Incoming Developer Stream!

Minion Masters!

Saving Jadespark Jungle Developer Livestream

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!

Discord Nitro benefits ending soon

It's been a strong year and a half since we released Minion Masters for Discord back in October of 2018. We've been running a long Discord Nitro promotion where users could receive the All Masters Upgrade for free while they had their subscription, and while it has been enjoyed by many of our Discord users, the promotion will be ending soon on March 26th with the release of Version 1.11. We wanted to give you an early heads up on this, and we will still be continuing to support the Discord version of Minion Masters for the foreseeable future. Thanks to everyone that participated in the promotion, and we hope you continue to enjoy playing Minion Masters!

Sinobii's XBOX SHOWDOWN #6

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

Cheers from BetaDwarf!

Hotfixes & Updates

Minion Masters!

Our approach to Hotfixing

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.

Changes to Ardent Aegis

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. Today, 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!

TCL C-Sar's Challenge 5

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!

Version 1.9 Hotfix 14/02/2020

Minion Masters!

We're deploying a hotfix to address some gameplay issues, as well to revert the buff that Legionnaires received in Version 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:

Balance

Legionnaires

• No longer has an Empyrean Army buff.

Bugs

• 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!

Minion Masters Thursday

Expansion Release Date Changed

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.

Behind the Scenes: Enter the Guild

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!

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 MM 1v1 #9

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!