Wednesday, October 30, 2019

LIVESTREAM RECAP - October 30, 2019 (Osiris)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for OCTOBER 30, 2019 **

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Matt (Game Designer) and Dom (Game Artist) were our hosts for this week’s LiveStream.  Haig (Live Ops Manager) was not on the Stream today - he was “in the middle of moving”.

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called THE REBIRTH OF OSIRIS.  It will begin on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 (around 2:00-3:00 pm GMT) and run until MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4.


Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the long-awaited debut of DoT’s first-ever Omega Horde Summoner:  OSIRIS.  OSIRIS is also the first 4* Void Berserker.  He has the unique ability to Summon Omega Horde Troops to the battlefield.  Omega Horde have +20% more Damage than regular Horde Troops and deal 9x Charge Damage (instead of the usual 6x), but are penalized with -25% Health and -25% Troop Count (in other words, they have 1/4 as many individual Troops per Formation).

OSIRIS’ SKILLS:
Slot 1:  +36% Horde Critical, +36% Raise Dead Skeleton Critical, +1 Summon Omega Horde Spell
Slot 2:  +234% Horde Damage, +58% Raise Dead Skeleton Damage, +1 Raise Dead Spell
Slot 3:  +360% Horde Damage, +225% Raise Dead Skeleton Critical (SEE NOTE BELOW), +2 Summon Omega Horde Spells
Slot 4:  +176% Horde Armor, +44% Raise Dead Skeleton Armor, +1 Raise Dead Spell
Slot 5:  +176% Horde Armor Piercing, +110% Raise Dead Skeleton Armor Piercing, +2 Summon Omega Horde Spells

**NOTE:  Matt was confused by the “+225% Raise Dead Skeleton Critical” in Slot 3.  It almost certainly is NOT correct - that skill probably should be Damage or Health.  He said he will check into it before the Event begins on Thursday, so don’t be surprised if this Skill and perhaps one of the other Skills have changes made to them - it makes no sense to have Critical above 100%.**

ALSO:  All of Osiris’ Skills will be FIXED.

OSIRIS will be available for 20k Souls.


New Relics available in this Event:  

4* SHIELD OF SHADOW
+80% Omega Horde Damage
+30% Horde Armor
+24% Titan & Army Resist Against Ice

4* BURIAL WRAPS
+64% Omega Horde Health
+50% Horde Damage
+18% All Troop Health

4* OSIRIS’ CROWN
+36% Omega Horde Critical
+36% Horde Armor Piercing
+30% Titan & Troop Void Damage


Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

6000 Souls:  Epic Token
7000:  100 Divine Gems
7500:  4* Cursed Hammer
8000:  1k Gems
9000:  Bone Dreg
10k:  Ulric (4* Physical Champion)
11k:  4* Titan’s Soul (Titan XP Relic)
12k:  4* Death’s Grasp
13k:  Void Token (Event Relic Token)
14k:  Anubis (4* Void Champion)
15k:  4* Banner Of Void
16k:  1200 Gems
17k:  Bone Dreg
18k:  4* Elemental Grasp
19k:  4* SHIELD OF SHADOW
20k:  OSIRIS
21k:  4* BURIAL WRAPS
22k:  1500 Gems
23k:  350 Divine Gems
24k:  4* OSIRIS’ CROWN

(See dotdatabase.net for full details on the above Relics).


1.4x Soul Bonus for using REAVER.
1.2x Soul Bonus for using ANUBIS, RA, SOBEK, BAST, ALMARAND, HEL or HADES.
1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* or 4* BERSERKER TITANS.

(If anyone is curious - the Event Relic this week will be the CURSED CANDLE, so it is very likely that no previous Event Relics will work in this Event).


It will be an ALLIANCE LEADERBOARD EVENT (also known as an Alliance War Event); prizes will be awarded to all Players in an Alliance according to their Alliance Ranking at the end of the Event.

Top Ranking Rewards in this Event:

1st Place:  Level 40 Osiris
2nd Place:  L30 Osiris
3rd Place:  L25 Osiris
Top 4-5:  L15 Osiris
Top 6-10:  L10 Osiris
11-50:  Level 5 Osiris
51-100:  4* Orb Of Rancor
101-250:  4k Gems

Other Ranking Rewards (Gems) will be available below 250th Place.

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Can we get a “delete button” in the Treasury Room for Spells and Troops?
Answer (A) from a Developer:  That’s a pretty decent idea.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This is SORELY NEEDED now that all overflow goes to the Treasury.  Having to delete Spells just to collect and delete MORE spells is stupid).

