MtGPQ Sneak Peek: June 2017 Edition *Updated (6/26/17)

Brigby
Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
edited June 2017 in MtGPQ Events
Magic: Puzzle Quest Sneak Peek: Upcoming In June, 2017
(*Important note: Anything listed below is subject to change before release. We will try to update any changes in a timely manner, but please keep in mind the info below is not guaranteed.)

PLANESWALKERS
Control the power of the elements with the ultimate Cycling Planeswalker: Nissa, Steward of Elements

UPCOMING SINGLE-PLAYER EVENTS
Event Details:
Trial of Zeal  
  • Current Total Boss Health: 1,389,300
  • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
  • Event ends when Boss Health reaches 0, or at a specified time and date.
Total Progression Rewards
  • Platinum: 30 Mana Jewels + 60 Mana Crystals + 1,000 Mana Runes + 2 Booster Packs + 1 Basic Booster
  • Gold: 25 Mana Jewels + 45 Mana Crystals + 750 Mana Runes + 2 Booster Packs + 1 Basic Booster
  • Silver: 15 Mana Jewels + 35 Mana Crystals + 500 Mana Runes + 2 Booster Packs + 1 Basic Booster
  • Bronze: 10 Mana Jewels + 25 Mana Crystals + 800 Mana Runes + 2 Booster Packs + 1 Basic Booster
Top Coalition Reward
  • 1 Rare + 50 Mana Jewels + 120 Mana Crystals
Fateful Showdown
  • Deck Restrictions: None
Revolt Against the Consulate
  • Deck Restrictions: None
Total Progression Rewards
  • Platinum: 4,850 Mana Runes + 20 Mana Crystals + 2 AKH Booster Packs + 1 AKH Rare
  • Gold: 4,100 Mana Runes + 15 Mana Crystals + 2 AKH Booster Packs + 1 Basic Booster
  • Silver: 3,650 Mana Runes + 15 Mana Crystals + 2 AKH Booster Packs + 1 Basic Booster
  • Bronze: 3,259 Mana Runes + 10 Mana Crystals + 2 AKH Booster Packs + 1 Basic Booster

Upcoming Events:
Training Grounds - Every Day
  • Opt-In Time: 6:00pm UTC
  • Start Time: 12:00am UTC
  • End Time: 11:59pm UTC
Trial of Zeal
  • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
  • Opt-In Time: 6/23/17 11:00am UTC
  • Start Time: 6/23/17 5:00pm UTC
  • End Time: 6/28/17 5:00pm UTC
Fateful Showdown
  • Deck Restrictions: None
  • Opt-In Time: 6/26/17 11:00am UTC
  • Start Time: 6/26/17 5:00pm UTC
  • End Time: 6/30/17 5:00pm UTC
    Past Events:
    Trial of Zeal (6/2/17 - 6/7/17) 

    Fateful Showdown (6/5/17 - 6/9/17)

    Fateful Showdown (6/12/17 - 6/16/17)

    Trial of Zeal (6/16/17 - 6/21/17)

    Revolt Against the Consulate (6/19/17 - 6/23/17)

    UPCOMING MULTIPLAYER EVENTS
    Event Details:
    Trial of Ambition
    • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
    Total Progression Rewards
    • Platinum: 55 Mana Crystals + 500 Mana Runes + 1 Booster
    • Gold: 40 Mana Crystals + 400 Mana Runes + 1 Booster
    • Silver: 35 Mana Crystals + 300 Mana Runes + 1 Booster
    • Bronze: 30 Mana Crystals + 550 Mana Runes + 1 Booster
    Top Placement Reward
    • Platinum: 60 Mana Crystals + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    • Gold: 40 Mana Crystals + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    • Silver: 30 Mana Crystals + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    • Bronze: 20 Mana Crystals + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    Top Coalition Reward
    • 25 Mana Jewels + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    Nodes of Power
    • Deck Restrictions: None
    Emergency Ordinances
    • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
    Trial of Strength
    • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
    Total Progression Rewards
    • Platinum: 140 Mana Crystals + 2,500 Mana Runes + 2 Boosters
    • Gold: 100 Mana Crystals + 1,750 Mana Runes + 2 Boosters
    • Silver: 70 Mana Crystals + 1,250 Mana Runes + 2 Boosters
    • Bronze: 40 Mana Crystals + 750 Mana Runes + 1 Booster + 1 Basic Booster
    Top Placement Reward
    • Platinum: 300 Mana Jewels + 150 Mana Crystals + 1 Rare
    • Gold: 150 Mana Jewels + 125 Mana Crystals + 1 Rare
    • Silver: 80 Mana Jewels + 100 Mana Crystals + 1 Rare
    • Bronze: 40 Mana Jewels + 75 Mana Crystals + 1 Rare
    Top Coalition Reward
    • 80 Mana Jewels + 120 Mana Crystals + 1 Rare
    Terrors in the Shadows
    • Deck Restrictions: None
    Total Progression Rewards
    • Platinum: 1,350 Mana Runes + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    • Gold: 1,250 Mana Runes + 1 Booster + 1 Basic Booster
    • Silver: 1,150 Mana Runes + 1 Booster + 1 Basic Booster
    • Bronze: 1,050 Mana Runes + 1 Booster + 1 Basic Booster
    Top Placement Reward
    • Platinum: 20 Mana Jewels + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    • Gold: 10 Mana Jewels + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    • Silver: 5 Mana Jewels + 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    • Bronze: 1 Booster + 1 Rare
    Fate is Rarely Fair
    • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
    Total Progression Rewards
    • Platinum: 500 Mana Runes + 55 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack
    • Gold: 400 Mana Runes + 40 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack
    • Silver: 300 Mana Runes + 35 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack
    • Bronze: 550 Mana Runes + 30 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack
    Top Placement Reward
    • Platinum: 60 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack + 1 KLD Rare
    • Gold: 40 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack + 1 KLD Rare
    • Silver: 30 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack + 1 KLD Rare
    • Bronze: 20 Mana Crystals + 1 KLD Booster Pack + 1 KLD Rare

