Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?

When?
On Sunday 26.09.21 starting on 2pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Format
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset.
The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with a win (1-0) already.

Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs + Promo Lyrish Knight + 1000 BFP extra
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th-8th place  - 1 Booster pack
200 BFP for every participant.
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.

Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
Big thanks to The_big_wet for the promo lyrish knight.

Organisation and sign-up
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there.
Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.

The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
Twitch mods: LynnTaki

Rules (read this!)
• The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel).
The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice. The winning player (who won the previous match in the bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
• Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
• Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
• After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
• The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
• Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.

Questions
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?

When?
On Sunday 26.09.21 starting on 2pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Format
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset.
The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with a win (1-0) already.

Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs + Promo Lyrish Knight + 1000 BFP extra
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th-8th place  - 1 Booster pack
200 BFP for every participant.
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.

Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
Big thanks to The_big_wet for the promo lyrish knight.

Organisation and sign-up
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there.
Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.

The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
Twitch mods: LynnTaki

Rules (read this!)
• The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel).
The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice. The winning player (who won the previous match in the bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
• Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
• Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
• After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
• The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
• Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.

Questions
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?

When?
On Sunday 26.09.21 starting on 2pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Format
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset.
The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with a win (1-0) already.

Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs + Promo Lyrish Knight + 1000 BFP extra
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th-8th place  - 1 Booster pack
200 BFP for every participant.
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.

Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
Big thanks to The_big_wet for the promo lyrish knight.

Organisation and sign-up
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there.
Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.

The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
Twitch mods: LynnTaki

Rules (read this!)
• The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel).
The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice. The winning player (who won the previous match in the bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
• Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
• Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
• After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
• The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
• Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.

Questions
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
Best regards,
Toggy

Greetings Skylords!

It's been two weeks already since our last community update so it's time to bring you up to speed with everything going on in Skylords Reborn!

A big thank you
We want to start this update with a big thank you to the community. When we posted our feedback survey two weeks ago, we expected maybe 100 of you would take time out of your day to give us some feedback. But you completely blew us away, with over 1150 responses so far!  We will close the survey this weekend, so if you still want to provide us with some feedback (and get a booster) make sure to do so before Monday. 
So far the survey has already provided helpful insights and feedback, and many kind comments. We are glad that overall you seem to be happy with the state of the game and the changes we are making. Everyone is working very hard on this game we all love, so we are glad you are here for the ride.
On a personal note, I am very grateful to be the community manager of such an awesome community. Every single one of you makes this game tick. Whether you are a casual PvE player, climbing the ranks of PvP, helping newer players out with some cards, finding new speedrun tactics, discussing balancing changes with us, or just enjoying the game; thank you for being part of our awesome community!
I would also like to thank everyone from the team who put hours upon hours into the project. It's an honor to work alongside you on making Skylords Reborn the best it could be. 
So thank you, all of you!
 
New Patch + Reveal Stream
Our newest patch has released! After months of balancing, testing, fixing bugs (some even from the days of EA that only now come to light) we have released our biggest balancing patch yet. To celebrate the occasion, we teamed up with Toggy for a reveal stream, where he went over the patch notes, played PvP games and gave away some boosters. You can rewatch the stream here.
This patch has a lot to love, including suggestions from the community that we got as feedback on our community updates or through our social media channels. Suggestions like adding a power well and monument to the forge for testing, or being able to look at lobbies while players are in a ranked queue; we are happy to work alongside you and make this game better. 
This patch also contains many requested balancing changes to cards. Ravenheart finally has its new design, and combining it with the changes to Jorne now allows players to play a viable legendary-themed deck. A lot of effort was put into making Pure Frost more rewarding to play, with many new tools focused on shields and freeze. Speaking of Freeze, the new Warlock allows interesting new fire/frost builds as well. We hope you will enjoy playing with these cards and experiment with new deckbuilds. 
You can read the full patch notes here. Alongside a 15 page document for the balancing changes, there have been so many changes that we decided to post the rest of the minor changes to the Wiki. Among those are description and class fixes, animation changes (for example Brannoc and Backlash) and all kinds of Quality of Life changes. A special thank you to our Skylord of Honour LEBOVIN for helping us with this patch and updating the wiki!
Two things that are notably missing from this patch are the upgrades to our free PvP decks (as mentioned here), and the changes to Avatar of Frost (as mentioned in our Deep Dive for Pure Frost). We expect the changes to the free PvP decks to be implemented in the coming weeks. Because of some unforeseen bugs, the Avatar of Frost changes did not make it into this patch, but we still intend to bring some changes to him. We will continue to work on this card and share our status on the balancing discord. 

