OPEN BETA SEASON 5: FORGOTTEN RELICS // PATCH 0.52

Patch 0.52 Now Live

Patch 0.52 will feature Open Beta Season 5: Forgotten Relics. This season’s Battle Pass introduces a new Earthen Legendary card, Helm of Avigdor, alongside exclusive cosmetics and additional rewards. Updates include: Bounties 2.0, Balance changes, an overhaul to the in-game bug report, several additional bug fixes, and info regarding the outstanding raffles. Please check the Blog for all the information.

TL;DR

• A new Battle Pass featuring a new playable card, exclusive cosmetics, and additional rewards will be starting on July 1st @ 00:00 UTC.

• Parallel League

• Onchain Summer Packs

• Bounties 2.0

• Ranked MMR (Match Making Rating) Updates

• In-game Tournaments

• Improved Player Bug Reporting Tools

• Card Changes

• Rule Changes

• Bug Fixes

• Known Bugs

• Open Beta Season 4 SE + MP Raffle Update

• Open Beta Season 5 SE + MP Raffle

Open Beta Season 5: Forgotten Relics

Remember your past. Unearth the Helm of Avigdor.

New Playable Earthen Legendary Card - Helm of Avigdor

Open Beta Season 5 will introduce one new playable card: Helm of Avigdor.

New Cosmetics - Paragon Skins, Card Back, Card Frame, Title

Open Beta Season 5 Title Achievement: “Archeologist”

Title: “Archeologist” can be earned by reaching Level 33 within the Open Beta Season 5 Battle Pass.

Each Season we will continue to offer new cards and cosmetics exclusive to the Battle Pass.

Parallel League

Parallel League is getting started! To get involved and possibly earn a piece of the $500,000 prize pool, visit https://www.parallelleague.game/ and stay in the know! Play ranked, enter tournaments, and earn rewards!

Onchain Summer Packs

To celebrate Onchain Summer 2024, Parallel has 3 exclusive mints now available! For one day only; June 27, you can mint our Open Mint Card Back here! Otherwise, check out our Starter and Booster Bundles available all summer!

Bounties 2.0

Bounties 2.0 will offer a new way to earn rewards within Parallel, with a primary focus on core gameplay and progression. With Bounties 2.0, players will now be able to progress and complete new Bounties within Unranked and Ranked modes, earning themselves Apparition Packs as well as Premium Packs directly through gameplay.

Apparition Packs are earned by completing "easy" Bounties and Premium Packs are earned by completing "hard" Bounties. These Bounties are limited; each day a player will receive new Bounties that they can complete. Once the player has completed all of their held Bounties they must wait for the next day to receive more, similar to Daily Missions.

A player can hold a maximum of 7 "easy" Bounties and 3 "hard" Bounties. You can complete Bounties at any time, however, once you run out of held Bounties you must wait until the next day to receive more. Keep in mind, however, that once you reach the maximum amount of held Bounties any further Bounties that you would have received will be lost.

Ranked MMR Updates

With this update, we are implementing various improvements to our Ranked MMR and matchmaking systems. As we continue to gather both player data and feedback we will also continue to adjust and improve these systems.

The following changes have been made to deliver the best player experience within Ranked mode:

• Amount of MMR received/penalized to now be based on outcome compared to expected performance.

• Starting in July, we are moving towards a soft reset that roughly maintains relative skill rating positions among players. Note: hard resets will be used periodically.

• Rank concealment period will be reduced to 1 day.

• Early concede penalty to better account for network and server issues.

• Subranks have been adjusted to better reflect rank design.

• Matchmaking algorithm has been further tuned towards creating more fair matchups.

As these systematic changes begin to roll out please continue to provide your feedback and experiences so we can further improve these systems.

In-game Tournaments Update

We will begin scheduling Standard Tournaments on Friday, June 28th. High Stakes Tournaments are intended to go live as soon as possible. We will share an announcement once live.

Improved Player Bug Reporting Tools

Our latest patch also includes our new in-game reporting option. Reporting will now automatically include the most important pieces of info, further streamlining our bug-report-to-fix process. Visit the menu in the top right corner of the game to report a bug while playing!

Card Changes

Message from the Game Team

Our second Planetfall balance patch is aimed directly at Kathari. Despite having winrates that weren’t necessarily problematic (temporary high of ~52% across all players, averaging ~49%), the Kathari parallel was heavily overrepresented at all levels of play. These changes are aimed at bringing down the frequency of Kathari decks and increasing diversity in the metagame.

