There’ll even be the chance of another pack of cards, so you could buy a pack and the receive another pack for free from the chest inside that pack, and then potentially even get a third pack from the chest inside the second. To this end, booster packs will also drop chests colour-coded by rarity, which will contain cards, equipment, recipes and crafting materials. “Additionally, the team is adamant that they want to capture the magic sense of anticipation that comes with opening a pack of cards and seeing what it contains.
The only things that we’re going to be selling are packs of cards, starter decks and this VIP programme that for $4 a month will give you a pack a week that’s of $8 value, and also give you access to a special VIP tournament, and some other little fun cosmetic functionality things.” Considering Cryptozoic is adamant that players will never have to wait any longer than four months for complete new card sets along with additional dungeons or tournaments, four bucks a month for a regular shot at the latest additions to the game is hardly likely to break the bank. “We’re not trying to monetise this with ‘power’, or your ability to play whatever else. I mean, I hope you spend money we need the game to be successful so we can keep investing in it! But you can play the PvE side without spending any money and even collect some new packs, though there’s a limited number and it’s not a repeatable process. Cory explains, “You can play the game on the PvE side without spending any money.
While you’ll have to spend some money if you’re seriously interested in the PvP side of the game, which could be worth it considering real-cash prize tournaments are planned, the good news is that PvE at least will be completely free-to-play. But intimidating complexity isn’t the only dissuading factor that stops people from jumping headfirst into the hobby the prohibitive cost of getting the latest cards and making sure your deck is up to date is just as problematic. “The notion is that Cory and his team can create a game that will, as he puts it, “train people who’ve never played a TCG to become people who love and are good at them”. Wins will accrue you points that can be used to customise the deck to some extent and once the season’s over, victors will get an exclusive PvE card representative of their side…but the other faction’s card will be lost to them forever. Once you’ve selected which one you want to represent, you’ll be given a deck themed to that faction, and be tasked with playing through the whole season. The first of these will feature giant fire-breathing Squirrel Titans and Dinosaurs. “Then we created a bunch of dungeons that are puzzley, so we’ve set up puzzles for you, and you need to work your way around these and set up decks to take advantage of the conditions in play.” One such special dungeon not heavily discussed before is an annual arena, where every year two conceptual creatures will be pitched against each other with players choosing one to champion. “We’ve created a bunch of things that are standard TCG play with different sorts of parameters on top of it,” he reveals. Alongside the seven or eight main storyline dungeons you’ll encounter naturally whilst levelling, there’s a host of others that will provide varying challenges to mix things up and hone your skills. When the game launches, it’ll do so with around 40 dungeons that you’ll be able to progress through. Instantly, it’s this strong single-player “PvE” content that looks set to set the game apart from the (currently non-existent) competition. “If all of this sounds a bit too inaccessible for you, never fear one of the benefits of blending genres to create the first MMOTCG is that it’ll enable Cryptozoic to build a strong story-driven single-player PvE tutorial, in addition to creating a robust, competitive PvP environment for those who struggle to find time to make it to real-world tournaments.
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