LakeStone said: Cards like Deploy the Gatewatch, Olivia, Mobilized for War, Mirrorpool, etc. are incredibly strong, and we want to be able to make more cards like these in the future.
LakeStone said: Coalition challenges in particular are getting more and more difficult to balance
LakeStone said: We want to ensure that the competition is fair for everyone, so restricting the Coalition Challenges will help balance the events, as well as give everyone a more equal footing to start from.
Starting with the release of Amonkhet, all the events in the game will now have new rules in effect that limit the card sets available to participate in the event.
PvP Events from Kaladesh, Aether Revolt and Amonkhet can now only use cards from Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt and Amonkhet combined. This means that Fate is Rarely Fair, for example, can now only be played with cards from Origins as well as the Kaladesh and Amonkhet blocks.
Note that events from prior sets as well as current PvE events have no restrictions on card sets, and you can build decks using any card in your collection.
Szamsziel said: Trial is not pve. It's pvp coalition event unfortunately. But nevertheless this 850 ribbons for final reward????
gruntface said: Szamsziel said: Trial is not pve. It's pvp coalition event unfortunately. But nevertheless this 850 ribbons for final reward???? It isn't PVE? 3 sets of 3 nodes against pre-designed AI decks isn't PVE?
Brigby said: @gruntface @wereotter That's correct. The coalition challenge, Trial of Zeal, is intended to have the card set restriction applied to it. All other PvE events should not have any restrictions to deck creation .
octal9 said: There was a quote in the prerelease notes that has since been edited out, unfortunately. Trial of Zeal was always intended to be Standard:"In PvE events (outside of the new Coalition Challenge that runs on the weekends), you can create decks using any cards in your collection. We are now running PvE events all week long - we are starting with retooled versions of Revolt against the Consulate and Fateful Showdown. Every Monday to Thursday, one of the two events will be available to play. The events have been reworked so they no longer are Coalition Challenges but instead are in a similar vein to the Oath of the Gatewatch event."
gruntface said:TBH, so far the event is fine
Phase said: Could definitely stand to nerf some of the tougher challenges given the new restrictions on what can be used. Many people relied on SOI/BFZ strats to clear RatC, FS and such. Those options are no longer available, so difficulty should be adjusted appropriately.