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This is not bad luck, MCR actually DOES steal 100% with his normal attack leveled up to 5. Check on my account :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringe666-7406
Eternity Eddie is basically the Maiden England artwork by Derek RiggsQuote:
Originally Posted by Gmac
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That's a nice steal of ghost status there :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jofer16
On the other hand, since when can The Beast's yellow buff not be removed/stolen? Had to revive twice on my alt account because I was sure I can steal that damn buff and I got raped instead.
Yup. Used to steal it with Viking Eddie. Played the Beast last night and wasn't able to steal itQuote:
Originally Posted by Enti
Great, now when Wrath and Beelzebub are around, I'll still need the Beast to beat that blue lady... Just perfect. She's the new OP now, masked in one point higher price for Power move. She doesn't even need that bloody freeze any more with 100% stealing. Please don't get me wrong, this is not pointed to you :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Enti
Just to keep people informed about the upcoming hotfix, we just submitted that to the various platform holders. That hotfix will fix the following:
- Fixed an issue which causes excessive load times going to certain screens in the game (primarily on Android, but also caused some sluggishness on iOS)
- Fixed an issue where the Prisoner attacking another Prisoner could cause a hang
- Fixed a bunch of cases where the Prisoner's Passive Disabled status effect did not work (there are still some bugs, but most of the new cases of it not working from yesterday's update should be corrected)
We are appraising the need to do a further hotfix, but we wanted to get this out sooner due to the impact it was having on a wide spread of the players. The update should show up in Android stores within the next few hours, and will show up on iOS as soon as we get a heads up that it is approved.
(Follow up post(s) regarding concerns from players to follow.)
Thanks for the quick work on a hotfix. I know it seems all we ever do is complain. Appreciate being kept somewhat in the loop. As I stated in an earlier post, keeping us informed helps. I know there's lots you can't share, but the more we can understand why there are so many issues might make a big difference in patience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparton_LOTB
Hope this makes things a little more bearable until a bigger fix can be issued.
Thanks for the clean up work Sparton and crew.
Would really, really, really be interested in hearing you guys at least acknowledge the concerns with making it easier to meet the trooper daily use obligation. Ive actually cut down to only 35 troopers, and while it sure is easier to use all of the every day, it seems utimately self defeating for this game to not capitalize on the one cooperative social feature in the game.
High priced, rebranded secret levels sure seems like you guys arent listening or dont really think the concerns being raised are valid...
Just updated on Android, now game is much smoother, thanks for fast hot fix, need to try The Prisoner though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparton_LOTB
Going mostly off of memory (I've been reading through the thread, but haven't had the time to respond to many queries due to working with the team to isolate and fix issues for the hot fix update(s)):
Regarding the Eternity Soul
The intent for this soul is that it is something you work towards over time by collecting fragments from PVP. You can get fragments in two ways:
- Buy from the Arena Store (10 fragments packs twice a week)
- Earn from PVP Division on reset (starts at 5 fragments at Duelist II, can be up to 40 fragments at Eternal)
The Eternity Soul Fragments are a new, permanent fixture of the game. You'll have the opportunity to work towards getting a new 5 star character each week, and even when you eventually get them all, extras let you try out teams with multiples, or you can use them for big sacrifices to get rewards worthy of sacrificing duplicate 5 stars.
There is a one time, limited time only deal to get an Eternity Soul for a massive cost in Iron Coins. This is intended as a "thank you" for the many players who have engaged in a lot of the Arena since it launched, and to help get some of these new characters out into the wild so people can see how they perform, who they work well with, etc.
Finally, specifically on the subject of the balance of the characters that are within the Eternity Soul... we'll obviously need a lot more time to see how people utilize them. So far, we've seen everything from "this is OP!", to "these guys are really meh", to "I like some of what this guys does, and will try him out more". I am still collecting feedback from various channels (this thread, other threads, etc) to go over with Kaz so we're on the same page for people's sentiments, but overall I think, like many new things, we should all step back and see how the impact shakes out over time.
Regarding the Skull Quests
Each of the Skull Quests are primarily about giving you the rewards noted in their name (talismans from the Talisman Cache/Talisman Horde, for example). However, all of them have a chance of giving the following:
- Ironite (with a higher quantity possible from later skull quests)
- Skill Shards
- Precious Soul Fragments
The amounts and quantities of all of the rewards should be equal to or greater than what was possible, on an average day, with secret locations. That said, I do recognize that some people feel like some of the quests can feel particularly underwhelming if you're unlucky (such as Talismans), so I will review what could be done so it still feels valuable to try and complete each Skull Quest every day.