Q:  Will Starter Packs be available in this Event?
A:  I think so.  (NOTE:  This was later confirmed by the Devs - there will be a boost pack available).

Q:  Will the next Relic Leaderboard Event also be able to use all of our older Event Boost Relics?
A:  Haig would have to answer that, and he’s not here.  (Note from SteelSpine:  Since the mini Relic Event that began on October 29 accepts all older Relics, I kind of doubt we will see another one any time soon).

Q:  What happened to today’s Troopcraft Event?
A:  Dom:  “Not today.  Not today”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  I think they just forgot about it, to be honest).

Q:  Titans are still walking in a circle.
A:  Dom:  “Which Titans?”

Q:  Will the sixth Titan Skill Slot ever open up?
A:  Dom:  “What a coincidence you would ask that...”

Q:  Can you put Relic and Titan Spells on different timers in the next update?
A:  We’re looking into possibly making two changes to defenses.  The first one is the amount of “stationed Troops” (base defenders) on Lands.  The second is how often and how frequently the defense will cast Spells.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs briefly mentioned that they are now working on Version 1.36.  They said they will reveal more in the coming weeks, but v1.36 will include the other two new 5* Relics, an update for battle drops and improved defenses (including some sort of a change to the way Spells work on defense).  They also said they are looking into the chat issues players are having.


REMINDER:  The Bone Dreg Altar and Bone Dreg Castle Quests will end on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8.  Any Dregs not used before then will disappear, and the Bone Dreg Altar will be removed from the temple.  Any Castle Quests left unfinished will still be available to complete, but will have their rewards changed to “a very small amount of Gems”.


The Devs mentioned that Chris - who usually helps run the LiveStreams, and has participated in a few Streams when other Devs couldn’t make it - is leaving DoT for another job.  This doesn’t effect the game directly, but I thought players might like to know.

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NEXT TWO WEEKS:

MONDAY, 4 NOVEMBER:  There will be a TITANS UNLEASHED Event (also known as a TITAN FUSION EVENT).  It will be Berserker themed.  (Reminder for newer players:  During Titans Unleashed, ALL same-class to same-class Fusion provides the same big XP bonus.  The “theme” only affects which Titans are featured at the Temple).

TUESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER:  There will be a RELIC FESTIVAL (Temple Event).  No further info given.

FRIDAY, 8 NOVEMBER:  There will be a CONQUEST EVENT.  This one will feature the return of URKON.  (ALSO:  The Bone Dreg Altars disappear forever.  Make sure you use up your Dregs before this day!)


MONDAY, 11 NOVEMBER:  There will be another Individual Leaderboard Relic Event.

THURSDAY, 14 NOVEMBER:  There will be another Alliance Leaderboard Event.  No further details given.

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  BigDot66djs

Facebook:  Charlotte Pinky Jerginson

(Note from SteelSpine:  I am sorry for any misspellings.  If your name is similar to one of the names above, and you entered the LiveStream contest, please contact the Devs on DoT’s Facebook page to claim your prize.  Congratulations!!)

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PLAYER COMMUNITIES:

Check out the official Dawn of Titans subreddit at http://reddit.com/r/dawnoftitans/ 

Stop by DoT’s largest Discord Server at https://discord.gg/6WTzzaW 

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If I made any mistakes or left out anything important, please let me know and I will issue a correction in next week’s Recap (and give you a shoutout for the help).  

The easiest way to contact me is by finding me in the game.  You can reach me in-game under the name SteelSpine (I am the Level 42 one, as of October).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!


YOU CAN FIND FUTURE (and PAST) EDITIONS OF MY RECAPS ON MY BLOG at  steelspinesdot.blogspot.com   Copy and share them with whoever you think would like to read them - but please remember to give credit.

Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

LIVESTREAM RECAP - October 24, 2019 (Reaver)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for OCTOBER 24, 2019 **

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Matt (Game Designer), Haig (Live Ops Manager) and Dom (Game Artist) were our hosts for this week’s LiveStream. 

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called CHILLING TERROR.  **It will begin and end one day later than normal**.  CHILLING TERROR begins around 2:00-3:00 pm BST on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 and will end on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29.


Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the debut of REAVER, the Void Ranger.

REAVER’s SKILLS:
Slot 1:  +40% Void Titan, Horde and Terror Damage.  +3 Terror Spells
Slot 2:  +360% Horde Damage, +71% Horde Critical
Slot 3:  +44% Archer Armor Piercing, +44% Archer Critical
Slot 4:  +176% Horde Armor Piercing, +30% Horde Melee Resist
Slot 5:  +110% Archer Armor Piercing, +225% Archer Damage

REAVER will be available for 16k Souls.


