At the end of June it is time for us to make our monthly update. We now have enough data to learn from these first three months of existence.
We learn from you
While we have been working hard on the mobile version, it is clear that the multiplicity of supports has made Arena good. Indeed, the game was losing momentum in mid-June, but the mobile version benefited all the supports.
Many of you have given us feedback on this version. This month of June has seen many quality of life patches, making the game more and more pleasant with each iteration. Not everything is perfect, of course, but we are trying at best to incorporate feedback from the community. In order to be as transparent as possible with you, we have opened a Slack space as a support: join.slack.com/t/thefirstspine/shared_invite/zt-faiguyap-_~AQjGFzNcnD7bisgn1pWw
You can follow the various feedbacks from the community and interact directly with us.
English version of the application
In addition to multiplying the supports, we decided to open the game to other countries. So Arena is available in English, and the website will follow next week. Expect to have opponents from around the world!
Arena will be more social
Social features will be the main topic of July: development should end at the end of the month. We can already announce the main new features that you will see appear:
- Your profile will now be visible to your opponents and to the entire Arena community as a map. These cards will contain your title, your wizard name, your avatar, as well as your win / loss ratio.
- You will also be entitled to a list of contacts (called “acolytes”) to find your favorite players.
- Instant messaging will also be available during the game, but also in a more general salon. This general salon will be sectored by language, so that English converses among themselves, and French converses among themselves.
- We also decided to set up private parties. These private games will be identified with a 4-digit code allowing you to play with whomever you want, and when you want. You will have the choice between creating standard games, or quick games (with a tray that has a reduced size).
- Finally, you will offer sponsorship features that will allow you to receive bursts of mana when your referer gains.
The Cycle of Souvenirs
The features for the next cycle to come on July 24 will also be in development soon.
Thus, the Cycle of Memories will be endowed with cards playable only during this cycle. 4 cards corresponding to your opponent will be added to your deck, bringing the number of cards to 48 during a game.
The Priest origin that you were able to test will also be integrated during this cycle, and the Blacksmith origin will be tested. This is the last expected origin!
The future of your golden galleons
Some players asked us what would happen to event currencies. Your efforts during the Treasury Cycle will not be wasted: your earnings will be kept for future events. The Golden Galleons therefore become a perennial currency.
As a general rule, we never delete an element of your progress because we believe that each effort deserves to be rewarded.