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No, it's not an Alter Ego card. This is Vs. from here on out. I'd love to read what other people think about it, but it seems VsRealms has crashed. I'm assuming it has something to do with everyone rushing to read other opinions. Feel free to leave comments kids. Love it? Hate it?
Personally, I'm psyched.
Some of you were lucky enough to go to last weekend's Comic-Con. For the rest of us, we have links:
First Iron Man Footage (I love it)
Something Totally Unrelated (but I spend a lot of my weekend watching the series this clip originated from).
Visit the link below to download the full version:
http://dealers.upperdeck.com/community/files/20/marvel/entry796348.aspx
(Thanks for the link correction, Sean. I have no idea why the picture link comes up "access denied" - it sounds so "Department of Homeland Security"!)
Man - I can't wait for this thing. I'm more excited about it than I am either of the Legends sets. And I hope it sells super well and they do a DC version - "Crisis" maybe? I can't wait until we get more info on how to play this. Oohh - I wonder if they'll spill something at Indy. OR - imagine if PC-goers got first crack...sweet! I don't actually think that will happen, but a man can dream. Of course it would just pour more salt in my wound, since PC-goers already get first crack at Marvel Legends. And I won't be there. Grrr....
Remember these cards, from the 90s? I'd forgotten all about them until I saw this. Kinda cool they have them all out there for you to read. Still bummed there was a Power Man, but no Iron Fist. Reverse Racists!!
[And yes, Stu, I picked the images out just for you ;)]
Here's what I'm missing to complete my 4x playset of DWF:
I still have 2 boxes to open, one of which I'm sure I'll crack tonight (in draft?). It looks like distribution for my case was pretty good, assuming my last two boxes knock a lot off my list.
And yes, I am, for some stupid reason, trying to collect 4x Insanity cards. I know there is no need for it, but I guess since I've got 4x everything else, I should complete the sets.
I'm hoping to get my DWF sets completed within a few weeks. MLE(?) is right around the corner!
In case anyone missed the "What's Next For Hobby League" thread that l.o.shadows started on VsRealms a few days back, I'd like to highlight some posts from UDE's Miranda, who gave us some insight into the future of the game's organized events:
"The rotation you can probably expect for VS will be Release Celebration, Beatdown event (which will vary - Random Punks is a type of Beatdown event) and City Championship, with an Elite Series every so often. Information for the Marvel Legends Beatdown event will be up in September!
Due to the short time between World's Finest and Marvel Legends there will only be Two events for World's Finest, Release Celebration and City Championships. Marvel Legends will begin again with the 3 month block: Release Celebration month 1, Beatdown month 2, and City Championships month 3. So, City Championships will wrap up the Hobby League cycle for the product."
She then went on to confirm that the next City Championship format will indeed be Silver Age. WooHoo! And in a different thread, she said the City Championships would be held between Aug. 8-31 and that the new CC website should be open soon. Double WooHoo!
Once again, Miranda has supplied us with valuable Vs. info, and for that I say "Thanks Miranda - you rock!".
UPDATE: No sooner did I write the above, then I re-scanned VsRealms and find this! She's leaving UDE (or, rather, UDE is leaving her). :(
But on her way out the door, she spilled two more sweet tidbits of info:
1. T-shirts are coming back! Not in every kit, but in some. See - you spoke, they listened.
2. "Beatdown" is a type of event (like "Beatdown: Random Punks"). Two other Beatdown events she mentioned = "Beatdown: Insanity" and "Beatdown: Build a Legend". Can't wait to see what the rules are for those.
Well, best of luck to you Miranda, where ever you end up. Thanks for making the realms a better place for Vs. Players everywhere. You will be missed.
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Oh - and for those of you who wondered what the hell I was doing yesterday instead of posting, I was saving a bus load of children from terrorists, rebuilding my car's engine from the bottom up, and impressing supermodels with my toned physique while kick-boxing.
OK, well, that's not EXACTLY the truth. It wasn't quite that manly as all that. I was...well...I HAD TO FINISH READING HARRY POTTER BEFORE ANYONE SPOILED IT FOR ME. There! I said it! Are you happy?
Thanks to im_all_noobish on vsrealms for pointing that pic out.
If you look closely at the bottom, it says 14 cards per pack, 24 packs per box. That pretty much puts an end to speculation that we'd be getting more cards per pack (to account for the rumored extra rares).
I really love the design - though for the box itself, I wish they'd have gone with the art on the packs. The box art looks too..."cartoony" for my taste. Regardless, its a great looking upgrade. I can't believe it's right around the friggin' corner!!
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