Cory interview (@General's Tent 150 - Sept 4th 20

straumwar: CORYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
hexedhavoc: o/
timlagor: Courtney> hi cory
majadora: :O
plotynus: THE CORY MAN!
timlagor: C> can you hear me?
paladon01: What's on the whiteboard?
mtg_dragon: When you designed Lazgar's Vengence, did you mean it to give red decks an anti midrange card?
timlagor: f> how you doin
fred_hex: It's the Cory!!! :-D
timlagor: c> l;abour day but we have people here working
timlagor: c> trying ot make ps4 date
mtg_dragon: Core "The Cory" Matthews?
timlagor: f> appreciate you joining us
timlagor: f> feelfree to talk as succintly or in depth about ..
timlagor: any give topic
nero_jinous: Since Cory is busy we fired a draft without him ne0Quacken
timlagor: > if you ave to abruptly leave we'll try to remember for next time
timlagor: > the goal is to get cory to flip his table there
timlagor: c> hard time lot of crap on there
timlagor: f> if people say rude things in hex chat it's probably cory
straumwar: PJSalt
timlagor: c> i am very rarely rude when I'm playing
timlagor: > i do get tiltted
timlagor: > like anybody who plays tcgs i do get cfrustrated but try to keep my tempter and keep it off chat
mtg_dragon: PS4!
timlagor: going over to self published i s the biggest hting this year
timlagor: > we had a great relationship with gameforge
timlagor: > this allwos us to reprioritise and be a bit more agil
timlagor: > works out for everyon
timlagor: > lets us be very fixed on what it takes moment to monet to make game best
timlagor: > gf had a process and hex was interlinked with other things
timlagor: > being on our own lets us be a bit more pirate shippy
timlagor: > i can wake up and say HEy $1k constructed tournament is necessary and ther'es no discussion just implementation
timlagor: > agility super important for a tcg
timlagor: > esp anindy company making something as big as we are making
timlagor: > i cam eform big company
mtg_dragon: Hex is what MTGO should have been 3-4 years ago! I mean that as a compliment
timlagor: > there are games out ther ethat are amznig and do very well but they are smaller bitezie concept
timlagor: > we are a whole damn pie and keep trying to stuff everything we can into the pie
timlagor: f> GF and selfpublishing
timlagor: > it's good to be hearing from you more often
timlagor: C> i had a lto of partners in place, levelup, GF, perfectworld
timlagor: > had a lot of peole trying ot coordinate and lot of messageing to coordinate
timlagor: > didn't want to upset anyone or going out to soon
timlagor: > lot of agendas in place
timlagor: > made me not very compforatble going out in my own voice
timlagor: > when i'm not using my own voice i'm not very comfortable
timlagor: > i'm always just saying what i'm thinking
joelepaul: I hope that Sony doesnt introduce more potential upsets ;)
timlagor: > that's where chark was so great
timlagor: > he was always reigning me in "saying "dude that's not smart" and always had good advice
timlagor: > people like reading that i'm just sort of ungauarded
timlagor: it's a mixed bag
timlagor: > don't let the bastards get you down
timlagor: F that was
timlagor: M> now independednt what you you measure success by?
timlagor: C> always sort of been the same
timlagor: > for me it's abut he number of players
timlagor: > and the .. form the beingning of hex it was about combining 2 games that require concurrent people
timlagor: > mmo and tcg
majadora: z>tim has so much to say tonight O.o
timlagor: > playing bots or Ai is great but active liively community is lifeblood of both those types of game
timlagor: > so for hex what is our concurrency like
timlagor: > and various tournament modes, want enough peopl ein ech of them
hexhuntermokog: he is making sure our deaf players know whats going on :-)
metron0my: the bucket problem is real
metron0my: indeed
majadora: oh ok, i missed that :D
timlagor: > would be very easy for me to put in a bunch of different queuee with wacky rulesets but would just fragment plaers
timlagor: > the problem really is how do i get more players
timlagor: > we're not small
timlagor: > i play constantly
metron0my: but what i and others would argue that when you cant have on-demand queus with pay-in and prizes and ladder then change the system so that you can
timlagor: > constructed maybe it's just me but it fires off wihtin a minute or two
metron0my: granted that is not a trivial problem to solve
metron0my: suggestions are out there though
timlagor: > ..unelss i'm playing at a weird time of the day
timlagor: > maybe this set isn't as drafty as the last set
nihilum123456: Draft firing less because less chase cards this set
nihilum123456: imo
timlagor: > we have reaosnable sized community but i want more so draft is firing every couple of minutes...
timlagor: > more platforms to find more player
timlagor: s
timlagor: f> what about timelocking events?
timlagor: > so only open this weeek for example
timlagor: c> one hting we have been working on
timlagor: > gettingrid of non-ranked constructed q no one really uses
timlagor: > putting in rorating weekly razy format
straumwar: gif us more pve Kappa
plotynus: nice!
timlagor: > eg wild west with peve stuff, or rock league or..
plotynus: weekly random stuff queue, sign me in!
timlagor: > maybe a gauntlet type thing
joelepaul: cool news
timlagor: > maybe tournament end of weak based on that theme (maybe friday night)
aquilacallidus: fnm Kappa
joelepaul: just - free or paid entry?
timlagor: > woudl be really fun
timlagor: > but that's another new bucket
plotynus: ok, I'm already hyped, take all my money.
timlagor: > sort of thing I want to do i just want to make sure we have enough people to keep everything populated
timlagor: > want everything to be wacky and fun
timlagor: > exalted givft I added in .. that's very me
captjack68: cosmic coins????
