WOTC HARRY POTTER CHAT REPORT
February 20, 2002 - by profpoke
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prefect_adam enters.
wizo_abishai says, Hi, prefect Adam!
prefect_adam says, Hello everyone!!!
prefect_profo says, hola adam
dengar432 says, hi
plgeorge says, hi
wotc_bill enters.
wizo_abishai says, Hi, wotc_bill!
wotc_bill leaves.
calathon leaves.
wizo_abishai says, ok, lets get things rolling tonight....
soslowpoke enters.
soslowpoke says, hey everyone
wizo_abishai says, Welcome to TCG Hour. Prefect_Adam is answering our
Harry Potter TCG questions.
wizo_abishai says, .
burgerman48661 enters.
wizo_abishai says, Protocol is in effect.
prefect_adam says, Welcome all to the Harry Potter Chat. I'm Adam, the manager of the Game Support
portion of Wizards Customer Service and I'm at your service.
prefect_adam enters.
wizo_abishai says, If you have a question or a comment to make, type a ?
or a ! to the screen so you can be added to the queue.
wizo_abishai says, Please have your question or comment already typed out
and ready to enter when called upon to help the session run more smoothly.
wizo_abishai says, At the end of your question or comment, please type /ga
so we know you are done with your statement.
wizo_abishai says, Please do not post anything to the screen until called
upon.
wizo_abishai says, No matter how many times you type a ? or a ! to the
screen, you will only be put in the queue once until your name has reached the
top of the queue.
wizo_abishai says, Please be respectful of others. If you have anything to
say to anybody in the room, please use a private message.
wizo_abishai says, Thank you for your cooperation.
henre enters.
wizo_abishai says, Adam, any comments before I open the queue?
wizo_abishai says, .
wizo_abishai says, ok, let;s open the queue - who shall be first?
soslowpoke says, ?
prefect_adam says, I'm not sure if this posted before or not (had a little
error) but my name's Adam and I've been working here at Wizards for about 7
years now. Today I'll be answering all
the questions I can about the Harry Potter TCG. But then, you all know that. ;')
henre says, i have a question
wizo_abishai says, ok, soslowpoke, wht is your question?
soslowpoke says, I hear that Season 3 of league's promo will be
Hufflepuff match, this true? /ga
prefect_profo says, ?
daytongl says, ?
henre says, ?
soslowpoke says, ?
plgeorge says, ?
wotc_mel enters.
prefect_adam says, Dang! Stumped
me on the first question. Ask again
later in the chat and I'll try to have the answer. /ga
wizo_abishai says, prefect_profo, you are next
wotc_mel says, ?me grins
wotc_mel grins, even
prefect_profo says, Does Dungbombs
prevent damage from an Adventure that does damage "Before your turn"
? /ga
burgerman48661 says, ?
wotc_mel leaves.
prefect_adam says, Yes. "before your turn" counts as during your
turn. /ga
wizo_abishai says, daytongl, it is your turn
daytongl says, What's the street date for Diagon Alley?
prefect_profo says, ?
prefect_adam says, We don't have an exact date yet, but it will be in the
latter half of March. If it's April,
it's out! /ga
wizo_abishai says, henre, what is your question?
henre says, the card hagrid needs help says that you lose an action the
turn it is solved, yet if i play or use a card that discards it, do i still
only get one action... in other words, does solved = discarded???
prefect_adam says, Also, the promo card for Season 3 hasn't been announced
yet.
prefect_adam says, If you begin your turn with Hagrid needs help stealing
an action from you, you've lost the action no matter what you do. /ga
wizo_abishai says, soslowpoke, it is your turn
soslowpoke says, Is Defense Against the Dark Arts the new lesson
featured in Diagon Alley? /ga
prefect_adam says, ...
prefect_adam says, ...
prefect_adam says, ...Defense Against the Dark Arts...never heard of it.
;') /ga
wizo_abishai says, plgeorge, what would yo ulike to know?
plgeorge says, when human chess adventure is in play and draco is your
starting character does discarding cards to use his special power is that
playing a card? /ga
prefect_adam says, No, that does not count as playing a card. /ga
wizo_abishai says, burgerman, it is your turn
burgerman48661 says, Can you give us any info on the next
expansion/ga
soslowpoke says, ?
prefect_adam says, Here's the info I've got for you on Diagon Alley. First, it'll be out in March (you know
that). It'll be roughly the same size
as Quiddich Cup. Also, it'll have a new
card type called "Locations".
