Taco_Human
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Harmonix / Hasbro announce DROPMIX
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Gunstarheroes
Member
I just saw that goddamn Transformers promo card and oh my god give me
Adam Tyner
Member
$99.99, with 60 cards included. Packs of 5 cards are $4.99, and packs of 16 cards are $14.99.
looks neat
kind of surprised theres yet another peripheral but I guess that's how this will function.
I hope there's enough cards because even in that video alone the music got old, I tried skipping forward trough the entire thing after watching ~20 minutes but it didnt seem to change much. the first 5 minutes or so were full of variation though so maybe I just need to see more.
I was freakin impatiant as shit though through the start because i just wanted to see them play and the explanation of what they were doing didn't really seem to help much, or at least not at the pace I would have liked, but that's on me haha. really awesome to see Jon there, worked with him in the past, glad he's still at HMX
kind of surprised theres yet another peripheral but I guess that's how this will function.
I hope there's enough cards because even in that video alone the music got old, I tried skipping forward trough the entire thing after watching ~20 minutes but it didnt seem to change much. the first 5 minutes or so were full of variation though so maybe I just need to see more.
I was freakin impatiant as shit though through the start because i just wanted to see them play and the explanation of what they were doing didn't really seem to help much, or at least not at the pace I would have liked, but that's on me haha. really awesome to see Jon there, worked with him in the past, glad he's still at HMX
GrinningColossus
Member
Gameplay rules:
They also did a stream specifically to address scoring and gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yDFX_GCKo&t=6s
In addition, they did a stream with minimal talking to show off the music:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/161693977
... As well as streams to talk about advanced deck-building:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/159905127
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/166997408
If you have any interest at all in the game, the other videos are decent too. The streams are clearly done for marketing reasons but eventually they answer all the lingering questions people want to know. They very deliberately tease details very sparingly to retain viewers.
https://www.twitch.tv/harmonix/videos/all
Disclaimer: I'm heavily biased considering I've been catching almost all the streams live and getting invested in chat. Sad thing is even I'm not likely to buy it at full price.
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
I'm going to be real and say this game lives and dies by how much you are willing to invest in it (its very much like Rock Band in that regard). The base game is great, but having the same 4 playlists would get incredibly boring pretty quick. It definetly needs at least another 3 or 4 playlists purchased as then you get the massive diversity and at that point you can use the games awesome deck builder properly,
I think that is going to be the ultimate crux that gives us to a season 2 card release.
I think that is going to be the ultimate crux that gives us to a season 2 card release.
Megatron
Member
Yeah, I snagged one at Pax. It's an interesting concept, but $100 might be a bit steep...
Card packs are also not random. You see exactly what you are getting.
Outtrigger888
Member
Can I play this on my TV or is everything done through an app on a tablet?
100 doesn't sound all that horrible. The way some of you were talking about the price, I expected this to be, like, 150-200$.
Outtrigger888
Member
150$-200$ for a RFID reader with blue tooth? Don't get me wrong this seems like a blast to play but 60$-80$ seems like a better starting price than 100$
It's an RFID reader that can read two whole decks of cards simultaneously. This means it's a bit more powerful than the RFID tech used for Amiibo or toys-to-life figurines, which maybe support reading up 3 tags at once that have to be in direct contact with the radio transmitter.
Also, you know, music licensing.
Played this at PAX twice (dragged a big group the second time) and not only did I love it (knew I would!), but everyone else I brought loved it too! And they enjoy my Rock Band setup but were never really THAT into it- they much prefer Rocksmith for music, or Jackbox for parties- so I was really pleasantly surprised that I will, in fact, have a group to play with in a few weeks!
OrangeAtlas
Member
This game seems like a ton of fun, glad to see Harmonix is staying creative.
I NEED that Transformers card, but all the prices for it on eBay are pretty outrageous.
I NEED that Transformers card, but all the prices for it on eBay are pretty outrageous.
Give it time and u will see it drop fast imo
Aizo
Banned
Missed opportunity for Trap mix joke.
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
So here is a new twitch broadcast that I recommend skipping around listening to the possibilities. This is about as single player as this game is going to get and in doing so some of these mixes are downright amazing.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/172542789
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/172542789
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Deleted member 10571
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Now imagine living in Europe, with no actual chance of ever getting one of these really cool special cards ever :/
Speaking of, still no game on amazon.de >:/
Do you guys think this game would be still fun if you only have an Android phone, and no iPad or other pad?
should be fine.
