg:o to hearthstone and why hs has so many more viewers (as far as twitch numbers go). I think it comes down to hype and stream personalities | ||
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DarthPunk
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On January 10 2014 00:53 strongandbig wrote: So hearthstone seems cool but what I don't get is why it has massive stream viewers - it seems like a strictly worse "game" (in terms of things like gameplay variety, complexity, etc) than mtg except for the cost and play model. These last two explain why it's more popular to play (I've never played mtgo, maybe it sucks too) but they don't explain the spectator appeal given that mtg doesn't have nearly the twitch/stream presence that hearthstone does. Am I wrong about the gameplay merits of hearthstone vs mtg? Has mtg also been this popular? Or are all the stream viewers actually hearthstone players as well? I just quit magic a few months ago. And I can say that it is almost certainly to do with cost. The game is better/more complex but is also incredibly expensive. For example If you wanted to play a control deck in the current standard meta game you needed 4 copies of sphinxes revelation which is $120 dollars. Mana base was at least 200 dollars add in other cards and you are looking at 600 Plus dollars for a competitive deck on MTGO. Also you are paying all this money for cards and the client is buggy and slow. | ||
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Blazinghand
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*tbh = to blazinghand | ||
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WaveofShadow
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On January 10 2014 01:10 Blazinghand wrote: HS is kinda a shit game to watch on stream tbh*. I tried watching a stream of it and found it super dupes boring. Maybe I just don't have a good taste for this kind of thing but watching some guy sit there and think for 30 seconds what attack he's going to make is profoundly uninteresting to me. *tbh = to blazinghand It's a good thing to watch if you're looking to fall asleep though! (I often watch streams before bed to get tired  ) | ||
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Blazinghand
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Sunday, Jan 12 9:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) lock stock and two smoking barrels I won't be able to make it-- but have fun! | ||
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