Survey data
Here are a few fun insights and pie-charts (who doesn't like pie charts?) from the survey. We will spend the coming weeks going through all the data once we close the survey. 
• Did you play the original BattleForge from EA (2009 - 2013)?
• How long have you been playing Skylords Reborn?
• How do you feel about the economy of Skylords Reborn? 
• How do you feel about the odds of getting promo cards in Skylords Reborn?
• Are you aware that you can adjust the contents of the free PvP decks? For example, swapping a free card for a card in your own collection?
The following questions were regarding your opinion on new content
• Lore / Backstories
• New voice-lines / Sounds
• Adding voice lines to current units that lack them (for example, Amii Phantom, Dryad, Brannoc, etc.)
• New campaign maps 
• Adding pure factions for rPvE (for example, mono Fire as enemies)
• Defence rpve (defend against waves of enemies)
 
Community Updates will move to a 3-week schedule
For the past ~3 months we have been giving you an biweekly insight of the things going on behind the scenes with Skylords Reborn through these community updates. While the feedback has been very positive (thank you!) we feel it would be better for both our workflow and the quality of the community updates to move them to once every three weeks. Time zone differences between team members, fulltime jobs and us wanting to provide good quality content and updates, has resulted in some last minute stress spikes to get the updates done in time and have something worthwhile to share. We feel that by moving to a 3-week schedule, we can keep up the quality and content of these updates. In between updates you can of course always find us on our social media and in the game. Rest assured that our team will keep working just as hard on getting you new features, better balance, and the long awaited new cards!

Open Sourcing of New Sounds Converter
We are excited to announce that we have made great progress in decoding BattleForge's format for sound files. BattleForge uses a special format called "snr" to encode any sounds, and so far we were only been able to convert these sounds from snr to conventional formats like mp3 and wav. Our developers have built a converter from wav to snr, which will allow us to add new sounds or voice lines to the game!
Unfortunately, our converter is not yet perfect, and during conversion a lot of quality is lost, making them currently unfit to be used in the game.
We are open-sourcing this application in the hope that the community can help us solve this problem. We would appreciate contributions to help improve the conversion! Some additional info can be found in the application link above, and this old forum topic. 
 
New Team Members / Open Positions
Some team changes since the last community update. DutchyDutchy has been promoted to Global Moderator, and Madgadget has joined the team as a discord moderator. Their help is much appreciated, as Ultrakool and Bradley left the team as Global Moderators. We want to thank everyone for their contributions! 
We could definitely need some more help with the Skylords Reborn project however.
Below are two roles highlighted, but you can find more information, desired traits and all our open positions here. If you are unsure if you qualify, please reach out and have a talk!
 
Open Position - 3D tool developer
As a 3D tool developer you are responsible to solve one of our biggest technical challenges that will boost the project to the next level: the ability to modify existing 3D models. We already have an internal tool capable of adding new cards using existing re-textured models, but we have no way to meaningfully modify the geometry, animations and special effects. You will be responsible for researching the way BattleForge represents their 3D models and develop tools and a workflow capable of modifying different aspects of those models. The ultimate goal is to be able to add new models with animations and effects never seen before. There have already been very good community efforts and already a lot is known.

Open Position - Backend web developer
As a backend web developer you are responsible to maintain and extend the backend of our current and future web applications. The primary project you will contribute to is a feature rich platform which aims to provide various extensions and integrations for Skylords Reborn. As of now, this platform is for internal use only as the focus currently lies on creating internal moderation tools. However, after the moderation tools reach a satisfactory state, we plan to make this platform public and expand it with features like a new and improved cardbase, leaderboards, a system to download, manage and share your replays, and various other useful extensions. There is a lot of room to contribute in, as this platform is still in its early stages of development! 

We are also in need of French and Russian translators. If you speak this language in combination with good English language skills, please help us out!

In Conclusion
Thanks for reading! 
We will update you again on the 2nd of October! In the meantime, we would love to hear your opinion on the latest patch.
s always, we are open to feedback so please let us know!
Here is a scratch code you can redeem in-game for 100bfp: COMM-UNIT-YNEW-S011
The code is valid till October 2nd. Please note you can also get a booster by filling in our survey. 
Archive
Community Update #8
Community Update #9
Community Update #10

For those unaware:
How can I join the test server?
To join the test server you simply need to launch LauncherTest.exe located in your BattleForge installation folder. It is important you run the updater first, so you download the latest test server files. In the future we plan to make it easier to join the test server. 

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of a few (5-10) Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome. And we play on the Testserver.
 
When?
On 22.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge. If you want to participate contact me via Discord respond in this thread. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . Also we will play on the Testserver.
 
