Hex: Shards of Fate had its humble beginnings as a Kickstarter from Cryptozoic Entertainment promising to change how people play MMO's as well as TCG forever, by combining the two. After a very successful Kickstarter fund raiser to the tune of $2.2 million, Alpha was released for play testing by its contributors.
I personally missed the original Kickstarter buy in, but was able to get in on the Alpha access to the game by contributing as a Slacker Backer which includes the following:
- Alpha and Beta invite
- 1 starter deck in addition to your starter deck at account creation
- 25 set 1 booster pack
- 2 months of VIP which includes 1 pack a week and access to Tournaments and deck tools
- Princess Cory promo card
- Chest o Hex Promo Card
- Digital art book in PDF Form
(Also kiddies the Slacker Backer offer ends April 1, so get in while you can!)
So what can be said about the game, if you decks that are highly involved, and you enjoy games that make you employ strategies, this game is for you. The deck creation is similar to other TCG of the past, Direct Damage, Bounce Decks, Spawner, etc; But everything has a fresh new look that is appealing to the eye.
Game play for me at least seems a little choppy, there are options that allow you to automatically pass on "Phases" of your turn that could ease the choppiness, but i fear using these because I would not want to pass on an opportunity. You basically build a deck and you can battle AI or other players.
Now for the MMO aspect, there is nothing to say about this, it is not available and I think only Cory Jones (President and CCO) knows when this will become playable, but to me its expected, it's still Alpha. Cryptozoic is promising Dungeons and raids just like some of your favorite MMO's of the past. I will offer some advice though do not fall down the path of "Duke Nukem", get this product out there!
Is this game worth the investment, I would say that knowing what I know now I am still 50/50 on the matter. I enjoy being a part of something new, but you have that worrying feeling of is this game going to come to fruition
Looks promising the game is updated constantly, the forums are alive, I am optimistic to where this game can go.
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