Some FAQs about the relaunch.
Hey everyone, like all of you im super excited that the series is coming back this year! I have been seeing people posting about their worries and I had some too but I researched a bit to try and get answers to address some of the worries and complaints people have. So let's get to it. Also disclaimer none of this is official untill we actually hear Bryan or anyone else involved adress them. But its an educated guess based on information over the years and how TCGs generally work.
1. Will my old cards work on the Pysical game and online?
This is the biggest question we have. Over the years, Bryan Gannon the creator of the series has said he wants to make that happen. He doesn't want it to be a full reboot, but a relaunch. Because of that, yes I do think they will but there are issues with that which we will get to next.
2. If the old cards will be usable how does that affect the game, won't it be off balanced?
It could make the game unbalanced. However most likely they will just have different formats. Probably a main format where the original older cards can't be used. A legacy format where its only the older cards. And maybe a mixed format with both being used. This is what most TCG games do anyway so it wouldn't be strange for them to do this to keep it fair and balanced while honoring the original cards and codes.
3. Will these different formats be available on launch? We honestly dont know yet. But I hope so
4. The press release says there are new mechanics and we heard they will reprint cards. So it sounds like a new game instead of a relaunch right?
From everything that Bryan has said over the years and the press release, it seems to indicate a propper relaunch. Yes older cards will be reprinted with better printing techniques and maybe sharper art, but these reprints will most likely be balanced for the new mechanics. Again most TCGs do this when reprinting an old card in a new set thats different with the mechanics.
5. What happens to my old account? I have the log in information saved/same email.
I too tried to log in with my old account. But it seems the accounts would have all been deleted with the relaunch, meaning we all have to make brand new accounts from scratch. So our old ranks, decks, cards, chats and all history is gone. But let's see how they adress this. Maybe there will be a way to get your old stuff back digitally. But I doubt it.
6. What happens to my old digital codes? I added them to my account in the past but if the accounts are gone do I lose my digital copies?
So this is the most upsetting part. It seems like this would be the case, your entire original digital account is gone u less they find a way to give you acess to your old history, but again i doubt that. But thats ok! There will probably be a solution to this which we will get to next! Your old codes will probably still be usable.
7. Will the scanning function work only for physical cards? Or can it scan images of things from the show or online images too?
Going from the last question, from what Bryan had been saying of honoring old codes, we can assume that the scanning function will work with our old cards! Your account will be gone and a new one will be made, but most likely Bryan will toggle all used codes to be unused so you can add them back into the game! He does have the list of every code that was used and unused so thats helpful for giving you access to everything you have! As for scanning other things. The press release seems to indicate just the cards though not images or things from the internet or show. Unless there is a promo card digitally or they use a code from the show to give us that card. The scan is looking most likely for the code rather than the picture of the creature, Battlestar and so on.
8. Will there be a digital only option for the cards or will it all be pysical?
While I love chaotic and have about 200 cards....I personally dont want to be buying pysical cards because they will occupy so much storage space with bulk cards. I'd rather buy them digitally and if its a card i get thats really good, I'd then try to buy it loose or a proxy. But thats just me. But from the press release, they seem to indicate a lot of "no getting parents debit cards" and online purchases. So it probably won't have digital sales just pysical.
9. What is the Progressive Web App (PWA) exactly and how is it different from a normal app?
I only heard about this now too! Basically a PWA is a web page thats saved to your phone like an app icon. When you click it, it opens the chaoticgame website and should have it behave like an app but is straight from the website. So its a fancy shortcut to the website that would use your phones specifications to make the site look like an app rather than a web browser with the URL. At least the looking like an app rather than having the URL BAR at the top part is how I understand it. If im wrong please let me know.
10. Are they going to reprint all previous sets for launch? Or will they at all later?
This we dont know. It isn't really clear from the press release other than it seems some cards might be reprint with the new mechanics and balancing. So I doubt full sets will be but probably some cards will be.
11. Is season 1 of the show being AI generated or enhanced? What's actually going on?
Its not AI generated to have more to see on the sides. They explained pretty clearly that they are using AI to enhance the visual quality from 720p to 1080p. Its basically just sharpening the image is all. So no AI generation, just sharpening which can also be done on editing softwares but takes longer.
12. Will they start with the fire and stone sets?
At this moment we dont know. We hope so!
13. What exactly does Bryan ganon have of the past sets?
He was able to get everything. All art, code list thats been used and unused, and more. He owns everything now and this is perfect because it helps it really be a full relaunch.
14. Is Panini the right company for helping the relaunch?
They are a company i just heard of as well. But it seems they are massive and very popular in many parts of the world so im sure its in good hands. With them working with Bryan.
15. Will there be a season 4 of the show?
We dont know but we can hope there is. Based on some information online it seems there was talks for the tv show revival, new video games, and a movie. But again all this is rumors. But hopefully they will!