coming from magic it was pretty easy to follow (pretty much identical in most aspects), I feel like the human deck was much much more the type of deck I enjoy, but that said that control/zombie deck my stomp it a pretty big %. Hard to tell w/how little mana the human deck seemed able to get out

I think he was more interested in showing mechanics than winning the game/playing optimally. He would have done a lot better if his constant card wasn't bugged in game 2 & 3. Plus it probably doesn't help that they are trying to reveal only a certain amount of cards and both are probably playing with gimpy decks.

Archived twitch stream, audio is ****ed up the first 90 sec: http://www.twitch.tv/hextcg/b/404773267

what I learned from the stream: You can buy the reward tiers from Paypal and those numbers don't reflect the current remaining amounts of certain Tiers (on the kickstarter page), which they will merge & update. (But he said anyone that is "in" for a certain tier is guaranteed and won't be bumped out even if it happens to be over the limit when they merge kickstarter + paypal)

edit: granted i was only half paying attention, someone confirm this is right or wrong?

It's like watching an expert set in MTGO when you've never played. Too many key words to learn, new abilities, etc.

I really would prefer a more bland display with bigger cards, but I'm probably in the minority there. Some elements were nicely laid out. The simplicity of the mana system makes it more friendly to try and optimize screen space than MTGO (5 lines of relevant information versus 3), however seemed like there's alot of unused space with the constants going behind creatures.

Ich: If you paid on paypal or are reserved on kickstarter, you will get the benefits that are owed to you.

Daer: When you multi-kickstarter - all can go through the same amazon account, correct? I want to reserve some spaces. heading on vacation next week.

They mentioned a couple times about the UI still needing to be polished so I'd be surprised if it looks the same when beta hits.

As far as difficulty goes I'm guessing they will have tutorials or maybe the first couple PVE quests will act as a tutorial. They've said: "And remember, we'll have plenty of tools for you to use getting ready to draft so you'll hit the ground running." So I'm hoping they release a draft simulator too.

Right, I guess I'm more asking if the "# of pro player slots available" on kickstarter is suddenly going to drop to 0 because they merge in the paypal reservations (so someone on the fence that was watching might get shut out suddenly)

Don't know if it will drop to zero but it will certainly be a big drop since a ton of the paypal pledges are people doubling up on Pro Players. I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow is the last day you are able to get a Pro Player.

The stream certainly helped the kickstarter: http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/cze...e/#chart-daily

Highest total so far.

There is that possibility. Last update was 23000 on Paypal (I think) which would like 100 pros. However, with it announced how to merge accounts, more people would be inclined, that may have gone up a bit. so let's guess an extra 50 to 100 maybe tomorrow at least.

Looks like they just updated it?

156 of 915 pro players left according to kickstarter

yep, time for the pro player bankrun to begin.

Well, I'm officially in for 1 pro player.

Looks like they're not taking paypal for pro player tier anymore either.

I pledged for one just for the hell of it. 80% chance I cancel it before the 7th but at least I have an option now.

Well, my brother and my girlfriend have now pledged pro 'with me' I'll probably boost mine to GK. This is my personal gift for the year.

got me a proplayer too

So I assume a 2+2 guild once beta starts is a given?

EDIT: Also since I have mild OCD I made a txt document of all the rewards I'm getting so far. The highpoints are:

16 Starter decks
710 boosters
4 beta invites
9 copies of the exclusive cards
5x Spectral Lotus Garden
6 Alt Art PVP Cards/year for life
+1 Card in opening hand in PVE
100% extra loot from bosses for life
Rare/Legendary equipment x20
Free draft/week for life x2
Pro Player Tournament
Primal Packs x4
3 Months free VIP Program x4
3 free booster drafts x4

I wouldn't want to figure out all the account combining BS. I'm pretty sure I'm fine with having 3 accounts each w/ 1 draft per week. Just play on main and do the free draft randomly. Keep the extra mercs there and let my friends have access to the beta if interested.

I'm assuming it will be tied to the pledged email address versus a redeem code (or else merging would seem like even more of a logistical nightmare)

Any chance of Grand King selling out in the next 10 days? I'd guess not, but once pro is gone might be more appealing.

Can't be by email because each kickstarter account needs a separate email.

I'm currently at GK, PP, 2x King.

Thinking of dropping my GK to another PP since GK will sell out later and I can always upgrade again if I really want to, plus I'd save $250.

I will probably end up with 2x PP, 2x King or GK, 2x King.

Just have to debate whether another free draft/week for life is worth more than 6 Alt Art PVP Cards/year for life, +1 Card in opening hand in PVE, +10% exp, 100% extra loot from bosses for life, Rare/Legendary equipment x20, and 90 boosters.

Pro Player is going to be sold out tonight it seems.

64 left

edit: probably within an hour

Downgraded my Grand King to Pro Player for now, so I now have 2 Pro players.

Yeah, I guess I'm just curious with account creation. If it will be a redeem code, sent to the email address that is registered. Or if that kickstarter email will be the sign-in.

So what do you think they figured when they made the tiers? So, what is good value that we can offer at 250.
Free Draft for games existence,
90 packs + Guild Exp,
Extra Exclusive Set + Alts for life,
100% Boss Loot, 20 Equip
+1 Card +1 life per turn

These seem balanced to us, let's go :P

A friend of mine just grabbed pro player also.



edit: Pro Player sold out!

When the game launches time to put them on ebay for $500

Looks amazing. Backed it with captains tier.

so spectral lotus / black tiger... once you use spectral lotus once... ever... it turns into black tiger for life? Am I reading that correctly?

Yup. And you get 1/day when you login to your account (if you have the garden). I think 4 Tigers goes back to a Lotus.