Minion Masters News

Minion Masters!





Looking for some real-time previews of in-game Jadespark Jungle content? The BetaDwarf Developer Stream is the place to be! On Thursday the 27th of February at 1900 UTC, join Community Manager That Sprite as we guide you through all of the new Battle Pass Expansion content. Here's what you can expect to see on the stream:

• Reveals of upcoming Balance Changes in Version 1.10
  
• Gameplay of all the previously announced cards
  
• Exclusive reveal of the new 10 Mana Legendary card - Jahun, Keeper of Jadespark
• A small showcase of our new Adventure
  
• Discussion of other patch features
  

Tune in here at our Twitch Stream to catch the action live, engage with the community, and ask us questions!





To support our XBOX friends in the community, TEAM MANA FRENZY is proud to host a large-scale Minion Masters Organized Play opportunity that will be run on XBOX!

PRIZES for this event include a $200 cash prize pool and the extremely rare Dynasty MORELLIA Skin!

This event will be held Sunday, February 23, 2020. Space may be limited, so be sure to register in advance!

Stream and matches start around 12 Noon EST, be sure to check in early to avoid losing your slot.

If you're an XBOX Player and you'd like to learn more details and register to participate in this event, sign up to play at: https://www.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/3226163098131259392/information

We look forward to seeing you... at The Battleground!

-Sinobii
TEAM MANA FRENZY

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Minion Masters!



The latest hotfix we released just today regarding gameplay bug fixes and an adjustment to the balance of Legionnaires is part of a re-evaluation of how we doing patching. We're always looking for ways to improve, especially when you provide us with all the excellent feedback about the state of the game. In particular, we're examining how we maintain a smooth production with the regular updates, and whether they could be more frequent, or if smaller in-between actions like this are more appropriate.

We can't make any promises about this at the moment - But we still feel it's important to communicate with you about the internal thoughts at BetaDwarf. Thanks for all of your patience.


In the interests of being as transparent as possible with new card reveals, we'd like to talk about some changes we've made to Ardent Aegis behind the scenes since the reveal of the card. Typically cards continue to be balance tested behind the scenes after their reveal, and we're now trying to make a conscious effort to incorporate the feedback we receive from the community when particular cards are shown off as well. As such, we've made the following adjustments to the card, which will be reflected on our Update Site with today's reveals:

• Mana Cost 3 > 4
  
• Summons 2 Crossbow Dudes instead of 1
  
• Defensive Spell; Can only be cast in your arena
  
• Units summoned have no Summoning Sickness
  
• Delay 4 > 5
  

Have you been keeping up with our latest Expansion reveals? We've shown off six brand new cards, two awesome skins, and a new Legendary arena so far - And we're not even close to done yet. Tomorrow, we'll be revealing Smite and Shen's Shock Stick, as well as announcing the imminent return of an old friend. Make sure to check it out and get hyped for Saving Jadespark Jungle!



The fine people at The Challenger League are hosting another 2v2 Tournament this weekend! The tournament is a Double-elimination format that will be livestreamed at their twitch channel, with competitors fighting for real money. There'll be plenty of giveaways throughout the competition from the staff, so stop by for your chance to win a wide variety of prizes.

Make sure to check the tournament out for their high quality coverage. Or if you'd like something a little more relaxed, why not check out their new Podcast? The first episode of the TCL Podcast aired this Tuesday with Westlin & MrSquid, so check it out and give them some feedback!

Cheers from BetaDwarf!

Masters! We're deploying a hotfix to address some gameplay issues, as well to revert the buff that Legionnaires received in Update 1.9.

We decided to revert this change as it is clear that it proved to be a far bigger buff than intended. We're looking for other changes to the card but haven't found the perfect solution yet, and we want to make sure we take our time so we don't break it again.

Here are the changes in this Hotfix:

[h3]Balance[/h3]
Legionnaires

• No longer has an Empyrean Army buff.
  

[h3]Bugs[/h3]

• Fixed Guardian reducing the damage of other Guardians.
  
• Fixed Arcane Golem having more HP than it should have when duplicated via Spawn of Fury.
  

The version for this hotfix is 1.9.38223. For Xbox users, it's 1.9.38262.

Cheers from BetaDwarf!

