Why I play Heroclix
Ok, I know I don't update this blog very often, so let me just lay a little thing on you. I generally hate collectible games. At least, that's what I thought. I think what I really hate is collectible card games. I used to play Magic for a long time. Eventually, I got tired of needing to invest so much money every set to have a remote chance of making a decent deck, and left entirely. I decided to try other CCGs like Dragon Ball Z & My Little Pony. I left each of those for the same reasons. I respect them all as games, but I just hate the collectible aspect of it. I hate "the chase" to buy the most powerful cards. I don't like how it was required to play well. As you can see by the title, I am now playing Heroclix, which is also a collectible game. Why is this somehow the exception? Why do I still choose to invest money in this thing, especially when the player base is apparently very low? For tha...