Why have this system?

We think that the hero creator can be a big factor to set us apart from competition in the digital card game market. Its an exciting system that fits the multiverse setting of our world, while allowing us to target the early adopter creative crowd in comparison to the more competitive crowd that the core game focuses on. With the removal of traditional deckbuilding from the core game, players who want to express their creativity don’t have as much of an outlet and we feel it is important to cater to as wide a range of the community as possible.

Will the Hero Creator be free?

Access to the hero creator itself will be free, however we are looking into a system to unlock new abilities and artwork alongside purchasing a hero, for example if you buy the mechanical zombie hero “Patient Zero” you would get access to an array of new sacrifice and zombie related abilities to use in the editor. We do however want to balance unlocking new aspects of the editor with player creative freedom and thus are also looking into alternate ways players can unlock them. One possibility is to have them as level up rewards after winning competitive matches in the core game.

What is to stop power creep or 1 cost 20/20's?

Two things, the community voting platform & a point system.A point allocation system is currently in the works that will give you a certain amount of stats and abilities depending on the cost of your card. We are well aware that card balancing is not an exact mathematical equation, but we believe we can use this system to keep the worst excesses in check when combined with community voting.

Finally, what about copyright issues?

Our aim is to make a social platform for sharing, and the same as Facebook, DeviantArt or Instagram: not claim property or monetise it in any way. Because the content is fan made, and not causing any direct profits for Lightmare, we’re in a favorable position. We’re still susceptible to cease and desist notices, which can be acted upon with minimal infraction or cost to development. We won’t enforce copyright laws on our consumers for properties they choose to use unless the owner of said property specifically instructs us to.