We've chosen to push back the release date of Version 1.10 and Saving Jadespark Jungle by one week, to the 5th of March. The in-game timers for this should be updated soon to reflect the new date. Much like before, this comes as a result of us trying to ensure we can have the optimal promotional window to attract new players to Minion Masters. For example, making the schedule work with a certain big streamer ;).

Moving forward, it's likely that future expansion dates will be changed closer to the time as well as the most valuable dates to release big updates on become more defined. In the future, we want to stay flexible with our release dates - But we will work towards confirming dates as early as we can, or at the very least sharing the newest info. We know it's a bother (Our producer has a hard time planning it too!), but we think it's worth it to give Minion Masters the best chance of growing its player base.


Not long ago, we released our first short film, Enter the Guild! It offered a little look behind the scenes of the chaotic Minion Masters battlegrounds. Today, let's go down another layer and watch some of the footage from production!

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We're super happy with how the final video came out, and we're glad you enjoyed it too! What would you want us to do next? Be sure to let us know!



BadAsAFish80's Minion Masters Tournament 1v1 #9 - $100 Prize Pool - Supported by BetaDwarf

https://www.toornament.com/en_GB/tournaments/3269853242384138240/information

I'm really excited for this 1v1 tournament and I hope that you all can join me in this and future events to have a lot of fun, to support the community and of course win some prizes! Please reach out to me on Discord if you have any questions (BadAsAFish80 🐟#0275).

Many thanks and best of luck

Fish

Cheers from BetaDwarf!

Minion Masters

Today's blog post releases to coincide with the latest set of reveals from our Update Site, and we have quite a bit to showcase. Let's not waste any time and get straight into the juicy details:


As previously announced, Saving Jadespark Jungle comes with a brand new Adventure to help enthrall you and develop the narrative of the Empyrean invasion of the once-peaceful Zen-Chi realm. It's up to you and your new allies to defend the jungle from High Inquisitor Ardera and uncover her true motivations for the sudden attacks. You'll quickly come to realise that not all is as it seems...

Of your allies in this adventure, we have some returning favourites - Milloween in particular will be making her way through the jungle to learn more of the foreboding events she witnessed previously. But there's plenty of new Masters to play with too - You can check our Update Site to learn all about the Slitherbound Master Akáal the Unbroken, and here we'll be previewing Ting, Teng & Tung, the Mu-Hou trio.



Ting, Teng & Tung are three young mischievous Mu-Hou siblings. Renowned acrobats, they are known far and wide in the jungle villages for their great acrobatic performances and trickster ways.

Normally they travel the jungle, going from village to village to show off, but now they have turned their skills against the new threat towards their beloved jungle.

Ting, Teng & Tung are all about using the powers of nature and their strong bonds with the locals to overcome any threat. The trio use their bouncing berries as their primary attack, just like the card.

Their first perk, Green Fingers, plants Growthburst Shrooms in your arena every 10 seconds. Growthburst Shrooms can be picked up by Zen-Chi minions to grant them a 25% Health and Damage buff. There's a second part to the perk, however - Whenever you cast a Spell, you convert up to two active Growthburst Shrooms into a Shi-Hou minion. This Shi-Hou minion has the same stats as Battle Shi-Hou, but without the effect that enables it to attack faster based on the surrounding amount of enemies.

The second perk, Growth Burst, grants all Minions in a 5 range radius Giant Growth whenever a Growthburst Shroom is spent - Including those from the first perk!

Their final perk, Call the Steward, has the group call upon their most powerful ally - Someone you might recognize...


We're also revealing our second Legendary Arena - Jadespark Jungle. We love the idea of building worlds with our arenas and using them to really show off in great detail the kind of environments their respective factions come from, so check out these screenshots of the new arena our artists have been hard at work with:



With this arena, we're aiming to make you feel right at home amidst the bustling Zen-Chi forests. As you may have noticed from the screenshot above, this new arena will also serve as the backdrop for this expansion's new Adventure. We hope you'll enjoy it as much as we've had fun making it!



The hard workers at The Challenger League are back with exciting upcoming tournaments! Coming up this weekend is the Volco Cup 6, which promises huge rewards for players that participate in multiple TCL events in their upcoming season. Just for playing their tournament this weekend, everyone will be receiving an Exclusive TCL Avatar! Volco Cup 6 will be played live on stream this Saturday at 1400 UTC - Check out their site here for all the details on signing up, and stay tuned for more announcements on their site or on this blog.

Cheers from BetaDwarf!