Rules! (read this)
-Be online in Discord or the forum ~1h before the tournament starts to receive your cardpool. If I cannot find you you cannot participate.
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
List of participants (if oyu want to join contact me via Discord or Forum):
1. Majora
2. Afro
3. Crossbow_andy
4. dutchydutchy
5. Volin
6. FatedToFail
7. Killbuster
8. Cocodracu
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of a few (5-10) Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome. And we play on the Testserver.
 
When?
On 22.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge. If you want to participate contact me via Discord respond in this thread. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . Also we will play on the Testserver.
 
Rules! (read this)
-Be online in Discord or the forum ~1h before the tournament starts to receive your cardpool. If I cannot find you you cannot participate.
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
List of participants (if oyu want to join contact me via Discord or Forum):
1. Majora
2. Afro
3. Crossbow_andy
4. dutchydutchy
5. Volin
6. FatedToFail
7. Killbuster
8. Cocodracu
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of a few (5-10) Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome. And we play on the Testserver.
 
When?
On 22.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge. If you want to participate contact me via Discord respond in this thread. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . Also we will play on the Testserver.
 
Rules! (read this)
-Be online in Discord or the forum ~1h before the tournament starts to receive your cardpool. If I cannot find you you cannot participate.
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
List of participants (if oyu want to join contact me via Discord or Forum):
1. Majora
2. Afro
3. Crossbow_andy
4. dutchydutchy
5. Volin
6. FatedToFail
7. Killbuster
8. Cocodracu
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of a few (5-10) Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome. And we play on the Testserver.
 
When?
On 22.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge. If you want to participate contact me via Discord respond in this thread. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . Also we will play on the Testserver.
 
Rules! (read this)
-Be online in Discord or the forum ~1h before the tournament starts to receive your cardpool. If I cannot find you you cannot participate.
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
List of participants (if oyu want to join contact me via Discord or Forum):
1. Majora
2. Afro
3. Crossbow_andy
4. dutchydutchy
5. Volin
6. FatedToFail
7. Killbuster
8. Cocodracu
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of a few (5-10) Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome. And we play on the Testserver.
 
When?
On 22.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge. If you want to participate contact me via Discord respond in this thread. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . Also we will play on the Testserver.
 
Rules! (read this)
-Be online in Discord or the forum ~1h before the tournament starts to receive your cardpool. If I cannot find you you cannot participate.
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
List of participants (if oyu want to join contact me via Discord or Forum):
1. Majora
2. Afro
3. Crossbow_andy
4. dutchydutchy
5. Volin
6. FatedToFail
7. Killbuster
8. Cocodracu
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Greetings Skylords!

It's been two weeks already since our last community update so it's time to bring you up to speed with everything going on in Skylords Reborn!
 

Deep Dive: Rarities
As our development of new cards continues, a frequently asked question is the upcoming rarities. These will be the first brand new cards for Skylords Reborn, so we want to have a system in place to provide insights on what makes a card common, uncommon, rare or ultra rare. We have explored this in a document, providing a deep dive into the rarities EA used in their first edition for the game: the Twilight Edition. Even though these are not always consistent, and expansions have not made things any easier, we still can take some lessons from the current distribution and apply it going forward. 
If you are interested in the thought process behind card rarities and how we will decide them for our new cards, you can read the full document here: Designing_for_Card_Rarity.pdf
And in case you missed them, here are the rarity icons for our new cards:

 
Test Server Patch Notes
Iteration 17 of our test server is here! Check out the patch notes. This patch mainly finalizes the PvP changes which will soon hit the live server. Please keep in mind that these changes are all relative to the previous iteration. The final PvE changes will go live in the next iteration. 
There are also some noteworthy requested general changes in this iteration. We fixed the inventory sorting, which should now properly sort the cards as specified. We also added a power well and a monument for each player in the forge. You can now test out all your damage combo's without the need to find a building that has exactly the same amount of health as these buildings. 
We also made another change to the game that will certainly be the topic of many conversations in the future. We added a preliminary fix so units in PvE maps always have correct orb and power costs. This means that certain abilities, like e.g. Nightguard Swap or Mindcontrol cannot ignore the orb requirements anymore. Please note these changes will not be included in the next live server patch. We want to test and gather feedback before making a change like this, but first had to figure out if it was even possible. You can discuss these and other changes on our balance discord.

Next Live Patch Delayed
Because of a delay of the Test Server Patch we sadly also have to delay the Live Patch we were hoping to release this week. Since this is going to be a big one, we need a little more time to make sure all the bugs (not you Scythe Fiend) are taken care of before we patch to live. Please be patient a bit longer, we are still hoping for a release in August. 



