Other Magic programs
Posted: 07 May 2011, 13:57
I'm ashamed to hijack this topic but I like to defend my creationpedro1973 wrote: I've tested Wagic, Forge, Mage, and the AI sort of sucks.
Wagic's AI is probably not as good as Magarena's AI, but this is counterbalanced by the "progression" system in the game, which prevents you from getting all the cards you want immediately.
Wagic's AI also made significant improvements over the past 6 months, so if you haven't tried it in a while I suggest you give it a try again.
Granted, the intellectual challenge is probably more interesting in a game with minmax such as magarena, but I think you might be missing the point of a game such as Wagic, which is not only an MTG simulation, but a game with goals, challenges, etc... you start with a limited pool of cards and you need to improve your deck over time, to unlock cards, opponents, etc.... The difficulty of your opponents progresses with time, and I've already been contacted by long-time magic players who told me the AI was sometimes too difficult to beat for them.
In particular, Wagic is not made for you to immediately create whatever deck you want and play with it. You first have to unlock the cards, then "buy" them with the credits you earn, so building a competitive deck should take a fair amount of time (and be fun). Yes, if you play with a perfect deck, you will beat the AI. The point is that 1) it should take time (and fun) to reach the amount of credits required to build that deck, and 2) even when you reach that state, there are many more options in Wagic to still enjoy the game ("difficulty" mode where the AI starts with extra lands in play, "tasks" where you have to beat the AI with some additional conditions such as "beat the AI in less than XX turns", "story mode" in which you have to solve challenges/enigmas, etc..)
It's ok if what Wagic is offering is not what you are really looking for, but I'm a bit tired of people comparing my game to other MTG simulations, when clearly we don't all have the same goals (and may I shamelessly state that Wagic is much more than an MTG simulation?)
This has nothing to do with Magarena which is already very awesome and extremely promising, but just wanted to clear a few things up