Weekly Meltdown Prizes

[Gondorian]

Hi, everyone!

I'm very pleased to announce three changes to the way the weekly meltdown contest is run.


Firstly, as of today, it is completely free to enter. No gold required! (v2.90 clients will still show a fee but will not be charged.)

Secondly, in line with our monthly quick match prizes, we have a new prize structure for the weekly meltdown contest including prize packs, foil packs, Shadow Crystals and packs from our latest set (currently Shattered Fates).

1st - 5 Prize Packs, 5 Premium Foil Packs, 5 SF Packs, 2000 SC
2nd - 3 Prize Packs, 3 Premium Foil Packs, 3 SF Packs, 1500 SC
3rd - 2 Prize Packs, 2 Premium Foil Packs, 2 SF Packs, 1000 SC
4th - 1 Prize Packs, 1 Premium Foil Packs, 1 SF Packs, 750 SC
5th - 1 Prize Packs, 1 Premium Foil Packs, 1 SF Packs, 500 SC
6-10th - 1 Prize Packs, 1 Premium Foil Packs, 1 SF Packs, 250 SC
11-25th - 1 Prize Pack, 100 SC

(A Prize Pack contains 2 cards randomly selected from all cards in the game that are not available for sale in booster packs. This pool currently includes foils from the CotC physical preorder, foils from the DP physical preorder and foils and alt-arts from the Crystals Anthology decks - the complete list can be seen by following this link. As more special cards are created, they will likely also be added to this pool.)

Thirdly, there will be a Meltdown Hall of Fame, similar to that for QM Season performance, on the official website, tracking the last 10 week's results.


We feel these three changes together will greatly increase activity for this fun format, whether you are: aiming for the prizes or the fame and glory; trying out cards beyond those in your collection; hoping to construct some really wacky decks due to no class and faction restrictions; or just wanting to get an idea of what's in a booster pack. (If it's the latter, don't hit Start once you've seen your cards, please!)

Obviously, there are some players who would have preferred to keep playing for gold, but all of the prizes above can yield gold, so it really is win-win, due to no risk of entry and the opportunity to win foils and shadow crystals for those lucky players who already have mountains of gold (which can't be used to acquire foils or shadow crystals).




If you have any questions or feedback about this change, please post below. Good luck, everyone!