Shadow Era - 'Magic' style trading card game [Releasing 24/Feb]

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  1. Kyle Poole

    Kyle Poole Well-Known Member

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    The latest Shadow Era ally

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  2. Benjee007

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    The weapon looks slow but powerful.
    I mean after sticking those things into some1,you gotta take them out :D
    ~5-6/3 would be nice for attributes and it could attack like every second round.
    And the gal looks hot
     
  3. Booch138

    Booch138 Well-Known Member

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    So freaking excited for this game. Any projected release date by chance? lol
     
  4. Benjee007

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    I don't think so,but theres a lot of new cool features updated in the beta every week. Everyone has a chance to signup as far as i know,so till its out I would advise you to signup for the beta ;)
     
  5. Kyle Poole

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    This latest build crashed for me on both facebook and the site..weird
     
  7. Kylescorpion

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    #527 Kylescorpion, Sep 23, 2010
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    Nice! I can't wait till the full release.

    Edit: lol I Just played my first game and I won without knowing any of the rules lol. It was really fun 0---0

    Um one thing I'm wondering though. When I was picking a hero I picked a hunter but in the hour I was given a preist?


    Edit2: oh nvm I see where it says hero selection Is disabled for beta :p
     
  8. joaovc

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    Just played it on the web. I have played LOTR and Magic competitively and I really like the mechanics of this. Great job!
     
  9. Kyle Poole

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    Thanks joaovc, we are finishing up the multiplayer soon so hopefully you can play Shadow Era competitively too :D
     
  10. Tried facebook version - looking good if a bit slow paced. Perhaps a skip animation option?
    The shop doesn't have an "exit" option ;)
     
  11. DotComCTO

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    Playing the web version and it looks really well done. I just played for quite a while, and I've got to get back to work here! Great card graphics. I'm just getting the hang of the game mechanics.

    More to follow, but I'm really looking forward to seeing this on the iPad!

    :cool:

    --DotComCTO
     
  12. meatz666

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    Hi Kyle!
    Congratulations for the great game! Played the beta a couple of times, and I have some feedback. Before I do, I just want to state that I have a good CCG background, since the second edition of Magic, Spellfire, Rage, etc. I will not waste our time telling you about the things that I like, because it would be a big list... I'll go directly to the point:

    1) I think the main game mechanics are simple, so it has a good "pick up and play" factor, but it has it's drawbacks... I would like to see more complicated mechanics, since most of the cards give direct damage, or buff/debuff...
    2) Sometimes I get confused with the "game terms". Sometimes you guys use "opponent", "target", "enemy" (sorry if I got it wrong, but my memory is terrible, and I can't run the game right now), and in the end we don't know if the effect of the card is exclusive to a hero, ally, or both...

    I'm going to play a little bit more tonight, see if I can explain those things better.

    Bye!
     
  13. Kyle Poole

    Kyle Poole Well-Known Member

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    That depends on what class you play. Mages are more about direct damage, while Priests are buff/debuff. Elementals have energy control and conversion, like stealing a card from your opponent's hand, gaining control over an enemy ally, sacrificing your own ally to gain Hero health, etc. Also note that not all classes are available yet in the beta ;)

    The card text was designed to be as simple as possible, and should be consistent. For example:

    "target" - you can select any target for this effect
    "up to n different targets" - you can select up to [n] targets, with no duplicates
    "target opponent" - you can only target the enemy hero or allies
    "target ally" - only allies can be targeted
    "target hero" - only heroes can be targeted
    "each turn" - the start of the card owner's draw phase, or if the card is attached to a target, the target card owner's draw phase
    "attack" - use an ally to launch an attack against another ally or hero
    "defend" - return damage to your attacker

    You can find more info on our website at http://www.shadowera.com
     
  14. Soulstone

    Soulstone New Member

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    Hi,
    I've been testing your game for a while now and came across the same things as meatz666 stated above.

    If I got it right, by that meatz666 meant that the abilities are just not diverse enough. Its cool that each class has its own specialties but even direct damage heroes should get some more complicated abilities (that come with drawbacks,can only be cast at certain times or does more damage if certain conditions are met) or they get boring and repetitive pretty fast and most player just won't play them.
     
  15. deadclown

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    Any ETA, yet, on the iphone release?

    Also: is the beta still open?

    Big fan of MTG, Orions, etc. Looking forward to the game!
     
  16. gammabeam

    gammabeam Well-Known Member

    Wow! I must say I'm very interested in this!
     
  17. violentv

    violentv Well-Known Member

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    same here!
     
  18. Benegesserit

    Benegesserit Well-Known Member

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    When I challenge other player's decks is the AI using their deck or can I actually play against a live opponent?
     
  19. Kyle Poole

    Kyle Poole Well-Known Member

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    There will be both once the multiplayer update is released soooon
    But right now it is against the AI
     
  20. bebo_beta2002

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    damn nw can't wait...any release date?
     

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