Scipius’ passive brings a ton of value to the basic action of banking resources. This should keep the token cycling and go-wide style alive without letting it become too powerful of a value engine.

Reducing the number of cards wasted from merely playing Triumph will, in turn, reduce how effective the card is at finding specific resources or answers early in the game while leaving enough power in the card to still create powerful rebuilding scenarios after heavy losses. To prevent multiple copies of Triumph from just recycling the same Units, we’re choosing to get rid of the returned Units entirely rather than letting them get wasted again.

The Rubicon is performing quite well as a powerful flagship. There’s room to remove power here without making the card too weak to be impactful.

This change is looking to inject some fun (and power) into an underutilized exclusive card.

Speaking of rolling back changes, we’re restoring the Health portion of Gaffar’s buff for a Unit gaining Pacifist.

Text Changes

Aspiring Steward - Ability Text Rephrased for Clarity

Old Ability Text:

After you damage to yourself, deal 2 damage to the enemy player and put the bottom card of the enemy deck into your singularity.

New Ability Text:

After you deal damage to yourself, deal 2 damage to the enemy player and put the bottom card of the enemy deck into your singularity.

Freydis, Echelon Kingpin - Ability Text Rephrased for Clarity

Old Ability Text:

Muster: If your starting deck contains only universal cards, perform the following actions.

• Draw 4 cards.

• Deal 4 damage to any target.

• Target unit gains +4/+4.

• Gain 4 Health.

• Return a Unit that costs 4 or less Energy from your Waste to the Field.

New Ability Text:

Muster: If your starting deck contains only universal cards:

• Draw 4 cards.

• Deal 4 damage to any target.

• Target unit gains +4/+4.

• Heal yourself for 4.

• Play a unit with energy cost 4 or less from your waste.

Malia, Voice of the Gifted - Ability Text Rephrased for Clarity

Old Ability Text:

Muster: Another target friendly unit becomes Corrupted in addition to its other types. For each damage you've dealt to yourself this game, deal 1 damage to a random enemy target. Banish any units destroyed in this way.

At the end of your turn, if you control a friendly Corrupted unit, draw a card and heal yourself for 2.

New Ability Text:

Muster: Another target friendly unit becomes Corrupted in addition to its other types. For each damage you've dealt to yourself this game, deal 1 damage to a random enemy target. If a unit would be destroyed this way, banish it instead.

At the end of your turn, if you control a friendly Corrupted unit, draw a card and heal yourself for 2.

Point Defense Turret - Ability Text Rephrased for Clarity

Old Ability Text:

This relic enters the field with 1 counter.

When the enemy plays an effect, this relic gains 1 counter.

Activate, remove 1 counter: Deal 2 damage to any target.

New Ability Text:

This relic enters the field with 1 counter.

After the enemy plays an effect, this relic gains 1 counter.

Activate, remove 1 counter: Deal 2 damage to any target.

Swelling Tide - Ability Text Rephrased for Clarity

Old Ability Text:

If you have fewer units than the enemy, look at the top three cards of your deck and put a unit from among them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your deck. That unit costs one less this turn.

If you have the same amount or more units than the enemy, draw a card then discard a card.

New Ability Text:

If you have fewer units than the enemy, look at the top three cards of your deck and put a unit from among them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your deck in a random order. That unit costs one less this turn.

If you have the same amount or more units than the enemy, draw a card then discard a card.

Triumph of Mars - Ability Text Rephrased for Clarity

Old Ability Text:

Put all cards in your hand on the bottom of your deck. Draw three cards. Reduce the cost of each card drawn by 3.

New Ability Text:

Put all cards in your hand on the bottom of your deck in a random order. Draw three cards. Reduce the cost of each card drawn by 3.

Rule Changes

Flourish

The activate condition for the keyword “Flourish” has been adjusted.

Old Activate Condition:

“When this unit is healed at full health”

New Activate Condition:

“When this unit is Overhealed”

Bug Fixes

Alvaro Interrogator

Fixed an issue where even if multiple copies of Alvaro Interrogator were on the field, players would only receive 3 damage instead of 3 damage for each copy.

Alvaro Interrogator / Baron Squire, the Vile

Fixed an issue where players would receive incorrect damage from Alvaro Interrogator’s ability when playing effects with Baron Squire, the Vile on the field.

Archivist’s Pride

Fixed an issue where desync was occurring when a player took control of an enemy’s Archivist’s Pride and then played it.

