Winter is coming! Today we talk release dates, holiday celebrations, UI improvements, launch day streams and more! So, what are you waiting for? Read on!
As winter comes, our thoughts turn to friends, family, and holiday cheer. To everyone who plays and supports our game, it means the world to us to see you enjoying our labor of love. You are part of our HEX family! So, in the spirit of the holidays, we have a little celebration for you. Check out the Night of Bells celebration for some lore, exclusive cards, and sweet new alternate arts. Happy holidays!
Flashback Tournaments are Live
“Flashback” tournaments are now available in client!
What is a Flashback tournament? It is a tournament using packs and cards from sets that are not currently used in the limited tournament scene. Since no one has had the opportunity to play with Shards of Fate and Shattered Destiny in the Evolving Gauntlet format, we want to bring those sets out for a limited time for people to enjoy! Note that these special tournaments will temporarily replace the current Evolving Gauntlet queue for the duration of this event.
You will need 100 platinum and some combination of Shards of Fate or Shattered Destiny packs equal to two (2x Shards of Fate, 1x Shards of Fate and 1x Shattered Destiny, etc). You will be granted 1x opened Shattered Destiny pack after 1 win, 1x opened Shards of Fate pack after 3 wins, and 1x unopened Shards of Fate pack after 5 wins. Champions will be limited to those from Shards of Fate and Shattered Destiny when building decks in these Flashback tournaments. However, gems will still be those legal in the current standard format. We think this gives a fresh, exciting new way to experience some of our classic content and can’t wait to see the new life you will breathe into old and trusted strategies.
See you on the battlefield!
Campaign Launch Date
Last Tuesday we announced the news you've all been waiting for! Chronicles of Entrath: Chapter II has a release date. Get ready this December for a new class, new levels, and brand new ways to play the campaign! Arrrrrrrrr you ready for this adventure? We'll see you on the 6th!
Launch Stream
While our servers are down for maintenance (full details on downtime will be posted later, so stay tuned), we will be having a special stream to give you guys a look at Chapter II in all its glory! Join InfamousNeo on the official twitch channel as he showcases the ranger class, mercenaries, and some early Alachian Sea content. See you there~
UI Improvements
Cracking open your chests has never looked so good! This week we covered our UI upgrades to the chest opening and Wheel of Fate experience. Along with some visual and organizational changes, we are also adding the ability to open multiple chests at a time. Check it out!
Close Encounters of the HEX Kind
In case you missed it, Corey Burkhart also went over the design process behind a HEX campaign encounter. Read about Captain Chumspike and his merry band of minotaur mariners, how they were designed, and some cool new tech coming with Chapter II. Travel with us from prototype to full-blown hype!
Draft Gauntlet
We have some big improvements to tournament time commitments coming with our next patch. This update allows you to enjoy the best parts of draft at your own pace! Read all about our new Draft Gauntlets and how they will affect the HEX drafting experience.
AskHEX Answers Part 7
AskHEX answers continues in our forums. I have updated the AskHEX thread with some more cool community info! As before, we are going to keep this thread locked so that it is clean and easy to follow, but feel free to toss your comments on our team's responses in the forums below.
That’s it for this week! I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. Please leave any questions or comments in the forums, and don’t forget to Follow us on Twitter, Like us on Facebook, and Follow us on Twitch.