OKTAGON Q&A Session - April 2022 *UPDATE (5/10/2022)

Magic:PQ Support Team

Answers

1. Ninjutsu is much more restricted in MTGPQ than it is in paper MTG. Why did you decide to restrict the mechanic so much?
   Answer:  Thank you for your feedback. For Ninjutsu we took the big amount of creature cards that exist in Magic: Puzzle Quest into account and we went with an approach that still focuses on keeping the original feel of swapping creatures but also maintaining the game’s balance. 
   
   

2. Are we closer to getting the planeswalker update/rebalance, which you postponed in March 2021, to after the PMA sets were completed?
   Answer: Thank you for the interest! We don't have anything planned regarding it yet, but it's on the team's radar.
   
   

3. Could the game designer please update the support page with a definition on when a the text on a card is supposed to take effect. If there is a difference between the main types of cards, could he then also specify the differences?  The reason for this is that it is impossible to determine if a card is working correctly, when this is unknown. I have seen creatures without ETB trigger upon they own casting which is unlike how the majority of creatures function.
   Answer:Thank you for the feedback! We will add this to the Rules and Definitions FAQ as soon as possible.
   
   

4. Hello! It might be a bit early to raise the issue but I am curious to know if you have plans for the imminent standard shift which will phase zendikar to legacy. Specifically, what would happen to ZE? Will we have a 3/week legacy event or are you guys planning to replace it with something new?
   Answer: Thank you for bringing this up. Yes, we have plans to come up with something new. 
   
   

5. Kaladesh's and Amonketh's Elite Pack have been in the vault only once since January 2021. HOD's have hit the vault twice since that same date. There seems to be no pattern at all with the Legacy Elite Pack rotation in the vault. You never know when those packs will be available. You just wake up one Tuesday and they are there. Do you have a schedule for those Legacy Elite Packs? There are several players saving resources for specific cards (Mostly Omniscience) but no one knows when it could be available next. It will be nice if we could have at least an estimated date on all Legacy Elite Packs since it is very rare to see them available.
   Answer: Thank you for your feedback. We will increase the Legacy Elite Collection Booster schedule, so that there are more options available. 
   
   

6. Will you ever release new tricolor Planeswalkers that are not the same colors as Bolas, Tamiyo, Sarkhan, or Narset
   Answer: We mostly follow the Planeswalker releases that come with the sets being released by WotC, but we have some plans to include other Planeswalkers as well. Which color combination do you prefer by the way?
   
   

7. Any plans for new battle deck events? The two current ones are extremely fun, but it's been a long time since the last event was first released.
   Answer: There are actually plans for a new event, but a little different than the Duel Deck events. We won’t be able to share anything yet though.
   
   

8. Why won't you implement alternative uses of the man's runes besides leveling new Planeswalkers? Many long term players have several million of them. You've said before you don't plan to implement new uses for the runes. Please explain your reasoning.
   Answer: Thank you for your interest in this. The team has been discussing Mana Runes and there are some ideas already. Therefore we would not out rule anything per se, but until now we have been focused on other priorities.

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Hi everyone,

How are you?
Here's another Q&A SESSION.

We will answer the questions posted by April 22nd, so please send your questions and doubts HERE.
Make sure to submit only 2-3 questions maximum, this way the team is able to focus and will try to answer all questions in a given month.

Thank you for all the support,

Rebeca

Tremayne

Documenting my question for posterity.

Are we closer to getting the planeswalker update/rebalance, which you postponed in March 2021, to after the PMA sets were completed?

Could the game designer please update the support page with a definition on when the text on a card is supposed to take effect. If there is a difference between the main types of cards, could he then also specify the differences? 

The reason for this is that it is impossible to determine if a card is working correctly, when this is unknown. I have seen creatures without ETB trigger upon they own casting which is unlike how the majority of creatures function.

AoMadness

Posting this here as well to see what everyone else thinks.

"Is there any plans to allow us to convert runes into gold or crafting orbs. Because platinum players end up hitting a wall where we have 1 Mill + runes and leveling up pw dosnt make a dent, so after a while winning runes in events is pointless and a waste of time earning them."

Mainloop25

The rewards system in coalition events needs a revamp. Instead of individual ranked rewards, it should be final progression score reward. If you you get the full 140 points in a pvp event, you get the points as usual. 138 gets the next tier of rewards, 137 the next, and so on. This means that dropping an objective doesn't put you so far down in rewards that the individual ranking hardly matters. This will also make more players participate because there is more of an incentive to keep playing even if they lose a match. Will you please bring this suggestion to the developers?

Mainloop25

Will there be any new tricolor Planeswalkers introduced in the next set to take advantage of all the new tri-color cards we will be gaining in New Capenna?

Magic:PQ Support Team

(5/10/22) UPDATE - Answers 

Thank you all for participating 🧡, the May Q&A has already started here.
Rebeca

BongoTheGrey

Thanks for the answers! Regarding 3 color Planeswalkers I would love white/blue/black or white/black/green

ArielSira

I'd love to see White-Black-Green or White-Red-Green (a mono white Ajani already had these mana bonusses,).