I don't have details on Locations yet, but I think I'll be able to talk
more about them during the next chat. There's some other info I don't have yet
but should by the next chat as well! ./ga
wizo_abishai says, prefect_profo, what is your next question?
prefect_profo says, Can character's use
their abilities that don't require actions even after they've used up all their
actions for that turn? /ga
prefect_adam says, Absolutely!
Your turn isn't over until you say it is. /ga
wizo_abishai says, soslowpoke has another question
soslowpoke says, Just for clarification, can your starting Charecter be
any Charecter or does it have to be a Witch or a Wizard(this is causing
confusion at league)? /ga
wizo_abishai (( The queue is open
))
prefect_profo says, ?
prefect_adam says, Your starting character MUST be a Witch or Wizard. Non Witch/Wizard characters may not be
starting characters, so no Hagrids to start the game. /ga
wizo_abishai says, prefec t-profo - it is your turn
henre says, ?
You say, Are their going to
be any new card types in the new expansion? (ie, location cards maybe?) /ga
dengar432 says, ?
prefect_adam says, Yes. The
Location cards are new card types, like Matches were in Quiddich. /ga
wizo_abishai says, henre has another question
plgeorge says, ?
henre says, are they going to continue to do the rares the same way they
did for qc where you get holos and regular rare cards?
dengar432 says, are there gonna be any large sanctioned tourney
events???
wizo_abishai (( Please do not post
to screen unless called on. ))
super_nice_dude enters.
super_nice_dude says, !
super_nice_dude leaves,
heading for Quiet Room.
dengar432 says, ?
super_nice_dude enters.
prefect_adam says, (Had to check) Yes, it'll be the same basic
system. Yay! I liked getting two rares
in my packs!
prefect_adam says, /ga
henre laughs hysterically.
wizo_abishai says, dengar, post your question again
dengar432 says, are there gonna be any large sanctioned tourney
events???/ga
super_nice_dude says, You guys are from pojo.com chat ??
tj_the_kitten enters.
super_nice_dude says, I am '' Lord_of_the_snitches ''
super_nice_dude says, Recognize me?
super_nice_dude shuts
prefect_adam says, We are just beginning to look at Premier (Wizards run)
Harry Potter events. I know, for
example, that we have arranged for there to be Harry Potter tournaments at both
Origins and Gencon this summer. If your
asking if there are plans for an STS style event, there is not at this time,
but we're certainly talking about it. /ga
wizo_abishai says, plgeorge, what is your question?
plgeorge says, Do you take new card suggestion and if you do to whom
do we send it? /ga
henre says, ?
prefect_adam says, I'm afraid that we really can't take suggestions from
the players. Its an unfortunate fact of
the way things work. /ga
mangyfox enters.
wizo_abishai says, henre has another question
henre says, are they going to have prereleases for the new harry potter
sets? i for one would love to see that
super_nice_dude says, ?
mangyfox says, Is anyone here having a problem connecting to the Magic
Online perchance? Did.. now I can't, it
can't find the servers.
henre says, ?
prefect_adam says, We are working on Release Events for all the new
expansions, including Diagon Alley.
I'll have details on the Diagon Alley release event next chat, or you
can keep an eye onthe Harry Potter website at www.harrypotter.com /ga
wizo_abishai says, super_nice_dude, what is your question?
mangyfox says, Oops, guess I'm in the wrong forum!
super_nice_dude says, If I start with prof.severus.snape , and I
have 3 transfiguration lessons in play I have the potion from severus snape,
but If I play a card that needs to discard a potion, what do I do?
prefect_adam says, I think I should add the events are not tournaments,
exactly, though there will certainly be plenty of opportunity to play. /ga
mangyfox says, Talisman: If
you are responding to me.. :)
"Actually, it was up.
