[2018] UPDATE

FInally some news!!! Been waiting long for this. What's in?

Going to post the change log in a few minutes :)

http://steamcommunity.com/games/572220/announcements/detail/1422426664460853995

Awesome! I'm glad you like the updates :)

I don't think the gold/shop system will work for this game for a couple reasons.
1. If people are playing locally, there won't be enough screen space for everyone to use the shop in a timely manner.
2. The current draft system rewards losing players by letting them draft first (keeping the game closer) whereas the gold/shop system rewards the players that are already winning.

However! I'm currently thinking for online ranked that there will be a build system you set up ahead of time which will include your spell loadout / perks / items / etc. You'll be able to create several loadouts and select which one you want to use before a match. And you'll have to unlock these spells / perks / items by playing the game. Also I'm currently planning to add another 42 spells to the game (6 more elements) so there will be a lot more variety to the game.

Thanks for the ideas!
-Brett

I just posted a small update to get people used to the new "first spell draft" system that I'm going to be using for online multiplayer.
Here's a tweet explaining what I changed :)
https://twitter.com/brettpennings/status/907390131908366336

no problem :D

Yes, that is exactly how it will work. One step further even. You can have multiple controllers on the same PC and then also invite friends to join your "party" (and they can have multiple controllers) before jumping into the public lobby :D

You can usually verify the game files and that can push the update if it isn't doing it automatically.