LIVESTREAM RECAP - July 31, 2019 (Halzir) (Conquest)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for JULY 31, 2019 **

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Matt (Game Designer) and Haig (Live Ops Manager) were our hosts for this week’s LiveStream.  Dom was not on the Stream - the Devs said he was “a very busy boy”.

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week is a CONQUEST Event.  It will begin on FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 (around 3:00 BST) and run until MONDAY, AUGUST 5.

(IMPORTANT NOTE regarding Conquest Events:  If you are in the middle of an attack when the timer expires at the end of the Event, the points you acquire from that attack *WILL NOT COUNT* towards your total.  This happened to me on a Bonus Level during the Odin Conquest Event, and I lost out on an Echo of War.  It has happened to friends of mine at the end of their final attack for Level 10, causing them to miss out on the L10 Rewards.  Support will only offer you a few Gems if this happens, so PLEASE finish your attacks a few minutes before the Event ends!)

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Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the return of MALKOR and HALZIR.  

MALKOR’s Skills remain the same - there have been no changes.  He is available at Level 8 of the Conquest Event.  HALZIR, the Fire (Unak) Barbarian, has been given new guaranteed (fixed) Skills.

HALZIR’s new SKILLS:

Slot 1:  +44% Grenadiers Critical (Tier III Skill)

Slot 2:  Grenadiers Offensive X (either +180% Damage OR +88% Armor Piercing)

Slot 3:  Imperials Defensive X (either +117% Health OR +88% Armor)

Slot 4:  Grenadiers Offensive X (whichever is not in Slot 2)

Slot 5:  Imperials Defensive X (whichever is not in Slot 3)

HALZIR is available at Level 10 of the Conquest Event.

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New Relics available in this Event:  

4* SCORCHED VIAL

+ Titan Fire Damage

+ Grenadiers Damage

+ Critical for All Troops

(NOTE:  The Devs did not show the stat numbers for this new Relic).

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Top Rewards available in this Event include:

Corrupted Land Level 6:  

Level 7:  10 Warp Stones, 700 Gems, Warp Token, 4* Banner of Flame

Level 8:  10 Warp Stones, Epic Token, Warp Token, MALKOR (4* Berserker Titan)

Level 9:  10 Warp Stones, 150 Divine Gems, 1,800 Gems, 4* Spartan Helm, 4* Doomfire

Level 10: 10 Warp Stones, 250 Divine Gems, 4* Molten Core, 4* Scorched Vial, HALZIR

(See dotdatabase.net for MALKOR’s Skills and full details on the above Relics).

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Since this is Conquest, there are no Titans that offer Bonus Souls.

As always during Conquest, there will be 3 guaranteed Battle Drops after every successful attack.

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It is an INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD EVENT (also known as a Solo War Event); prizes will be awarded to Players according to their Individual Ranking at the end of the Event.

Top Ranking Rewards in this Event:

1st Place:  Level 50 Halzir

2nd Place:  L40

3rd Place:  L30

Top 4-5:  L25

Top 6-10:  L20

11-50:  L15

51-100:  L10

101-250:  L5

251-500:  L1 Halzir

501-1000:  4* Flaming Rune

1001-2000:  4k Gems

Other Ranking Rewards (Gems) are available below 2000th Place.

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Ra’s Horde Void and Fire Resist aren’t working properly.

Answer (A) from a Developer:  We pushed out a fix for that yesterday - Ra should be working fine now.

Q:  Can we have an extra Armory?

A:  We’re looking into it, but nothing to announce right now.

Q:  Please fix Paladin pathing, so they don’t walk in circles.

A:  We’re working on it, but it’s pretty tricky.  It’s on the list, though.

Q:  Bring back Drakor (old 4* Titan).

A:  Yes, we’re planning to.

Q:  When is the “use all old Event Relics” Event?!

A:  “In a few weeks.  2-3 weeks”.  “We’ll definitely tell you when it will happen during next week’s Stream”.

Q:  Do you have an answer for Vintage’s question last week regarding Divine Gem Altar drop rates?

A:  Yes.  The 8k DG Altar has about a 40% chance of giving one of the four “Exclusive Titans” (Oni, Huntress, Belobog and Chernobog).  The 500 DG Altar has a 15% chance of giving a 5* Relic.

Q:  Can we get a new Calvarax with four Skeleton Skills and a Summoning ability?

A:  That’s a very good idea.  We may use him for Halloween - we love Calvarax.

Q:  Will the Elemental Grasp come back?

