LogFAQs > #966470374

Yeah, there was a moment when it was released that I liked Alchemy. There is something there, but that something isn't MtG which is why it almost immediately spiraled out of control. With Specialize we now have cards that are actually six cards. It took a minute for the MtG community to get things like split cards, adventures, and DFCs and this takes it 5 steps further.

It only took them 8 months from the introduction of Alchemy to make the most complicated game mechanic of all time, and that's after the introduction of spellbooks. At the current rate of complexity progression, by this time next year you'll need a quantum computer with a fully sentient AI to even explain the cards. Humans won't be able to play the game anymore because as it is in Alchemy learning one card can actually mean learning six to 16 cards already and, again, this is only after 8 months. I have a hard time remembering what Cryptic Command does and that card was a major staple, how the hell am I going to remember what Viconia does?