Argoel’s Fealty

Fixed an issue where cards entering the player’s hand from the Singularity did not gain “Battle Ready” from Argoel’s Fealty.

Cards with Decay

Fixed an issue where cards that were destroyed with Decay would continue to receive Decay damage while in the waste.

Cestmir, Descendant of CAINE

Fixed an issue where the vehicle created by Cestmir, Descendant of CAINE would have the incorrect health stat.

Convergent Domina

Fixed an issue where a unit that gains “Battle Ready” from Convergent Domina was unable to attack if it was destroyed and then played back onto the field within the same turn.

Marvelous Manifold Manipulator

Fixed an issue where the Marvelous Manifold Manipulator would cause client issues after conceding a game with it on the field.

Mechanize / Void-Touched Novice / Instant Replicator

Fixed an issue where Void-Touched Novice would not banish and transform if it was copied by Instant Replicator after Mechanize turned it into an upgrade.

Memento of the Fallen

Fixed an issue where Memento of the Fallen would not return to hand after being banished during the opponent's turn.

Miasmancer

Fixed an issue where Miasmancer would cause the card stats to disappear from cards with keywords when played onto the field.

Mobile Fortress T.E.T.S.U.

Fixed an issue where Mobile Fortress T.E.T.S.U. would not gain the proper amount of counters when spending 2 energy to Overclock when played.

Nehemiah’s Faithful / Meev’Tsar Valiant

Fixed an issue where Nehemiah’s Faithful Retaliate ability would fail to activate when attacking another Nehemiah’s Faithful or a Meev’Tsar Valiant.

Nucleotic Synthesizer

Fixed an issue where Nucleotic Synthesizer would cause a soft lock when its ability was activated.

Neutron Bomb / Shield Pod

Fixed an issue where Neutron Bomb’s ability would incorrectly end after destroying Shield Pod.

Repeater Cannon / Genetic Correction

Fixed an issue where the ability granted by Repeater Cannon would be lost when the upgraded unit was transformed by Genetic Correction.

Scipian Praetor / Synchronicity / Scipius’ Adjutant

Fixed an issue where Scipian Praetor would receive the incorrect stats when copied with Synchronicity while a Scipius’ Adjutant was on the field.

Scipius Magnus Alpha

Fixed an issue where Scipius Magnus Alpha would cause some unrelated target select ability choices to become randomized if triggered while Scipius Magnus Alpha’s Muster ability was active.

Sower of Unrest

Fixed an issue where Sower of Unrest’s ability would cause pacified cards card stats to disappear.

The Tide of Ottius

Fixed an issue where The Tide of Ottius would create units on the wrong side of the field if it was stolen and then played by the opponent player.

THUNDR-01 Munitions

Fixed an issue where THUNDR-01 Munitions was applying incorrectly when attacking a friendly unit.

Triumph of the Lost / Tabula Rasa

Fixed an issue where an error would occur when Triumph of the Lost played a Tabula Rasa.

Known Bugs

Arak’s Loyal Hammers / Gallian Recombinant

When selecting Arak’s Loyal Hammer through Gallian Recombinant’s first Muster ability the Recombinant Clone is granted incorrect stats.

Collections Tab

Scrolling continuously through the card collection sometimes results in the disappearing of UI in the menus.

Mechanize

Upgraded unit gains stats incorrectly.

Meev’Tsar Valiant

Meev’Tsar Valiant’s Aftermath ability cannot target the Player’s HP.

Synchronicity

The copied unit is moved to the opponent’s waste when destroyed if it was created from a swapped Synchronicity.

Open Beta Season 4 SE + MP Raffle Update

If you’ve minted or purchased the First Edition [FE] version of Cestmir, Descendant of CAINE during Open Beta Season 4 and continue to hold the cards in your wallet during the snapshot on July 8th @ 00:00 UTC, you will be automatically entered for a chance at both the Special Edition [SE] and Masterpiece [MP] of Cestmir, Descendant of CAINE. Winners will have their SE or MP automatically sent to their wallet. Each card represents a chance at a Special Edition [SE] or Masterpiece [MP]. Please note the claim period for Cestmir, Descendant of CAINE closes on July 8th @ 00:00 UTC. Please claim and mint before this deadline.

Open Beta Season 5 SE + MP Raffle

Open Beta Season 5 will include a Special Edition and Masterpiece raffle for Helm of Avigdor. More details for this raffle will be provided at the end of Open Beta Season 5!