We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

Valve recently announced to expect news for their card game Artifact sometime soon, and now they're saying an Artifact 2.0 Beta will start trickling out to players.

In the announcement on Steam, they made it clear that they've been working on revamping the core mechanics of Artifact. You will now be able to zoom out any time, to see and interact with all three lanes at once. However, the "majority" of effect still only work across one lane so they're all still important but a player is less likely to get shut out of a lane like they used to.

Something better is that Valve will no longer sell cards, so there's no chance of facing an opponent with more money who has a completely stacked deck to steamroll over you. There's even a new "Hero Draft" mode, "that gives you a taste of constructing decks without all the pressure".

There's no exact timing on when the Artifact 2.0 Beta will roll out but Valve said it will be a new entry in Steam, it will roll out gradually and randomly to existing players and they will announce again when they're ready. This is their current short roadmap:

  • Test boring stuff <- We are here
  • Trickle out invites, starting with players of the original release (ramping up similar to Dota 2)
  • Work on the Beta, eventually transitioning to an open beta
  • Leave Beta (hopefully quicker than Dota 2) 

In the FAQ, they mentioned that cards will be earned by playing the game (hooray!) and they do have some ideas about what they wish to sell for the game but it won't be cards. So we're likely looking at some sort of cosmetic items.

Whenever we get access to the Artifact 2.0 Beta, we will take a look.

Artifact is available on Steam.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
16 Likes
About the author -
author picture
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
See more from me
The comments on this article are closed.
6 comments

minkiu Mar 31, 2020
View PC info
  • Supporter
Quoteand they do have some ideas about what they wish to sell for the game but it won't be cards. So we're likely looking at some sort of cosmetic items.

HATS.
TheSHEEEP Mar 31, 2020
View PC info
  • Supporter Plus
Quoting: minkiu
Quoteand they do have some ideas about what they wish to sell for the game but it won't be cards. So we're likely looking at some sort of cosmetic items.

HATS.
... for the cards!
And for the mouse cursor!
And for buttons!
And for...


Last edited by TheSHEEEP on 31 March 2020 at 10:22 am UTC
starpollo Mar 31, 2020
View PC info
  • Supporter
So keen for this, still play and love Artifact to this day, eager to see the community come back behind it
Eike Mar 31, 2020
View PC info
  • Supporter Plus
Quoting: TheSHEEEP
Quoting: minkiuHATS.
... for the cards!
And for the mouse cursor!
And for buttons!
And for...

... the player!

Did anybody already do physical hats from games? :D


Last edited by Eike on 31 March 2020 at 11:04 am UTC
dpanter Mar 31, 2020
Isn't this what they should have done at launch?
minkiu Mar 31, 2020
View PC info
  • Supporter
Quoting: Eike
Quoting: TheSHEEEP
Quoting: minkiuHATS.
... for the cards!
And for the mouse cursor!
And for buttons!
And for...

... the player!

Did anybody already do physical hats from games? :D


I bet they will do the little assistant/creature, they could straight import all the flying couriers from dota...

:)
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.