Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Once you've registered and completed email validation, you'll need to reply to the thread in The Welcome mat before you gain full access to the site.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
New info about the expansion
Topic Started: Dec 8 2015, 10:59 PM (1,207 Views)
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/33230/vs-system-2pcg-the-defenders

Looking forward to more info and trying out Daredevil MC!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Psychotime
Member Avatar
Senior Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
If it involves Daredevil, then I'm sold. Hopefully they payed attention to the complaints on the component quality of the last release.

But what happened to the Alien vs Predator thing? I thought that was supposed to be next.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
plaid_warlock
Member Avatar
Senior Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
AVP isn't coming until GenCon. I'm trying to be excited about the expansion but I'm just not sold on it.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Psychotime
Member Avatar
Senior Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
The new team logos so far are pretty bad, I have to say. Particularly the Crime Lords one.

I don't understand the flavor of Daredevil's "Man Without Fear" ability. It made sense on his last card when it was just against main characters (and him just being a lowly supporting two drop with one health). As a main character, though, doubling his ATK anytime you feel like it just doesn't work for me.

Maybe I'm too used to the Fearless keyword from the "official" fansets. Seriously, it was a good clean keyword! I loved it!

Symbiosis is fine, though the name makes it extremely restricted. It's bad that such a clean and simple mechanic will now only exist on a select group of Marvel characters and literally no-one else. A simple flavorful name like "Tenacious" or something would have gotten the flavor of the ability across, and would have allowed for non-symbiote characters to get it.

The more I think about it, the worse it gets. You can't get any cleaner than "this character can have +1/+1 counters while stunned" as a long-running mechanic to be used in ANY setting. Literally any expansion with a +1/+1 counter theme will want to use this! What an awful decision.
Edited by Psychotime, Dec 12 2015, 04:26 AM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
https://www.facebook.com/VsSystem2PCG/photos/pcb.862788307162368/862788170495715/?type=3&theater

and

https://www.facebook.com/VsSystem2PCG/photos/pcb.862788307162368/862788147162384/?type=3&theater

Winter Soldier Main Character for the Underworld - Interesting way to XP, by Freezing himself.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
plaid_warlock
Member Avatar
Senior Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
I think he's more interesting than Venom, mainly because he doesn't get completely hosed by counter-hate the way that Venom does.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Wallywest1988
Member Avatar
Senior Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
Looking at the previews. Not sure if they are holding back the more playable MCs but Winter Soldier is terrible. Venom and DD can't truly be judged till we see their other level versions but none of them come close to the power level of Star Lord, Thanos, Storm, Magneto, etc.

Hope this is just a small sample of a decent set but looking like a Web Of Spiderman all over again so far.

Im just glad the holidays are gonna be past and they can pump out hobby kits and sets =D
Edited by Wallywest1988, Dec 25 2015, 02:04 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
http://upperdeckblog.com/2016/01/vs-defenders-preview-1/

Preview of Luke Cage Main Character and Iron Fist Supporting Character
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
http://upperdeckblog.com/2016/01/vs-defenders-preview-2/

Preview of Moon Knight and Scarlet Witch supporting characters.

As a Moon Knight fan I am happy with his card.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
plaid_warlock
Member Avatar
Senior Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
Moon Knight seems almost too good. Hopefully there are more cards that hate on counters. If not then creating cards like Moon Knight just means you're pushing more people to play Guardians so they can Even The Odds.

Scarlet Witch seems a little disappointing. People on Facebook are calling this a staple 2-drop for every deck but I just don't see it. Also, why is she a Defender and not an Avenger? That just seems wrong to me.
Edited by plaid_warlock, Jan 12 2016, 04:44 AM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
On team, I like the idea of powering up Moon Knight with an unneeded high drop and then using that to power Deathlok's Rebuilt Body :)

If you are able to hold out an opponent from leveling up for even one turn longer then they planned it could mess up their plans, so that seems like why there is all of the love for Scarlet Witch.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
And after some chatter with the UDE guys on Facebook, I think I have narrowed down that Bullseye will be tomorrow's MC revealed.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
http://upperdeckblog.com/2016/01/vs-defenders-preview-3/

Bullseye MC with a way around the big bad Moon Knight, and also chances to do 2 wounds per turn on Supporting Charaters (L1 or 2) and Main Characters (L2)!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
plaid_warlock
Member Avatar
Senior Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
It's a way around annoying supporting characters with 1 health or a chance to possibly kill your opponent but both options are pretty expensive. I don't see them doing any kind of resource acceleration or fixing beyond the wild card location that each team gets. If that's the case then you're just going to have to bank on luck and not using your resources for anything else.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hank McCoy
Member Avatar
Elite Member
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
True. I suppose it is possible to build a deck where only your MC has Super Powers, then stock 4 Yellow, 4 Red, 4 Wild Cards and you can do 3 out of stun wounds on Supporting Characters and 2 on Main Characters.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · General Discussion · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Marvel Comics Character Images, Character Names and Card Text Copyright 2009 Marvel Characters Ltd. and/or Upper Deck Entertainment, LLC. DC Comics Character Images, Character Names and Card Text Copyright 2009 DC Characters Ltd. and/or Upper Deck Entertainment, LLC.