Related, while we have changed the times for when the Skull Quests unlock, they still unlock once every 24 hours, and are then available for 24 hours. If you want, you can save all of your skull quests until 5pm PST and then complete all 8 in one go; you'll just have some of them unlock again sooner than others.
Regarding Precious Souls
There was a question a early in the thread about the characters from the Precious Soul, and if you can evolve them into their stronger counterparts. Each of the characters (Sacrificial Heart, Strong Sacrificial Heart, and Ultimate Sacrificial Heart) are different characters, so evolving one will not eventually give you the other. Evolving and leveling them up will make them worth more essence, though (but like other characters of their rarities, it doesn't necessarily increase by much).
That said, for the Gold Idols, leveling them up and evolving them does not increase their gold value, so you're best off just selling them for gold and being done with them.
Regarding Using 50 Troopers
With the increased cost for the high-value Skull Quests, there is more of a strain on late game players using all of your 50 troopers each day. However, after accounting for free Sands of Time from Daily Challenges, the average amount of freebie Sands of Time from clearing an average quest, and the amount of Sands of Time you will generate each day (assuming you sleep for 8 hours each day, but otherwise do a battle or two in the morning and some final battles in the evening to keep the regeneration clock going), you should still have enough Sands of Time for a bit more than 50 battles in a day. Also, all of that discounts getting more Sands of Time from paying Ironite or from Daily Login Rewards (for the days that give you those), although of course both of those things will give you more leeway.
Right now, our main concern is fixing major combat issues and performance issues, but I will use this as an opportunity to see if we can prioritize a solution to using more troopers per battle (in places that don't further impact players progressing through the game for the first time). I know we want to have a solution in place in time for the Brave New World, but it's understandable that a solution that arrives sooner would still be valuable.
I understand but I think a lot more people deserved a Thank You and 10k Iron Coins will have been a fairer option... knowing how long it will take to get all characters I would have really not priced it more than 10K which by the way is already huge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparton_LOTB
Thanks for the updates, Sparton. I'm glad that you and the team are taking our feedback to heart regarding the skull quest SOT costs and the 50 troopers grind! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparton_LOTB
Just got a freeze error end of arena match and now can't get back in due to http errors. Anyone else?
same here...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofer16
Can't even get in. Server unavailable. Won't load
Me and my SO are totally locked out now, doesn't even try to load http://imgur.com/a/hUkBw
We're live again... 8:29 CST edit
Same. Froze up ending game of death. Can't get back into the game.
Same here... server service unavailable.
Game is DOA.... won't even let me exit the frozen GoD I just completed
Good, maybe someone got fired over these bullshit untested updates and things will get better. Oh one can dream :)
What if this is a test to see if we can go back to our norma lives before lotb hit us :p
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Originally Posted by Patrice-1201
you say all Patrice !!!
It's about all we can do brotha... hope it gets betterQuote:
Originally Posted by Jofer16
I wonder if the server issue was related to the hotfix update. Then again, it's not like such an occurrence is a new thing. :p
Man, Spartan, I'm sorry for your luck. I love this game. It's the only mobile game I've ever played. I truly hope for your success. Buggy code is a nightmare. There is a thread asking for small beta tests of new updates. It's not a bad idea. That said, please don't throw in the towel. I really enjoy this game, and have put in a lot of money. My only wish is characters stopped being messed with until smooth play field is available. If not, interchangeable skill shards. Good luck.
i don't know what's worse, the point system, or players like Nicko who continue to abuse it even after the update. Attacked me exponentially more times than anyone else and none are revenges lol at least grow a pair and clear lists like the rest of us.
Regarding Using 50 Troopers
With the increased cost for the high-value Skull Quests, there is more of a strain on late game players using all of your 50 troopers each day. However, after accounting for free Sands of Time from Daily Challenges, the average amount of freebie Sands of Time from clearing an average quest, and the amount of Sands of Time you will generate each day (assuming you sleep for 8 hours each day, but otherwise do a battle or two in the morning and some final battles in the evening to keep the regeneration clock going), you should still have enough Sands of Time for a bit more than 50 battles in a day. Also, all of that discounts getting more Sands of Time from paying Ironite or from Daily Login Rewards (for the days that give you those), although of course both of those things will give you more leeway.
