Co-Optimus

[pheriannath]

Planechasin' at the expense of co-op.

Read The Full Article: Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Co-Op Review

[pheriannath]

I realize this review is a little "inside baseball" for some, so if you have any questions for me, I'll do my best to answer 'em.

[Locke]

Great review, hit all the points of contention for me. I really enjoy the little things they have added to the UI with the deck stats and campaign layout.
No Archenemy is a bummer, but I guess that is last year's news. Unsure why they wouldn't just leave it in and add Planeshift to the mix.
Still a great game, excited to see what they do with the expansion decks because there are some really cool archetypes in there already.

[Traceedrago]

Basically every year Wizards does a "summer of multiplayer" and showcases a different gametype every year. This started in 2010 with the creation of archenemy and continued in 2011 with the official adaptation of the popular elder dragon highlander gametype(now known as commander) and continues this year with the resurrection and refinement of planechase(I think the original was 2007?)and as with the dotp games they introduce the gametypes into almost as a way to teach people how to play as well as market it to get people in to buying the products, it remains to be seen if they'll start the cycle over again or come up with a new product to sell that'll feature in dotp 2014. But it's a pretty safe bet that commander will not be featured at all due to the deck requirements, but we can dream.

[pheriannath]

I didn't want to slog down the review with it, but though the decks are solid and mechanically interesting, the fact that there's only one multicolor deck is really strange.