![]() For instance, cards can be socketed with equipment and gems to enhance their effects or a card might transform multiple times during the course of a match. Because HEX is purely online and digital, their cards are not quite so limited. In a traditional paper trading card game, a card will usually have a static graphic on the back and a front featuring various rules text, information and art for that card. What’s really neat is how Cryptozoic is taking advantage of the medium for HEX beyond just spells effects and graphics. From the TCG side though, during PVE play you might be required to play with special decks or a character related to the quest might appear in your deck. Drawing from the MMO side, your champion has race, class, talents trees and all the other normal trimming you might expect in a fantasy MMO, and your abilities will have different passive and active effects during the card game portion itself. ![]() The first thing you need to do is create a character or in this case a champion. For anyone that’s been involved in these kind of hobbies, it can often become an issue for players to continue to make it out to their store’s events or collect groups of friends together to play as their life styles change, but the hope is that HEX could help alleviate those problems because the online nature will keep you playing and connected with friends.Ī single player and PVE experience will also be a part of the game for those who would rather not jump straight into tournaments or would like to work together to conquer some of the raid encounters. In many ways going to your friend’s house or your local game shop to play cards is similar to logging in to your favorite MMO and interacting with your friends and guildmates there. Cryptozoic wanted to craft a game that could crossover the two heavily community and social based experiences. I got a chance to talk to Cory Jones, the President and Head of Creative at Cryptozoic about some of the details.Īkin to the classic Reese’s candy, HEX aims to combine two separate and successful genres in trading card games and massively multiplayer online games. ![]() Cryptozoic, the folks behind the World of Warcraft TCG have also thrown their hats into the ring today by launching a Kickstarter to push their TCG MMO hybrid HEX: Shards of Fate to completion. A few weeks back during PAX East, Blizzard announced Heartstone: Heroes of Warcraft and Mojang’s Scrolls has been in the works for some time, with a beta imminent. There’s seemingly been a sudden uptick in online trading card games lately. Cryptozoic is trying to find the chocolate and peanut butter mixture for online trading card games. ![]()
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