straumwar: @HEXTCG prepare for a PJSalt storm from the exalted rewards Kappa
timlagor: F> i'm looking forward to playing that next week that's when we're gettig it right?
funktionfails: have that in our list for later @CaptJack68
timlagor: M> adding more players, recently had an update about translation program
timlagor: > how soon for japanese?
timlagor: C> sveral people working on it; good news is doesn't actually take that long
timlagor: > not doing everyhting; goal is to launch ps4 version localised for japan
timlagor: > pc not uhuge in japan but ps4 is quite big
timlagor: > not as big as us or EU but japan isn't as big
hexedhavoc: Any thoughts on adding virtual trophies that players can earn in our various tournaments... trophies that change hands and keep track of winners and while its in your possession, you get some sort of benefit...
straumwar: getting hex in japan may mean waifus for hex PogChamp
timlagor: > tcg players in japan significantly higher proportionally
nero_jinous: gotta get arcade machines in Japan :O Kreygasm
timlagor: > japan was #1 audience for physicla tcgs in pokemon/yugioh days
timlagor: > hex is a relatively complex tcg
ivstone: that's a cool question Havoc
joelepaul: Then i would worry about the chat... how are non-japanese and japanese going to chat with each other ;)
timlagor: > sonmeone who's never played tcg before will be overwhelemed
straumwar: someone make a meme of cory saying what in the f Kappa
timlagor: > do what we can to mitigate that but when i htink about an audience that would be straight in i think abotu japanese audicen
timlagor: > tranlsations being done now, hope novermeberish ps4 japan
timlagor: > that's one big bucket
timlagor: > total crossplay console and pc
timlagor: > eventually tablet too
timlagor: f> we have a list of questions and you're predicting
timlagor: m> hey you have a seocnd part of that Q
timlagor: f> ido, pacing the way to making the ps4 work well, waht's oging to be the marketing followup
timlagor: f> i feel like steam was a once-and done thing
timlagor: > sony's putting a lot of work in too maybe
timlagor: c> one of the reasons we felt ps4 was a good opportunity for us
timlagor: > tablet work is very similar to ps4
joelepaul: adding to that, there doesnt seem to be a community manager for steam anymore although we kind of need one
timlagor: > tablet would make players happy but without big marketing push how do we get new players to give hex a chance?
timlagor: > ps4 looked at it and were very excited and helped us
timlagor: > commiteed to some great marketing opportunities for us
axeldwater: what about pve?
timlagor: > ps4 before anythign else because we're getting that support to drive eyeballs to hex
timlagor: F> interesting on that one a lot of console games you get the game and bu it and don't need to buy it again
timlagor: ..well with DLC I'm not so sure about that now @funktionfails
funktionfails: aye good point
timlagor: c> yes every set and update is an update to the game
timlagor: > ps4 is doing an initiave with more free to play games
timlagor: > we're part of that
timlagor: > got a really good response
timlagor: > when Sony gets behind something they can drive their onsumers to sample
timlagor: > I believe HEX is best tcg that exists
hexedhavoc: its not a case of belief, its just fact :P
axeldwater: IT IS THE BEST!!!
timlagor: > there are more casual experiences but for the full experience...
poudigne: @Timlagor ping me when you need to go to the bathroom, ill bring it to you!
timlagor: > i've tried out on ps4
timlagor: > it works really wel l
timlagor: > absolutely playable and enjoyable
timlagor: f> I don't think people understood initially
timlagor: > a lot of people are going to be seeing hex for the very first time
timlagor: C> we've gone through an incredible number of players made acounts
timlagor: > millions of players have made accoutns
timlagor: > the key is finding those new places
timlagor: > very excitded for oter consoles and tablet
timlagor: > lot of people who can sit on couch or whereve
timlagor: > i've done that endlesly on my laptop
timlagor: m> pvec ards for hex; will ps4 players be able to use them in dueling pits?
axeldwater: speeeak
timlagor: c> no; that's pvp; they don't acutally have access to pve cards
straumwar: FeelsBadMan
timlagor: > i don't know where they would see them
timlagor: > you might by turning on all cards -but i don't think they will see them at all
kismethex: Chark Mart should still have some PVE things for sale, right?
timlagor: F> I've been feeling pve feels likegoing back to the drawing board might be best approach for hex
timlagor: > you've been doing tha for deckbuilder for ps4; what does changes mean for pc players?
timlagor: @Poudigne thanks; i'm ok for a bit
timlagor: c> consistent feedback is people love making decks
poudigne: xD
timlagor: > but dekcbuilder they find very difficult to get the experience they want
kismethex: Also, any word on when I can be more generous with the Legendary equipment drops from my packs?
kormai: Did he said anything about being able to buy more character slots for campaign?
timlagor: > was really hard to figure out a new way to do that deckbuilder and started from scratch
timlagor: > i'm excited about what we have
timlagor: > hate branching
timlagor: cos more work
timlagor: > but would love to let people choose
timlagor: > still wretling with some of that because i don't mind current deckbuilder i actually like it
timlagor: > loev the new one too
straumwar: FeelsGoodMan
timlagor: > ic an see how that might be much more enjoyable for noodling around for someone who doesn't want to be doing it allday every day
timlagor: > like it it's just didfferent
axeldwater: cory said they are considering launching campaign on console as a standalone product...spoilers plz!!!