Right now, our main concern is fixing major combat issues and performance issues, but I will use this as an opportunity to see if we can prioritize a solution to using more troopers per battle (in places that don't further impact players progressing through the game for the first time). I know we want to have a solution in place in time for the Brave New World, but it's understandable that a solution that arrives sooner would still be valuable.[/QUOTE]
I have not received gold, ironite or sands of time after a PVP battle since the last update. Was this intended?
I attacked you maybe three times this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofer16
I'm attacking whoever is above me point wise and haven't been playing a ton.
Sorry you have a problem with it and consider it "abusing" the point system. If clearing lists is what you find best - do it. I'm making maximum use of my time.
People used to gripe about how you'd attack them over and over as you were clearing your lists. I used to think "chill people - it's part of the game". Pizza Friday would attack me repeatedly in beta - Sag too - we'd have crazy endless back and forth revenges.
Really surprised at your comment.
I just wanted to ad that I saw pizza Friday on my lists today. HE'S back! (Might have been for awhile but first I saw him)
Me too - and couldn't resist attacking him ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Killhouse
I was shocked he didn't revenge. He truly was the King of beta and I wouldn't be surprised if he was Eternal again one day.
Kind of like its looking you might be this week ;)
Hah yeah I did that too. Guessing we'll see more of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicko
Maybe it looks like that now but it's still early. It wouldn't take much for Gmac or Jofer to close the gap. I'm just having fun for now. We'll see what happens Saturday.
Same here. Thought it was odd as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by OdoyleRules
Thanks NF for the hotfix. Game feels better so far but I haven't paid super much attention to the performance improvements so far.
Also good to know about the drops of Skull Quests. I think that adding a function for them that allows you to field multiple Troopers on the level will alleviate a lot of concerns people have about them. Though even then I'm not sure about some SoT costs (8 SoT for 3 common souls and some gold? Still not sure about that one)
I also noticed Void Talismans are back in the Talisman quests loot pool. Was that intended?
Sparton, I've noticed something interesting with my MCR. I have her equipped with penetrating talismans, yet I've noticed that her damage doesn't seem to increase when she procs the magic penetration effect in battle. Oddly enough, this only seems to occur when she attacks normally during her turn. What I mean by this is that I've seen her perfect hit for 10.7k when she attacks during my turn, but then hit for 14k+ when she attacks out of her turn via the use of a stolen counterattack buff. So, this would lead me to believe that magic penetration is a bit buggy with her right now. She only seems to make use of the effect when attacking out of her normal turn, which can only be done with a counterattack buff. Really strange bug concerning magic penetration and her.
Just attacked Killhouse in Arena and my VE had no Past/Future skill options. Which is quite a drawback as I mostly use Take, Equilibrium, in rarer cases Titan Shield and Blur if I see no better moves. Still cashed in the victory, but I had to think really hard rofl.
I hope it was just a temporary glitch but I'll see if the issue persists
12 SoT for 1 2* Yellow Evo Shard, 3 3* Yellow Evo Runes and 3 2* Red Evo runes ... time to celebrate again ...
Edit: Also the app feels a bit faster - I still notice quite some lag ... it was way smoother before the update. Let's hope the next hotfix makes it faster again.
+1 @Sparton_LOTBQuote:
Originally Posted by Ringe666-7406
You do realize that the time involved is getting higher and higher? Even if the SoT would be enough during 24 hours to fulfill all what the game has to offer - summer is coming and I will for sure not spend 24/7 in front of this game. I'd like to play my troopers in a reasonable time but if that is not possible I will have to cut them down during the summer month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparton_LOTB
I'm in a lucky position that I can (most of the time) leave the game running and the game plays itself. But what's the point for that? A fast track option would do exactly the same but release the time pressure. It's not just SoT it is also time!
Did i miss this or what? When has this new resistance assassin talisman been released? Never seen it before, is it any good?
AoF still has a problem with endure. Grants extra turn, but no toon was dead.
Just had a MACLO defeat grinding GoD. When game was up again I see 1 notification that my champ had earned me 25 badges.
By powerslave74, the same trooper I had just runned when the MACLO stroke.
Coinsidense? I doubt.
Sorry for y(our) loss powerslave74, it wasn't in my hand. 😞