Special Effect Tool
Last Community Update we gave you a sneak peek at our new special effect tool. With the this tool we will be able to create fancy new spells and effects. Even though we are currently not able to add new models to the game, this is a great step in allowing us to create new visually appealing content. 
We are looking for players who are interested in learning how to create special effects and give feedback on how to improve the tool. If you are interested in this, please reach out to Ladadoos on Discord for a quick explanation. We have plans to open source the editor in the future.

Tournaments & Events
• NEW: Feedback official PvE events
Now that we have hosted two official events, we are looking for some feedback regarding both the events and the stream to improve upon them where possible. Feedback is anonymous and can be provided here. Please keep the feedback constructive and understand we do this in our free time. 

• Finished: Community Tournament: Toggy's Tome Invitational
If you played BattleForge back in the day you might remember Tomes. In this gamemode you get a selection of boosters that you have to use to build your deck with, after which you play PvP matches. While Tomes got discontinued around the end of BattleForge and are not available in Skylords Reborn, Toggy hosted a limited-access event last weekend to relive the experience. It was a great success, with crazy off-meta plays and is bound to return. For now you can rewatch the stream in case you missed it. 

• NEW : Community Tournament: Toggy's Tome Tournament - August 22th
A new tome tournament has been announced! This one is open for everyone, but you need to sign up in advance by contacting Toggy. This will be another Tome tournament, meaning you will build a deck with a selection of random cards and play PvP matches with them. Sign up and read the details about it here. 

• Host your own event / tournament
Want to host a tournament or event? Please reach out to our Event Organizer Hiko to have your event prizes sponsored by us. If you have a cool idea for a PvE event, or want to host a PvP tournament, please don't hesitate to reach out to us, we will gladly assist you. 

New Team Members / Open Positions
We are happy to welcome a new member to the team: Kerkk has joined us as a web developer! 
We could definitely need some more help with the Skylords Reborn project however.
Below are three roles highlighted, but you can find more information, desired traits and all our open positions here. 
Open Position - Map Tester 
As a map tester you get early access to new maps and gamemodes and are responsible to playtest them and provide feedback to the other map developers about possible issues or improvements. This includes check how balanced the map is, how fun it is to play, if there are any exploits, if areas on the map need to be prettified etc. Map developers/designers/artists should be able to rely on you to make sure maps that are released or changed are done so properly.

Open Position - Marketeer / Outreach Coordinator
As a Marketeer / Outreach Coordinator you are responsible to spread the word and create awareness about Skylords Reborn and to attract veteran and new players alike. This includes actively researching and reaching out to potentially interested streamers, youtubers, Discord channels, game magazines, among others. You will be responsible for the communication to and from interested parties and for any promotion deals (for example involving scratch codes). Please note that Skylords Reborn cannot do any paid promotions.

Open Position - Artist
As an artist you are responsible to create the visuals required for new content. This is a broad position and there are many areas where you could help in, depending on your skills and interests. Think of loading screen artwork for new maps, card artwork for new cards, visual UI elements for new features that involve adding UI to the game, banners for events/tournaments/community challenges/large game updates etc. Our current artist Tweeto is hard at work on new cards, but he can only do so much. If you have the skills and want to speed up the progress, please reach out to us. 
 

In Conclusion
Thanks for reading! 
Is there anything you wish us to cover in upcoming community updates? As always, we are open to feedback so please let us know!
Here is a scratch code you can redeem in-game for 100bfp. COMM-UNIT-YUPD-ATE9
The code is valid till August 28th. 
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Community Update #6
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Community Update #8

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of 8 Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome.
 
When?
On 08.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Bonus prizes:
Beat RadicalX in a set - 1500 BFP
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge and access will be limited. If you want to participate contact me via Discord, you should have pretty much a complete collection and experience in the tournaments already. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . The usual rules apply.
 
List of participants
1.  RadicalX
2. Majora
3. Crossbow_andy
4. Afro
5. Yuah
6. Killbuster
7. Hirooo
8. Carofex
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of 8 Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome.
 
When?
On 08.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Bonus prizes:
Beat RadicalX in a set - 1500 BFP
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge and access will be limited. If you want to participate contact me via Discord, you should have pretty much a complete collection and experience in the tournaments already. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . The usual rules apply.
 
List of participants
1.  RadicalX
2. Majora
3. Crossbow_andy
4. Afro
5. Yuah
6. Killbuster
7. Hirooo
8. Carofex
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of 8 Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome.
 
When?
On 08.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Bonus prizes:
Beat RadicalX in a set - 1500 BFP
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge and access will be limited. If you want to participate contact me via Discord, you should have pretty much a complete collection and experience in the tournaments already. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . The usual rules apply.
 