timlagor: > all that stuff goal is to have ti roll over to pc
timlagor: > biggest reason for the new name was so poeple can see the name and have an immediate idea what it is
timlagor: > i feel pve needs to be reqorked a bit
timlagor: > pc is kinda locked
timlagor: > i feel i have to keep rolilng it out to meet the kickstarted promises
timlagor: > even if it's not the best vewrsion as I see it now with the experience
timlagor: > some of the stuff as i envisioned it was actively bad
poudigne: I honestly prefere a good gaming experience than fullfilled KS "promises"
nero_jinous: collection growth speed compared to dungeon difficulty is way off.
hexedhavoc: I dont agree with that... I know of a good solution that could revitalize the pve experience without scraping it
timlagor: > other people worked on it and made it better
timlagor: > we couldn't just throw it out
timlagor: > probably woudl have been better but was trying to live up to those promises
kormai: Personally i think hex PvE is the best PvE of any card game out of there. Just hoping you can buy more character slots for the campaign
talekith: ^
straumwar: agreed, pve is the best of any tcg ever
brynhildrtcg: Agree 100% with Funktion
timlagor: f> i was a KS and I don't think you should feel obligated to promises you made 4 years ago
plotynus: funktion has a point
timlagor: @Poudigne wanna take over funktion and mokog?
straumwar: i really think that we should at least have raids and keeps given, those are crucial
bizznach: but just dont dump raids!!
moltensaffire: <3 PVE
timlagor: F> i think a lot of player would understand if it was awesome but not the same
straumwar: PLEASE DO NOT DITCH RAIDS AND KEEPS
kismethex: If you know now that, for example, double backs is unworkable, then ditch it.
poudigne: @Timlagor nah, my english is bad :( plus my GF keep disturbing me
timlagor: c> a lot fo the content would will be the same either way. .the goal is to launch a seperate..
kormai: yeah DONT ditch raids or strongholds
timlagor: ..card clash it's own thing, pvp expereicen
funktionfails: oh totally, i think it is some of the promises that are keeping them from releasing awesome raids etc
kismethex: But having the actual MMO part in the game is necessary. Some things need to be there for it to be an MMO.
timlagor: > but if i could launch a separate thing hex adventure with the proper reward arc
brynhildrtcg: Multiple Difficulty Levels
timlagor: > cos right now got to deal betwen people who have all the cards and people who are just coming in
mysweetbaxter: A stand alone pve experience with good progression would be awesome, hope that comes to PC as well not just ps4
straumwar: yes, MMO, keeps, raids, all are necessary
kismethex: GUILDS, raids, banks/keeps, etc.
timlagor: > would like to have a guy who gives you vampire kings
timlagor: > and princess and you canput them in but I can't do that
timlagor: > so make a character and level them and get things
thekaijudist: I agree with everything Cory is saying about PvE
moltensaffire: PVE > PVP :) But agree with Kismethex that the MMO part is really important too
timlagor: > i could balance that so where you were wining and losing woul dhave a much bigger impact on how you enjoy the game
timlagor: > even HS moved away from it; it's not easy to make
timlagor: > the bang for your buck is kinda low but we're sitll committed to it
timlagor: > we're still working on AZ| and PVE
timlagor: > goal is to keep working on AZs
plotynus: character-bound cards could be something? (instead of account ones)
hexedhavoc: I think the easiest/best solution to make pve more exciting (while adding some of dat mmo) is to change how players GET to the encounters... instead of sliding along lines, it would be amazing to walk around in a 2d top down world with your character and FIND the encounters... while seeing other players roaming ... opens the game up immensely while not completely scraping everything.
timlagor: > to launch a separate version on PS where you go through level up but no buying cards per se
straumwar: would those cards and experiences be available on PC?
steric: Character-bound cards would be so confusing.
timlagor: > also a sealed deck vairatn where you launch an adventure and see how far you can get
joelepaul: one more point - you definitely need to ramp up the visual "WOW factor" from getting packs, or account leveling...
timlagor: > and end that experience and=the careds would be unlocked back in yoru main path
axeldwater: i am pleased
timlagor: C> the difference betwee my honesty and yoru reality is all the shit that happenes between when i say it and when you get it
timlagor: > every one who plays hex right now could quit tomorrow
timlagor: > need players
kormai: second that ehxedhavioc
timlagor: > every thing we do is dependent on a bunch of factors we don't control
timlagor: > every $ we make gets wrapped back round to HEX and then some
kismethex: Legendary equipment drop rates for my packs? Can I change them to not be so stingy?
timlagor: > there's no instance where we want to make the wrong decision
timlagor: > often when we make th wrong decision we go back on it as soon as we figure that up
timlagor: f> you guys have been pretty responseive on community stuff
kormai: Kinda like a locked mode for campaign where a character has its own personal card set
timlagor: > balance of for pve players between those who get the t2 win, and those who say it's way too hard
timlagor: C> a lot of player have graduated through the experrience and look at it as gold farming so they want to optimise for gold/minute and that beomces the game
timlagor: > i can't design AZ or FRA for everyone simultaneously#
timlagor: > want to challenge the farmers occasionally also serving the newer players
championofsolaris: Keeps and let players design content?
stigmabuster2291: If we can't get a new adventure zone right away, could we at least get a new dungeon here and there? I've been through the great machine graveyard so many times, I've memorized the graveyard.
timlagor: F> new stuf pve we've movd past it
stigmabuster2291: dialog*
mtg_dragon: When you designed Lazgar's Vengence, did you mean it to give red decks an anti midrange card?
