PAX East 2010: Duels of the Planeswalkers’ Second Expansion Packs Avatar Awards
During the Penny-Arcade Expo, I had a chance to play a little of the second expansion pack for Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalker. As you might expect, it felt very similar to the core game, to the point where it’s hard to accurately point out differences. That’s because most of the changes come in the form of new decks and cards, and I doubt any of you have memorized the cards that were in the first game to begin with. There were some other elements, however, that did stand out, and are worth getting excited for. Namely, the avatar rewards, which might drive some people to pick up the game and expansion solely to get the gear.
For unlocking three decks, players will be awarded with a Planeswalker shirt. That, alone, isn’t all that special. It’s good to show off nerd pride, but a shirt is, in the end, just a shirt. When all of the game’s six decks are unlocked, however, that’s when things get a little spicy. Players who finish that content will be rewarded with a dragon, that flies around their character, ready to burninate the countryside. Magic the Gathering fan or not, that’s several thousand types of freaking awesome. Packing it with DLC makes sense, since it’s great incentive to buy, since not enough games give away Avatar Awards. I could get used to this. Next step? Bundle it with a D20. I mean, it’s a life counter, it sort of works, right?
While we don’t have any images right now, we had a chance to see a cardboard standee of what it’s likely going to look like. In short, it’s cool. In long, you’ll see for yourself soon.
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