HEX Update – The Convocation

Hi HEXers! We hope you’re enjoying the Armies of Myth test server. Once again, thank you for helping us identify bugs so our team can squash them. Remember, the stress test tournament is on Saturday, June 20th at 11 AM. We need you to come help us test tournaments with no player participation cap!

HEX Convocation 2015

In 2013 and 2014, players were able to attend select conventions and get awesome prizes for playing HEX, chatting with us, or just being a real cool person. Each time, we informed players that fret not—if you can’t meet us at conventions, we’d make those items (except sleeves) available to players online. That time is now—or rather, next month. So, really soon. Players will be able to win both the HEX Convocation 2013/2014 pack, as well as the 2015 pack starting July 30th at 10 AM Pacific until August 6th at 10 AM Pacific.

Tournaments

Participation Prize – 2015 Convocation Pack

Tournament Winner – 2013/14 Convocation Pack

In the case of Gauntlet, all participants receive the 2015 Convocation Pack. 5 win records receive the 2013/14 Convocation pack

Two-player queue is not included in this event

A previous update indicated that 5-0 records were required for the 13/14 pack. That was incorrect. All 5-win records receive the pack.

Proving Grounds

In random matchmaking, the winner has a small chance to receive the 2015 Convocation Pack, smaller chance to get the 2013/2014 Convocation Pack.

Frost Ring Arena

On each loot table, there is a small chance to receive the 2015 Convocation Pack, smaller chance to get the 2013/2014 Convocation Pack.

Our overall goal with this program is to provide access to these promotions in PVE and PVP, so you may see some changes in the way these cards are dropped in future years, but every way in which we distribute these cards will be with that goal to provide them across both types of play. Note that these packs will never be available in-game again after this event. Next year, only the 2016 Convocation Pack will be available. So, make sure you get what you need!

What’s in these packs? Great question. Each pack has one item in it and can be one of the following items at varying rarities:

2013/14 Pack:

2015 Pack:

If you attend Gen Con, you’ll find us both in the exhibition hall booth we share with Cryptozoic Entertainment, as well as in the TCG hall with our HEX LAN. At our booth, you’ll find three items available.

First, we have the Shattered Destiny poster limited to 300 total made. We’re selling only 150 of them at Gen Con and a limited quantity each day, so make sure you get yours early! Posters are $35 and come with an exclusive sleeve. (Click on the sleeve to reveal the poster)

There’s also the Shattered Destiny t-shirt at $20 and matching Shattered Destiny playmat at $20 as well.

If you attend Gen Con and play at our LAN, you’ll earn physical 2015 Convocation packs. It works just like the digital pack. Each pack has one scratch-off card with a picture of one of the 2015 Convocation Pack items. Redeem that code to receive that specific item. With the case of the physical packs, added to the possible scratch-off cards you can open is the Cloud King sleeve!

The sleeve is a special item that represents you attending our event and being there, so it’s only available in the physical pack.

Events at Gen Con are held at our LAN sponsored by Alienware in the TCG hall from 9 AM to Midnight Thursday through Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM on Sunday. Convention internet is often unreliable and slow, so this LAN does not connect to our live servers. Players at the LAN will use special LAN-only accounts.

For HEX Daily Pass players, you can battle in a 3-fight arena run and earn packs based on finish. Zero to 1 win is 1 pack, 2 wins is 2 packs, and 3 wins is 3 packs. If you want to PVP, we have two options for you. You can play with pre-constructed decks designed by our R&D team with accompanying equipment. Yup, PVE PVP! Or, you can battle with the AI’s Frost Ring Arena decks head-to-head! If you ever wondered what would happen if Hogarth’s frost replicas battled, now’s your chance to find out. The winner of the match gets 2 packs, the vanquished gets 1 pack.

If you are in an 8-player Armies of Myth Booster Draft with equipment, every participant gets 3 Convocation packs as well as a code for a free draft on your live account! Remember, you won’t be keeping the drafted cards as the event is played on LAN accounts, not your live account. If you win your first match, you’ll get those 3 packs plus a Storm of the Century card. If you make it to the finals, you’ll get the Cloud King sleeve in addition to the previous prizes. If you win your draft, you’ll receive all those prizes plus a signed Shattered Destiny variant poster (limited to 50 made) with exclusive sleeve! (Click on the sleeve to reveal the poster)

We are also looking at adding more drafts for those that missed out when Gen Con pushed our events live. Drafts sold out in less than two minutes, and we hope to make more drafts available on-site. We will update you at a future time with information on that.

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