timlagor: C> no wait. we are living on someone else's platform
timlagor: > so not everything is really my decision
timlagor: > we've got a consideraton i don't think other game have got in ragards to managing soft and hard currency
timlagor: > a lot of stuff console games don't normally have
kismethex: Bid/ask AH?
stigmabuster2291: I just joined the chat. That's why I asked.
timlagor: > we have some work on mailing but a lot of decisions are made so we can be on the platform at all
timlagor: > I felt that giving up the opportunity to be on PS4 was not worth it
timlagor: > i understand people will be bummed about not transferring colelctions but that wasn't relaly an option
timlagor: F> q about gold in ps4; can spend gold on commons and AH
timlagor: > don't have chests of kismet and common packs for gold seems 100% -ev
timlagor: > ps4 players earning gold but not really having anything to spend it on seems negative
timlagor: C> we had to have gold currency
hexsirsleepy: They can spend the gold to buy stuff from other players too.
timlagor: you're going to earn gold from playing and packs
timlagor: > you can take that goldand buy some common packs
kismethex: They can spend gold on my packs!
hexreeplay: Can a PS4 player buy a booster pack for gold somehow using their quick buy options?
timlagor: c> 10 cards for 1kg still gives you that buying packs experience
stigmabuster2291: This might have already been asked (because I just joined) but is a campaign for PS4 in the cards? (pun not intended)
hexedhavoc: maybe let them buy some of the common aa's too?
timlagor: > you're going to be able to buy the commons and uncommons from gold you get playing the game
timlagor: (think he means from AH)
timlagor: > there's no perfect expereience/ solution to this
timlagor: > thinking about me as a player, can't earn platinum so you have to earn something
bizznach: Question: will ps4 users be able to open a pc account and send cards over?
timlagor: > so you're earning some gold so if i have 2 of this card and it says for 300 fo my 800 gold i can buy another one
hexedhavoc: How about this cory... a small chance that inside that common only pack, it has an AA common (out of any that exist now and later) ?? it could be all super shiny and exciting :P
timlagor: > then you ahve 4 burns
timlagor: > so you can get a taste of the expereience earnign gold and buying things
timlagor: f> dualing pits
timlagor: C> about hex: there' is no shortage of good ideas
timlagor: > say i have 100 coins to spend, being on ps4 is 80 coins
witherstench: hey guys!!
timlagor: > every other little idea is 1-10 coins (points I think he sid actually)
timlagor: > yeah we can do anything, but everything costs points
stigmabuster2291: Is there a reason why tim is repeating everything Cory says?
timlagor: > so you can be where you don't have 80 to spend on console because i sspend them on other things
hexbroombot: *Beep Boop* For deaf viewers
pentachills: There's deaf viewers in chat.
kormai: incase you didnt understood
stigmabuster2291: Oh cool, rock on.
timlagor: > king of the hill, score and i hadd this whole idea because peopel were pissy theycouldn't play ina tournametn because of timezones and..
stigmabuster2291: A round of ale for Tim then.
timlagor: > .. adn the asnwer like with all my ideas is "yes for sure -this is what it's giong to take"
hexsirsleepy: Did you get all that Tim? lol
timlagor: > so with finite resources i always have to choose
straumwar: ps4, consoles, tables will get us to like 500 points :D
timlagor: M> so we need more money than god
timlagor: C> well not more than god but a lot of money we can do a lot of stuff
timlagor: > that's the problem wiht games, you have companies like Blizzard who have all the money in teh world
stigmabuster2291: Well maybe if you actually spent some money on marketing Cory, you could be there.
kismethex: Nobody puts out a bad game on purpose.
straumwar: LUL
stigmabuster2291: #imjustsaying
timlagor: > you have littel companies who know they could make better games but they don't have the money ; blizard wiht 4x the money makes a better game
timlagor: > problem for the whole industry
timlagor: c> you can end up wiht like 4 companies
straumwar: @kismethex coughanycompanythatshovesmicrotransactionsgaloreingamescough
joelepaul: so basically BUY MORE PLAT AND PACKS then u get content quicker
timlagor: > they look at very category and make their entry into that category and then what's left
kamikazimaniac: DreamDaddy
nero_jinous: dream daddy :O
timlagor: > like animatronic cooking on the high seas
jrlawton131: Could still take 10 years and still release crap, aka Duke Nukem Forever
timlagor: you make something so odball and out there that you can take everyone by surprise
timlagor: > but good luck making a squad-based shooter
timlagor: M> tlaking about animations and bobbing up and down ; with all our critique that's not going to stop you right because we still want more AAA
timlagor: c> we have brought osmeone new to work on animated cards
straumwar: oh hell yes more animated cards
stigmabuster2291: Get the dudes from infinity wars to do your animations. They aren't doing anything with their game.
kormai: Ask him if they are considering selling character slots for the campaign. would gladly pay some plat for that (and i'm not alone)
timlagor: > our tech is super talented but needed to work on something else so hired someone new
timlagor: > animation shoudl be more ambient, depth and slower so it's not jerky
brynhildrtcg: AAA Matriarch was amazing, kudos to whoever did that one
trashcattv: !GeneralsTent
timlagor: > think we've had some hyper successful like sabretooth
trashcattv: Hey all
stigmabuster2291: Matriarch of flames is hot fire.
