News Thread
Steam Has Launched!!
That's right, we are now fully released and FREE TO PLAY on Steam for Windows and Mac! The Steam build also has a special bonus for all players - log in to your account on Steam and get a FREE CARD PACK! Check out our Steam store page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/360730/
Christmas Present!
Hey folks, have we got news for you! We've taken a look at the player feedback on crafting prices and decided that we agree that we can afford to be more generous with shards. So, on Christmas Eve we will be permanently increasing the shard values for common and rare cards and generally making all shard values more generous! Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas!
Shard value improvements are now live! You may need to restart the app to sync them.
And A Happy New Year!
We're ringing in the New Year with a tournament gift and upgrade! Tournament mode has received a few important improvements. Players will need to restart their app and start a new tournament to see these improvements:
- The CP price has been tweaked from 12,000 CP to 10,000 CP, just to look a little nicer.
- You now play until you lose THREE games instead of the previous 2.
- Rewards for lower tiers have been substantially improved. The new reward table is as follows:
0 wins: 1 pack + 1000 CP
1 wins: 1 pack + 2000 CP
2 wins: 1 pack + 3000 CP
3 wins: 2 packs + 4000 CP
4 wins: 2 packs + 5000 CP
5 wins: 2 packs + 6000 CP
6 wins: 2 packs + 7000 CP
7 wins: 2 packs + 8500 CP
8 wins: 1 pack + 1 epic pack + 10000 CP
9 wins: 1 pack + 1 epic pack + 12000 CP
The beginner's free entry for tournament mode has been reset for all accounts. That means everyone can play the new tournament once for free starting now! Happy New Year!
- The CP price has been tweaked from 12,000 CP to 10,000 CP, just to look a little nicer.
- You now play until you lose THREE games instead of the previous 2.
- Rewards for lower tiers have been substantially improved. The new reward table is as follows:
0 wins: 1 pack + 1000 CP
1 wins: 1 pack + 2000 CP
2 wins: 1 pack + 3000 CP
3 wins: 2 packs + 4000 CP
4 wins: 2 packs + 5000 CP
5 wins: 2 packs + 6000 CP
6 wins: 2 packs + 7000 CP
7 wins: 2 packs + 8500 CP
8 wins: 1 pack + 1 epic pack + 10000 CP
9 wins: 1 pack + 1 epic pack + 12000 CP
The beginner's free entry for tournament mode has been reset for all accounts. That means everyone can play the new tournament once for free starting now! Happy New Year!
January Ranked Reward!
We've updated the front page with the January ranked reward, as well as the first sneak peek of Age of Dragons. Check it out here! http://www.cardsandcastles.com/main/jan ... ed-reward/
Expansion Release Details!
With Age of Dragons being less than 2 weeks away, it's now time to share release and pricing details! Age of Dragons will be a 50 card expansion set with lots of drakes, dragons, and fun new units and spells to collect! But how do you get the cards?! There are three primary ways to collect Age of Dragons card:
1) With card points! Age of Dragons cards will drop in normal boosters that are purchased after the release date, including the standard Card Points booster! Most booster packs have a chance to drop any card in the game, and will therefore have a chance to drop Age of Dragons cards too!
2) Crafting with shards! All Age of Dragons cards will be available for crafting immediately after release! Age of Dragons cards will NOT have a separate craft price, they will craft for the same amount as all other cards.
3) Silver Points! Age of Dragons packs can be purchased for the same silver price as normal booster packs. The Age of Dragons boosters will contain ONLY Age of Dragons cards, making this a very efficient way to get the new cards.
Several cards and a few mechanics will be changed alongside the Age of Dragons release, and you can read detailed patch notes on our community forums: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4877&p=36970#p36970
Age of Dragons releases January 21st! After this time the discounted AOD preorder bundle will be gone, so get it while you can! Get hype!
1) With card points! Age of Dragons cards will drop in normal boosters that are purchased after the release date, including the standard Card Points booster! Most booster packs have a chance to drop any card in the game, and will therefore have a chance to drop Age of Dragons cards too!
2) Crafting with shards! All Age of Dragons cards will be available for crafting immediately after release! Age of Dragons cards will NOT have a separate craft price, they will craft for the same amount as all other cards.
3) Silver Points! Age of Dragons packs can be purchased for the same silver price as normal booster packs. The Age of Dragons boosters will contain ONLY Age of Dragons cards, making this a very efficient way to get the new cards.
Several cards and a few mechanics will be changed alongside the Age of Dragons release, and you can read detailed patch notes on our community forums: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4877&p=36970#p36970
Age of Dragons releases January 21st! After this time the discounted AOD preorder bundle will be gone, so get it while you can! Get hype!
General Balance and Ranked Patch
Hey everyone, exciting news! We've just rolled out a bevy of changes designed to improve matchmaking times, balance out some cards and make the ranking system much more fun and competitive! Ranking is now based on a point system and NO LONGER RESETS EACH MONTH, unless you are very very high ranked. The new rank system may seem easier at first, but is designed to be extremely competitive after the first few levels. Only the very best will be able to rise to the top! Additionally, we've rebalanced card collection around a timed free card pack, with regular boosters becoming more valuable and harder to obtain. Tournaments have also become biweekly events and now have unique participation rewards including custom castles and exclusive new cards! For more details please check the complete patch notes on our community forums. Have fun!
Post-Patch Updates
Hey folks, we've done a few things today to clean things up after the latest patch update:
- In order to give veteran players a leg up and separate their ranks from new players, all existing players at the time of this post have received a +600 star gift. You may need to restart your client to see your new point total displayed.
- Quests can now be completed with a dual-faction decks again.
That is all!
