Another question. Would it have killed them to make it 2d6 instead of D12. I know that means the scores would not be a flat distribution and rather weighted towards 7 with no chance of a 1, but d6es are so much more common to find just lying around than d12s.
So thats the text book example of a problem that doesnt need to exist in the first place, and you use a APP to solve that problem ... which can be entirely avoided if the card doesnt use a D12 in the first place ... which is the entire point of critique that using a D12 is awful card gameplay design.
You always need the Smartphone and Internet Connection for Magic play, especially in tournament setting. You need it to set life totals (because d20 can always be moved by the table and mess the result), you need it to check what's the correct oracle text / errata of any card you wish and last, but not last, you need it to check how interaction between cards works or what is written in the comprehensive rules about a specific rule, since this is already the most complex game in the world
So yes, to play properly this game you actually need a smartphone and that's no big deal because as I said, everybody have a smartphone and an internet connection. Having an app for dice rolls isn't worse or more difficult than doing anything I listed above..
This is a really privileged statement. I played Magic before smartphones existed, and I play it in no small part because it is not a digital endeavor. There are PLENTY of people out there without smartphone, be they poor or just young kids who should not have one yet. Does it help in some cases, sure, but you absolutely should not need one.
You don't see other games requiring you to need a smart phone. Pokemon keeps it to coin flips and gives you the coin for instance. If you want to use your phone to play a ccg then you can play arena or heartstone.
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This is a really privileged statement. I played Magic before smartphones existed, and I play it in no small part because it is not a digital endeavor. There are PLENTY of people out there without smartphone, be they poor or just young kids who should not have one yet. Does it help in some cases, sure, but you absolutely should not need one.
You don't see other games requiring you to need a smart phone. Pokemon keeps it to coin flips and gives you the coin for instance. If you want to use your phone to play a ccg then you can play arena or heartstone.
Http://www.fantasticneighborhood.com/
Comedy gaming podcast. Listening to it makes you cool.
Http://www.fantasticneighborhood.com/
Comedy gaming podcast. Listening to it makes you cool.