timlagor: f> sounds like you are on the right track
straumwar: AAA sabretooth is amazing, if only i could get one Kappa
timlagor: M> did great job on dreamthied, little tentacle movements that get you
timlagor: F> matriarch super swqeet
straumwar: NO HENTAI AA D:
timlagor: M> crafting
straumwar: Kappa
timlagor: M> what ahev you thought of card destruction and eq destruction
mysweetbaxter: I like when Mokog says ya'll
timlagor: C> that's a big part of the crafting concept
timlagor: > crafting was linked to consumables
pentachills: "Had" BibleThump
hexedhavoc: D:
straumwar: WOOT CONSUMABLES :D
timlagor: > was going to be nmext AZ keeps and consummables
timlagor: > crafting linked to LArge large cosummable system
timlagor: > why it didn't make it into az2
straumwar: get hyped boyz
timlagor: > do want to make crafting yoru carsd part of the game
timlagor: > always the intent
straumwar: CRAFTING CARDS TOO WOOT
straumwar: LUL
timlagor: > at one poitn I think had 300lb of trading cardsin plastic bins in my garage
timlagor: > probably shoult have kept those actually
timlagor: > it was crazy even like C and U .. and i found htings like Moxes and ...
brynhildrtcg: i hadn't played MTG in over a decade, but i went through and cleaned out my MTG collection in tubs of plastics
poudigne: @HexedHavoc
kismethex: Legendary equipment drop rates for my packs? Can I change them to not be so stingy?
brynhildrtcg: Was amazed to find stuff like Aether Vial, stuff I drafted all the time were worth like $30+
timlagor: f> i cleaned out closet and made out pretty well
stigmabuster2291: #pcmasterrace #sarcasm
hexedhavoc: @Poudigne ?
timlagor: f> i feel FRA2 is a step towards this..
timlagor: > i always felt like PVE doesn't have much of an endgame but maybe keeps..?
poudigne: look @ your steam chat xD
timlagor: C> keeps were not endgame, RAISDS were going to be endgame
timlagor: > there were two frostrings
timlagor: > another version was designed and everything in shinhare area
kamikazimaniac: I want that pit
timlagor: > giant pit led down to god of the shroomkins
kormai: bring us that pit
straumwar: GIF US THAT NAO
timlagor: > didn't have an end you jsut go as long as you could against these opponents
straumwar: GIF US IT
kamikazimaniac: Flavor Win
timlagor: > god was really funny, really cool,. similar to FRA and we're going to add .. eventually
timlagor: f> few weeks ago had Ryan and.. on stream and said it would be cool if fra ewas endless,
timlagor: > they looked at eah other and groaned
timlagor: f> Coyotle Sleeve story
timlagor: c> not part of the lore
timlagor: > a lot of our partners were very hands on about everything
timlagor: > sound out
timlagor: > [sound cut out]
timlagor: > our latin american partners did these sleeves
timlagor: > with this comment "the moon will avenge us"
hexreeplay: And here I was thinking it was a reference to winter moon being reprinted as a champion :P
timlagor: > tshrits I think
bizznach: blightbark coyotles leak?
timlagor: > I don't know where they got that from they didn't undertand our lore
timlagor: (ahh it was a sleev not a tshirt)
timlagor: f> need to get the luchadore merc
timlagor: C> it was actually for the philipines
brynhildrtcg: Haha, yeah, I remember that guy
timlagor: > shinhare that was named after a ervolutionary freedom fighter in the philipines
timlagor: > I didn't understand it was like if someone asked me for a MartinLutherKing tribute card that was a shinhare..
timlagor: > it would be relaly weird
timlagor: > i think we'll just leave that out cos it was kinda offenseive
timlagor: F> cosmic coins
timlagor: C> CC was my solution to make sure once you got to cosmic you were sitll earning something that was fun
timlagor: > still working, lot of the work is done
timlagor: back end work is mostly done
timlagor: > i want the coins to be actually tradable too
timlagor: > there'll be a store where you can only buy things with teh CCs
timlagor: f> before ladder came out i sued to play a lot of constructed
hexbroombot: *Beep Boop* You need a break Timlagor?
timlagor: > since I'm always working on Sat
timlagor: > there's no reason for me to play constructed at all
joelepaul: hes doing such a great job :)
bizznach: want reasons to use old sets too :(
timlagor: @hexbroombot please take over the F and M
hexbroombot: *Beep Boop* k
timlagor: C> one of the sugegstions that's been made if good is starting to rotate the Bash and CLASh
timlagor: > there's no reason to lock them to those days -can swap them between Sat and Sun
hexbroombot: F> We only have a couple questions left
timlagor: > Cosmic coins wasn't necessarily jsut about constructed
hexbroombot: M> We did have a question about custom formats. I'm going to ask one I want answered
hexbroombot: M> With Hex coming to tablet what kind of support will there be for onsite Hex conventions on tablet
hexbroombot: M
timlagor: C> we talked about this at one point; the idea was that you would be able to get a code. you would start a tournament, everyuone would be able to jump in with that code and be in one tournament
timlagor: > originally this would be so we could say if retainlers wanted to run touranments at their sotres
timlagor: > they could do in one pol adn the business owner would get a cut
timlagor: > something like that for tournaments is absolutely doable
hexbroombot: F> I think code driven ones, especially with retailers is a great idea. But I wodner how much use it would see
timlagor: > again it's 5 points.. wouldn't be hard
poudigne: Hey @Timlagor have you played a lot tonight ? how's you ranking going ? are you cosmic yet ?
hexbroombot: F> Probably the PS4 has been a lot of work for Woods
timlagor: > nothing's hard they say to me "we asn an engineering team can do anything you want, it's jsut you're going to have to pay for it"
timlagor: > they all did a bunch of work for ps4
kormai: Will we be able to buy character slots in the future?
kismethex: Legendary equipment drop rates for my packs? Can I change them to not be so stingy?
