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It’s not a game that I, a long time Valve fan would have any interest in, but I’ve been told by friends who are into card games that the actual game was fun, it

• grraaaaahhh 7y ago
  It's a game that is very fun for people who are already invested in card games. The pricing was a big issue, but another one was that the game just isn't that fun for more casual players. It's a game that is very sensitive to misplays, has much more visible RNG than other card games (but I'd argue not much more RNG total) and a lot of the game's play patterns push you into lines where the right play is to just do nothing.
• cameronbrown 7y ago
  I played Artifact, it was fun until it died, but a very tough set of lessons for Valve to swallow: 1) Their reputation really has been damaged over no HL3/Dota 2 money grabs. 2) That they can't just publish anything onto Steam anymore with little to no upfront communication. 3) Not all monetisation models are viable - especially with the recent loot-box fiascos. If they wanted a card economy the game should've been free with random cards, with the option to purchase cards to have your own collection. The past few months they've definitely started to change over the response to Artifact. Dota Underlords was shipped in only 5 months, so it just shows what they're capable of with a little pressure.