Our next major update on the 24th of February brings some big updates and new content. First off, the Merchant of Wonders, Fugoro will find himself trapped in the Roguebook for those who purchase him as DLC. He will also be available for all players in the new Story Tournament mode. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35455238/d206e9ae3cd339e193df80ce4a75c3479a1813b2.png[/img] [h2]What are Story Tournaments?[/h2] Story tournaments are a competition between players to see who can complete a run the fastest, or score the most points. While similar to a “daily run,” story tournaments are special in that they start at the exact same time for everyone. This means that in order to finish first, you’ll likely need to be there at the starting line. [h2]Why not a Daily Run?[/h2] We wanted to make these runs a special event that occurs only a couple of times per day. The idea is to make these runs a more social and spectator-friendly version of what is normally a daily run - something that is available for 24 hours and you can complete at your leisure. There is a bit of a gap in those between yourself and the other players that we wanted to close a bit. We imagine that some players will gather and rush to be the first to complete the tournament as soon as it starts, then those players who remain will go for the highest score. Your “Finish time” will always be from the time the tournament officially begins. For example, if the tournament starts at 6pm and you finish it at 8pm, your finish time will be 2 hours. Each tournament has a designated set of heroes and 3 special modifiers. Embellishments are set the same for everyone, and everyone has the same exact seed. It does not matter what DLC you own when competing in a tournament. All heroes are available to everyone in any tournament. After the fastest players have finished, players can then compete to score the most points. [h2]When do the tournaments start?[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35455238/2e10146fe9bd0e46217cc9351819339ebc587c56.png[/img] Twice a day, a new Story tournament is generated. We aim to start these tournaments at staggered times in order to accommodate as many players across the world as practical. [h2]What are the rules of a tournament?[/h2][list][*] Everyone plays on the same run seed [*] The run is set to “Epilogue 6” difficulty [*] All hero cards are unlocked [*] A baseline of embellishments is applied to the seed [*] These embellishments are completely independent of what the player currently has. Everyone will have the same. [*] Three special tournament modifiers (mutators) are applied[/list] [h2]What are the tournament modifiers?[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35455238/d206e9ae3cd339e193df80ce4a75c3479a1813b2.png[/img] Each run has 3 special modifiers applied to it. The first modifier will always be a Global modifier that affects everything in the run. The other two modifiers have a chance to be deck randomizers or a hero-specific modifier. The end result should be a dramatically unique run each tournament, and hopefully only rarely broken. [h2]What information can you see during the run?[/h2][list][*] Your current highest ranking placement medal (This ranking is dynamically updated live) [*] Time elapsed since the beginning of the tournament [*] Global statistics:[list][*] Players: Total players entered into the tournament [*] Deaths: Total players who have been defeated in the run (or abandoned) [*] Finishers: Total players who defeated chapter 3[/list][/list] [h2]Placement and score:[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35455238/a1c3033ea8113b7fca7aceb097c8d31975b4f163.png[/img] [h2]Lockout periods[/h2] Once the tournament is close to ending, there are several lockout notifications that occur to players attempting to join, or currently playing. [list][*] Less than 4 players remaining: New players will be warned that only 4 players remain. [*] Less than 1 hour remaining: Players are locked from joining the current tournament. You must wait to join the next.[/list] This is to prevent players from joining a tournament that they likely will not be able to finish. When a tournament’s time expires, all player runs end and a new tournament begins. [h2]How many runs can you do in the same tournament?[/h2] Only the first run (win or lose) will only count toward your leaderboard placement. Afterward, you may retry that tournament as much as you like until the timer expires. You will not change your placement, but you can still earn pages. [h2]How exactly do Speed and Score placements work?[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35455238/0e667264ba1b21c6383ecc7c100c25c718b613fa.png[/img] As we previously mentioned, the speed category involves completing the run as fast as possible from the starting point of the event which means you'll want to arrive on time to compete at the same time as the rest of the players. The scoring category works different, players earning points for winning battles, and completing other objectives. You'll want to decide which category you're aiming for and act accordingly. [h2]Conclusion[/h2] We hope you enjoy this new major feature for Roguebook. We hope it will be a way for you to enjoy the game with friends and compare your performances in very special circumstances. This feature is being released simultaneously with our new hero, Fugoro - and the very first tournament will feature him. This means everyone can play with Fugoro for free right away by participating in the first tournament. After that, he will have a chance to randomly appear just like all of the other heroes. You’ll never have to own him to play with him in a tournament. Thank you for playing Roguebook!