Q&A with Oktagon - January Edition (2/1/18)

Brigby
Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
edited February 2018 in MtGPQ General Discussion
Hi Everyone,

We know that many of you have been waiting for the January Q&A Session, and we want to thank everyone for being so patient. For those that are also looking forward to the blog post, please note that we are in the final stages of releasing that content, and we plan on posting its chapters incrementally starting next week.

For now though, we hope that you enjoy the answers that Designer Pedro Rauiz and Producer Arthur Fukushima put together, as teasers for the upcoming Ixalan blog post!
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Is it possible to make Masterpiece Boosters award a non-duplicate card?
For now, a couple of things will change regarding the newly-named Elite Collection (the name change will be explained in the upcoming developer blog post for Ixalan):
  • We’ve adjusted the drop rates and card pool for the Elite Packs in Ixalan.
    • This means that you should have a much lower chance of getting a duplicate from your Elite Packs, and opening them will get you right on the way to becoming a resident, if not the mayor, of Valuetown!
  • Finally, new bundles will almost always contain some accompanying Mana Jewels with them.
We believe that these changes, coupled with the slightly increased earning rate of Mana Jewels, should make for a more enjoyable experience overall. We will continue to keep a close eye on the Elite Collection/Mana Jewel situation, and will be making further adjustments as we move forward.

Are there any details you can reveal about your plans for expanding Story mode?
Currently, all we can tell you is that it won’t be an expansion of the current Story Mode per se, but more like a new way of incorporating the rich world and lore of Magic the Gathering into your gameplay experience (rewards included). We are all very excited about this idea here, however, our current priority is closing the gap between our set releases and MtG’s.

What are your plans for Events in the future?
Oh… Events… So much to say, so little time.

We are very excited about the new events in Ixalan (You can check them out in the upcoming blog post about Ixalan’s Events),and we will continue to incorporate what is unique about each Plane into our Event Design. Hopefully, this will help make events a lot more interesting and push you to find new and interesting ways to play the game.

Also, a quick note on older sets and events: If you enjoy these new events and would like to see our take on older sets, make yourselves heard in the forums and we’ll be listening.

Finally, just a quick comment on the Color Mastery issue. We understand that it isn’t an ideal solution for ranking, and we’re studying possible changes, however, once again, our priority right now is to catch up to tabletop Magic’s set releases, while making Events more attractive and interesting for all players.

Are there any plans to make Deck Slots more accessible to players?
Yes, there will be. In fact, you will be able to check out the new prices in the upcoming Blog Post regarding Ixalan’s Planeswalkers.

Are there any plans to improve the game so that it doesn’t drain battery life so much?
We understand this can be frustrating to users and we are currently working on a system that will lower the amount of data downloaded as you play the game. This is one of the main culprits that causes the battery drain issue and the future fix will show improvements.

Does Oktagon have any other plans of interacting with the community, beyond the monthly Q&A?
Right now, we are all working very hard to catch up with tabletop Magic’s set releases and we are very excited to work on MTG PQ. Moving forward, however, we’ll try to be as communicative as possible. While forum activity might not be possible on a regular basis, we are most definitely open to writing blog posts, or even put out some videos explaining new releases!  Please provide feedback once the blog posts are live.
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We hope you enjoyed the January 2018 Q&A Session! Keep an eye out for the Ixalan blog post coming out next week, and as always, thank you for playing Magic: The Gathering - Puzzle Quest!
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  • Matthew
    Matthew Posts: 605 Critical Contributor
    Thank you for sharing! I'm sure most of us will agree that this is better than more silence.

    As for me, I just can't wait until next week!
  • Corn_Noodles
    Corn_Noodles Posts: 477 Mover and Shaker
    edited February 2018
    Brigby said:

    opening them will get you right on the way to becoming a resident, if not the mayor, of Valuetown!

    Really? That seems out of place. You can do better.

    Also...

    Brigby said:

    Are there any plans to improve the game so that it doesn’t drain battery life so much?
    We understand this can be frustrating to users and we are currently working on a system that will lower the amount of data downloaded as you play the game. This is one of the main culprits that causes the battery drain issue and the future fix will show improvements.

    Does that mean more calculations client-side instead of server-side? That should end well.
  • GrizzoMtGPQ
    GrizzoMtGPQ Posts: 776 Critical Contributor
    All this talk of proofreading and you don't even spell week correctly? Weak sauce. And the only weaker is what's in these answers. It's just a bunch of "stay tuned" statements. Yeck.
  • Firinmahlazer
    Firinmahlazer Posts: 417 Mover and Shaker
    Shecky said:
    Some of these comments seem pretty negative, but I am happy you are giving us some information before the blog posts are ready.  I look forward to seeing what you are doing in each of these areas, especially the deck slots!  Thank you.

    It's all the usual suspects. They don't represent the majority of players. I too am happy to have some information and look forward to the blog post next week. 
  • Coilbox
    Coilbox Posts: 202 Tile Toppler
    Shecky said:
    Some of these comments seem pretty negative, but I am happy you are giving us some information before the blog posts are ready.  I look forward to seeing what you are doing in each of these areas, especially the deck slots!  Thank you.

    iMHO... deck slots should be 100% free... or at least we should be able to modify the pre constructed ones once you complete them. Once you hit platinum its just a waste of space to have a begginer deck slot you are never gonna use. I dont understand why charging people for putting together the cards they already own...
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    This one seemed lacking in information compared to other q&a's. While I appreciate the communication, it was basically just a preview to a preview. 
  • killwind
    killwind Posts: 116 Tile Toppler
    This is sort of the same as having a meeting before the meeting to talk about the next meeting.
  • bk1234
    bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
    killwind said:
    This is sort of the same as having a meeting before the meeting to talk about the next meeting.
    Which will be hosted by the mayor of Valuetown?
  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Thuran said:

    [snip]

    - cheaper deck slots
    "Are there any plans to make Deck Slots more accessible to players?
    Yes, there will be. In fact, you will be able to check out the new prices in the upcoming Blog Post regarding Ixalan’s Planeswalkers."

    More options/new prices doesn't necessarily mean cheaper deck slots. It might also mean a micro transaction of real currency to purchase a slot.
  • EldrosKandar
    EldrosKandar Posts: 48 Just Dropped In
    wereotter said:
    Thuran said:

    [snip]

    - cheaper deck slots
    "Are there any plans to make Deck Slots more accessible to players?
    Yes, there will be. In fact, you will be able to check out the new prices in the upcoming Blog Post regarding Ixalan’s Planeswalkers."

    More options/new prices doesn't necessarily mean cheaper deck slots. It might also mean a micro transaction of real currency to purchase a slot.
    True, although I doubt it will come to that.
  • Thuran
    Thuran Posts: 456 Mover and Shaker
    "New prices" in the context of "more accessible" sure is a way of saying lowered prices, as you should otherwise say "there will be alternate methods of acquiring..."

    And if you keep the currency, but change the cost, I doubt you would advertise it, if it was a cost increase :)
  • timthes
    timthes Posts: 60 Match Maker
    Although answers were short and evasive, I get a good vibe about upcoming content so let’s wait and see 
  • NinjaE
    NinjaE Posts: 213 Tile Toppler
    timthes said:
    Although answers were short and evasive, I get a good vibe about upcoming content so let’s wait and see 

    I'll second this.
  • HypnoticSpecter
    HypnoticSpecter Posts: 190 Tile Toppler
    edited February 2018
    Rolling out a blog post today would've been a nice consolation for not having anything to do this weekend. Oh well.
  • ILikePancakes
    ILikePancakes Posts: 101 Tile Toppler
    I appreciate the info, too

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