timlagor: > I think Ah changes when we get quickbuyquicksell it will help immensely
timlagor: [i really disagree]
straumwar: it could cause some market manipulation
hexbroombot: F> Lightning round 2, social features. Filter friends list, let us know what friends are doing
timlagor: @Poudigne gold i think not played this evening
mysweetbaxter: There will absolutely be market manipulation with quick buy, not sure what they are going to do to mitigate it
talekith: Question for cory if hosts catch this up: Additional Character slots for PvE?
hexbroombot: F> So you added the clash and bash, I wonder if those edge community events out
timlagor: > definitely for 5shards we give a ton of support, we try to make sure they jhave custom prizes. we try to make sure
hexbroombot: F> Who do I have to talk to to get my tournaments in client?
timlagor: > when people come to us with ideas for tournaments we bend over backwards to make them happen
timlagor: > i don't think anyone's come to us with an idea and we havne't helped
hexbroombot: F> They're a lot of fun (the tournaments Funktion does)
plotynus: frenzy in client confirmed, great job @funktionfails :P
timlagor: > yeah for sure talk to Kyle about your tournament and we'll get that done
fred_hex: I really want Funktion's tournaments to be in-client so I get all the data from them!
timlagor: > see waht we can do
timlagor: > and wacky queus
hexbroombot: F> A lot of me running the tournaments was just filling a gap I see. But the wacky rotating tournaments might fill that too
nero_jinous: @hexbroombot you forgot to say beep boop Kappa
timlagor: he's looking at my post
hexbroombot: Sacrifices must be made
straumwar: every other block? FeelsBadMan
timlagor: > az for very set was never a goald; az for every block
hexbroombot: F> What's your favoriate animal and could you beat it in a fight?
straumwar: so one for this block or?
kamikazimaniac: Broom Bot is too busy working for robot sounds :P All business
timlagor: > how do you pick favourite animal? you see lot of my faovurite animals in the game
joelepaul: transcribing - 90 points, robot sounds 10 points
timlagor: > my first dog: my dad resuced a coyote pup
kamikazimaniac: lol
timlagor: > i had a half-coyote half balck lab growing up
timlagor: > coyotes ravens bears
timlagor: > I pick them for the game because I love em
hexbroombot: F> On that one, we need more flora and fauna focused sets
straumwar: agreed
hexbroombot: F> We need an adventure into the wilderness themed set
timlagor: > feels like this last, we want a nice mix and all the frostheart stuff because we were able to put all the groups in. i've been very thematically steering my caravan because i love it so much
straumwar: next set is done PogChamp
timlagor: > these last sets we've put a lot fo tehse things in
mysweetbaxter: Will fateweave be an evergreen mechanic (please yes)?
hexbroombot: M> Hex is going to get more irish
num83r54r3c00l: when is the dingler island DLC available for preorder?
timlagor: > i can't believe I'm objessed with these and finally putting in the next set
irishbattousai: lol
plotynus: boston celtics confirmed in hex also.
mtg_dragon: Can we have more dragons plz!
timlagor: > how I could have forgot when I consider myself part leprechaun...
hexbroombot: M> You are way too tall for that (to be a leperchaun)
brynhildrtcg: Leprechauns throwing in with the Merry Caravan?
timlagor: > one of my first jobs was as a waiter at a restaurant called Bobbygees and i'd be a leprachaun my character there and i'd come out an ..
hexbroombot: F> This set did have a lot fo stuff (flora and fauna) we need more aquatic stuff
timlagor: > and all teh kids would say "you're not wee"
kamikazimaniac: AZ2 had lots of great flora/fauna environments
hexbroombot: M> Hex under the sea!
nero_jinous: obligatory underwater level Kappa
hexbroombot: F> what he's saying is we're going to AZ1 and the sea level has risen and it's all flooded.
timlagor: > look at where teh geographically what kind of stuff is going on aroudn the primary area
kamikazimaniac: find a way to add ice physics :P
bizznach: cthulhu and other lovecraftian faction cards!
timlagor: > you can see over to one side all the sas over to another side the giant desert
hexbroombot: F> There's some sweet stuff on that globe
timlagor: > i mapped out the thematically the entire globe and on the old schedule it was like 7 years
timlagor: > at htis pace it's like 70 years
timlagor: > but it's still going to happen
timlagor: > i had ideas for all of it
timlagor: > mountains with castles and werewolves
straumwar: ooooh that sound sick
timlagor: > and vampires
mtg_dragon: Yes, please do an Innistrad type set in Hex!!!!
joelepaul: whats innistrad?
hexbroombot: M> So what I'm hearing is we'll soon understand what's up with the pentagon island
timlagor: > had all teh toppography matpped out and why it was like that and wanted to get all the things that people love in
hexbroombot: F> Yeah I wanna know too
timlagor: > that was definitely stuff linked to that
hexbroombot: M> Because all I can think of it's pentachills hiding spot
mtg_dragon: @JoeLePaul Think Gothic Horror
timlagor: > there you gorises up out of the sea with the...
hexbroombot: F> They have like the five shards bat signal equivalent
hexbroombot: M> We need a caster for the match, call pentachills!
timlagor: > timlagor's questions are so specific an so odd
kamikazimaniac: nice, tim self-comment :P
timlagor: > diamond resoursec; actually ai agree that's funny
kismethex: Legendary equipment drop rates for my packs? Can I change them to not be so stingy?
hexbroombot: F> Got any other questions from the forums?