    Upcoming Events:
    Trial of the Planes
    - Every Weekday
    • Color Order: White, Blue, Black, Red, Green
    • Opt-In Time: 2:00am UTC
    • Start Time: 8:00am UTC
    • End Time: 6:00am UTC
    Emergency Ordinances
    • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
    • Opt-In Time: 6/26/17 11:00am UTC
    • Start Time: 6/26/17 5:00pm UTC
    • End Time: 6/28/17 3:00pm UTC
    Trial of Ambition *New Update*
    • Deck Restrictions: Origins, Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet
    • Opt-In Time: 6/28/17 11:00am UTC
    • Start Time: 6/28/17 5:00pm UTC
    • End Time: 6/30/17 3:00pm UTC

    Past Events:
    Trial of Ambition (5/31/17 - 6/2/17)

    Nodes of Power (6/3/17 - 6/5/17)

    Emergency Ordinances (6/5/17 - 6/7/17)

    Trial of Ambition (6/7/17 - 6/9/17)

    Trial of the Planes - Lower Entry Cost (6/7/17 - 6/13/17)

    Trial of Strength (6/9/17 - 6/12/17)

    Terrors in the Shadows (6/10/17 - 6/12/17)

    Fate is Rarely Fair (6/12/17 - 6/14/17)

    Trial of Ambition (6/14/17 - 6/16/17)

    Fate is Rarely Fair (6/19/17 - 6/21/17)

    Trial of Ambition (6/21/17 - 6/23/17)

    Nodes of Power (6/24/17 - 6/26/17)

    CHANGELOG
    *(5/31/17) Brigby - Updated formatting and event details for Training Grounds and Trial of the Planes
    *(6/01/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player events
    *(6/02/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player and Multiplayer events
    *(6/05/17) Brigby - Updated Multiplayer events
    *(6/06/17) Brigby - Updated Multiplayer events
    *(6/08/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player and Multiplayer events
    *(6/14/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player and Multiplayer events
    *(6/15/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player events and added link to Nissa, Steward of Elements announcement
    *(6/19/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player and Multiplayer events
    *(6/21/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player and Multiplayer events
    *(6/23/17) Brigby - Updated Single-Player and Multiplayer events
    *(6/26/17) Brigby - Updated Multiplayer events
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    Comments

    • khurram
      khurram Posts: 1,077 Chairperson of the Boards
      Spoilers: NONE
      Well put.

      All communication is welcome. But we already know these.
    • Sarahschmara
      Sarahschmara Posts: 554 Critical Contributor
      Thank you @Brigby. This is useful information indeed!
    • Matthew
      Matthew Posts: 605 Critical Contributor
      @Brigby

      I'm assuming those opt-in times are the deadlines, correct?
    • Sarahschmara
      Sarahschmara Posts: 554 Critical Contributor
      Matthew said:
      @Brigby

      I'm assuming those opt-in times are the deadlines, correct?
      I think opt-in is when they allow us to join the event before it starts 
    • majincob
      majincob Posts: 732 Critical Contributor
      Matthew said:
      @Brigby

      I'm assuming those opt-in times are the deadlines, correct?
      I thought opt-in times were when they show up in the events page in game.
    • sjechua
      sjechua Posts: 173 Tile Toppler

      @Brigby

      Any idea when the new event will be first run?

      Trial of Strength: Runs for 72 hours.

      Restricted Planeswalker: Gideon of the Trials

      Top end rewards: Climb the leaderboards to win great prizes! The top five players in Platinum will win 300 Mana Jewels, 150 Mana Crystals and a Rare Amonkhet Card. In addition, each member in the top two coalitions will win 80 Mana Jewels, 120 Mana Crystals and a Rare Amonkhet Card. Check out the rewards in-game for full details!

