We have six special surprises coming for you next week, and we think they'll make you happy.
Refreshing the meta
We've been getting some consistent, explicit lines of feedback about the current gameplay landscape in Faeria:
We need to introduce more new cards and mix things up a bit.
Krog, the Ogre King is too punishing for newer players in some matchups
We think these points have merit and are in line with our own observations. We're happy to announce that next week we'll be addressing both of these issues at the same time.
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword
With the Adventure Pouch on its way this summer and World Bosses coming even sooner, we know there are still a lot of you anxious for even more. When we know players want something, we do our best to deliver.
Therefore, we have prepared six brand new epic cards that are ready to be introduced to Faeria next week.
These epic additions will contain powerful new tools that should open up an even wider variety of deck building options and introduce some "out of the box" style designs we think you'll appreciate.
Let us begin with a teasing of what is to come:
Behold: Iona's Smile. Symphonies have been written about less.
Hmmm... something went wrong. The image went all blurry. What does it say?
Keep an eye on our social media channels throughout the weekend as we share even more. These six new cards will be considered part of the core collection and not part of the Oversky expansion.
Putting Krog in his place
As mentioned above, we've heard a lot of players having difficulties dealing with Krog. He can be especially frustrating to deal with after being hit by an early Ogre Dance, sending his massive form into a series of devastating undulations that can simply snowball out of control.
Without an early answer, many players are left with a sour feeling in their gut as they're forced to watch Krog devour their helpless forces, one by one.
We have no choice but to attempt to keep him under control with a strict nerf, which we've scheduled for next week. Hopefully this will help to curb his overwhelming presence in play, but further changes may be needed after more observation.
Mobile Early Access patch
Earlier today we pushed some fixes to our mobile version that many of you are currently testing.
We can't thank you enough for your valued feedback and bug reporting.
On May 16th next week, the Steam Pack will be discounted by 40% off for an entire week. It will be available at the following price for a limited time:
$20.99
£16.19
19,19€
¥ 2088
As a reminder, the Steam Pack contains the following rewards:
10 Battle Chests to start or complete your card collection, that’s 50 cards!
3 Mythic Chests to customize Faeria the way you want to
3250 Gems
1 Month of Goki to enjoy a boost of 5000 Gold on purchase and minimum 300 Gold per day for the next 30 days!
An exclusive Card Back only available to those who purchase the Steam Pack
Note: You can only purchase the Steam Pack once per account. If you already own Goki, you will instantly receive the 5000 Gold upon purchase and extend the duration of you current Gold Miner by an extra 30 days.
Monthly Cup Recap
Nick "The Aquaman" Secker has helped put together a comprehensive Monthly Cup X recap that includes video of all matches that were broadcast and decks that were used by the top four players.
We have six special surprises coming for you next week, and we think they'll make you happy.
Refreshing the meta
We've been getting some consistent, explicit lines of feedback about the current gameplay landscape in Faeria:
We need to introduce more new cards and mix things up a bit.
Krog, the Ogre King is too punishing for newer players in some matchups
We think these points have merit and are in line with our own observations. We're happy to announce that next week we'll be addressing both of these issues at the same time.
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword
With the Adventure Pouch on its way this summer and World Bosses coming even sooner, we know there are still a lot of you anxious for even more. When we know players want something, we do our best to deliver.
Therefore, we have prepared six brand new epic cards that are ready to be introduced to Faeria next week.
These epic additions will contain powerful new tools that should open up an even wider variety of deck building options and introduce some "out of the box" style designs we think you'll appreciate.
Let us begin with a teasing of what is to come:
Behold: Iona's Smile. Symphonies have been written about less.
Hmmm... something went wrong. The image went all blurry. What does it say?
Keep an eye on our social media channels throughout the weekend as we share even more. These six new cards will be considered part of the core collection and not part of the Oversky expansion.
Putting Krog in his place
As mentioned above, we've heard a lot of players having difficulties dealing with Krog. He can be especially frustrating to deal with after being hit by an early Ogre Dance, sending his massive form into a series of devastating undulations that can simply snowball out of control.
Without an early answer, many players are left with a sour feeling in their gut as they're forced to watch Krog devour their helpless forces, one by one.
We have no choice but to attempt to keep him under control with a strict nerf, which we've scheduled for next week. Hopefully this will help to curb his overwhelming presence in play, but further changes may be needed after more observation.
Mobile Early Access patch
Earlier today we pushed some fixes to our mobile version that many of you are currently testing.
We can't thank you enough for your valued feedback and bug reporting.