timlagor: > I've actually made that ocmment
timlagor: > Ozawa complaining about the lore
maquiaveltv: I want random sleeve...like each match a different sleeve from my collection
straumwar: @HEXTCG can we get dank memes in hex Kappa
timlagor: > some of the recent flavour text is really specific to the group going to the frost ring
steric: Ozawa was really complaining about the fact that the lore tab on the main site hasn't been updated since set 4.
timlagor: > so little bit of a mixed message because you put them in these groups and give them motivations around their own needs
kormai: When you put in crafting will you be able to craft all cards or just PvE cards?
timlagor: > but the larger.. this has been a little of a departure
pentachills: lol
timlagor: > but the next few sets ramps up into a really big world-story telling momoent that answers some big questions
captjack68: new calendar for set releases can share with us?
nicosharp: What up HEX fam
timlagor: much typing
hexbroombot: F> I think the other one too, and it's my favorite part of frostheart, the humans are still ardent but they're not with the other ardent humans.
timlagor: > yeah thay had a ton of the focus, showing the groups and showing the motivations
captjack68: eta for next AZ?
hexbroombot: F> It shows they have seperate identies, not all humans are the same, there are differences in groups.
nicosharp: When do PS4 bros get to play PvE?
kamikazimaniac: Mokog face :P
timlagor: > this arc showing the motivcations and we brought characters back and i'm happy with the stuff going on
timlagor: > there's going to be sacrifice and deaths
hexbroombot: F> I love having iconic characters around
hexbroombot: M> Cory's going to kill someone!
straumwar: deaths FeelsBadMan
num83r54r3c00l: why is half of cory beard so white
timlagor: > I don't want them coming back but I do like them dying occasionally
kismethex: Cory = GRRM
steric: Sacrifice or death? Is the deathless gem becoming not so deathless?
zingk0ng: rip princess cory
timlagor: > bacase it gives them weight and if you lovesomeone and i love them deeply
hexbroombot: F> HE loves them deeply, Brosi buk is going to die?! Why would you kill him Cory?!
timlagor: > and when they die it's a big deal
jrlawton131: Cory confirms someone is dying
timlagor: > pippits don't actually die they just vanish into blue smoke
joelepaul: beard is white because sunlight
straumwar: @HEXTCG can we get anime waifus in hex, not gonna go away until we do Kappa
timlagor: > they're made out of magic
hexbroombot: M> Zoltog has just been enslaved, you can't kill him man!
bizznach: squirrelageddon
timlagor: @hexbroombot ok flagging a bit now if you can take on cory
hexbroombot: F> To answer the other question on the forums, PvE isn't getting dropped. That's not what PS4 is about
timlagor: > no pve is contuing but
timlagor: > again our resources clearly we have to focus on some things
timlagor: > new platforms
hexbroombot: I will try :P
timlagor: > we put the focus on the pve and you're going to see continual changes to frostring
timlagor: thanks!
hexbroombot: F> There was one on the forums I meant to ask, people were asking about roadmaps
hexbroombot: F> It felt like late july there was a lot of anxiety in the community
hexbroombot: F> People were unsure what was happening. There wasn't much news
timlagor: @Poudigne offered to help out too
hexbroombot: F> That's not graet for the player base, can we get a general map?
hexbroombot: C> Yeah, when it comes to larger announcements like we're going to be on console we try to coordinate with partners
bizznach: multiplayer and raaaaids
hexbroombot: C> Thats' where a lot of resources were going
hexbroombot: C> I didn't want to spoil it and wanted to coordinate with the partners
hexbroombot: C> That's one of the downsides of being small
hexbroombot: C> You don't have a lot of different teams
hexbroombot: C> The roadmap has to change sometimes because something isn't working right
poudigne: @Timlagor why are you lying ?
hexbroombot: F> I do like the dev streams
hexedhavoc: give multiplayer on test server!! XD let the community help solve its issues, kthx >_<
timlagor: sitting up is too tiring?
hexbroombot: C> I felt like the dev streams were improtant. I wanted to rest of the team to get to interact with the community
timlagor: @Poudigne din't you offer to help?
kismethex: Any plans to monetize PVE? Plat for character slots?
hexbroombot: C> And everyone enjoys that sort of interaction
hexbroombot: C> I hope everyone likes the friday update updates too
joelepaul: we LOVE em
joelepaul: put em on mainpage
hexbroombot: C> Just making the effort to make sure there's something coming otu of the group that let's people see what we're doing
joelepaul: many ppl dont know about em
hexbroombot: C> Or at least just interacting
hexbroombot: F> I love the friday updates
hexbroombot: F> I love seeing what jared is up too
num83r54r3c00l: @HEXTCG i am terrified of dinglers, every time one appears on my screen I spill vomit on my keyboard. I just want to curse whoever created them
hexbroombot: C> I can stream of conciousness and make it funny or goofy or whatever
hexbroombot: C> One of my other dream jobs was a comedy staff writer
hexbroombot: C> Bet even one gag a week is aa hard job but it's fun and good practice
hexbroombot: F> I feel like we've covered most of the stuff
hexbroombot: M> I have a small question
joelepaul: so cory basically if we want more hex content, we should just buy more packs and plat, right? :)
hexbroombot: M> I noticed some of the kismet items appear to be alternate art PvE cards?
hexbroombot: M> Are they truly alternate arts?
