Crystal Clash
New Balance Patch release, Bugfixes and Features
Matching the reset of the leaderboards for April, a new balance patch has been applied today, see the complete overview of all changes here:
https://crystal-clash.com/patch-notes
Discord users already knew about it a bit earlier, some background information for the most important changes is provided on our server:
https://discord.com/channels/420616767833112577/422714686082121739/959430949509161070
In addition, some bugs have been fixed and smaller features implemented. Foremost to mention the possibility to enable team-colored domains in the settings.
Hope you enjoy the new meta, let's go into battle with fresh strategies!
Crystal Clash - Roadmap, Tournament and Sale!
we just wanted to give you a quick overview on what we've been working on, and what's happening in the coming weeks! The main focus right now is improving the 2v2 experience, adding Features for high level players, and generally smoothing out the client and game. For this purpose we've lately added features like the new and improved Pings, post-game reporting, Ranked Leaderboards as well as obverservable tournament games.
And, as usual, we have lots of balance changes, to keep the meta fresh, and the games fair and fun. Thanks to our dedicated balancing team for helping out with all of these!
You can check them out here: https://crystal-clash.com/patch-notes
For the next round of changes, our current roadmap looks like this:
- Improvements to UI and UX
- Higher Player Levels and Rewards
- An in-game Chat System
For UI and UX we're going to be adding animations and smoother transitions to improve the general feeling of using the Client. For player levels, we'll be increasing the level cap above 60, and adding new rewards to those levels. And finally for in-game chat -a feature that's been requested a lot in the past - we think we've finally found a solution that will work well, while also not bothering those players that prefer not to chat while in-game.
Another important note: Our next official **Crystal Clash Championship Qualifier** will be happening **next Saturday, March 12th**! Find yourself a teammate and sign-up if you haven't done so yet. There's some juicy prizes, and fun and excitement are guaranteed! :Crystals:
You can find more information and sign-up here: https://battlefy.com/crystal-clash/crystal-clash-championship-march-qualifiers/6222613dc0bca96acbcb2acd/info?infoTab=details
And you can ask questions and chat about it here: #tournament-chat
And one last thing: We just started our first official Sale! - Sale? For a Free-to-Play game? Why yes! Even a humble F2P game can have sales! Starting this week we'll regularly be putting Skins and sometimes even Icons on Sale, giving them a Discount from their regular price. We hope you like this little change!
See you on the beaches!
More Bug Fixes and QoL Features!
Check out the Crystal Clash February 18th Patch Notes for all the info on the new QoL improvements and fixes.
If you're having withdrawal syndrome since the last tournament because you need to scrim on the beaches, fear not, there's a Play Over Time tournament starting soon, for which you can still register. Join us on Discord for all the details.
That is all. Have yourself a nice weekend!
Patch Notes, New Features & Sunday Tournament Reminder
As I mentioned last time, we’ve worked on a patch for today that includes tools for handling AFK players, balancing fixes and our very first version of an observer mode, just in time for the tournament!
The new report feature will allow you to report AFK players, profane deck or player names or even a random teammate that bugged you.
Balancing changes -> here is the full change list (Thanks a bunch to the community members, Wizards and mods - basically everyone - for their ideas and suggestions!!):
https://crystal-clash.com/patch-notes
Our new 3v3 custom game mode that also makes 2v2 + observers possible for tournaments has been implemented. Spectators must join with an empty deck. Please report any issues that you come across, as always.
And lastly, here is the tournament registration link for this Sunday: https://battlefy.com/crystal-clash/february-qualifier-1/6202797cb8e4f87bc14ef3cd/info
Let me remind you that this tournament is going to be the first one of many that grants qualification for the first ever Crystal Clash Championship that will happen later this year, and let me also tell you what rewards you can expect for the tournament!
Rewards are for each players on the team
1st - 90 Premium Days, 5000 Crystals, Tournament Guardian Skin (criteria of at least 16 participating teams has to be fulfilled for winning the Guardian skin) , an exclusive Tournament-Gold-Icon
2nd - 60 Premium Days, 3000 Crystals, an exclusive Tournament-Silver-Icon
3rd - 30 Premium Days, 2000 Crystals, an exclusive Tournament-Bronze-Icon
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Each participant receives 10 Premium Days and 250 Crystals
On top of that, we will be giving away points to qualify for the bi-yearly championship, but more on that next announcement! For now it’s time to wish you all a nice weekend, and also good luck for Sunday to all the would-be champions!
