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Valve announces Artifact, a new DOTA-based card game at TI7 [Up: A few details]
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Jason Frost
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I feel the pressure is to do something rather different given the current success of Hearthstone and the fact that MTG Arena is about to come out, seemingly with a $40+ million budget this go around.
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This would be a good start:
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This would be a good start:
Schucky Ducky
Banned
This doesn't sound like something I'd be interested in.
If that's true at least they're trying something new with the genre. I mean I'm sure it'll be a success for Valve if the game is decent, which it likely will be. Just bummed. Been waiting years for a new Valve game and this isn't what most people had in mind.
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thepotatoman
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That sounds a little too much like dota to me. I'm not sure how fun that will be compared to just playing dota, where you have a lot of the same strategies with the fun of action on top.
EDIT: I guess my biggest concern about it being too much like dota is if it all feels too forced to be like dota instead of just being a good card game.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Reminds me of the hearthstone reveal thread.
People wanted a new blizzard game so badly.
CARD GAME OMFG!>?!#@#@$@!
Then it turned out to be great.
People wanted a new blizzard game so badly.
CARD GAME OMFG!>?!#@#@$@!
Then it turned out to be great.
Calavera520
Member
i like card games. maybe it's good.
I'm honestly surprised I didn't expect this. After Hearthstone, Gwent, and now this, I think TCGs are officially the new Service Game microtransaction trend.
What publisher do you guys think is gonna be the next to bring out one? Ubisoft? EA? Microsoft? Nintendo?
For starters, Square Enix should have turned Triple Triad into an app and F2P game a long time ago. I mean, one bigger than what it's currently got out there. And Nintendo already made a well-received Pokemon TCG Game Boy game back on the day. It just needs to roll that back out in some kind of F2P system. And I know for a fact Microsoft is gonna try this. A Halo TCG? Maybe they'll write it into the setting as some popular card game the humans and/or Covenant like to play. EA's had Battleforge but it seems like that jumped the gun. Might it roll that back out or do some kind of Dragon Age or Battlefield TCG. Actually a Star Wars one would make more sense if it could get Lucasfilm to greenlight it.
What publisher do you guys think is gonna be the next to bring out one? Ubisoft? EA? Microsoft? Nintendo?
For starters, Square Enix should have turned Triple Triad into an app and F2P game a long time ago. I mean, one bigger than what it's currently got out there. And Nintendo already made a well-received Pokemon TCG Game Boy game back on the day. It just needs to roll that back out in some kind of F2P system. And I know for a fact Microsoft is gonna try this. A Halo TCG? Maybe they'll write it into the setting as some popular card game the humans and/or Covenant like to play. EA's had Battleforge but it seems like that jumped the gun. Might it roll that back out or do some kind of Dragon Age or Battlefield TCG. Actually a Star Wars one would make more sense if it could get Lucasfilm to greenlight it.
Leafhopper
Banned
Portal 2 came out in 2011
And Dota 2 officially came out in 2013.
Not sure where you got this 7 year thing from.
I mean... It's not playing Dota. As long as matches don't take ages and there's no equivalents to crap like last hits, it might actually be fun.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I think the only card I've really wanted to see happen is a final fantasy card game, but not some lazy mobile clone of hearthstone. Something super developed for final fantasy.
I'm not into dota2, but it sounds neat.
I'm not into dota2, but it sounds neat.
Duchess O'Death
Member
If they make it so we can trade cards in Steam Market... sign me up!
If someone counted Dota 2's beta as the start of Dota 2, 2011 to 2018 would in fact be 7 years.
It's actually Counter-Strike: GO you would want to use as a counter argument, though I guess some people might not view that as "new", but it's still a 2012 product.
Askherserenity
Member
Don't understand these reactions. They announced a DOTA thing at a DOTA tournament?
Oh noo.
Oh noo.
Look at dota; LOL was plenty successful and they didn't copy their monetization model. They will print money; but the model will put the game first.
The last real Valve game was Alien Swarm which released just over 7 years ago. Duh.
Abilidebob
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I mean... 2011's DOTA 2 compared to 2013's DOTA 2 is a complete different beast, it took quite some time for the game to be in a state I'd call "releasable".
Honestly, the true question we need asked is:
Will it come to mobile?
If how hard Valve has been getting into China, I can't see them releasing this game without a mobile presence to get that sweet Asian money.
this seems pretty cool
and i'm totally expecting integration to dota2 and the steam trading market, will probably check this out
Not really sure what is up with this Artifact announcement. Seems really out of touch to just show a logo and no gameplay or development documentary kind of feature. Doesn't really bode well for the production quality but maybe I'm assuming too much there.
CS:Go is more like a Hidden Path project that Valve took over though.
Tf2 says hi.
Hoping we get a more propper video after TI, it seems Day9 played a pretty fleshed out version.
Summer Update is TF3, to be announced tomorrow.
When's TF3 tho?
Sentenza
Member
It was also produced by another studio (Hidden Path, I think?), with questionable results at first, and just few months later "salvaged" by Valve.
Dead? They make a ton of money and they will with this too. Far from dead, people simply aren't getting things on their wishlist.
paperspace
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IcyRhythms
Member
I'm done with Valve, at least in terms of expecting them to make amazing games that aren't for competitive casuals. Those people only play one or two games and are like "i'm teh hardcorrrzzzzz" SMDH
Glass Shark
Banned
yes sir, Dota 2, the most casual game ever made
paperspace
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IcyRhythms
Member
It's not the games themselves. It's how many you invest time into. I don't think anyone with a brain would ever say games like Dota 2, Starcraft, CSGO, and Lol doesn't have a learning curve.
"Competitive casuals". That's a new one
Pinko Marx
Banned
Perfect game to play between Reapers Scythe deaths.
IcyRhythms
Member
I just don't really consider playing one or two games, competitive or otherwise, "teh hardcorrzz", especially considering a lot of those kids have only been gaming for 5-7yrs. They're also not athletes, but that's a different topic.
spindoctor
Member
Some of the reactions in this thread are epic.
So glad this isn't Half Life 3.
So glad this isn't Half Life 3.
What are you trying to say.. non of your posts make any sense.
IcyRhythms
Member
You're trying too hard.
inpHilltr8r
Member
biting lol again
Glass Shark
Banned
what does this even mean
LinkAndEpona
Banned
I'll stick with Hearthstone and MtG.