New Relics available in this Event:  

4* REAVER’S ROBE
+ Titan Void Damage
+ Archers Armor Piercing
+ Horde Armor Piercing

4* REAVER’S CAGE
+ Titan Armor Piercing
+ Archers Damage
+ Horde Damage


Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

7000 Souls:  4* Shadow Bow
8000:  Epic Token
9000:  4* Chilling Vial
11k:  Theros (4* Ice Ranger)
12k:  4* Bone Sword
13k:  150 Divine Gems
14k:  4* Golden Scales
16k:  REAVER
17k:  4* REAVER’S ROBE
18k:  300 Divine Gems
19k:  4* REAVER’S CAGE

(See dotdatabase.net for full details on the above Relics).


1.3x Soul Bonus for using ASTAROTH or CALVARAX.
1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* RANGER TITANS.
1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* RANGER TITANS.


It will be an ALLIANCE LEADERBOARD EVENT (also known as an Alliance War Event); prizes will be awarded to all Players in an Alliance according to their Alliance Ranking at the end of the Event.

Top Ranking Rewards in this Event:

1st Place:  Level 40 Reaver
2nd Place:  L30 Reaver
3rd Place:  L25 Reaver
Top 4-5:  L15 Reaver
Top 6-10:  L10 Reaver
11-50:  Level 5 Reaver
51-100:  4* Banner Of Void
101-250:  4k Gems

Other Ranking Rewards (Gems) will be available below 250th Place.

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  When is a Horde Summoner coming?
Answer (A) from a Developer:  Dom:  “I don’t know, man”.  Matt:  “Ha ha ha!  Yes, the Horde Summoner!  I wonder when THAT will be!”  (All three Devs laugh together)  Dom:  “Maybe extremely, very soon!”.

Q:  Will Reaver offer a Soul Bonus in next week’s Halloween Event?
A:  Yes.  He’ll be the top Soul Boost next week.

Q:  Can I save my Bone Dregs for next year?
A:  Do NOT do that.  They won’t be used next year, so make sure you use them all up before they disappear for good.  You’ll have a couple of days after the Halloween Event ends to redeem them.  The Bone Dreg Altars will be gone forever on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, so make sure you use them all up before then!  (Note from SteelSpine:  The Devs also said that the special Halloween Castle Quests would remain active until November 8.  Matt said that after November 8, they will still be there - but you will only receive a very, very small Gem Reward for completing them instead of a Bone Dreg).

Q:  How about doing the LiveStream on Mondays, so Event Alliances have time to prepare and organize?
A:  Mondays are very busy for us.  Loads to do on Mondays.

Q:  Will Bast return soon?
A:  Not anytime soon, since she was just offered.

Q:  Can you make Grenadiers faster?
A:  I don’t think we’ll be speeding them up.  They are meant to be glass cannons.

Q:  Can you make Titan Fusion like Relics, where we can Fuse away 12 at one time?
A:  Maybe.  We can maybe look at that.  We’ll see how the Forging is working with the 12.

Q:  Are Hades or Almarand returning soon?
A:  They are in the Bone Dreg altar.

Q:  Can you stop fleeing troops?
A:  Dom:  “No you can’t.  They’re fleeing for a reason.  Probably getting wrecked”.  (Note:  I think this question was about the Goliaths that run to the edge of the map, but the Devs missed it).

Q:  Please look into the issues with chat messages disappearing.
A:  We’ll check it out.

Q:  Can we get an “all old boost Relic” Event (where we can use all of our leftover Event Relics)?
A:  Oh yeah.  One of those is coming up really soon, but I don’t know the exact date.

Q:  Will we ever get an Ares Titan?
A:  “Ares?  Who is that?”

Q:  We need more Void Resist Relics!
A:  There are a few more debuting in the coming weeks.

Q:  Can you get rid of the Forging animation?
A:  We can’t do that because that’s when the game is contacting the servers.

Q:  Is the Void Element the last Element in the game?  Or will there be more?
A:  Haig:  “Never say never.  As it is right now, it’s the...  ...most recent Element in the game”.  Dom:  “There will be no new Elements within this year”.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs mentioned last week’s issue with Calvarax’s Skills (where two of the Raise Dead Skeleton Skills were listed as FIXED on the official DoT blog, but were actually RANDOM once you received him in-game).  They said that just like their LiveStream, anything posted on their blog is “subject to change”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This doesn’t explain why the blog was posted AT THE SAME TIME as the Event going live.  If the Skills were changed, it should have been reflected on the blog).