On May 16th next week, the Steam Pack will be discounted by 40% off for an entire week. It will be available at the following price for a limited time:
$20.99
£16.19
19,19€
¥ 2088
As a reminder, the Steam Pack contains the following rewards:
10 Battle Chests to start or complete your card collection, that’s 50 cards!
3 Mythic Chests to customize Faeria the way you want to
3250 Gems
1 Month of Goki to enjoy a boost of 5000 Gold on purchase and minimum 300 Gold per day for the next 30 days!
An exclusive Card Back only available to those who purchase the Steam Pack
Note: You can only purchase the Steam Pack once per account. If you already own Goki, you will instantly receive the 5000 Gold upon purchase and extend the duration of you current Gold Miner by an extra 30 days.
Monthly Cup Recap
Nick "The Aquaman" Secker has helped put together a comprehensive Monthly Cup X recap that includes video of all matches that were broadcast and decks that were used by the top four players.
As some of you have noticed, the Faeria servers experienced issues on Saturday morning and we would like to address what happened.
On Saturday morning, we experienced two consecutive servers crashes. Those crashes were due to the Egg Hatching event that started at 5:50am CEST, the growing amount of Faeria players resulted in database requests which were too large for our servers to handle. We managed to put everything back in order by 9:36am CEST, with minimal data-loss.
Players logged in during that period, in addition to being disconnected, had their accounts rolled back to the state they were in at 6:13am CEST. Rolled back in this case means that most of the actions performed (creation of new decks, victories/losses, new daily quests, opening a chest, purchases, ...) between 6:14am and 9:36am CEST have not been saved and have been lost. We are extremely sorry for this inconvenience.
After getting the servers back up online, we went through a data recovery process and here is what we are applying:
- Every player who was logged in during that period and suffered data loss will receive 2 Battle Chests for free. We expect this process to be completed within the next 24 hours - For players who purchased Gems during that period, in addition to the 2 Battle Chests, a script granting them the amount purchased during that period has already been run and they all have received the Gem amount they had purchased during that period.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and we have taken actions in order to avoid, to the best of our capacity, any data loss as Faeria continues to grow.
If you have any more question or concerns, feel free to contact us at support@faeria.com and we will make sure to address them.
As some of you have noticed, the Faeria servers experienced issues on Saturday morning and we would like to address what happened.
On Saturday morning, we experienced two consecutive servers crashes. Those crashes were due to the Egg Hatching event that started at 5:50am CEST, the growing amount of Faeria players resulted in database requests which were too large for our servers to handle. We managed to put everything back in order by 9:36am CEST, with minimal data-loss.
Players logged in during that period, in addition to being disconnected, had their accounts rolled back to the state they were in at 6:13am CEST. Rolled back in this case means that most of the actions performed (creation of new decks, victories/losses, new daily quests, opening a chest, purchases, ...) between 6:14am and 9:36am CEST have not been saved and have been lost. We are extremely sorry for this inconvenience.
After getting the servers back up online, we went through a data recovery process and here is what we are applying:
- Every player who was logged in during that period and suffered data loss will receive 2 Battle Chests for free. We expect this process to be completed within the next 24 hours - For players who purchased Gems during that period, in addition to the 2 Battle Chests, a script granting them the amount purchased during that period has already been run and they all have received the Gem amount they had purchased during that period.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and we have taken actions in order to avoid, to the best of our capacity, any data loss as Faeria continues to grow.
If you have any more question or concerns, feel free to contact us at support@faeria.com and we will make sure to address them.
It's hard to believe it, but we're already up to the tenth Monthly Cup. Watch this weekend to see some of the best players in Faeria duke it out for thousands in cash prizes.
The Monthly Cup is a single elimination monthly competition where 32 of the best players in Faeria compete for $3300 in prizes. Each match consists of a Best of 5 series of games in Pantheon format.
Watch, cheer, and win.
You can earn prizes just by watching the stream.
How to win prizes
The most important thing you need to know in order to win prizes while watching the Monthly Cup stream is to link your Faeria account directly to Twitch by using The Hub. We've made it as easy as possible for you.
Please note, if you have ever changed your Twitch display name after linking your accounts, you MUST unlink your accounts then RELINK them, or you will receive no prizes. Changing your Twitch username breaks the linking process.
The prize structure is as follows: (Remember, each is a CHANCE to win)
You are able to view your Egg Timer at any moment by looking at your profile on The Hub.
Egg hatching
As with every other Monthly Cup, Eggs will be hatching the entire weekend.