- In order to give veteran players a leg up and separate their ranks from new players, all existing players at the time of this post have received a +600 star gift. You may need to restart your client to see your new point total displayed.
- Quests can now be completed with a dual-faction decks again.
That is all!
CP Gift + Card Buffs
Hey folks, as an apology for some of the messiness with the release of the March balance and mechanics patch, we have decided to give all players an immediate gift of 2000 CP! You should receive your gift within a few hours of this post. We also wanted to note that if your star total is higher than the next Badge Level, you only need to win a game to gain each missing level and immediately earn your rewards!
Additionally, we've listened to community feedback on balance and have decided to roll out buffs to several cards that were overlooked during our recent patch. Full patch notes are below!
FORTRESS OF THE RED TIDE: Now has TELEPORT instead of previous restrictions.
BRYNJOLF'S BLESSING: Power increased to 5/5
TOWER OF TARIUS: Cost reduced to 2.
GUNGNIR: Cost reduced to 3.
ONE-EYED MADDY: Stats changed to 4/8.
AEROTH THE WINDRIDER: Cost reduced to 4, HP reduced to 8
ETERNAL DARKNESS: Cost reduced to 3.
SHODEN THE ZEN MASTER: Cost reduced to 5.
TOUCH OF THE ELDER GOD: Now destroys the target unit at the end of your turn.
LIONEL THE ARBITER: Damaged increased to 5.
THE SPIRIT PANDA: Now has teleport on BOTH summons, first round stats 5/3, second stats 5/6
WOETEN THE DRAGON SPIRIT: Cost reduced to 3. Woeten's STEALTH ability has been replaced with a new ability: whenever Woeten would be destroyed, instead return it to your hand.
WINDS OF NJORD: Cost reduced to 5.
BRYNJOLF'S BIG BASH: Cost reduced to 2.
FAITHFUL DRAKE: HP reduced to 5.
FLYING BOOKS: HP reduced to 2.
Thanks everyone, have fun!
Additionally, we've listened to community feedback on balance and have decided to roll out buffs to several cards that were overlooked during our recent patch. Full patch notes are below!
FORTRESS OF THE RED TIDE: Now has TELEPORT instead of previous restrictions.
BRYNJOLF'S BLESSING: Power increased to 5/5
TOWER OF TARIUS: Cost reduced to 2.
GUNGNIR: Cost reduced to 3.
ONE-EYED MADDY: Stats changed to 4/8.
AEROTH THE WINDRIDER: Cost reduced to 4, HP reduced to 8
ETERNAL DARKNESS: Cost reduced to 3.
SHODEN THE ZEN MASTER: Cost reduced to 5.
TOUCH OF THE ELDER GOD: Now destroys the target unit at the end of your turn.
LIONEL THE ARBITER: Damaged increased to 5.
THE SPIRIT PANDA: Now has teleport on BOTH summons, first round stats 5/3, second stats 5/6
WOETEN THE DRAGON SPIRIT: Cost reduced to 3. Woeten's STEALTH ability has been replaced with a new ability: whenever Woeten would be destroyed, instead return it to your hand.
WINDS OF NJORD: Cost reduced to 5.
BRYNJOLF'S BIG BASH: Cost reduced to 2.
FAITHFUL DRAKE: HP reduced to 5.
FLYING BOOKS: HP reduced to 2.
Thanks everyone, have fun!
Quick Updates and Hotfixes
Hey folks, just a couple of quick updates:
- The badge level requirement for dual-faction decks has been reduced to 2! Yay!
- A brand new item has been added to the store, aptly named THE INCREDIBUNDLE. This bundle has more card packs than any previous bundle, and gives you a good mix of other valuable goodies as well. Truth be told, we really only posted this because we wanted to type THE INCREDIBUNDLE in all caps. Check it out!
We're also updating some starter cards to improve the new player experience, and have a few card balance hotfixes:
SHAMAN: Heal increased to 4, damaged increased to 2.
PRIEST: Heal increased to 3, damaged increased to 3.
HEADLESS HORSEMAN: New players are usually not able to make good use of the CHARGE ability. Because this is a starter card, it has been changed to a 5/4 with 4 movement and PIERCE only.
WIZARD: Changed to a 4/2 with 2 range and TELEPORT
BURST OF STRENGTH: Now 2g and gives unit +3/+3 for one turn.
TRANQUILITY: Cost increased to 4.
VORTEX: Now 2 gold and drags the target 5 spaces
COMBUSTIBLE POISON: Gold cost and effect both reduced to 1.
SLICE AND DICE: Cost increased to 3.
Enjoy!
- The badge level requirement for dual-faction decks has been reduced to 2! Yay!
- A brand new item has been added to the store, aptly named THE INCREDIBUNDLE. This bundle has more card packs than any previous bundle, and gives you a good mix of other valuable goodies as well. Truth be told, we really only posted this because we wanted to type THE INCREDIBUNDLE in all caps. Check it out!
We're also updating some starter cards to improve the new player experience, and have a few card balance hotfixes:
SHAMAN: Heal increased to 4, damaged increased to 2.
PRIEST: Heal increased to 3, damaged increased to 3.
HEADLESS HORSEMAN: New players are usually not able to make good use of the CHARGE ability. Because this is a starter card, it has been changed to a 5/4 with 4 movement and PIERCE only.
WIZARD: Changed to a 4/2 with 2 range and TELEPORT
BURST OF STRENGTH: Now 2g and gives unit +3/+3 for one turn.
TRANQUILITY: Cost increased to 4.
VORTEX: Now 2 gold and drags the target 5 spaces
COMBUSTIBLE POISON: Gold cost and effect both reduced to 1.
SLICE AND DICE: Cost increased to 3.
Enjoy!