List of participants
1.  RadicalX
2. Majora
3. Crossbow_andy
4. Afro
5. Yuah
6. Killbuster
7. Hirooo
8. Carofex
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of 8 Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome.
 
When?
On 08.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Bonus prizes:
Beat RadicalX in a set - 1500 BFP
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge and access will be limited. If you want to participate contact me via Discord, you should have pretty much a complete collection and experience in the tournaments already. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . The usual rules apply.
 
List of participants
1.  RadicalX
2. Majora
3. Crossbow_andy
4. Afro
5. Yuah
6. Killbuster
7. Hirooo
8. Carofex
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
the new PvP patch is coming closer and in the Skylords Open many battles were fought. It is time for a little fun... with a tome tournament! This means: the tournament decks will be built out of the content of 8 Boosterpacks!
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already. Oh and it will be tome.
 
When?
On 08.08.21 starting on 1pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
 
Bonus prizes:
Beat RadicalX in a set - 1500 BFP
 
Organisation?
The tournament will be organized in challonge and access will be limited. If you want to participate contact me via Discord, you should have pretty much a complete collection and experience in the tournaments already. I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts (I will not send you actual 8 boosters) . The usual rules apply.
 
List of participants
1.  RadicalX
2. Majora
3. Crossbow_andy
4. Afro
5. Yuah
6. Killbuster
7. Hirooo
8. Carofex
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Greetings Skylords!

It's been two weeks already since our last community update so it's time to bring you up to speed with everything going on in Skylords Reborn!

This community update is a bit shorter than you have come to expect from us. Every area of development is progressing nicely, but we are currently not in a position where we can share the results just yet. Rest assured new cards are still actively in development, and so are our new game modes. Skylords Reborn is being developed alongside our jobs and studies, and real life can get in the way sometimes. We also don't make any money from the game, since all our Patreon income goes directly toward server upkeep. Some of our team members also struggled with the flood from two weeks ago. We know you are all excited for new content, and we try to provide you with a steady stream of information in these Community Updates, but some tasks might take a bit longer than expected. 

Upcoming Patch
We are still hard at work on our upcoming balance patch to the live servers. Sadly, we are running into some delays because of all the changes that accumulated on the test server and now have to move to the live server. We are now looking at an expected release of mid-august. In our next community update we should be able to provide the patch notes, but you can expect some changes to pure frost (check our deep dive if you haven't already!) and a lot of cool changes for both PvE and PvP. 


Free PvP Decks Adjustments
When Skylords Reborn released in 2020, we introduced our free PvP decks. Every week you can select up to two decks that are fully upgraded and can compete in the PvP meta. For our new players, here is a quick recap:

- Select the sword on the top right of the menu to select your 2 free PvP decks.
- Free PvP decks are fully upgraded decks, that can only be used in PvP. 
- You can select two new decks every week, if you want to switch things up.
- You can freely swap around cards in those decks with cards in your collection to customize the decks to your liking. You can do this by clicking the tab in your inventory on the top left (see the image).

The meta of Skylords Reborn has seen a lot of changes ever since release, with multiple balance patches hitting the live servers. The contents of the free PvP decks did not change with them however. We plan to change that with the next patch*, and will continue to adjust them when new patches hit the server. Below you can find a list of all the changes coming to the free PvP decks. As mentioned above, if you don't want to alter your deck, you can still use your own cards to adjust your list to your liking. Keep in mind some cards might increase in price however, since they will no longer be available in some, or all, of the free PvP decks. 
Tainted Darkness (Pure Shadow)
+ Satanael (red) 
+ Blood Healing
-  Evocators Woe
-  Phasetower
Gifted Darkness (Shadow Nature)
+ Mo
-  Evocators Woe
Blessed Darkness (Shadow Frost)
+ Lost Reaver (red) 
-  Mountaineer
Infused Darkness (Shadow Fire) 
+ Bandit Stalker (green) 
-  Phasetower
Tainted Flora (Nature Shadow)
+ Spearmen
+ Unstable Demon
-  Treespirit
-  Evocators Woe
Gifted Flora (Pure Nature)
No changes
Blessed Flora (Nature Frost)
+ Razorshard (red) 
-  Crystal Fiend
Infused Flora (Nature Fire)
+ Magma Hurler
+ Mutating Maniac (red) 
-  Brannoc
-  Disenchant (purple)
Tainted Ice (Frost Shadow)
+ Lost Reaver
-  Mountaineer
Gifted Ice (Frost Nature)
+ Lightblade (purple)
-  Lightblade (red)
Blessed Ice (Pure Frost)
+ Icefang Raptor
+ Mountain Rowdy
+ White Ranger
-  Frostmage 
-  Skyelf Templar
-  Lyrish Knight
Infused Ice (Frost Fire)
+ Glyph of Frost
+ Icefang Raptor (blue) 
+ Gladiatrix (green) 
+ Warlock (blue)
+ Eruption
-  Frost Mage
-  Mountaineer
-  Scythe Fiends
-  Skyelf Templar
-  Virtuoso
Tainted Flame (Fire Shadow)
+ Wrecker
+ Bandit Stalker (green) 
-  Mortar Tower
-  Ashbone Pyro
Gifted Flame (Fire Nature)
+ Mutating Maniac
-  Mortar Tower
Blessed Flame (Fire Frost)
+ Icefang Raptor (blue) 
+ Warlock (blue)
+ Wrecker
-  Mortar Tower
-  Scythe Fiends
-  Mountaineer
Infused Flame (Pure Toggy)
+ Sun Reaver
-  Mortar Tower

