Since we don't seem to have a thread about Hex, the kickstarter is ending today (over $2million raised on a $300k goal) I figured I'd start a thread and see who's going to be playing and what you guys think of it - the beta should be here by September.
So here's some information about it:
Official Website: www.hextcg.comFrom the team that brings you the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, HEX is a free-to-play game that combines the compelling collectible and strategic game play of a trading card game (TCG) with the amazing community and storytelling aspects of a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) to create an entirely new gaming experience: the MMO/TCG. .
Here are some of the core features -
- 6 classes, 8 races with their own storylines and talent trees.
- Over 350 starter cards with new cards being added approximately 3x per year.
- Add equipment and item sets to cards.
- Add gems into socketable cards.
- Double back - allows you to upgrade cards with experience, using them to win tournaments, and completing achievements.
- PvE campaigns - including dungeons and raids for group play vs AI and factions with quest rewards. You can earn PvE cards this way.
- PvP play - including friendly PvP with friends up to serious tournament play.
- Official PvP tournaments organised - described as "dozens of daily tournaments, on demand 8-player drafts and real cash prizes."
- Guilds, including guild card banks and guild tournaments.
- A player economy - trading and auction house.
- Game is free to play - with all accounts getting 1 starter deck for free.
- Additional starter decks currently suggested price of around $10 (starter decks at this price are not tradeable, they are just a pre-made set to get you started so you can complete the content to earn more cards) , and booster packs at $2, with cards earnable in game also through both pve and pvp content.
Here's a video of an actual game in pre-alpha.
If anyone hasn't backed but wants access, they're keeping open a pre-order at http://hextcg.com/donate, there's only one tier of $50 (which is how much 25 sets of booster packs will cost so the rest is essentially free) and it includes
- HEX MMO TCG alpha invite as a special thank you for contributing.
- 1 Starter Deck (in addition to your free Starter Deck at account creation)
- 25 Set 1 Booster Packs
- 2 months of VIP Program (1 pack per week, access to an exclusive tournament and deck tools)
I'll be creating a guild on Hex and if you're interested in an MMOC guild I'm hoping we can get a bunch of people from this section together for some dungeons and raids. I have the Guild bonuses from the Kickstarter campaign - meaning everyone in the guild gets +10% PvE Exp for life and I'm hoping to keep an active amount of guild tournaments. This is a discussion thread not a guild recruitment thread or anything but if you're interested in that, leave your name and I'll keep you updated.
Alpha now confirmed for October 8th