There are 8 total hatchlings you can potentially get. After that, your Eggs won't hatch. It's possible to hatch more than one Egg in the same weekend. If you're logged into Faeria during the hatching period, your Eggs are even more likely to hatch.
It's hard to believe it, but we're already up to the tenth Monthly Cup. Watch this weekend to see some of the best players in Faeria duke it out for thousands in cash prizes.
The Monthly Cup is a single elimination monthly competition where 32 of the best players in Faeria compete for $3300 in prizes. Each match consists of a Best of 5 series of games in Pantheon format.
Watch, cheer, and win.
You can earn prizes just by watching the stream.
How to win prizes
The most important thing you need to know in order to win prizes while watching the Monthly Cup stream is to link your Faeria account directly to Twitch by using The Hub. We've made it as easy as possible for you.
Please note, if you have ever changed your Twitch display name after linking your accounts, you MUST unlink your accounts then RELINK them, or you will receive no prizes. Changing your Twitch username breaks the linking process.
The prize structure is as follows: (Remember, each is a CHANCE to win)
You are able to view your Egg Timer at any moment by looking at your profile on The Hub.
Egg hatching
As with every other Monthly Cup, Eggs will be hatching the entire weekend.
There are 8 total hatchlings you can potentially get. After that, your Eggs won't hatch. It's possible to hatch more than one Egg in the same weekend. If you're logged into Faeria during the hatching period, your Eggs are even more likely to hatch.
Fancy a sneak peek of where we are at with the mobile version of Faeria? You've come to the right place.
Time-limited Mobile Early Access
As we prepare for an official release with our new mobile-friendly layout for smartphones, we're launching one week of volunteer Early Access testing to receive as much feedback as possible. The goals here are to improve stability, performance, and overall player experience.
This one week Early Access will be available for:
iPhone (iOS 10+)
Android Mobile (Android 6+)
Android Tablets (Android 6+)
The Early Access will be available until May 15th and will then be shut down to allow our team to focus on the improvements and fixes needed to craft the perfect mobile experience for Faeria.
Testing Faeria on iPhones
In order to access Faeria on iPhone, we will need to manually add every tester in a specific group within TestFlight. Due to the low limit of possible testers through TestFlight (2,000), we will be enforcing the following rules:
If a player hasn't downloaded and/or played Faeria via TestFlight within 48 hours (starting when the invite is sent from our side), his account will be removed from TestFlight in order to make room for everyone to test and feedback
Once the limit is reached, we will be removing invites in chronological order (with a prior email notice that will be sent 12 hours before the access is removed)
Please note that Gem purchases will not be working on Faeria iOS
Testing Faeria on Android
You can enroll in Faeria's Early Access on Android here.
Please note that the Android mobile propagation may take up to 24 hours of propagation in different regions/different devices
How to Feedback
As the goal of this time-limited Early Access is to gather as much feedback as possible, we have setup a dedicated form available here to reports bugs for iOS. For the Early Access version of Faeria on mobile, please leave a comment on the Faeria Play Store page.
Patch Notes: PC/Mac/Linux
Fixed several crashes that could occur when a creature died
Fixed shop tutorial that could still make some client crashes in certain circumstances
Fixed spell cards that were not shown properly when played
Mobile UI won't show up anymore on some Linux systems
Fancy a sneak peek of where we are at with the mobile version of Faeria? You've come to the right place.
Time-limited Mobile Early Access
As we prepare for an official release with our new mobile-friendly layout for smartphones, we're launching one week of volunteer Early Access testing to receive as much feedback as possible. The goals here are to improve stability, performance, and overall player experience.
This one week Early Access will be available for:
iPhone (iOS 10+)
Android Mobile (Android 6+)
Android Tablets (Android 6+)
The Early Access will be available until May 15th and will then be shut down to allow our team to focus on the improvements and fixes needed to craft the perfect mobile experience for Faeria.
Testing Faeria on iPhones
In order to access Faeria on iPhone, we will need to manually add every tester in a specific group within TestFlight. Due to the low limit of possible testers through TestFlight (2,000), we will be enforcing the following rules:
If a player hasn't downloaded and/or played Faeria via TestFlight within 48 hours (starting when the invite is sent from our side), his account will be removed from TestFlight in order to make room for everyone to test and feedback
Once the limit is reached, we will be removing invites in chronological order (with a prior email notice that will be sent 12 hours before the access is removed)
Please note that Gem purchases will not be working on Faeria iOS
Testing Faeria on Android
You can enroll in Faeria's Early Access on Android here.
