Fans of Valve’s collectible card gameArtifactare finally getting some big news onthe upcoming reboot. The developer recently released a ton of new info, including news of a single-player campaign.
Valve posted the news on thegame’s Steam page. There are a number of other interesting features, including changed initiative rules, a change to the Mana pool, and “more robust progression systems.”
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Artifactreceived mixed reviews, and many fans were unhappy with the game when it released in 2018. Valve seems to be focused on rebooting the game completely in the form ofArtifact 2.0, rather than making any large-scale changes to the original game. Earlier this month Valve announced one of the biggest changes coming in the sequel would be that players wouldno longer be able to buy or sell cards, in hopes this will make the game more newcomer-friendly.
Artifact’svery low player base hasn’t just meant bad news for Valve as a developer, but has also stirred up some controversy. After losing almost the entire player base, some streamers started using theArtifactTwitch directory to stream violent, pornographic, and copyrighted content. This led toTwitch filing a lawsuitagainst the unidentified streamers, which can’t have looked good for theArtifactfranchise. Even though Valve was not involved in the illegal streaming, it can’t have looked good for a company’s failed video game to get that kind of press association.
According to Valve, the single-player campaign is meant to tell “stories about theDOTAworld throughArtifact,” and to help new players learn the game better. UnlikeArtifact,Dota 2has been hugely successful, although itsplayer count has dropped significantlythis year. TheArtifactreboot could be a move on Valve’s part to try and get new players back forDota 2, as well as bringing in players new to the franchise with its focus on newcomers inArtifact 2.o.
As of January this year,Artifacthad gonean entire year without any updates. To some, it looked like Valve had given up on the game entirely. Both fans and critics of the original game now have something to look forward to in the franchise with the rebooted sequel. While Valve hasn’t announced a release date yet, the new features have potential. Players will just have to wait and form their own opinions about the reboot when it comes out.
Artifactis playable now for Linux, Microsoft Windows, and macOS.
