what do u know of HEX?

[Gondorian]

I've decided it's time to have another look thanks to this reminder. Mac client updating as we speak! What's Shattered Destiny?

Side note: We had chosen the name Shattered Fates for our third set before HEX: Shards of Fate was announced.

EDIT: OK, so Shattered Destiny is their second set. I got 5 packs of it as a Kickstarter backer. Initial impressions after playing the tutorial is that it is very MTG-like, with the addition of heroes/champions with abilities that don't seem too impactful. Since MTG is so expensive and the interface is bad then I probably would play this instead of MTG (since I have all my packs as a backer), which is likely why there's a court case about it.

[Crusader]

I've decided it's time to have another look thanks to this reminder. Mac client updating as we speak! What's Shattered Destiny?

Side note: We had chosen the name Shattered Fates for our third set before HEX: Shards of Fate was announced.

EDIT: OK, so Shattered Destiny is their second set. I got 5 packs of it as a Kickstarter backer. Initial impressions after playing the tutorial is that it is very MTG-like, with the addition of heroes/champions with abilities that don't seem too impactful. Since MTG is so expensive and the interface is bad then I probably would play this instead of MTG (since I have all my packs as a backer), which is likely why there's a court case about it.

hi gondorian. i see that hearthstone has tons of cards with almost the same names as shadowera's.se is my first tcg and only tcg so i dont really know the history of tcgs, so i wonder did hearthstone copy shadowera or both se and hearthstone copied from another source.also just came up to my mind now; why don't u start a thread asking for suggestions on the cards that are gonna be in the new set. i know there is a suggestion thrrad already but noone seems to be suggesting on a new set.thanks

[Gondorian]

hi gondorian. i see that hearthstone has tons of cards with almost the same names as shadowera's.se is my first tcg and only tcg so i dont really know the history of tcgs, so i wonder did hearthstone copy shadowera or both se and hearthstone copied from another source.

Or did we independently come up with similar names? FWIW, we didn't copy any names (SF was well into production before Hearthstone even was released) and we actually changed one card name when we became aware there was a HS card with that name - Harbinger of the Lost was originally called Doomsayer.

why don't u start a thread asking for suggestions on the cards that are gonna be in the new set. i know there is a suggestion thrrad already but noone seems to be suggesting on a new set.thanks

We have run card design contests from time to time (that's where Rampant Krygon came from) but generally we don't look to the community to design the set for us.

[HigherPrimate]

I don't even think that's accurate. SE doesn't REALLY have similar names to HS when it comes to cards, except for the obvious ones like fireball, but that's just a fantasy genre thing. Besides a lot of HS card names come directly from the Warcraft games and the characters/abilities within them.

[G.P]

There are just some fantasy name/ titles that everyone loves and you see those names/titles in many other fantasy games

[FDL]

There was a Jasmine in Aladdin! Ripoff!

I'm intrigued by Hex, but haven't actually checked it yet. jcbow looks like he's having a lot of fun drafting.

[jcbow]

Its a fun game. I don't recommend playing much f2p until pve hits the scene but if you enjoy that kinda game, just like se, I feel a little support is worthwhile.

[Gondorian]

Its a fun game. I don't recommend playing much f2p until pve hits the scene but if you enjoy that kinda game, just like se, I feel a little support is worthwhile.

Support? They got $3 million from Kickstarters, more than 18 months ago. Do they get much grief from backers for not delivering everything yet? (I don't read their forums at all.)

[jcbow]

Support? They got $3 million from Kickstarters, more than 18 months ago. Do they get much grief from backers for not delivering everything yet? (I don't read their forums at all.)

They seem to get some. But not as much as here. The main difference I see is communication. They keep people up to date with progress often calming most the masses. I imagine a mix of law suit, crafting equipment for each card and designing so many ai oppoenants took more time than planned. Also they are hiring which can be taken as a good sign of growth.

I think the communication is the biggest thing though. Corey has gone on live stream a few times and talked, they update with news posts, and show everyone what they have with arena on test server. The community sees their progress. With the exception of you, anyone who says you don't care is just stupid, wulven seems pretty quiet and that gets concerning real fast for people.

[Gondorian]

They seem to get some. But not as much as here. The main difference I see is communication. They keep people up to date with progress often calming most the masses. I imagine a mix of law suit, crafting equipment for each card and designing so many ai oppoenants took more time than planned. Also they are hiring which can be taken as a good sign of growth.

I think the communication is the biggest thing though. Corey has gone on live stream a few times and talked, they update with news posts, and show everyone what they have with arena on test server. The community sees their progress. With the exception of you, anyone who says you don't care is just stupid, wulven seems pretty quiet and that gets concerning real fast for people.

I can certainly see the value in being more open with updates, and it's good to hear it's working for them. Despite us being in competition, I can empathise with what they must be going through.