Those changes to the Free PvP decks are planned alongside our new balance patch, planned for release mid-August*. This might give you a bit of a sneak peek at some cards receiving buffs this iteration. We hope you are looking forward to a fresh new meta! 
*We do want to make sure changing those decks will not break the game, so they might release a bit later.

Special Effect Editor
We have made some great progress in the project in a different area: the special effect editor. With this tool we are able to edit the special effects of BattleForge and create new ones from scratch. This is particularly useful for spells, since they are for the majority special effects. Many units also have special effects on their models though, like the flames of Batariel or the frosty cold effect emitted from Frost Mage. We can create complex new effects like Fire Sphere or meteors that leave ice shards on impact. Even though we are currently not able to add new models to the game, this is a great step in allowing us to create new visually appealing content. 
The tool is currently still work in progress. After it matures a little and we gain experience creating new special effects, we should barely be limited anymore for creating new special effects. 

Upcoming Tournaments
• FINISHED Official PvE Contest#2 Slave Master 
The second official PvE contest for the map Slave Master has ended. Thanks to everyone for participating! The winners will be announced on a stream on Monday 19:00 CEST on our official twitch channel.  
We will also do some giveaways, so even if you did not participate; we invite you all to join us for a night of Skylords Reborn fun! 

• FINISHED Skylords Open #10
Last week marked the return of the Skylords Open, with its 10th edition since release already. Joining Toggy as co-caster was RadicalX, so if you are interested in PvP, be sure to rewatch the stream.

• Host your own event / tournament
Want to host a tournament or event? Please reach out to our Event Organiser Hiko to have your event prizes sponsored by us. If you have a cool idea for a PvE event, or want to host a PvP tournament, please don't hesitate to reach out to us, we will gladly assist you. 
 
New Team Members / Team Changes
Another new member has joined the Skylords Reborn team. A frequent contender in the Skylords Open, and traumatized for life by Harvesters; we are happy to welcome DutchyDutchy as a Discord Moderator! 
As always; if you want to help the project, please take a look at these open positions in our team!

In conclusion
Thanks for reading! 
Is there anything you wish us to cover in upcoming community updates? As always, we are open to feedback so please let us know!
Here is a scratch code you can redeem in-game for 100bfp. COMM-UNIT-YUPD-ATE8
The code is valid till August 14th. 
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Community Update #5
Community Update #6
Community Update #7

I know nobody cares, but last sunday really made me appreciate the few responsibilites I had as a young adult 
 
Thanks for the tournament, especially to organizers, casters, players, sponsors, mods and viewers! Had a lot of fun participating  GGs to all!
 
My glorious exit series (lol) from the tournament in the lower bracket semi finals vs Alphabet got featured on the stream ✌️ next time morklay with the proper upgrades will be there  😄 honestly didn't imagine I'd make it this far, props to @desconhecido and @Eirias who played good games! Until there's an offical replay hub, i uploaded my replays on http://bfleague.com/?view=PVP .
maybe some other players had some notworthy games that weren't on stream? Feel free to share

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
 
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th -8th place  - 1 Booster pack
Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
 
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.
 
 
When?
On 25.07.21  starting on 3pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Organisation?
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there. Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.
The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
 
Twitch mods: LynnTaki
 
 
Rules! (read this)
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
 
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
 
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th -8th place  - 1 Booster pack
Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
 
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.
 
 
When?
On 25.07.21  starting on 3pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Organisation?
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there. Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.
The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
 
Twitch mods: LynnTaki
 
 
Rules! (read this)
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
 
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
 
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th -8th place  - 1 Booster pack
Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
 
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.
 
