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Hex: Shards of Fate MMOTCG - Closed Beta Thread
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Stuck on account creation, bar is completely full (or almost) and is just sitting there. I'm just gonna wait it out.
theMrCravens
Member
Forgot about the alpha.
Just got my email too.
Just got my email too.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Honestly, I think Hex is probably going to be the best value for what you get because you technically can get everything by just playing the game - even the premier currency - via the auction house. There is absolutely nothing you cannot get by trading, including services that are traditionally bought with real money (like tickets to tournaments and PVP packs).
Sure, it may be a huge grind to do it, but it is doable. Besides, there's the whole PVE aspect too, which is supposed to be another whole, completely free to play game apart from the PVP game (which is the only thing that could require a money investment).
OniBarubary
Banned
Still waiting.
And honestly the whole reason I got this was because it WASN'T Hearthstone which looked...well, really dull to me to be honest.
And honestly the whole reason I got this was because it WASN'T Hearthstone which looked...well, really dull to me to be honest.
Got in yesterday, went in and played a game without reading up on anything with one of the demo decks and won, yay for basically being MTG with different words for things!
I dunno if I'll really play more until they get more stuff added in, though. Most of what sounded really cool to me like leveling up cards and doing PVE stuff doesn't seem to be in yet plus the most exciting part, opening new packs! I might try and make a deck just to get a feel for more cards, I guess.
I dunno if I'll really play more until they get more stuff added in, though. Most of what sounded really cool to me like leveling up cards and doing PVE stuff doesn't seem to be in yet plus the most exciting part, opening new packs! I might try and make a deck just to get a feel for more cards, I guess.
OniBarubary
Banned
Got in. I am straight astonished at some of the names that were already taken, especially considering that a plural version of my final one was but not the singular. The fuck? Ah well.
That said, Imma have to play against the AI a couple times to feel the game out before messing with deck creation.
That said, Imma have to play against the AI a couple times to feel the game out before messing with deck creation.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Aww I cant deck someone in 5 turns now
Minsc
Gold Member
Pretty huge changes to the escalation cards. Good thing they caught that exploit before it went live with their 'we'll never make changes / nerf cards' stance.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
But I liked playing the trap mine card and making them discard 24 cards and winning instantly
Anyone know how to save a deck? I've only gotten the "Deck Saved" prompt to come up once. I made a deck with 60 cards and no more than 4 of each except for resources and when I click save it never does anything. Getting a bit frustrated now since I've been in alpha for days with no progress with this problem. I'm assuming it's user error.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Do you have a hero selected? Honestly I think it's just server side lag
If it's server side lag then it is gigantic, I have selected a hero and it has not made a difference. I'll try some more, but logging in is taking a while.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
OMG mencing Gralk owns so god damn hard it's not even funny
So I've actually finished some games now, which is good as it's an improvement for me. I still cannot create and save a deck though. I can delete them sometimes. Will just wait it out as it seems like too simple of a process to be anything but a bug. Game is pretty fun though, polish is all it needs, which will come with time.
http://forums.cryptozoic.com/showthread.php?t=30374
Here are some others with the issue I am having. Hopefully this helps anyone else experiencing it.
http://forums.cryptozoic.com/showthread.php?t=30374
Here are some others with the issue I am having. Hopefully this helps anyone else experiencing it.
Spiritreaver
Member
My friend's first deck in Hex turned out to be a saph/blood control/aggro-flying deck.
I told him to go make a new deck.
I told him to go make a new deck.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Pure blue works shockingly well I cant wait for the eventual put card on top of openents deck cards
I cant wait for the eventual put card on top of openents deck cards QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
This was a fun game xD
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
So the Friday update gave me a lot of confidence in what Cryptozoic is doing to ensure server stability, polish, etc - right now, I believe what was said was that the alpha servers are essentially running on a home computer set-up - they aren't even using their actual server hardware, because they want to make sure all the problems with how they are running the servers are fixed to the point where server stability would be at its lowest and its most vulnerable.
fighting words son
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
LOL this sequence I just had.
At 2 HP left
Summon mencing gralk *forces all opposing troops to tap and not untap during next untap step
next turn Mimic mencing gralk
next turn Time ripple gralk back to my hand summon again.
GG xD
At 2 HP left
Summon mencing gralk *forces all opposing troops to tap and not untap during next untap step
next turn Mimic mencing gralk
next turn Time ripple gralk back to my hand summon again.
GG xD
theMrCravens
Member
Game seems a bit too slow for my taste, and I'm not talking about Alpha quirks and lag.