Please note that the Android mobile propagation may take up to 24 hours of propagation in different regions/different devices
How to Feedback
As the goal of this time-limited Early Access is to gather as much feedback as possible, we have setup a dedicated form available here to reports bugs for iOS. For the Early Access version of Faeria on mobile, please leave a comment on the Faeria Play Store page.
Patch Notes: PC/Mac/Linux
Fixed several crashes that could occur when a creature died
Fixed shop tutorial that could still make some client crashes in certain circumstances
Fixed spell cards that were not shown properly when played
Mobile UI won't show up anymore on some Linux systems
Thanks to your efforts, the final Adventure Pouch: Oversky reveal is upon us. It involves nothing short of the entire world.
The final reveal
You did it. The War Effort is over.
You've already gathered 175,000,000 gold and revealed the addition of 30 more cards obtainable from the upcoming co-op campaign.You then gathered 300,000,000 gold and revealed the cuddly yet fierce Yak pillow plushie, and new cosmetic yaks.
Now, as a whole playerbase, you've gathered 750,000,000 gold. It's time to find out what you've been fighting for.
The completed riddle for Reveal 3 is:
"I live westward of a battleground. Soon my size will be profound."
"The Battleground" described in this case is in fact Battle mode, where you pit your decks in multiplayer against other gods in battlegrounds across the world of Faeria. Hmmm, what could be westward of that?
Solo mode. It then follows that Solo mode's size will be made profound.
What does that mean, exactly?
Introducing: World Bosses
Currently Solo mode is limited to a selection of quest packs, after which completing them leaves the player with three empty lanes. We've heard the increasing demand for more single player content, and so have developed the concept of World Bosses.
(Click the above image for the expanded full map)
World Bosses will be an entirely new feature that is locked according to a player's level. Once you reach the required level for a boss, you unlock a new battle and the associated rewards inside. For example, as you see in the image above, once a player reaches level 15 they will be eligible to do battle against the fuzzy yet formidable Yaknus.
Orb of Champions
We'll also be introducing a new Orb of Champions that ties directly into World Boss content.
You will be able to collect the orb in 4 individual pieces: The base orb itself, and three mystical gems. You'll be able to earn these pieces by progressing through World Boss content.
When will World Bosses become available?
Due to the demand for more single player content, we currently plan on releasing the new World Bosses near the end of May or early June. Yes, this means it will make its way into Faeria before the Adventure Pouch is released!
World Bosses, while entirely single player, will help lay the foundation for Co-op Limited Boss Battles included in the Adventure Pouch: Oversky this summer.
Mythic Chests are now in every Adventure Pouch: Oversky
In addition to all of this, we're increasing the value of every single Adventure Pouch: Oversky by adding a Mythic Chest inside!
Of course, if you've already purchased one, it will be added on top of everything you are already receiving.
In addition, we would also like to announce that at the end of the Adventure Pouch: Oversky preorder period, everyone who participated to the War Efforts (basically everyone who played since March 15th, regardless of whether they own the Adventure Pouch: Oversky or not) will receive a free Mythic Chest. We have extremely proud of what our community has achieved through this and this is our additional way of saying thank-you!
Adventure Pouch: Oversky's Pre-Order extended to end of May
We've had a number of requests from the community to extend the pre-order date closer to when the Adventure Pouch: Oversky will become available this summer.
Okie dokie.
We are now very happy to announce that we will be extending the closing date of the preorder from May 9th to Wednesday, May 31st.
Collector Pouch availability increased
The Collector Pouch, which has limited availability, will be increased in quantity from 500 to 1,000. With over 450 new homes already claimed for our adoptable young yaklings, we want to be able to support more of your demand. Get them while you can!
Patch Notes
Android and iOS
Fixed a crash that occurred the first time a player opened the shop
The game will now auto-rotate to the relevant landscape mode according to the device orientation
Android
Fixed a permission bug that would prevent the game from loading the Login Screen if you did not reboot your tablet after installing Faeria on Android 6 Marshmallow
Improved clarity of the "File ... is corrupted!" error. The error will now advise you to reinstall the game in case the game resources are corrupted.