hexbroombot: C> Nooooo? We hacven't done any pve alternate art
hexbroombot: F> I don't think so
hexedhavoc: they just have the gold flair on em is all
hexbroombot: C> There were supposed to be (lists whaat's in a kismet pack)
joelepaul: theyre promo
joelepaul: not alternate ar
hexedhavoc: true
hexbroombot: M> It would be kind of weird
timlagor: they're tagged that way for AH too
kismethex: Some require promo dust to EA
hexedhavoc: yea it denotes promo
maquiaveltv: Will we use mercenaries on FRA someday?
hexbroombot: M> But when you look at kismet pve cards they have the promo embellishment on them
hexbroombot: M> and they sometimes list oddly on ah
hexreeplay: I think Mokog is mistaking the promo flare for being a AA flare
hexbroombot: C> That sounds like user (dev) error
straumwar: @HEXTCG ya it has the same thing with the holiday cards... makes us use promo dust to EA them and its frustrating
hexbroombot: C> I think someone put the wrong tag on it
hexbroombot: F> It's nothing as exciting as Mokog was hoping for
hexbroombot: M> No it is exciting because it means there aren't any reprints
hexbroombot: M> I'm very happy about it
hexbroombot: F> I love kismet packs
kismethex: Legendary equipment drop rates for my packs? Can I change them to not be so stingy?
hexbroombot: C> It was supposed to take the place of convocation until we get back to a lot of voncentions
hexbroombot: C> Also I wanted a fun place to explore stuff we make up like boonberries
almedeme: o/
hexbroombot: C> The pack was a great way to explore those things
hexbroombot: C> And ryan's pun critical jamage was one of my favorite puns
hexbroombot: F> I love Hex's sense of humor
hexbroombot: C> Over the years people have pushed back on the humor but I feel strongly that I like things that are funny
hexbroombot: C> I think a good mix of serious or characters dying with sweeeping high fantasy moments
kismethex: Even when talking about Kismet packs, don't want to bring up drop rates?
hexbroombot: C> and humor is important so it doesn't feel pretensious
kormai: Are there ever gonna be daily quests like in many other TCG's/CCG's?
hexbroombot: F> especially in fantasy settings
joelepaul: kormai i know cory has once said NEVER
nero_jinous: hooglDingler hooglDingler hooglDingler hooglDingler hooglDingler hooglDingler hooglDingler hooglDingler
joelepaul: he hates dailies
hexbroombot: M> How bad was the push back on Nog nog internally
hexbroombot: C> No pushback on that one
m455ive: Kappa
joelepaul: ppl should not be forced to log cuz of dailies
kormai: ok thjanks @JoeLePaul
60apes: @HEXTCG Cory, are there any current plans to make physical merchandise for Hex? Kappa
hexbroombot: M> Beause it's a fun moment when she dies but is coming back
hexbroombot: F> I think we're all squared up now
hexbroombot: C> I didn't answer all the questions clearly
hexbroombot: C> I want people to be aware that we are aware of what people are asking for, it'ss just a matter of priortizing
hexbroombot: C> Growing the pop first, and QoL stuff second
hexbroombot: F> Weekend tourneys are great
hexbroombot: C> console and tablet will be helpful (for the game population)
hexbroombot: F> Not many other games pay out 2k each week in tourneys
joelepaul: Cory, did you consider that for japanese players, clash and bash times will be almost impossible?
hexbroombot: C> yeah around 5k a month in tourney prizes
almedeme: Guys, was there question about draft pods and will they finally be returned? Will there be a universal search for couple game modes simultaneously? Because the waiting times are too long
straumwar: dota 2 pays out 20+ mill every year Kappa
kalemero88: Did anyone ask about quality of life when assigning blockers with big swings (like 15-20 troops) ?
hexbroombot: F> This tournament thing, the wacky formats sounds awesome
timlagor: err $8k jsut from Clash + Bash surely
hexedhavoc: wacky tournaments hype
hexbroombot: C> We've been weoking on that for quite awhile
hexbroombot: C> I think we have a lot of formats ready to do pretty easily
joelepaul: EHD?
joelepaul: EDH
joelepaul: (in place of schild)
hexbroombot: C> We're working hard on tablets and console atm, but the wacky formats hopefulyl will be shortly after
hexbroombot: F> that stuff makes the game feel more alive, fleshed out
blitzkind: Has he touched on the concerns with the new Quick Buy and Quick sell features?
hexbroombot: C> commons only, singleton, one shard type, tribal, tons of fun ways to do it
timlagor: no
timlagor: he said he thought QB QS would help a lot with AH
talekith: Character slots for PvE?
straumwar: @HEXTCG anime waifus in hex? Im not going away cory Kappa
timlagor: he said we could have more character slots.
hexbroombot: M> Couple questions from chat, y'all are watching for when would be to expand bash and clash time of day wise?
timlagor: ...but not when
hexbroombot: C> Yes, defintely.
hexhuntermokog: When they have resources. Character slots have to be prioritized
bootlaced: Has there been any word on Keeps?
hexbroombot: C> it's just hard to do well without a large player base
kismethex: Legendary equipment drop rates for my packs? Can I change them to not be so stingy?
kormai: Will there ever be a difficulty setting for campaign?
hexbroombot: F> Thanks for coming on
hexbroombot: C> Congratulations btw
plotynus: yeah, cory, please now leave so I can get my oak Kappa
timlagor: @kismethex he didn't say but he definitely read the question
hexbroombot: F> yeah, and I'm a total slacker too. It's that much more an accomlishment
hexbroombot: M> I'm surprised I haven't been removed yet
hexbroombot: F> Thanks for joining us
hexbroombot: C> My pleasure
hexbroombot: F> We'll see you soon
kamikazimaniac: Thanks Cory!