MMO Gamers

     I haven’t had much opportunity to play or blog over the Easter weekend.  Not because I was fortunate enough to go away but rather I’ve worked every day of it.  So no Vanguard or any other MMO over the weekend.  But one thing I have tried is the Trading Card Game (TCG) Magic – The Gathering (MTG) Online.

     I haven’t really played TCGs before.  I’d bought a deck for MTG about a year ago but could never find anyone to play with.  I did try Sony’s Legends of Norrath for a little while.  That’s their TCG and it’s included with Everquest and Everquest II.  Vanguard has its own built in TCG which is part of the Diplomacy Sphere, and it’s a fairly simple game compared with Sony’s and MTG.

     So I decided to install the MTG game client which was about 370 MB and the tutorial which was another 93 MB.  There’s a 14 trial version but I decided to pay the $9.99 USD and get the full version.  I also bought a deck of cards and a booster pack for about $16 USD.  I don’t know that I needed to yet, or even if I’d bought the right ones, but I got a bit over excited and went a little crazy in the online store.  I think I did well to get off as lightly as I did.

     Up until now I’ve only played the tutorial games, the basic and advanced.  I’m still trying to get a grip on how it all works, particularly the more advanced cards.  From here it’s into the Training room where I’ll start playing against real people.  I figured this will be a good pastime for when I only have a half hour or so spare, or when I’m sitting on the couch watching TV with the wife.