 
When?
On 25.07.21  starting on 3pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Organisation?
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there. Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.
The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
 
Twitch mods: LynnTaki
 
 
Rules! (read this)
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
 
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
 
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th -8th place  - 1 Booster pack
Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
 
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.
 
 
When?
On 25.07.21  starting on 3pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Organisation?
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there. Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.
The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
 
Twitch mods: LynnTaki
 
 
Rules! (read this)
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
 
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
 
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th - 8th place  - 1 Booster pack
+200 BFP for every participant
+ a Juggernaut for ranks 1-8
Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
 
 
When?
On 11.07.21  starting on 3pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Organisation?
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there. Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.
The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
 
Twitch mods: LynnTaki
 
 
Rules! (read this)
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
 
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello fellow Skyladies and Skylords!
 
Another 1on1 tournament, who will take the title this time?
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with  a win (1-0) already.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 4 Booster packs
2nd place - 3 Booster packs
3rd place - 2 Booster pack
4th -8th place  - 1 Booster pack
Big thanks to the devs who sponsor the booster packs!
 
Bounty: Beat radicalX in a set to gain 3 extra boosters.
 
 
When?
On 25.07.21  starting on 3pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance.
 
Organisation?
The tournament brackets will be on Challonge, so register and join the tournament there. Please use your in game account name to make communication and finding your enemy easier.
The streaming channel that will be covering the tournament is DasToggy on twitch.tv.
In case of problems contact me or one of my mods via Discord, Battleforge or on twitch.
 
Twitch mods: LynnTaki
 
 
Rules! (read this)
-Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
-Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
-After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
-The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
-The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
-Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.
 
 
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
 
 
Best regards,
Toggy

Hello Skylords, Skyladies and other Skybeings.
We are back with yet another official PvE event since release.
We hope you will have a lot of fun with this event!
 

What kind of event will it be?
PvE - Slave Master - Advanced Solo or with a teammate

Slave Master on Advanced Difficulty with a twist! Follow all restrictions and requirements to finish this map as fast as possible.
For example, one of the restrictions is you are only allowed to use cards from the First Edition. See below for more information and all restrictions.
There are 5 different submission types, which differentiate between Fire, Nature, Frost, Shadow and Mixed.
Each has their own prize pool.
That's not all! There are other awards like the Quirky Defence, which is a Community Award that we will be voting for live on stream at the end of the event.

When will it start?
We will accept entries starting from 12.07.2021 00:00 CEST.

The event will run for approximately 2 and 1/2 weeks, so you have time until the end of July. To be specific: 28.07.2021 23:59 CEST.
You can send your replays through DM to me on Discord (Minashigo Hiko#1126) or through a PM to me on the forum.

How can I participate?

You just have to send in your fastest replay, including the player names and the submission type. [Note: your entry has to be a victory/in the ranking]
For example: "Hiko,Majora - Pure fire Deck"

Please note: You are allowed to send in three different replays, but not more than one per submission type (this will be counted per player, not per team).

You can find your replays here: Documents=>Battleforge=>replays

Nice, but where is the difficulty?

This event will not have a point system, but there will be some requirements/restrictions you have to fulfill to successfully participate in the event.

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Restrictions:
You may only use First Edition (Twilight Edition) cards. If you participate with a friend, one can only defend the twilight waves, while the other one can only attack (see below for more information). The defender is only allowed to defend and attack the left side of the map. The attacker is only allowed to attack the right side of the map. Players are allowed to cross the line to the other side, but are restricted from attacking or using offensive spells there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Requirements:
Destroy at least one of the patrolling Battleships on your own. No member of the Treasure fleet can die. Collect all 6 gold chests. You can find the location of these chests at the "Chests" tab above the map: 
https://skylords-reborn.fandom.com/wiki/Slave_Master Both players have to use decks of the same type, which means that both of you need to fulfill the submission type or it will be counted,
as a "Mixed" entry. For example, if Player A uses Pure Frost, Player B will also have to use Pure Frost for the run to count toward a Pure Frost run.
If Player B plays a non-frost deck, the run is considered "Mixed" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Sounds fun! What's the prize pool?

There will be several prize pools: Fire, Nature, Frost, Shadow and Mixed. Submissions will be categorized in one of these groups depending on what kind of deck you play and submit (a submission without a submission type will be automatically counted as "Mixed")
Both teams will be rewarded in case of a draw.
Each submission type gets different rewards and all rewards are per player.

