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Collector Tokens, new cards and nerfs hit Marvel SnapTokens let you buy specific cards
Tokens let you buy specific cards
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Second Dinner
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Second Dinner
All the more so, now that the latest update has added Collector Tokens that let you buy specific cards rather than leaving you solely at the mercy of booster packs. There are also 16 new cards, nerfs to some old ones, and a smattering of other improvements.
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Rather than letting you buy anything you like, those Tokens can only be spent on whichever card is currently up for grabs in the Token shop. That card changes every eight hours, but you can pin it for as long as you like and stop new ones appearing while you save up for it. You only start gaining tokens once your collection level has hit 500, which is when you start unlocking cards from pool three and opening Collector’s Caches.
It costs 3000 Tokens to unlock each card, and so far I’ve only found batches of 100 in my Caches. The developers have handed out 3000 to everyone who reached collection level 500 before the update landed, though, so I’ve already bought myself the Helicarrier - a new card that adds three new cards to my hand if it gets discarded. It’s the push I need to start tinkering with a deck that revolves around self-discards, and a good example of how Snap’s generous business model and game structure come together to incentivise experimenting with different archetypes. With only 12 cards in each deck, every addition and substitution feels more impactful than in games with fatter decks.
There are also a bunch of bug fixes, new visual effects, and “improved bad luck protection” so players on the same collection level should all have roughly the same number of cards. You’ll find the full patch noteshere.
Marvel Snap is freeon Steam- though I’ve heard the PC version is a merely functional port of the mobile one. I play on my Ipad. Shh.
