State of the Game: February 2013

==State of the Game: February 2013==
Hello my friends, family and Clash community!
As 2013 progresses we continue to grow and make improvements to Clash and 5th Planet Games as a whole. Grow with us and continue to contribute to the future of Clash of the Dragons. 
Some of you may have noticed that the Infernal Preview 2 card set and zone were delayed. There were two factors in this decision: the community’s appeal for more bug fixing before new content and also the development of new technology that provides a new card mechanic (Tribute, featured in 5.2) which was later given an extra dose of testing for Quality Control. We have taken some steps to improve the content distribution process which will improve the quality of future releases.
====Clash Council====
The council representing the community has been chosen. We chose representatives for a wide variety of play styles and levels. We received many fantastic applications and the choices were quite difficult to make.
These council members have been quite active and outspoken already. Each representative has been passionately making suggestions, reading your input to the New Year’s Resolution polls and formulating plans on where to take the game moving forward.
2013 will bring a lot of positive changes to Clash of the Dragons. I’m happy to be a part of this game and its community. Thank you for your warm welcome, I promise to do everything in my power to keep the game strong, healthy and fun!
====Traveling Merchant: Update====
The Travelling Merchant is a great tool for the community to have access to new and old, paid and free content alike. Sales will continue to change with no “real” set schedule. We never know what the Travelling Merchant will find in his satchels or when he will deliver it. He always seems to have something on hand, however.
====Anti-AFK System====
This new Anti-AFK system has been well received by you, the community. It’s starting to make a dent in the number of people delaying game play by not fully participating in events. This system will only get better results, as proven by our sister game, “Legacy of Heroes”.
====More Accessibility====
We have listened to the community for more events that are more accommodating to different schedules around the world. When an elite drafting event is scheduled we pair it up with an identical event on another day and time.
Saturday Night Clash has been extended to 24 hours, giving the community more time to achieve the number of drafts they wish to participate in.
====More Transparency, New Year’s Resolution====
We, at 5th Planet Games, want to stay connected with our user base as we always have. We want to keep you all informed of key game related changes, updates and bug fixes. We will not reveal any information that potentially breaks the game or makes it no fun for you, the community.
For more information on the New Year’s Resolution polls click the related links below:
http://www.clashofthedragons.com/forum/showthread.php?20186-New-Years-Resolution-Poll-USER-EXPERIENCE
http://www.clashofthedragons.com/forum/showthread.php?20187-New-Years-Resolution-Poll-MONETIZATION
http://www.clashofthedragons.com/forum/showthread.php?20185-New-Years-Resolution-Poll-CONTENT
====Transition====
The transition is now complete! I, Logann, am in the driver’s seat, working extremely hard to continue the progress Mouse has made over the past year. Thank you for your patience as I learned the hard way. Nothing forges a sharper, more durable sword than a little fire and ice.
Moving forward I want to tackle my own personal hit list of items in the game. I am not promising the following will happen, but at this time, what is on my personal hit list is the following:
*Better overall experience for Mega Brawls
*Rare spawn mini brawls (using older Mega Brawls)
*Better matching/pairing for PVP and PVE systems
*More Dragons! (Just 1 or 2… maybe… possibly)
*Spreading out content, a tiny bit, in favor of prioritizing major bug fixes
*Making clans mean something (Clan chat, Clan v Clan events, Clan rankings and rewards, etc)
Thank you Clash family! We don’t always agree, but we don’t have to. We are family and working towards a greater future together.
Logann
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