[h1]Hello Stormbounders! [/h1] A new version of Stormbound is coming early April, bringing new cards, balance changes, and the Easter event! [u][olist] [*] Balance changes [*] New cards [*] New Brawls [*] Easter Event [*] Card usage data [*] FAQ[/olist][/u] [h2]BALANCE CHANGES[/h2] This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes. A first batch on March 1st: [list] [*] Westwind Sailors’ strength is now 3/4/5/6/7 (up from 2/3/4/5/6). [*] Demotivating Strike’s ability damage is now 3/4/5/6/7 (up from 2/3/4/5/6). [*] Faun Companions’ strength is now 2/2/3/3/4 (up from 1/1/2/2/3). [*] Hairy Chestnuts‘ strength is now 6/7/9/11/14 (up from 5/6/8/10/12). [*] Temple of Space’s special cost when its ability triggers is now 1 mana (up from 0). [/list] [h2]NEW CARDS[/h2] Two new cards will be introduced in April: a new neutral Undead (the first unit with 4 base movement!) and a new neutral Frostling. [h3]Ultrasonics[/h3] [url={STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32724087/12bb541b0dab58d925bfb5c9d9a782a1cd674655.png][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32724087/8e50ea44d663f95ed17f711c1c0bbee32a4ba709.png[/img][/url] [list] [*] KINGDOM: Neutral [*] RARITY: Common [*] UNIT TYPE: Undead [*] MANA: 5 [*] MOVE: 4 [*] STRENGTH: 2/3/4/5/6 [/list] [h3]Snowdrifts[/h3] [url={STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32724087/5d1fdb44dde2a3a4da8fc367aa2a790104d357b5.png][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32724087/57a4ed768c34c313b43fb7aeecaf2102c885dc1f.png[/img][/url] [list] [*] KINGDOM: Neutral [*] RARITY: Common [*] UNIT TYPE: Frostling [*] MANA: 6 [*] MOVE: 1 [*] STRENGTH: 6/7/9/11/13 [*] ABILITY: After attacking, deal damage equal to its remaining strength to 2 surrounding enemy units and structures. [/list] As usual, there will be $9.99 exclusive packs for every new card to get 10 copies as well as 750 coins and 5 fusion stones. It's now possible to buy more than one exclusive pack each. [h2]NEW BRAWLS[/h2] Similar to what we did in the last months — we will introduce 2 new Brawl modifiers for the 2 new cards. We think it’s a good way for you to be able to try, play with and enjoy newly added cards before you start collecting them. Like last time, a 0-mana level 1 (unless owned and leveled) copy of the new card will be added to everyone’s deck (thus causing all decks to have 13 cards). [list] [*] The Warrior Brawl starting on April 13th will be for Ultrasonics. [*] The Warrior Brawl starting on April 27th will be for Snowdrifts. [/list] [h2]EASTER EVENT[/h2] Similar to last year, we’ll have an Easter event in the game. During this event, there will be a coin bonus and ruby bonus, from April 6th until April 17th. Like most holiday events, there will be some one-time-only special offers for people willing to put some money into the game. The Easter exclusive packs will be available from April 6th until April 17th as well. Each of them will include one Easter avatar. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32724087/9d98bc634f5cd3972ffc2f7a7994a72f757b2f43.png[/img] [h2]CARD USAGE DATA[/h2] In case you missed it, you may be pleased to learn that we have started releasing card usage data in the form of [url=https://stormbound-kitty.com/tier-list]per-league tier lists[/url]. This should give you a good idea of how popular certain cards are in a given league, or what are the top-cards on a per-league basis. Note that we are currently experimenting with ways to adjust neutral cards’ presence. Right now they are disproportionately represented since they are in all types of decks. We hope to make them less prominent in the dataset in the near future. [h2]FAQ[/h2] When is the update going to be released? Please find below a detailed listed of the release plan: [list] [*] Balance Changes: April 1 (9:00) [*] Cheapened Brawl (50% off): from April 6 (9:00) until April 10 (9:00) [*] Ultrasonics release: April 7 (9:00) [*] Easter Coin bonus: from April 17 (9:00) until April 27 (9:00) [*] Easter Ruby bonus: from April 17 (9:00) until April 27 (9:00) [*] Easter exclusive shop offers: from April 6 (9:00) until April 17 (9:00) [*] Snowdrifts release: April 21 (9:00) [*] Ultrasonics (Warrior Brawl): April 13 (9:00) until April 17 (9:00) [*] Snowdrifts (Warrior Brawl): April 27 (9:00) until May 5 (9:00) [/list] All times are expressed using a 24-hour clock in CEST (Central European Summer Timezone).