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Post by zafri on Apr 28, 2017 1:00:07 GMT -8
The creator has put up another blog post and revealed some cards from the Opus 3 starter decks.
First up we have Ace from the Type-0 deck:
Then we get to see the new Light Zidane from the IX deck:
He also announced that there will only be 3 cards that are unique to each starter deck this time, with 3 copies of each, making 9 cards per deck that are S exclusive and won't be in boosters (although I think you could still open the foil versions of these in packs as before).
Then he shared a couple of cards from each deck that are in the regular set but have alternate art for their starter deck version. These are being called Parallel cards and again there will be 3 copies of 3 cards in each deck done this way. Firstly we have Rem from Type-0:
 
And then there is Amarant from IX:
 
In both cases the first image is the art found in boosters and the second is the starter deck version.
Finally, he announced that the cards found in these starter decks would be tournament legal from when they are released (9th June 2017) even though Opus 3 is not out at that point.
What do you think about these announcements? I'm not a collector myself but if you are, do you like the idea of different versions of the same cards?
And what about the cards themselves? I'm hoping that the Type-0 cards are good enough that an all Type-0 deck is competitive.
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Post by Conkwe on Apr 28, 2017 5:24:56 GMT -8
As a collector, I love the alternate art cards! It does help with starter deck and booster pack sales since people will have to get both to get every art card. That might make it harder to obtain product though if we're short-stocked again.
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Post by zafri on Apr 28, 2017 8:01:51 GMT -8
Yeah, really hoping the stock issues will be a thing of the past soon. I definitely plan on getting these sets when they come out (if i'm able to). Plus, of the cards shown I think I prefer the starter deck art anyway!
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Post by Conkwe on Apr 28, 2017 8:14:25 GMT -8
I like the booster pack art more for Amarant. Zidane's starter deck artwork is nicer than the booster pack art if it's the same artwork from the older TCG.
Can someone clarify if the booster pack parallel cards come in regular and premium foil versions, or just the foil version? Does this mean we're not getting the starter deck parallel cards in premium foil?
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Post by zafri on Apr 29, 2017 14:13:27 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure the Parallel cards with be the same as normal cards in booster packs, in that they will have regular versions and the chance of foils. The difference I think is that the starter exclusive art will only be in the starter decks and not have a foil version in packs at all. The starter exclusive cards (with the S in their set number) will have the foil version in packs as before. Bit of a weird system but I guess they don't want 2 versions of certain cards available as foils in the packs.
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Post by m2hero on May 2, 2017 8:31:22 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure the Parallel cards with be the same as normal cards in booster packs, in that they will have regular versions and the chance of foils. The difference I think is that the starter exclusive art will only be in the starter decks and not have a foil version in packs at all. The starter exclusive cards (with the S in their set number) will have the foil version in packs as before. Bit of a weird system but I guess they don't want 2 versions of certain cards available as foils in the packs. About foil exclusive cards, I understand the same: exclusive cards won't have foil version, only parallel cards. But maybe we are confused about that. I don't like the idea of two arts for some cards. I see it like a way to difficult the collection of all the cards, although it seems at the moment that only affect starter cards, and they are easy to get by now. On the other hand, one question about Amarant: do you think that you can put one opponent's forward on the break zone to activate his skill? I guess that it's not possible, because you must pay the skill with one of your forwards (in this case, if the forward comes from the hand, it would be correct?), but the words confuse me a lot. |
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Post by zafri on May 2, 2017 10:55:59 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure the Parallel cards with be the same as normal cards in booster packs, in that they will have regular versions and the chance of foils. The difference I think is that the starter exclusive art will only be in the starter decks and not have a foil version in packs at all. The starter exclusive cards (with the S in their set number) will have the foil version in packs as before. Bit of a weird system but I guess they don't want 2 versions of certain cards available as foils in the packs. About foil exclusive cards, I understand the same: exclusive cards won't have foil version, only parallel cards. But maybe we are confused about that. I don't like the idea of two arts for some cards. I see it like a way to difficult the collection of all the cards, although it seems at the moment that only affect starter cards, and they are easy to get by now. On the other hand, one question about Amarant: do you think that you can put one opponent's forward on the break zone to activate his skill? I guess that it's not possible, because you must pay the skill with one of your forwards (in this case, if the forward comes from the hand, it would be correct?), but the words confuse me a lot. Yeah I could imagine that the exact way foils etc will work might be different to what we've heard just because of translation issues, we'll wait and see. Amarant would only be Forwards that you control and from the field not from your hand, I believe. My reasoning is that this is how Lulu H works for Backups and this is worded exactly the same  |
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Post by Conkwe on May 4, 2017 14:54:22 GMT -8
That seems to be a common question with Lulu H. That would be too OP if you could use opponents Forwards.
Yeah, from the looks of it, I don't think we'll be getting the foil versions of the starter cards. I don't think I like thhat there'll be a missing counterpart in the foil collection.
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Post by Conkwe on May 23, 2017 21:10:28 GMT -8
New card spoilers:  Anyone planning to grab the Starter Decks at the MCM presale? I'm so tempted to get some, but the exchange rate and shipping costs kills it for me. I'm just gonna wait for the regular release. |
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Post by zafri on May 24, 2017 0:13:09 GMT -8
I've pre-ordered them both from my LGS so i'll pick them up whenever they get them in. They look like they are going to be pretty interesting from the cards spoiled so far.
Vivi seems really good to me as a more flexible version of Tellah. He's a Forward so can attack and block; his cost to do big damage can be paid in installments (1F when you play him and FF later on); you can do the big damage on the turn you play him (whereas Tellah has to wait a turn); you have the option of doing small damage if it's all you need to do; you have a way to search him out in Rinoa.
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Post by davidnguyeninja on May 24, 2017 22:13:19 GMT -8
With the hype surrounding Type 0, do you guys think it will be tier 1?
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Post by zafri on May 25, 2017 2:06:18 GMT -8
Tough to say at this stage, having only seen 4 cards but there's definitely a chance. I think the biggest problem it might have will be there being enough strong Type 0 characters. Given that it looks like there is a lot of synergy for them (both Moogle and Queen want you to pretty much all Type 0 Forwards) then you might have to use worse Forwards that are on theme to get the best out of your cards. If this means you have a lot of average cards then you might have too many draws where you don't see the pay-off cards.
I'm certainly interested to see what we get and think that the Type 0 deck might stand a chance of being tier 1 without making many changes, whereas the VIII deck will almost certainly be quickly improved with existing cards.
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Post by Conkwe on May 25, 2017 7:13:07 GMT -8
That's what I'm also wondering, if there'll be enough good Type 0 cards to make a flexible deck. It seems a bit restricting.
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Post by zafri on May 25, 2017 7:17:49 GMT -8
It'll also be interesting if there are more Type 0 characters in Opus 3 that aren't in the starter deck. That would open up a lot of options for customization/improvement.
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Post by Conkwe on May 27, 2017 0:02:15 GMT -8
There should be. There was quite a good amount in the old TCG in one set. The previous starter decks also didn't contain all cards from one game in the deck. I'm expecting a lot of the cadets in Opus III, so yeah, I should wait until they're actually released (or leaked) before I judge its flexibility.
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