      Node Objectives:


      Gideon of the Trials Node
      - Summon 3 or more creatures with Embalm
      - Lose 2 or more creatures during a single fight

      Colorless Node
      - Summon 3 or more Zombies
      - Lose 5 or less creatures during a single fight

      Colorless Node
      - Cycle 3 or more cards
      - Cast 4 or more spells during a single fight

    • UweTellkampf
      UweTellkampf Posts: 376 Mover and Shaker
      @Brigby Do you happen to know what happened to the Planeswalker Arena? That was a fun event.
    • Szamsziel
      Szamsziel Posts: 463 Mover and Shaker
      Sarcasm on:
      If anything is bringing fun it should be removed asap. This is grind game it shouldn't be fun.
      Sarcasm off.

      I'd like to play also other events (like terror in the shadows) - of course with non standard only cards.
    • Brigby
      Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
      *(5/31/17) Brigby - Updated formatting and event details for Training Grounds and Trial of the Planes

      @Sarahschmara @Matthew @majincob
      To my knowledge, the Opt-in Time is when the event appears in the Events page, with the "Starts in X," and you are able to pre-join the event.

      @sjechua
      I unfortunately do not know when Trial of Strength will be run, as I currently do not see it on the schedule. I will pass that inquiry along to the developers though!

      @UweTellkampf
      Good question. I will also pass that along!
    • Tilwin90
      Tilwin90 Posts: 662 Critical Contributor
      Oh wow... now this is weird. To quote you:
      • Silver: 35 Mana Crystals + 300 Mana Runes + 1 Booster
      • Bronze: 30 Mana Crystals + 550 Mana Runes + 1 Booster
      So wait.. For bronze you get 250 more mana runes and 5 mana crystals less? What sorcery is that?!
    • Brigby
      Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
      Hi Everyone. I'm still waiting on confirmation for the rewards, however I do have some information to communicate about the upcoming Trial of Zeal event.

      Recharge timers will be set to 4 hours instead of 8. This was previously a bug, and was fixed in the 2.1.2 update. In addition, the 850 max progression ribbon will be reduced to 750 ribbons.

      @Tilwin90
      Yes, Bronze does get more Mana Runes, however they need to reach 15 ribbons to acquire the 550 Mana Runes, whereas Silver only needs to reach 5 ribbons to acquire all 300.
    • hawkyh1
      hawkyh1 Posts: 780 Critical Contributor
      will each node hold more charges now that they
      recharge twice as fast?

      HH
    • khurram
      khurram Posts: 1,077 Chairperson of the Boards
      Brigby said:

      Recharge timers will be set to 4 hours instead of 8. This was previously a bug, and was fixed in the 2.1.2 update. In addition, the 850 max progression ribbon will be reduced to 750 ribbons.

      If the recharge times are getting reduced than make it so that each node can hold 10 charges.
      Seriously, battles on the tougher bosses take up a long time. We'd rather the timers were 8 hours.
    • madwren
      madwren Posts: 2,226 Chairperson of the Boards
      Someone please tell them that any complaints of boredom are because people want novelty, not frequency. Hopefully node capacity will be increased, as the four-hour day was brutal. Changing it to 8 was a godsend. 
    • murtagon
      murtagon Posts: 51 Match Maker
      The reason we wanted the 8 hour timers was to prevent people from missing out on charges since there was a restriction on how many charges a node could hold.  Ideally a node should hold enough charges to allow someone to step away from the game for 24 hours.  We really do not want to go back to the days of missing charges due to real life commitments.
    • Brigby
      Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
      edited June 2017
      @hawkyh1 @khurram @DuskPaladin
      Reviewing notes from the developers regarding Trial of Zeal, they said: 
      It also will be lowered to 750 ribbons instead of 850, and with double the changes[sic] to attempt the encounters should be much more attainable.
      (Disclaimer: I am optimistically under the assumption that the word changes is supposed to say charges)
    • gruntface
      gruntface Posts: 161 Tile Toppler
      8 hours was far more preferable and received mostly positive feedback. Are you actually trying to take any good changes and throw them back in our faces?

      It's like you read the feedback (event is too drawn out, progression is too hefty a target) and heard "We want more battles". Genuinely in awe at the ability to creatively interpret feedback.

      The word covfefe makes more sense than this.


    • Laeuftbeidir
      Laeuftbeidir Posts: 1,841 Chairperson of the Boards
      Brigby said:
      @hawkyh1 @khurram @DuskPaladin
      Reviewing notes from the developers regarding Trial of Zeal, they said: 
      It also will be lowered to 750 ribbons instead of 850, and with double the changes[sic] to attempt the encounters should be much more attainable.
      (Disclaimer: I am optimistically under the assumption that the word changes is supposed to say charges)
      With the health / boss system, the faster reload of charges doesn't lead to doubling the charges - its just half the time for the same amount of charges ;)
      Will they change the ( platinum) basic booster to something useful? Actually anything is more useful than that, even 100 runes would be less disappointing than that.
       I hope the nodes will be able to hold at least 5 charges.