Wednesday’s LiveStream was delayed because the Devs found a bug in Version 1.35 and had to halt the update, fix the issue, and resubmit a NEW update to iOS and Android (hence Version 1.35.1).  This is also the reason we’re getting a delayed start on this week’s Event.

According to the Devs, Version 1.35.1 has gone out live to all countries on both Apple and Android devices - so it SHOULD be available in your App Store or Google Play right now.  You will need the update to participate in this week’s Event, so be sure to download it.


The Devs said that during this week’s Reaver Event, we will start to see some game lore appear.  (Game lore is the story told in the game via the “Message of the Day” prompts).  This will help set the stage for the Halloween Event, which will begin on October 31 (Halloween Day).  Matt also said that when the Lore starts popping up, “something else” will start happening in the game.  Haig said “keep your eyes peeled, some of you will definitely notice it” - to which Matt said “yeah, some of you will be like ‘that’s cool’ - but some of you will be like ‘ugh, I don’t like that’.” (Followed by the Devs laughing).

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NEXT TWO WEEKS:

TUESDAY, 29 OCTOBER:    There will be another one of those “Mini Relic Events”, with a Solo/Individual Leaderboard.  No information regarding which Relics will be featured or what the theme will be.  Relics available in this Event will include:  a Titan XP Relic, Bone Dregs, Divine Gems, 4* Cursed Ring, 4* Cursed Mask, 4* Cursed Hammer and 4* Doom Pauldrons.  Top Individual Ranking Rewards will include Divine Gems.  This Event will run for 48 hours, ending just before the big Halloween Event.

WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER:  There will be a TROOPCRAFT Event (discounts on Troop Training and Troop Upgrades).

THURSDAY, 31 OCTOBER:  The Grand Finale of this Halloween’s “THE FALLEN” storyline will commence.  The only thing we know for sure as of right now is that it *appears to be* an Egyptian God Titan, based on the silhouette picture that was released on DoT’s Social Media pages earlier this month.  (Note from SteelSpine:  There have also been hints given that this MAY BE the long-awaited Horde Summoner - but this is ONLY SPECULATION.  At the end of today’s Stream, Matt said “you guys will get exactly what you’ve been asking for for months” - which certainly sounds like a Horde Summoner to me).


MONDAY, 4 NOVEMBER:  There will be a TITANS UNLEASHED Event (also known as a TITAN FUSION EVENT).  It will be Berserker themed.  (Reminder for newer players:  During Titans Unleashed, ALL same-class to same-class Fusion provides the same big XP bonus.  The “theme” only affects which Titans are featured at the Temple).

SOMETIME AROUND 4 NOVEMBER - 6 NOVEMBER:  There will be a RELIC FESTIVAL (Temple Event).

THURSDAY, 7 NOVEMBER:  Another Leaderboard Event begins.  No info on what we can expect.

FRIDAY, 8 NOVEMBER:  The Bone Dreg Altars disappear forever.  Make sure you use up your Dregs before this day!

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Curtis Robbins

Facebook:  Hector Eduardo

(Note from SteelSpine:  I am sorry for any misspellings.  If your name is similar to one of the names above, and you entered the LiveStream contest, please contact the Devs on DoT’s Facebook page to claim your prize.  Congratulations!!)

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PLAYER COMMUNITIES:

Check out the official Dawn of Titans subreddit at http://reddit.com/r/dawnoftitans/ 

Stop by DoT’s largest Discord Server at https://discord.gg/6WTzzaW 

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My deepest sympathies go out to the founder of uantum'sWΞB, TRB ŦØÐР, on the loss of his daughter.  My heart is with you, brother - and judging by how many players have changed their Player and Alliance names to CondŦƦBŦØÐÐ, I am not the only one.

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You can reach me in-game under the name SteelSpine (I am the Level 42 one, as of October).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!


YOU CAN FIND FUTURE (and PAST) EDITIONS OF MY RECAPS ON MY BLOG at  steelspinesdot.blogspot.com   Copy and share them with whoever you think would like to read them - but please remember to give credit.

Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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RECAP - September 28, 2020 (Zabava)

  ** SteelSpine’s RECAP for SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 ** XXXXX https://steelspinesdot.blogspot.com XXXXX Hey, all!    I’m sorry for my long absence...