Community Forum
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Well the playlist packs I ordered from Walmart.com that said delivery by Sep 7 have been updated to Sep 21. They are relisted on the site but some still say "ships by Sep 4" even though that was two days ago lol. Walmart's website is so shitty, like unbelievably shitty. I canceled them all, will just try my luck in stores.
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
Right before all the preorders started to go up GameStop was listed as a site that hey would be selling through on the official page.
Since then it has been removed. Probably due to them not having a preorder up.
Long winded answer to say maybe...
Lol, well i will have to flip my GS credit into Amazon cash or something, the thing is that i like my board games to have pristine boxes, and i've heard that amazon for some reason is poor with that kind of products.
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
One of the secret bonus cards got leaked by one of kotaku editors.
Going to leave it in link form so as to not spoil it for people who want to turn the card over in thier pack on launch day
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJQCRXDVYAEdjJY?format=jpg
Excited to see what the other secret cards are now.
edit : this is thought to be from the Astro playlist The other three available at launch (derby mirrors and ouroboros) are not revealed yet.
Going to leave it in link form so as to not spoil it for people who want to turn the card over in thier pack on launch day
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJQCRXDVYAEdjJY?format=jpg
Excited to see what the other secret cards are now.
edit : this is thought to be from the Astro playlist The other three available at launch (derby mirrors and ouroboros) are not revealed yet.
I'm not sure wherer you're getting this, but having played this game in person back at E3, the unit is only ever reading five cardsthe ones in active playnot the decks that are in use at any time.
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
If you use the deck builder the unit can see tons of cards in a stack and tell what they are. It's also how it picks out your logo at the start by reading all the cards it can and randomly picking a logo to use.
The limits seem to be around 10 to 15 cards per slot before the game actually tells you to remove some cards for accuracy.
Also for normal play you can stack cards over each other so even then though it is only reading the 5 cards, it has to be able to tell what card is on top which means it needs to know the bottom as well to differentiate it.
Ah, okay. I was thinking the comment was in regards to simply recognizing the decks that are in play at any one time just by them sitting near, which it obviously can't do. So I had a different usage case in mind.
I wonder if the units they had at E3 weren't able to do that at that point. I don't remember us ever stacking cards, and we had to always make it a point to take one card off before replacing it with another.
when they demoed it on stream they were putting cards on top of each other
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah on the Twitch stream it counted how many cards you had in the deck when you registered it before you started playing.
I assume to prevent "cheating" or something?
I assume to prevent "cheating" or something?
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
Early builds of the game had a counter but honestly it was always a bit buggy with 30 cards in a stack so they took that out of future builds. on a more current stream they said the limit is 10 - 12 reliable. More then enough for most games though.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So the deck limit is just 12 cards now? I remember that stream said the score cap was 15 or 20, but with 12 cards I assume that went down too.
What?? Only 12 cards for your whole deck? That seems extremely low :/. I'm mainly gonna get this just to mix up and create music, but if I did wanna play a competitive mode, 12 cards just doesn't seem like a lot to me. I'll have to play to find out I guess.
Marty Chinn
Member
Is there a reason Amazon lists they're not getting this until November?
Harmonix continuing their tradition of screwing over European fans with new cool IPs. Or does this have an European date that is simultaneous or close to the NA release?
Also, AA batteries? FFS, why not a rechargeable battery? I hope you can at least just plug this in so one doesn't need to always have (charged) AA batteries around.
Also, AA batteries? FFS, why not a rechargeable battery? I hope you can at least just plug this in so one doesn't need to always have (charged) AA batteries around.
Glass Shark
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Marty Chinn
Member
Best Buy says next week on the 21st.
nephilimdj
Member
just did a youtube search and like noone has covered this game
Its a bit of a worry
Its a bit of a worry
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
No I am strictly talking about the NFC sensors in each of the 5 slots. The card games rules haven't changed. You still use 30 cards. I am only speaking on how many cards you can stack up on the board before the game stops reliably being able to read your cards and recommends you take some off the offending slot.