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[Nerdtalk]We need Magic: The Gathering adapted into other media

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Dei, Aug 1, 2011.

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  1. Dei

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    If there's one franchise that has a rich enough lore for an RPG or a cartoon adaptation it's Magic: The Gathering. I've been aching for a cartoon or video game(, I don't count the crappy ones they've made so far,) of Magic ever since I got introduced to it back in fifth grade to fleshen out the story. You had to, practically, collect the whole set to get the full story and, as a kid, that wasn't exactly financially viable.

    I personally would like to see a cartoon adaptation of the Tempest block which is right down the alley of high fantasy.
     
    #1 Dei, Aug 1, 2011
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    agreed.....
     
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  3. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    The game has been diluted so much that the colors hardly matter anymore.

    I started playing at Beta, and picked it up a couple of weeks ago as some of the guys at work play.

    The game has been dumbed down, IMO.

    DD
     
    #3 DaDakota, Aug 1, 2011
  4. The Captain

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    Amazing how this game still has legs. Every comic/game shop I go to seems to have events on Friday nights.

    A new PC game came out last year. Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers

    HAHAHA! You realize that this is THE nerd showoff phrase, right? I need to find this on a t-shirt.
     
    #4 The Captain, Aug 1, 2011
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    "need" or "want"? :confused:
     
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  6. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    Did not realize that, I just used to play it about 15 years ago, and have a ton of cards in storage, that I expected to see....like dual lands, or lightning bolts, fireballs etc...etc.....none of which are around anymore, and I just heard the Black Lotus is like $2500, or something, I am pretty sure I have one, and I know I have all the moxes....

    The colors used to mean something.

    Blue - counterspells
    Red - Direct Damage
    Green - Big creatures
    White - Defense
    Black - Offense and creature damage

    Now, it seems that most creatures are colorless, and that there are equivalent creatures in all colors.

    I used to love the game, and played it a ton, then lost interest as I got older, I think the last set I recall playing a little bit of was "The Dark"....."Legends" was the last one I played a lot of.

    DD
     
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    I had a discussion with my gamer buddy about the super old cards the other day- he said that lots of the original cards aren't even allowed in tournaments any more, just too powerful. He beta tested the game with some other nerds we know- apparently one of the designers had a house in Galveston, where they all lived.

    One of the guys in that group sold the original green deck and used the $ as a down payment on a house. Freaking nuts!

    (I realized that 'I was in the beta' was the go-to alpha-nerd phrase one day when I was talking to a guy in the comic shop. Funny, because all geeks, myself included, will pull that one out)
     
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  8. Dei

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    Those are old, old sets and the color distinction, I can say, still lasted, at least, until the Masques block, which was the last block I played.

    The Gerrard storyline, for the few bits I could get, was really good, though. I don't know how careless Wizards of the Coast have been in developing their IP to just keep recycling Magic all these years.

    That's just an online version of the card game. I mean RPG like Dragon Age.
     
    #8 Dei, Aug 1, 2011
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