Updates from Space Station No.5 - November 21st 2019

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Welcome Troopers, to this weeks Updates from Space Station No. 5.

Maintenance Mode

Today’s maintenance was to release an update that focused around Quality of Life fixes to the game. From Missions and Achievements to Clan Check-ins and Summoning Tribute souls, there have been a lot of fixes. Check out this post for the full details - https://forum.ironmaidenlegacy.com/s...mber-21st-2019

Stranger in a Strange Land

As many of you have noticed from an accidental release a couple of weeks ago, Cyborg Eddie is getting an upgrade and will be able to be Awakened by the time you are reading this! HOWEVER, you will not be able to get him to his full Awakened power until you participate in the Cyborg Event planned for late next week.

Battle with the Beast

Sooner than that though, another addition to our Awakened characters, get ready to Awaken the Beast in this weekends Arena based event.

Back again this week, Weekend Warrior with Durandal!

Weekend Warrior

Trouble In Talisman Town

Wicked weekend ahead, Troopers! Gather around and crack open some Trooper Ales (or Eddie's favorite Orange Juice if you're not of legal drinking age), as it's time for some scintillating strategies from your stalwartly sober samurai, Durandal.

In this installment, I'll be exploring some themes and strategies you may want to consider when experimenting with talismans. While this piece is geared towards our newer and less experienced Troopers, the themes here are universal across any of the game for any player.



Stats, Scaling and Damage Types

Talismans are often coveted for the special effects you receive when completing a full set. While these effects can greatly impact your battles, be sure to pay close attention to the various stats and star level of each talisman. Strategically matching the stats of your talismans to your character will always net you the most consistent results.

For instance, Baroness Redan features 1 Magus (Blue) and 2 Sentinel (Green) slots for her talismans. Since all her abilities deal Magic Damage, it would be most wise to select Sentinel talismans that offer MAG and/or defensive stats, but not ATK - as the benefit of this stat would be lost on her.

As another example, Mystic Eddie features abilities that drastically scale with Magic Resistance, or MR for short. In that respect, I would try to maximize my efficiency by equipping talismans that offer him as much MR as possible in additional to other compatible stats. If you have any Cosmic Talismans that offer a flat bonus to MR, oh you're in for some fun!



Mindful Interactions

To take your team to the next level, spend a few minutes to consider the purpose, application and synergy of how can talisman can interact with your characters and teams as a whole. Some effects might sound stronger on paper on their own, but fail to provide as much value as other seemingly lesser effects that are used more strategically.
If you have a character who must apply negative effects in order to be effective, you'll want to find ways to ensure that you can remove and prevent immunity effects on your opponents. If you have a character that needs time to build up beneficial effects and conditional abilities, you may want to consider talismans that can help stall for time (shields, immortality effects, and so on).

Looking at the big picture, you may even find yourself using talismans not for the character they're equipped on but rather for the sake of filling a need for the entire team. For example, when I'm using a flexible character like Cosmic Lord of Light (who has no talisman restrictions), I see him as a universal puzzle piece that can cover any gap left behind by the other three fully-equipped characters I'm using.



Have Fun With It

Quite frankly, the most fun I've ever had playing this game is whenever I'd take a break from looking for the "best" strategy and instead focused on playing around with what could be possible. Oftentimes, a fellow Navigator and I would look at sets of charaters with similarly themed abilites and think, "Could this work? Has this been done before?"

As your collection of characters begins to swell, take a moment out of your day every now and then and curate the possibilities of what you have available. I can't describe how satisfying it feels to nab victories as a result of clever and creative team-building. Who knows? You might even be a contributing factor in the next big swing in the meta someday.

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That about does it for me this week. To all the Aces in Arena, thank you for your dedication. Believe it or not, I enjoy getting crushed by your teams. It keeps me wanting to experiment with new and unlikely ideas. To any Troopers just getting started, I hope this has helped add a bit of insight to your daily battles.

Until next time,

Durandal


Art

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Thanks for reading!

Space Station No.5, shutting down until next week.