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Pure Fire prize pool
(Only First Edition Fire cards are allowed) 

1st place              3 general Booster packs and 3 Fire Booster packs.
2nd place            2 general Booster packs and 2 Fire Booster packs.
3rd place             1 general Booster pack and 1 Fire Booster pack.
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Pure Nature prize pool
(Only First Edition Nature cards are allowed)  

1st place              3 general Booster packs and 3 Nature Booster packs.
2nd place            2 general Booster packs and 2 Nature Booster packs.
3rd place             1 general Booster pack and 1 Nature Booster pack.
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Pure Frost prize pool 
(Only First Edition Frost cards are allowed) 

1st place              3 general Booster packs and 3 Frost Booster packs.
2nd place            2 general Booster packs and 2 Frost Booster packs.
3rd place             1 general Booster pack and 1 Frost Booster pack.
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Pure Shadow prize pool 
(Only First Edition Shadow cards are allowed) 

1st place              3 general Booster packs and 3 Shadow Booster packs.
2nd place            2 general Booster packs and 2 Shadow Booster packs.
3rd place             1 general Booster pack and 1 Shadow Booster pack.
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Mixed prize pool 
(Only First Edition cards are allowed, but no color restriction) 

1st place              3 general Booster packs and 3 Booster packs of your choice.
2nd place            2 general Booster packs and 2 Booster packs of your choice.
3rd place             1 general Booster pack and 1 Booster pack of your choice.
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Too easy? Make it more complex!
The following award will be given out as a bonus category, but you have to submit for this.
We will have another Community Award, which will be given out by the community at the end of the challenge.
Every participant can nominate themselves for the Community Award (only those who apply for the award will be able to win it).
The Special Rewards (without restrictions) can be achieved by everyone.
The Community Award and the Special Rewards will both earn you bonus rewards.

The voting for the Community Award winner will take place on Twitch, where we will reveal the contest winners as well.
https://www.twitch.tv/skylordsreborn
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The Bonus Awards:
(This award will only be distributed if more than two teams/players participate in it) 
Play Solo and stay on T3 or play Duo and stay on T2
Solo:
-->Don't have more than three orbs at the same time.
      To win this, you need to be faster than other participants in this category.
Duo:
-->Don't have more than two orbs at the same time.
      In this case, you can ignore the side restriction
      To win this, you need to be faster than other participants in this category.
1st place Prize:
3 general Booster packs and 1 fitting the color of your deck. 2nd place Prize:
2 general Booster packs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Special Rewards:
Be the fastest of them all
-->Reach the fastest overall time.
      To win this, you need to be the fastest of all submissions. Excluding bonus submission.
      (The kind of submission doesn't matter)
Prize:
An already released promo of your choice  
Be the fastest of them all as a Bonus Award participant
-->Reach the fastest overall time.
      To win this, you need to be the fastest of all submissions as a Bonus Award participant.
     
      (The kind of submission doesn't matter. You have to participate in one of the two Bonus Awards to qualify for this.)
Prize:
An already released promo of your choice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Community Award:
Quirky Defense

The one who shows their style to the Twilight waves.
--> Defend the Twilight invasion as uniquely as possible.
       For example: Try not to use the usual units as any other participant for the defense.
       This would decrease the chances for both of you to win this category.
Prize:
 4 general Booster packs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Some Clarifications

Map Clarification
GREEN(A):    Left side
BLUE(B):       Right side

Map Symbols
A :  Treasure Fleet member/Slaves
B :  Twilight infected slaves
C :  Raven Battleship/ patrolling Battleship
 
 
Card Clarification
The First Edition (Twilight Edition) is marked by their own unique set icon:
See more: https://battleforge.fandom.com/wiki/Twilight_Edition
 
In conclusion
This event focuses on your speed and forces you to play the map in a special way at the same time.

To summarize the new event in simple steps:
You play on the Slave Master map in Advanced Difficulty. Look at the Awards (keep in mind, these have the sole purpose to add complexity and are optional) and prize pools you wish to submit. Do your best to clear the map, while being as fast as possible and fulfilling all restrictions and requirements. Once you are satisfied with your result, DM (Minashigo Hiko#1126 on Discord) or PM your best replay to me (in the forum).
You can submit up to three times, but not more than one per submission type. Make sure to add the submission type you went for in the replay name! Make sure to mention if you want to apply for a community award (The Quirky Defense) or one of the Bonus Awards. Wait until the end of the contest (28.07.2021 23:59 CEST) to see if you have won some prizes! We will announce the winners in a stream on the 31.07.2021 02.08.2021 19:00 CEST.
 
Future events
If you are interested in helping with these kind of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out!
Send me a PM on the forum, or direct message via Discord (Minashigo Hiko#1126).
We are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool!
We hope you have a lot of fun with this event and are looking forward to all your replays!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Best regards,
Skylords Reborn Team