All platforms
Fixed a visual glitch making the "+1" level up effect going behind the avatar and XP bar on end of game screen
Memory performance improvements
Moved the "Practice" button from the Solo screen to the Battle screen
Renamed "Solo" to "Missions"
Fixed the position of the tooltip explaining why crafting is not available before you reach level 5 in order for it to be completely visible
Fixed the tournament mode dropdown entries in tournament lobbies (now clearly reads BO1/3/5 instead of BO1/2/3)
Fixed some greyed out card types having pieces still colored in the collection
Card text font is now sharper
Improved the clarity of the visuals of the friends in the friend-list
Shop rotation
New cosmetic bundle are now available in the shop rotation:
Thanks to your efforts, the final Adventure Pouch: Oversky reveal is upon us. It involves nothing short of the entire world.
The final reveal
You did it. The War Effort is over.
You've already gathered 175,000,000 gold and revealed the addition of 30 more cards obtainable from the upcoming co-op campaign.You then gathered 300,000,000 gold and revealed the cuddly yet fierce Yak pillow plushie, and new cosmetic yaks.
Now, as a whole playerbase, you've gathered 750,000,000 gold. It's time to find out what you've been fighting for.
The completed riddle for Reveal 3 is:
"I live westward of a battleground. Soon my size will be profound."
"The Battleground" described in this case is in fact Battle mode, where you pit your decks in multiplayer against other gods in battlegrounds across the world of Faeria. Hmmm, what could be westward of that?
Solo mode. It then follows that Solo mode's size will be made profound.
What does that mean, exactly?
Introducing: World Bosses
Currently Solo mode is limited to a selection of quest packs, after which completing them leaves the player with three empty lanes. We've heard the increasing demand for more single player content, and so have developed the concept of World Bosses.
(Click the above image for the expanded full map)
World Bosses will be an entirely new feature that is locked according to a player's level. Once you reach the required level for a boss, you unlock a new battle and the associated rewards inside. For example, as you see in the image above, once a player reaches level 15 they will be eligible to do battle against the fuzzy yet formidable Yaknus.
Orb of Champions
We'll also be introducing a new Orb of Champions that ties directly into World Boss content.
You will be able to collect the orb in 4 individual pieces: The base orb itself, and three mystical gems. You'll be able to earn these pieces by progressing through World Boss content.
When will World Bosses become available?
Due to the demand for more single player content, we currently plan on releasing the new World Bosses near the end of May or early June. Yes, this means it will make its way into Faeria before the Adventure Pouch is released!
World Bosses, while entirely single player, will help lay the foundation for Co-op Limited Boss Battles included in the Adventure Pouch: Oversky this summer.
Mythic Chests are now in every Adventure Pouch: Oversky
In addition to all of this, we're increasing the value of every single Adventure Pouch: Oversky by adding a Mythic Chest inside!
Of course, if you've already purchased one, it will be added on top of everything you are already receiving.
In addition, we would also like to announce that at the end of the Adventure Pouch: Oversky preorder period, everyone who participated to the War Efforts (basically everyone who played since March 15th, regardless of whether they own the Adventure Pouch: Oversky or not) will receive a free Mythic Chest. We have extremely proud of what our community has achieved through this and this is our additional way of saying thank-you!
Adventure Pouch: Oversky's Pre-Order extended to end of May
We've had a number of requests from the community to extend the pre-order date closer to when the Adventure Pouch: Oversky will become available this summer.
Okie dokie.
We are now very happy to announce that we will be extending the closing date of the preorder from May 9th to Wednesday, May 31st.
Collector Pouch availability increased
The Collector Pouch, which has limited availability, will be increased in quantity from 500 to 1,000. With over 450 new homes already claimed for our adoptable young yaklings, we want to be able to support more of your demand. Get them while you can!
Patch Notes
Android and iOS
Fixed a crash that occurred the first time a player opened the shop
The game will now auto-rotate to the relevant landscape mode according to the device orientation
Android
Fixed a permission bug that would prevent the game from loading the Login Screen if you did not reboot your tablet after installing Faeria on Android 6 Marshmallow
Improved clarity of the "File ... is corrupted!" error. The error will now advise you to reinstall the game in case the game resources are corrupted.
All platforms
Fixed a visual glitch making the "+1" level up effect going behind the avatar and XP bar on end of game screen
Memory performance improvements
Moved the "Practice" button from the Solo screen to the Battle screen
Renamed "Solo" to "Missions"
Fixed the position of the tooltip explaining why crafting is not available before you reach level 5 in order for it to be completely visible
Fixed the tournament mode dropdown entries in tournament lobbies (now clearly reads BO1/3/5 instead of BO1/2/3)
Fixed some greyed out card types having pieces still colored in the collection
Card text font is now sharper
Improved the clarity of the visuals of the friends in the friend-list
Shop rotation
New cosmetic bundle are now available in the shop rotation: