Wednesday, March 4, 2020

“NOSTREAM” RECAP - February 4, 2020 (Zeus)

** SteelSpine’s “NO STREAM” RECAP for MARCH 4, 2020**

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The Devs decided to CANCEL this week’s LiveStream, so there isn’t a whole lot to report.  Fortunately, they posted some Event Info on the Official DoT Blog - so I have collected everything that was posted there and transferred it into an easy-to-share format.

Hope you’re all having a great week!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called RETURN TO OLYMPUS.  It will begin on THURSDAY, MARCH 5 and run until MONDAY, MARCH 9.


Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the return of ZEUS, the Lightning Ranger.  ZEUS has NOT been Re-Skilled for this Event.  (My apologies for incorrectly stating that the Devs didn’t say whether or not he would be Re-Skilled on last week’s Stream - the Devs confirmed last week that he would NOT have new Skills.  Thank you to everyone who brought the error to my attention - especially Dialon, who was first.  Sorry for the mistake, everyone!  I will do better in the future).

ZEUS’ SKILLS:
Slot 1:  +30% Lightning Titan, Troop and Spell Damage, +3 Lightning Storm Spells
Slot 2:  +2 Summon Omega Storm Maiden Spells, +180% Storm Maiden Damage
Slot 3:  (Either +44% Imperials Armor OR +58% Imperials Health), +10 Lightning Bolts in each Lightning Storm Spell
Slot 4:  +2 Summon Omega Storm Maiden Spells, +88% Storm Maiden Armor Piercing
Slot 5:  (Either +88% Imperials Armor OR +117% Imperials Health), +30% Lightning Storm Radius

ZEUS will be available for 21k Souls.  (?!?)


New Relic in this Event:  

4* BUST OF ZEUS
+60% Titan and Troop Lightning Damage
+80% Lightning Spells Damage
+60% Storm Maiden Armor Piercing
(NOTE:  The Skill in Slot 2 probably works for both Lightning AND Lightning Storm Spells, but since there was no Stream there is no way to confirm this.  The wording on the Blog was “Lightning Spells Damage”).


Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

7000 Souls:  Event (Boost Relic) Token
7500:  150 Divine Gems
8000:  150 Portal Stones
9000:  Epic Token
10k:  ATHENA (4* Lightning Guardian Titan)
11k:  1000 Gems
12k:  4* Storm Skull
13k:  Event (Boost Relic) Token
14k:  4* Fenrir
15k:  HEL (4* Lightning Berserker Titan)
16k:  350 Divine Gems
17k:  4* Hermes’ Sandals
18k:  1500 Gems
19k:  4* Lost Stater
20k:  4* Staff Of Storms
21k:  ZEUS
22k:  1750 Gems
23k:  4* BUST OF ZEUS

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


1.4x Soul Bonus for using HELGA.
1.3x Soul Bonus for using KORUPTAUR.
1.2x Soul Bonus for using all other “Greek God” Titans - including EROS and HERCULES.
1.1x Soul Bonus for using all other Lightning Titans.

The Boost Relic for this week’s Event is the DIVINE OFFERING.


It will be an ALLIANCE LEADERBOARD EVENT; prizes will be awarded to all Players in an Alliance according to their Alliance Ranking.

Top Ranking Rewards in this Event:

1st Place:  Level 40 Zeus
2nd Place:  L30 Zeus
3rd Place: L25 Zeus
Top 4-5:  L15 Zeus
Top 6-10:  L10 Zeus
11-50:  L5 Zeus
51-100:  L1 Hel
101-250:  4k Gems

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

Version 1.37 has gone LIVE for ALL players on both iOS and Android devices.  Below you will find information regarding what we can expect from v1.37 - including everything from last week’s Recap AND all of the new info that was posted on the official DoT blog.


v1.37 DETAILS:

NEW GODS:  Haig:  “The Shattered Kingdoms have reached an impasse.  The factions are at an imbalance, with many resorting to prayer and sacrifice in the hopes that new Gods will answer their cries for help.  Out in the furthest reaches of the universe, these cries have been heard.  Long forgotten deities stir.  War is coming.  Get ready to INVOKE the power of new gods - coming soon to alliance wars”.  (Haig stressed the words “war” and “invoke” during the February 26 Stream).

NEW DIVINE ALTAR TITANS - NECROSO and LIFESPARK.  They will have “powerful, dynamic abilities that can turn the tide of battle even in the most dire of circumstances”.

DIVINE ALTAR CHANGES:  Lots of changes coming to the DG Altars.  Haig said “the biggest complaint was having 3* Relics there - we THINK we have a plan to get rid of them”.

BABA YAGA arrives ON MARCH 12.

NEW ALLIANCE EVENT TYPE (coming sometime around or before early April):  “Face off against unique, formidable foes - and prepare yourself by joining a large, active Alliance”.

NEW 5* RELICS, which will have “interesting and unique effects”.

ASSAULT EVENT will return, with new maps and better Rewards.

CHANGES TO “QUICKMATCH BUTTON” - it should help you find “more appropriate opponents during Leaderboard Events”.

PLAYER LEVEL XP INCREASE:  The amount of Player XP gained from PVP battles will be doubled.  (Player Level is the number under your profile picture in the top left corner of your screen).

BUG FIXES:  A number of fixes for various bugs that cause crashes and freezes during loading and battle.  Fix for a crash that can occur when transitioning into the game after tapping on a “Push Notification” on iOS devices.  Fix for the “Profile Synchronization” issues when logging into multiple devices or new devices that share a Google Play or GameCenter Account.  More improvements to Cheater Detection/Prevention systems.


TROOP META CHANGES:  

ARCHERS (additional +10% to +20% Base Damage from L16-L25):  This change is to help Archers be more viable against Horde Troops.
GRENADIERS (additional +1% to +15% Base Critical from L11-L25):  This change will make it easier to max out the Critical Rate on your Grenadiers, thus freeing up more Relic slots and adding a bit more diversity in loadouts.
PANTHERS (additional +20% to +30% Base Health and Armor from L16-L25):  This change is intended to help Panthers be more viable on Defense again.

Interestingly, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO HORDE TROOPS IN THIS UPDATE.


INTRODUCTION OF RELIC SHARDS IN THE TEMPLE:  There will be two new Altars:  “Shards” and “Epic Shards”.  Just like the Relic Shards that were previously only available in Assault Events, these unique Relics’ only use will be as “Forging Food” for Leveling up your Relics.  The reason they provide extra Relic Forging Experience is because they always drop at their maximum Level (2*s are always L5, 3*s 4*s and 5*s are always L10), so they give the same Forging XP as forging away a maxed out Relic of the same Rarity would.

RELIC SHARD DROP RATES (for the upcoming NEW Shard Altars):

SHARDS ALTAR:  
2* (Level Five, worth 1184 Forging XP)  — 75% Drop Rate
3* (Level Ten, worth 4000 Forging XP)  — 25% Drop Rate

EPIC SHARDS ALTAR:
3* (Level Ten, worth 4000 Forging XP)    —  45% Drop Rate
4* (Level Ten, worth 11400 Forging XP)   —  50% Drop Rate
5* (Level Ten, worth 29000 Forging XP)  —  5% Drop Rate

(NOTE:  For reference, a L1 4* Relic grants 3000 Forging XP).

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NEXT TWO WEEKS:

MONDAY, 9 MARCH:  A TITANS UNLEASHED (Titan Fusion) Event, featuring Guardians in the Temple.

TUESDAY, 10 MARCH:  A “Greek style” THEATERS OF WAR Event.

WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH:  DOT’s Fifth Anniversary celebration begins.  Players will receive “a Free Bundle or something like that”.

THURSDAY, 12 MARCH:  The BABA YAGA Event begins.  This was CONFIRMED on the DoT Blog on March 4.  NOTE:  Baba Yaga is based on TALON WARLOCK’s winning design from the “Design A Titan” contest.  She has been confirmed to be a Champion - but that’s really all we know about her, other than a handful of pictures of her holding a staff with a purpish glow.  The recently released Game Lore for Baba Yaga says, “BABA YAGA – totemic, supernatural ancestress – appears from the depths of the forest. Believed only to be myth in ancient Mossmane folklore, she represents the dark side of wisdom and the power of knowledge and intelligence in warfare” - so at this point it appears (to me) that she will either boost Panthers, Horde or some combination of the two.  The Devs have also teased that she will have “cool new skills”, and said they were “trying to do something interesting and new with her”.  More information will be available in next week’s LiveStream (and Recap), so be sure to check it out.  :-)


MONDAY, 16 MARCH:  A CONSTRUCTION FRENZY Event (discount on Building Upgrades).  (NOTE:  This was announced during the February 26 LiveStream, but it was NOT included in the Official DoT Blog Post - so plans may have changed).

MONDAY, 16 MARCH:  A RELIC FESTIVAL Temple Event called “CURSES”.  (NOTE:  The Devs previously said there would be a Relic Leaderboard Event on 17 March, featuring “some of the old Relics, like the 4* WILD ARROWS, that you guys have been asking for” - but if the Official DoT Blog is to be believed, plans have CHANGED and this is no longer the case.  There was also supposed to be some sort of a “lucky themed free gift bundle” for Saint Patrick’s Day - but this was NOT mentioned on the DoT Blog, so even though I still think it will happen it has NOT been reconfirmed).

THURSDAY, 19 MARCH:  A “PICK YOUR TITAN” Leaderboard Event.  Players who compete will be able to choose one of four offered Titans:  one will be “a Void Titan”, one will be “one of the Minotaur Titans”, and there will be two others available to choose from.  (NOTE:  This info is from LAST WEEK’s Stream - but it appears that the schedule has changed, so the 19 March Event may be something completely different now).

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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 

The Event Calculators at https://dotcalculators.com/Event are quite helpful - ESPECIALLY for Free-To-Play Players

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You can reach me in-game under the name SteelSpine (I am the Level 43 one, as of March).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!  (NOTE:  I haven’t been playing much lately, so it may take me a while to reply.  Sorry in advance!)

Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

LIVESTREAM RECAP - February 26, 2020 (Koruptaur)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for FEBRUARY 26, 2020**

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Welcome back, everyone!  The Devs said last week’s Stream was cancelled because Haig was sick.

Haig (Live Ops Manager) and Dom (Associate Art Director) were our hosts for this week’s LiveStream.

There has been no Game Designer on the stream since December 18, 2019, when Matt began his year-long trip around the world.

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called BEAST OF THE VOID.  It will begin on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 (around 3:00 GMT) and run until MONDAY, MARCH 2.


Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the debut of KORUPTAUR, the Omega Horde Summoning Void Infiltrator.  KORUPTAUR is the sixth addition to the “-taur” series of Titans, which began with Minotaur and continued with Oakentaur, Stormtaur, Magmataur and Frostaur.  (Note:  Omega Horde deal +20% more Damage than regular Horde Troops and do 9x Charge Damage, but have -25% Health and -25% less Troop Count per “Formation”).

KORUPTAUR’s SKILLS:
Slot 1:  +70% Titan and Troop Void Damage, +70% Titan and Troop Void Resist, +1 Summon Omega Horde Spell
Slot 2:  Titan Offensive Tier III Skill (NOTE:  This can be +90% Titan Damage, +44% Titan Armor Piercing OR +44% Titan Critical)
Slot 3:  +360% Horde Damage, +2 Summon Omega Horde Spells
Slot 4:  Titan Offensive X Skill (NOTE:  This can be either +180% Titan Damage OR +88% Titan Armor Piercing)
Slot 5:  +176% Horde Armor Piercing, +2 Summon Omega Horde Spells

(NOTE:  The Koruptaur that the Devs showed on-screen had +90% Titan Damage in Slot 2 and +180% Titan Damage in Slot 4, but ALL OTHER -Taur Titans had random Tier III & X Skills in those Slots - so I included those above.  It is possible that the Skills in those Slots are fixed instead, but I doubt it).

KORUPTAUR will be available for 18k Souls.


New Relics available in this Event:  

4* CORRUPTED CHAIN
+ Titan Void Damage
+ Titan Critical
+ Titan Armor Piercing
(NOTE:  The Devs did NOT show the Stats for this Relic, but I would imagine it is around +50%/+20%/+30% at Level 10).

4* CORRUPTED SKULL
+60% Omega Horde Armor Piercing
+40% Horde Resist Against Void
+18% Horde Resist Against Melee


Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

7000 Souls:  4* Skeleton Ring
7500:  Event Token (for Boost Relics)
8000:  4* Void Rune
9000:  100 Divine Gems
10k:  Epic Token
11k:  4* Titan’s Soul (Titan XP Relic)
12k:  Sarkon (4* Human/Physical Infiltrator)
13k:  4* Shield of Shadow
14k:  Event Token
15k:  4* Burial Wraps
16k:  1400 Gems
17k:  4* Osiris’ Crown
18k:  KORUPTAUR
19k:  350 Divine Gems
20k:  4* CORRUPTED CHAIN
21k:  1800 Gems
22k:  4* CORRUPTED SKULL

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


1.4x Soul Bonus for using RA.
1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* Infiltrator Titans.
1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* Infiltrators.

The Boost Relic this week will be the CURSED CANDLE.


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.  The Devs did NOT show the Top Ranking Rewards for this Event - but I would imagine they are about the same as most Events.

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Is the Sarkon Titan available in this Event Re-skilled?
Answer (A) from a Developer:  I’d have to check, but NO, I don’t think his Skills are different.

Q:  The last Conquest had some bugs - Maidens wouldn’t attack Horde Troops, and Skeletons seemed indestructible.
A:  Haig:  “Oh yeah.  I kind of noticed that.  We’ll look into that”.

Q:  Panthers are getting stuck on attack in Version 1.37.
A:  We need more info - are they getting stuck due to the map geometry, or just not moving at all?  (Note from SteelSpine:  If it’s the same issue that’s always been there, they get “stuck” and keep attacking an empty space after a unit has died.  Come on, Devs.)

