LIVESTREAM RECAP - April 17, 2019

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for APRIL 17, 2019 **

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event is called SHATTERED RAGE.  It will begin on THURSDAY, APRIL 18 and run until TUESDAY, APRIL 23.  (Note from SteelSpine:  The Devs said the reason this Event has a high Soul cost is because it is one day longer than usual.  And if you believe that, I’ve got a beautiful bridge you might be interested in buying).  :-)

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Titan Details:

This week’s Event features MAWROK, the 4* Earth (Ragnar) Berserker.  Mawrok boosts Goliaths (with a Tier II Goliath Defense Skill and two Goliath X Skills) and Storm Maidens (with two Storm Maiden Offensive X Skills).

MAWROK’s SKILLS:

Slot 1:  Goliath Defensive Tier II

Slot 2:  Storm Maiden Offense X Skill (Either +180% Damage or +88% Armor Piercing)

Slot 3:  Goliath X Skill

Slot 4:  Storm Maiden Offensive X Skill (whichever is not in Slot 2)

Slot 5:  Goliath X Skill

Mawrok is available for 17k Souls.

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New Relics available in this Event:  

4* Mawrok’s Buckle (available at 19k Souls)

+ Titan Earth Damage

+ Goliath Ice Resist

+ Goliath Physical Resist

4* Mawrok‘s Necklace (available at 21k Souls)

+ Goliath Lightning Resist

+ Storm Maiden Damage

+ Storm Maiden Armor Piercing

(Note from SteelSpine:  The Devs did not show upgraded versions of the new Relics during this week’s Stream, so I can’t report the numbers to you guys.  Sorry for the lack of details!)

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Top Rewards available in this Event include:

Epic Token at 8k Souls.

4* Titan’s Soul (Titan XP Relic) at 9k Souls.

4* Earthbreaker at 10k Souls.

4* Orb of Wealth at 12k Souls.

Urdred (4* Titan) at 13k Souls.

4* Urdred’s Jade at 15k Souls.

4* Heartstone at 16k Souls.

MAWROK at 17k Souls.

4* Jade Statue at 18k Souls.

4* Mawrok’s Buckle at 19k Souls.

350 Divine Gems at 20k Souls.

4* Mawrok’s Necklace at 21k Souls.

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

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1.3x Soul Bonus for using Morgar, Vuldan, Grulgar or Skolnar.

1.2x Soul Bonus for using any 4* Earth Titan.

1.1x Soul Bonus for using any other Ragnar Titan.

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It is 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 Alliance Ranking Rewards in this Event:

1st Place:  Level 30 Mawrok

2nd Place:  Level 25 Mawrok

3rd Place:  Level 20 Mawrok

Top 4-5:  L15 Mawrok

Top 6-10:  L10 Mawrok

11-50:  L5 Mawrok

51-100:  L1 Mawrok

101-250:  4k Gems

251-500:  3k Gems

(More Rewards are available below the Top 500).

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Why don’t Relics that provide a Soul Boost - like Auria’s Relic - provide a boost to Event Relics?

Answer (A) from a Developer:  That’s by design.  They are meant to provide a boost to the base value of a Titan, NOT to provide a boost to the overall total.  “Maybe if that’s a bit confusing we can change the text”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  OF COURSE it’s confusing.  If you don’t watch the Streams or read the Recaps you would have no clue that those Relics don’t boost the full total.  Why not just have them give +3 Souls per battle or whatever?  Having it say “+20% Souls from Battle” is more than a little misleading).

Q:  Any updates coming to the Pantheon?

A:  We have plans to add more collections, yes.  It’s in the backlog of work at the moment.  You might see one sooner than the rest, but we plan on doing a few new collections there.

Q:  When are new League Rewards coming?

A:  We plan to release them in Version 1.32.

Q:  How about letting us upgrade more than one Troop or Spell at a time?

A:  No plans for that at the moment.

Q:  When is the next Fusion Event?

A:  “Uhm, off the top of my head - it’s not next week”.  “There will be another one soon, but it’s not next week”.

Q:  Plans to increase Relic storage?

A:  “We are looking into it”.  “The braintrust has told me not to say things are difficult, so I won’t say it’s difficult”.  “We don’t have an update on changing that - or Titan storage - anytime soon”.

Q:  Are you still working on a new Troop type?

A:  “I have said in the past that Storm Maidens are not the last Troop type.  I’d like to say more, but I’m not allowed”.

Q:  When will the next Conquest Event be?

A:  Next week.

Q:  Will Land Anchoring be coming back?

A:  No.  We took a lot of feedback and made the decision not to bring it back for the foreseeable future.

Q:  Any new Poison Titans coming?

A:  Yes.  “There are new Titans for every Element coming”.

Q:  What happened to the special Forging Relics (which give a boost to Forging XP)?

A:  They are still coming.  Probably in Version 1.33.

Q:  Will we ever see a higher Castle Level than 25?

A:  That’s something we have not talked about.  Is that something you guys want?  Let us know.

Q:  Are Omega Spearmen coming this month?

A:  (Note from SteelSpine:  The Devs did not actually answer this question.  Matt and Dom just kind of looked at each other wryly and Dom shrugged his shoulders.  I’m not sure how to interpret that, but it would SEEM TO ME like they were hinting that the Omega Spearmen Titan will come out sometime near the end of the month or the beginning of next month.  That is ONLY A GUESS on my part, though).

Q:  New 5* Relics coming?

A:  “We are working on new 5* Relics.  I think we can say that”.

Q:  Any changes coming to the Divine Gem Altars coming soon?

A:  Yes, we have plans for new Titans at the Divine Altars.  That’s all we can say.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs mentioned that they turned on the Kingdom Rush Event today (Wednesday, April 17) specifically because of the insane battle going on in Legends.  (They actually said “because of the heated battles going on in the upper leagues” - but we all know what they meant).

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Version 1.31 is live for all devices now.  Make sure you download it - you’ll need the latest version for this week’s Event.

All of the changes discussed in last week’s LiveStream (including capped Ranged Resist and Melee Resist, Shield Spell & Rage Spell buffs, a fix for “suicidal Maidens” and the Shadowdancer/Shadowweaver conversion) have now gone live.

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The Devs said we will hear more about the winning Relic from the Design-A-Relic Competition “in a week or two”.  They said they can’t say much more about it now, but they have a plan for it that “ties in nicely with something we are working on”.

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NEXT WEEK:

TUESDAY:  There will be a “Spell Frenzy” Event (reduced cost/times for Spells).

WEDNESDAY:  There will be some sort of a Temple Event.

THURSDAY?:  Next week’s regularly scheduled Event will be a CONQUEST EVENT.  No further details, other than the Devs calling it a “special Conquest”.

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  The Mad Hatter

Facebook:  Gio Tatalashfi

(Note from SteelSpine:  I am sorry for any misspellings above - the Devs announce the names, but they don’t show them written out.  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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That’s it for this week’s LiveStream.  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).  

Feel free to share the info from this Recap with anyone who might find it helpful.  If you edit or cut out pieces to share, I’d appreciate it if you gave me credit.  :-)

As of right now (April 2019), 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 38 one, as of April 2019).  

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Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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