End phase, End phase, End phase, End phase...
They should streamline it to make it faster like Hearthstone.
Keep the depth (which Hearthstone lacks), but seriously cut down on the huge downtime.
It feels even slower than Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers.
End phase, End phase, End phase, End phase...
They should streamline it to make it faster like Hearthstone.
Keep the depth (which Hearthstone lacks), but seriously cut down on the huge downtime.
It feels even slower than Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers.
Minsc
Gold Member
I think all they can really do is change the optional end phase action to a timed event (3-5 seconds long) to interrupt a recent action like in DotP. There's no way to keep the depth of being able to play outside of your turn without adding a lot of extra time to the game. If you do something weird like only prompt when the opponent actually has a usable card, then you may as well make everyone play with their cards face up. Hex will never feel as fast as Hearthstone or SolForge.
Yep, that's the hidden cost to interaction on your opponent's turn. You can only do so much to streamline it. There's another game in development I'm interested in that's going to try only allowing interaction during the opponent's combat phase.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Use spacebar or just press in advance. My games dont normally last more than 12 mins
exactly
Minsc
Gold Member
Is 10-15 minutes short or long though? Hearthstone games can last just a few minutes or less with rushing.
The idea of only allowing opponent interaction during the battle phase is an interesting idea for a compromise too, but I just don't know if you're gaining enough to make it worthwhile at that point, it's probably just better to let it be full blown MtG style instant anytime than a watered down version, but I guess we'll see.
The idea of only allowing opponent interaction during the battle phase is an interesting idea for a compromise too, but I just don't know if you're gaining enough to make it worthwhile at that point, it's probably just better to let it be full blown MtG style instant anytime than a watered down version, but I guess we'll see.
charlequin
Banned
Holy God no. Keep Hex based on the good foundation of MtG (which requires a slower-playing digital game to be fully realized) please.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Kinda the average as far as card games go.
The problem I have with Hearthstone is that there really isnt much strategy to it, it's pretty much all determined when you make your deck. At that point it kind of plays itself
Spiritreaver
Member
I don't wanna gum up the thread much. But there is a reason people still play Magic. Hex doesn't need to be Hearthstone. It plays just fine as is and I don't mind the priority system as it allows you to play at every moment without your opponent knowing what you have.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Cast sabotage
use nin's ability
Top 2 cards are mines *blows up for the win*
LOL I feel like I cheated
Edith god these rage quits
use nin's ability
Top 2 cards are mines *blows up for the win*
LOL I feel like I cheated
Edit
h god these rage quitsQisTopTier
XisBannedTier
New cards in the newest patch More stuff for my deck out/control deck
More stuff for my deck out/control deck Cory Jones (CEO of CZE) will be on gamestop talking about Hex in 1 hour and 30min, give or take... http://www.gamespot.com/videos/hex-shards-of-fate-now-playing/2300-6416509/
Also, here is something funny that happened in a game recently
Also, here is something funny that happened in a game recently
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
If anyone wants to add me for some games add Deox
Just playing off and on refining my Blue/Green deck
Just playing off and on refining my Blue/Green deck
I used The Big Green all day today and haven't lost a game. Just like Magic green growth decks will always win at the end. Hah.
Sad part is I've been in the Alpha for weeks (spent over 60 bucks on the donate months back), but today was the first day I really played it. This is so much better than Magic.
Sad part is I've been in the Alpha for weeks (spent over 60 bucks on the donate months back), but today was the first day I really played it. This is so much better than Magic.
You talking about it saying "Pass Priority" after every little action? No that's still there. You can tell it to skip it after a few seconds, but I just play with Google Music in the background and surfing the web so it doesn't bother me as much.
No, it would sometimes bug out where after someone presses pass priority, neither player is able to do anything. Both are stuck at the "waiting for other player to do something" phase, but neither can actually do anything. Hence, pass priority bug, because that's the last thing people see.
There was nothing people could do about it and forfeiting was the only way out. But if you haven't noticed it, I'm pretty sure it's gone!QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
It's very rare nowNo, it would sometimes bug out where after someone presses pass priority, neither player is able to do anything. Both are stuck at the "waiting for other player to do something" phase, but neither can actually do anything. Hence, pass priority bug, because that's the last thing people see.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
It really is a lot better than Magic. It uses the tried and true mechanics of Magic and improves upon them and utilizes them in ways that Magic has not (and cannot due to its physical nature).
Also, you can tell that this game is going to be extremely polished by release. I've seen the game turn from a completely buggy, unplayable mess on the first day the alpha went to the backers to now and the improvements are simply amazing.