Q:  Will the 5* Shadowdancer be changed?
A:  Haig:  At the moment we are not going to make changes to any of the old 5* Relics.  There are new 5* Relics that are coming out very soon, and there are some uses in the meta for the old 5*s coming.  We can’t really say anything more about it, but that will make more sense when you see the changes that are coming to the Divine Altar.

Q:  Some enemy Troops are spawning in places where they cannot be attacked.
A:  We’re aware of it, but if it happens to you please screenshot it and send the picture to Support.

Q:  When is the Earth version of Minotaur coming?
A:  We can’t say when, but it is coming.

Q:  Is there a fix for Lubu’s Skill coming?
A:  Yeah, it should be coming soon.  We’ll look into it again.

Q:  Have you thought about pre-Leveled Relics?
A:  Yes, we have - but we think the Relic Shards will help with leveling up Relics.

Q:  Is Baba Yaga going to be a Summoner?
A:  Dom:  “That’s a good question.  Watch this space”.

Q:  Any news about increasing our Relic storage space?
A:  We are looking into it.  Haig:  “We do have plans for the future for ways to sink more Relics out of your inventory, and more uses for them”.

Q:  What about a delete button for the Treasury Room?
A:  That is now in our backlog of work.  We really, really, really want to do that.

Q:  Endgame players need SOMETHING, fellas.
A:  Haig:  “Vintage - we know.  We know this.  And there is something coming.  It (will be in Version) 1.38 - but we cannot talk about it”.

Q:  Please give Grumpy Smurf a gold Castle.
A:  Haig:  I don’t know who Grumpy Smurf is, and I can’t give somebody a gold castle by themselves.  (Note from SteelSpine:  No idea why I included this - it just made me giggle).

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VERSION 1.37 INFORMATION:

The Devs shared a LOT of information regarding Version 1.37 this week.  So much info that it caused the Recap to be WAY too long to fit into one post on the Line App.  In order to remedy this without having to edit important things out, I have decided to create two separate posts for this week’s Recap.  You can find all the details for v1.37 on my blog.  Sorry, all!  -SteelSpine

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NEXT THREE WEEKS:

MONDAY, 2 MARCH:  A TROOPCRAFT Event (discounts on Troop training and Troop upgrades).

TUESDAY, 3 MARCH:  A “Quick Leaderboard Event”, featuring “a Lightning Titan” which will provide a Boost for the Zeus Event.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This was originally supposed to be a Relic Leaderboard Event, focused on a specific Relic - but it appears that plans have been changed).

THURSDAY, 5 MARCH:  Another Leaderboard Event begins.  This one will feature the return of ZEUS, the Lightning Storm Spell-boosting Lightning Ranger.  The Devs said Zeus will NOT be Re-Skilled, but they did say there would be “a new Relic for Zeus that is very good”.
(NOTE from SteelSpine:  In the first draft of this week’s Recap, I mistakenly said the Devs didn’t mention whether or not Zeus would be Re-Skilled.  Somehow I missed them saying that he would NOT be Re-Skilled.  Quite a few players reached out to me to point out the error, but Dialon was the first.  Thank you to everyone who took the time to let me know about the discrepancy - and I’m very sorry for the confusion!).


MONDAY, 9 MARCH:  A TITANS UNLEASHED (Titan Fusion) Event.  

TUESDAY, 10 MARCH:  A “Greek style” THEATERS OF WAR Event.

WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH:  DOT’s Fifth Anniversary celebration begins.  Players will receive “a Free Bundle or something like that”.

THURSDAY, 12 MARCH:  Another Leaderboard Event begins.  The Devs wouldn’t say exactly which Titan it would feature, but they said it would be “a mega Titan”.


MONDAY, 16 MARCH:  A CONSTRUCTION FRENZY Event (discount on Building Upgrades).

TUESDAY, 17 MARCH:  A RELIC LEADERBOARD Event, featuring “some of the old Relics, like the 4* WILD ARROWS, that you guys have been asking for”.  There will also be some sort of a “lucky themed free gift bundle” for Saint Patrick’s Day.

THURSDAY, 19 MARCH:  A “PICK YOUR TITAN” Leaderboard Event.  Players who compete will be able to choose one of four offered Titans:  one will be “a Void Titan”, one will be “one of the Minotaur Titans”, and there will be two others available to choose from.

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Darius Falcone and Star Andrew

Facebook:  Theodore Guerrero and Carlos Gomez

(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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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 43 one, as of February).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!  (NOTE:  I haven’t been playing much lately, so it may take me a while to reply.  Sorry in advance!)


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...