A  It will, but only occasionally - it’s a special Relic, so we don’t want to bring it out often.

Q:  When will you remove Troop Damage vs Titans Skills?

A:  In our next release (Version 1.34) we’ll remove that, Troop Resist vs Titans and a few other really bad Skills.

Q:  When will you fix Imperial Armor?

A:  We fixed it a long time ago, we thought - it should have been fixed in v1.32.  Please take a look and let us know if it’s still not displaying properly.  We’ll look into it, too.

Q:  Can we get a really good Imperial buffing Ice Guardian?

A:  We do have plans for one, yes.

Q:  How about an improved Avalos or Crothos?

A:  They could probably be better, yeah.  Good idea.

Q:  How about some replayable campaign levels?

A:  This gets brought up a lot.  We are tossing around a few ideas right now - maybe weekly campaigns, or replayable levels or something..

Q:  New versions of Labrys with different Elemental Resists would be nice.

A:  We’re looking into new Relics similar to that, yeah.

Q:  Troop and Spell inventories need to be increased.

A:  We’re considering making changes to both.

Q:  How about refreshing Neutral Lands for gold instead of food?  PLAYERS NEED A GOLDSINK.  (NOTE:  I agree 100%!  We need something to use our Gold on at Castle 25).

A:  That’s a good idea, yeah.  We’ll look into it.

Q:  How does Armor effect Melee and Charge Damage?

A:  The same way it effects all Damage.  Charge Damage is basically a critical hit - Melee Damage is just all hand-to-hand combat.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The first thing discussed on this week’s LiveStream was the “Design a Titan” Competition.  The Devs announced the rules for the contest, which begins today.  Similar to the “Design a Relic” contest from a few months back, this new contest will allow players to submit ideas for a new Titan.  The competition will be split into two parts:  Stage One will be “Artistic Design”, and Stage Two will be “Gameplay Design”.  You can participate Stage One beginning today (31 July) by going to the entry form on Facebook and submitting your ideas.

RULES:  The entry must be your own original work, and must fit thematically into the Dawn of Titans universe.  You may draw the Titan, it’s weaponry and it’s class.  Entries must be saved as a .jpg or .png file.  Avoid animal heads or other non-humanoid shapes, and images must not include religious symbols.  Entries may be slightly edited by the dev team.  Other info is posted on the official DoT blog page.

Winners will have their work included in the game, and will also receive 60k Gems and a signed poster.  Runners up will receive a free Titan and 30k Gems.  NOTE:  The Devs said this will be a long contest - the Titan itself probably won’t make it into the game until January.

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After the “Design a Titan” discussion, the Devs talked a bit about hackers and cheaters.  They said the new countermeasures against hacking have been implemented, and they have “seen them working”.  They said there were “really good results” during the Ra Event, and said “hopefully you will notice that there were no issues with the final leaderboard, and we identified hackers super early”.  They said instead of taking 8-24 hours to respond and properly ban people, the turnover was happening “within hours..  within an hour”.  (NOTE:  For those who are curious, there were no new apologies for the hacking or for the lack of communication.  There was also no mention of last week’s boycott - despite participation in the Ra event obviously being much lower than normal).

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NEXT TWO WEEKS:

MONDAY, AUGUST 5:  There will probably be a “Kingdom Rush” Event (discount on refreshing your Neutral Lands).

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6:  There will be a THEATERS OF WAR Event.  The Devs said Huntress, Oni and Lubu will be the Titans we’ll be fighting in the different Tiers.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8:  Another Leaderboard Event will begin.  The Devs said it will be “themed around (the 4* Ragnar Champion Titan) Koldan”, but they wouldn’t give any more details.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 13:  There will be another “mini Individual Leaderboard Event” built around Relics, similar to the last few midweek Events.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15:  The Devs said “a pretty big Event is happening”.  They wouldn’t give details, but they said “look at the August Calendar” on Twitter and Facebook.  (NOTE from SteelSpine:  Looks like this Event might be the debut of whatever new Titan the Devs have lined up.  If it’s an Egyptian God, it *may be* Sobek (or Sebek), who is the crocodile-headed God of Strength, Power and Military Prowess.  Could possibly foreshadow a Rage Spell boosting Titan, BUT THAT IS JUST SPECULATION by me).

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Steven Adam

Facebook:  Art Johnson

(Note from SteelSpine:  I am sorry for any misspellings above.  Please contact the Devs on DoT’s Facebook page to claim your prize.  Congratulations!!)

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As of right now (August 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 40 one, as of August 2019).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!

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-SteelSpine

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