Crystal Clash Tournaments and Discord Challenge Announcement!
First and foremost, I hope you are all doing well. You'll all be happy to hear that I come to you with some tournament news!
Starting next Sunday we will be hosting a tournament on a bi-monthly basis, which will grant qualifying points towards a bi-yearly championship. I will be announcing more details about the championship later this week, as well as opening up the registration for next weekend's tournament, which will be a Gold Rank, Double-Elimination, Bo1 (except the final which will be a handicapped Bo3).
Also, if you're looking for a way to have fun this weekend, come participate in our Crystal Clash Discord Challenge! All you need to do is post a screenshot of a victory in 4:00 or less over the Silver Tier Crystal Legion in the Coop-Challenge channel over on Discord.
The FIRST 25 teams will receive some goodies! Check out our Discord for all the details.
Crystal Clash - Ranked Play & First Official Tournament
Here’s the short version:
- Old leaderboards were removed, some rewards will be given to the top players
- New ranked gold queue, no more casual gold queue
- New ping system
- Don’t forget about tomorrow's tournament!!
And here is the detailed version:
RE: The old leaderboards
If you were afraid to have grinded for nothing, fear not, some rewards will be handed out to the top players from the old leaderboards.
RE: The new Ranked queues
First and foremost, we made some changes to the Ranked System yet again. In our effort to improve the game, we came to the conclusion that having 1 Gold queue instead of 2 would be a more fun experience, with shorter queuing times.
For those that would be taken aback by this change, here’s the logic behind it:
- Actual rankings, with skill based points system
- Win and lose points according to the rankings of the players you beat
- Higher/Lower tier players are more likely to face players in their skill range
RE: New ping system
- See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBq6WGH6Hts
- Pings now are much more visible: Bigger and always have text
- Default pings show friendly messages at the start of the game
- After the countdown timer, default ping shows "Attention" type text
- Attack pings show "Let's go!" type text
- Defense pings show "Fall back" type text
- All pings now have an animation on the map
RE: Tomorrow’s tournament
If you were not aware that there is a tournament tomorrow, hosted by Fe2lx123, well, now you are!! Head on over to the tournament-organisation channel over on our Discord for all the info on how to participate. https://discord.gg/bpPRD7yg4s And if you plan on participating, then I wish you good luck on the beaches. May the sand be in your favor!!!
That’s it for now, enjoy the weekend, humans!
Crystal Clash - Roadmap & First Official Tournament
Today, we wanted to share our plans for the next couple weeks with you. Like we mentioned before, we don't really have a fixed roadmap yet. The launch's success took us by surprise and we're still just trying to catch up to what's happening. The next points of focus are improving the 2v2 experience and adding Ranked play/leaderboards ⚔️ 📈
For the 2v2 improvements, we are first adding a protection against AFK players, as this has been bothering lots of players. Next we're going to improve the Ping system, so players have an easier time communicating during high-action moments. The next point will then be adding Ranked play, combined with a ELO/MMR leaderboard. The plan is to reset these once each month, with the top players of each past month getting rewards and ingame goodies 🏆
The next thing after that will most likely be fixes to the achievement system, so everyone can get all of those they earned before. After that we'll be improving some technical systems, to improve performance, especially on lower power systems 🥔
So all that being said, here is the current roadmap for the next couple weeks:
1) AFK-Player fixes
2) Add Rated / ELO Leaderboard
3) Improved Ping Markers
4) Achievement Fixes
5) Technical Fixes / Performance
Another important note: Our first official Crystal Clash Tournament will be happening this Saturday! Find yourself a teammate and sign-up if you haven't done so yet. There's some juicy prizes, and the spots are limited
You can find more information and sign-up here: https://discord.gg/tgFnGsznt4
And one more important announcement: We are growing our team! Our good friend @Baguette Bot, formerly known as @Guerthal, is officially joining our team as Community Manager today! He's going to be taking charge of community activities and events, and we're stoked to have him onboard! Welcome to the team @Baguette Bot! 🥳
Join us on Discord to chat and hang out!
https://discord.gg/crystalclash
See you on the beaches! ⚔️🏖️