Patch 0.8.16

Patch 0.8.16 (16th November 2016)

Gameplay - card Strength / abilities changes:

 * Changed the rarity of Legendary leaders to Epic. Players receive 600 scraps for any nonstarter Leader in their collection (to make up the difference in crafting price).
 * Monster faction ability no longer keeps Gold units on the battlefield.
 * Unit version of Eredin now Silver and immune to Frost.
 * Unit version of Eredin now has the 'Wild Hunt' category.
 * Clear Skies now only resets red (weakened) strength values.
 * When Weather is removed at the end of a round, only red strength values are reset.
 * Philippa no longer affects Gold cards.
 * Philippa strength increased from 6 to 12.
 * Philippa changed to disloyal only.
 * Ice Giant loses 7 strength when Frost is removed, instead of resetting to base strength.
 * Reinforced Trebuchet strength increased from 4 to 5.
 * Reinforced Trebuchet damage decreased from 2 to 1.
 * Reinforced Trebuchets no longer buff each other.
 * Tordarroch Shieldsmith strength increased from 3 to 4.
 * Tordarroch Shieldsmith buff decreased from 4 to 2.
 * Sarah self buff decreased from 4 to 3.
 * Nature's Gift no longer copies Gold cards.
 * Added a new "Medic" category.
 * Priestess of Freya cannot resurrect cards with the "Medic" category.
 * Field Medic cannot resurrect cards with the "Medic" category.
 * Queensguard now increases Cerys base strength.
 * Elven Mercenary no longer draws and plays Gold Special Cards.
 * Priscilla now draws 2 revealed cards, player chooses which one to play.
 * Regis: Higher Vampire is now Silver.
 * Regis: Higher Vampire strength decreased from 10 to 8.
 * Dimeritium Bomb now resets Gold unit strength.
 * Redanian Elite ability now only takes into account instances on your side.
 * Sigrdrifa strength increased from 1 to 2.
 * Restoration now grants a +2 buff to the base strength of the resurrected unit.
 * Draug no longer destroys Gold units.
 * Fireball Trap now spawns 1 Neophyte instead of none when target is not destroyed.
 * Discarding An Craite Raiders now counts as a "discard" despite their ability being triggered.
 * Returning a card to your hand from the battlefield now clears all effects, even countdown.
 * Saskia now has the "Dragon" category.
 * "Elf" category added to several units.
 * Weather now affects Ambush cards after they are revealed.
 * Ocvist now returns to player's hand even if there are no units on the opposing side.
 * Borkh will not Scorch a second unit if he Scorches himself first.
 * Morkvarg is now also resurrected when discarded.
 * Hawker Support no longer gets buffed when destroyed by Scorch or Epidemic.
 * Hawker Support ability now works correctly with cards such as Lacerate.
 * Roach is now played correctly when a card is converted to Gold.
 * Geralt: Igni no longer takes into account unrevealed cards.
 * Cards immune to Weather display a passive icon now.
 * Toruviel now reveals if your opponent's pass ends the game.
 * Priscilla no longer blocks the game if she draws cards that require targets on the first turn.

Game fixes

 * Fixed issue whereby the game would crash on some PCs while opening Card Kegs.
 * Fixed issue whereby losing Internet connection while selecting a Rare card from an opened Card Keg would block users from entering the Shop upon reconnection.
 * Fixed issue whereby the player would not get a reward after leveling up.
 * Fixed some issues involving infinite loading screens.
 * Game stability after suffering from connection losses has been improved.
 * Fixed minor Russian language issues.
 * Fixed several font issues in Brazilian Portuguese.
 * Fixed issue whereby your counterpart would lose input when entering Deck Builder after you canceled a Friend Match.
 * Fixed issue whereby using a card received as a reward in a deck in multiplayer required a restart in order to save the deck.
 * Fixed performance drops when browsing through lots of cards in a graveyard.
 * Fixed issue whereby mashing buttons would lead to input loss.
 * Fixed several issues in the Tutorials.
 * Fixed issue whereby "Mill Spare Cards Failure" pop-up persisted on screen after attempting to mill while disconnected.
 * Milling cards using the keyboard is now possible.
 * Improved selection highlights.
 * Fixed various typos in all languages.
 * Fixed issue whereby viewing a graveyard from which a Ghoul is currently consuming a unit would desynchronize the game.
 * Fixed issue whereby registering the Keg received after finishing the Tutorial in some users' accounts would result in an error and directions to contact support.

Game polishes

 * A large number of tooltips have been reworded or corrected across all languages (including Torrential Rain, Warcry, Ice Giant, Thunderbolt, and Nekker Warrior).
 * New sound effects for cards (Blue Stripes Commando, Pavetta, Sabrina, Sile, Sarah, Vrihedd Vanguard, Igni, Scoia'tael Leaders).
 * New Good Game notification icon.
 * Tweaks and improvements to Collection layout.
 * Now possible to quit the game from the Sign In screen.
 * Decreased downtime between crafting multiple cards.
 * The AI has been improved and should provide more of a challenge.
 * Card Kegs are now sorted differently in the Shop.
 * Improved visibility of Gold borders on the board.

Patch 0.8.16