People were on it, and playing actively all during the evening last
night. It was updating, I just was
unable to connect myself.
prefect_adam says, You just can't play the card. If you don't have a potion LESSON you can't discard a potion
lesson. Just having potion power isn't
good enough. /ga
wizo_abishai says, henre, it is your turn again
henre says, how would one become a judge for the harry potter tournaments
that are held?
dengar432 says, ?
super_nice_dude says, ?
super_nice_dude says, Oh yeah, /ga
prefect_adam says, At this time there are no 'certified' judges for Harry
Potter events. Anyone the event
organizer feels is up to the job can be a judge. /ga
super_nice_dude says, ?
tj_the_kitten says, whats your question super_nice_dude?
tj_the_kitten says, lol
wizo_abishai says, dengar, it is your turn
super_nice_dude looks at kitten
super_nice_dude laughs
dengar432 says, are you gonna
have precon decks for the new set??
soslowpoke says, ?
tj_the_kitten says, well hes waiting wizo!
mangyfox enters.
mangyfox enters.
prefect_adam says, Diagon Alley will have boosters and also support a new
Starter Set (with different cards than the original starter set.) No precons as
such, though/ ga
wizo_abishai says, super nice dude , it is your turn
mangyfox leaves.
henre says, !
super_nice_dude says, How many cards haves a deck? 60 cards plus
starting character = 61? because at wizards HP site, all fan decks have 61
cards /ga
prefect_adam says, The decks should have 60 cards, plus the starting
character, for a total of 61 cards. It
sounds like the fan decks are correct. /ga
dengar432 says, ?
super_nice_dude says, ?
wizo_abishai says, henre has a quick comment
henre says, i noticed that with the transition from the base set to qc,
that the number of "bad rares" went up quite a bit and im not sure if
this is a comment or question, but i was wondering if they were going to start
putting stricter standards on the rare level of cards.....
soslowpoke leaves.
wizo_abishai says, dengar, what is your question
dengar432 says, Why arn't there any precon decks? and is there any plan to have them in future sets??
wizo_abishai (( Please, rmeember to
put a /ga at the end of your question ))
dengar432 says, o sorry..
prefect_adam says, That's a tough call, because those judgements are
somewhat objective. There's a really
good article on card quality in regards to Magic: The Gathering at www.magicthegathering.com and almost all the
points made in that article would apply to any TCG, including Harry
Potter. Not really an answer, as such,
but I can't comment on how the sets are developed (not being a developer and
all.) /ga
wizo_abishai says, super nice due, you're up!
soslowpoke enters.
super_nice_dude says, What will be the lessons of diagon' alley? and
will they have new types of cards? (new types like I don't know, hum, books,
characters with year mentionned on it like '' harry potter 2nd year '' )
wizo_talisman says, ?
super_nice_dude says, this is the question /ga
soslowpoke says, ?
super_nice_dude says, Of the new set
prefect_adam says, Diagon Alley features the same lessons you've seen so
far. (at least). The Location cards are
the only new type of card we've announced thus far. /ga
wizo_abishai says, soslowpoke, are you ready with your question
soslowpoke says, yea i am
super_nice_dude says, Ok thanks to answering my questions! see ya
!
super_nice_dude smiles to the people
in the room
super_nice_dude walks out
super_nice_dude leaves,
heading for The Lobby.
tj_the_kitten leaves,
following super_nice_dude.
soslowpoke says, Will there ever be an original promo(as in not already
in another set) for HP? /ga
prefect_adam says, We've certainly talked about that sort of thing. Nothing like that will be coming any time
soon, if ever, though. /ga
wizo_abishai says, WizO_Talisman, what can Prefect_Adam enlighten you
with?
wizo_talisman says, Just curious, with so many card games being
produced by Wizards now -- Magic, Pokemon, Harry Potter, and the new Star Wars
TCG, which one do you find yourself playing most during lunch breaks?/ga
wizo_abishai ((The queue is
currently empty))
henre laughs hysterically.
soslowpoke says, ?
dengar432 leaves.
prefect_adam says, Heh! The two
regular lunch games I'm in are a d20 game (not D&D) and ShadowFist an old
TCG based on Hong Kong action movies. I
also play a lot of Magic, Harry Potter (of course) and I'm just learning our
new NBA Showdown game. /ga
burgerman48661 says, ?
wizo_abishai says, soslowpoke has another question
soslowpoke says, What ever happened to Hannah Abbott's Spellcaster and
Dean Thomas's Restrike decks? /ga
henre nods solemnly.
henre says, ?
prefect_adam says, We had put together some Precon deck packaging for
Toyfair last year with those titles. The
products themselves were never produced, however. /ga
daytongl leaves.
wizo_abishai says, henre, go ahead with your question
henre says, i noticed that when qc came out, they didn't make the
equivalent of an avifors card for the quidditch lesson... i know they aren't
played a lot, but i was wondering if that was done on purpose or if it was
oversight? /ga
wizo_abishai says, ?
prefect_adam says, I would have to guess (again, not being a developer)
that such a card didn't make the grade as being useful enough. I wouldn't be surprised if such a card was
produced in the future when Quiddich decks are more common. /ga
wizo_talisman says, Abishai, your question for Adam, please
soslowpoke says, ?
wizo_abishai says, If I have a creature in play that takes 6 lessons and
have six lessons in play, does it stay if I play another creature that removes
lessons from play? /ga
prefect_adam says, Yes. It's a
common misconception that Creatures are tied to the lessons used to play
them. This isn't so. Once a creature is in play it no longer
matters whether or not any of the lessons that were used to play it stay in
play. /ga
wizo_abishai says, soslowpoke, it is your turn
soslowpoke says, What do you think is the most broken card in your
opinion? /ga
prefect_adam says, In my opinion...
burgerman48661 says, ?
prefect_adam says, hmmm....
prefect_adam says, Potions Exam or Potions Class Disaster tie for my least
favorite cards to deal with. /ga
wizo_abishai says, burgerman has a question
burgerman48661 says, “Look for 3 randomly inserted premium cards
in approximately every 10 boosters" I'm new to this game does this mean
rares or Holo /ga
henre says, ?
plgeorge says, ?
prefect_adam says, That means holo cards. You get at least one rare in
every pack. For Quiddich and Diagon
Alley, if you get a holo that means you're getting two rares, a rare holo and a
non-holo. /ga
wizo_abishai says, henre has another question
henre says, perhaps you don't know this cuz your not a developer, but i
was wondering if they were going to keep the harry potter tcg as a turn based
card game unlike magic which has instants?
prefect_adam says, There are no plans at this time for any cards that can
be played during the opponent's turn.
Any expansion could change this, of course, but I haven't seen or heard
of anything like that yet. /ga
wizo_abishai says, plgeorge, it is your turn
plgeorge says, Around your office what are the most popular decks that
people play ? /ga
burgerman48661 leaves.
mangyfox enters.
prefect_adam says, That's a tough one because we all like to play with a
large variety of decks. Most of my
decks use Prof. Minerva McGonagal with creatures and steelclaws, though I've
made literally dozens of different ones.
/ga
wizo_abishai says, ok, that will do it for tonight......
wizo_abishai says, Thanks for taking the time to join us, Prefect_Adam
prefect_adam says, Oh! My
pleasure. That was quick!
wizo_abishai says, and thanks to all of you for coming tonight
prefect_profo says, Thanks Adam!
plgeorge says, thanks
henre says, thankyamuch
prefect_adam says, Absolutely! I
sure hope you can make it for the next one in TWO WEEKS! I promise to have more information about
Diagon Alley by then.
wizo_abishai says, sweet! - I'll be here
wizo_abishai needs more cards
henre chuckles in amusement.
henre says, anyone in here know how to get to the Wheel of Time Chat?
wizo_talisman says, there's a WoT chat?
wizo_abishai says, no I, sorry, Henre
henre says, dunno
henre says, i was hopin
wizo_talisman says, I haven't heard anything about one
henre says, oh ok
wizo_abishai says, you can go to RPG Live, soe of them may talk about WoT
henre says, yah
henre says, totally diggin on it
henre )
prefect_adam says, Well, as I know nothing of Wheel of Time, I guess I'll
be on my way. Bye!
wizo_abishai says, take care everyone!
wizo_abishai says, take care, Adam
prefect_profo says, Cya Adam!
prefect_profo says, Cya abishai!
prefect_profo says, Thanks for taking
our questions. =)
henre says, sure
prefect_adam leaves.