LIVESTREAM RECAP - September 25, 2019 (Bast)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for SEPTEMBER 25, 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 - he was in the office, but sick.

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called THE FELINE.  It will begin on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 and run until MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.

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Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the debut of BAST, the Void Infiltrator.

BAST’s SKILLS:

Slot 1:  30% Base Damage, Armor, Health, Speed, Ranged Resist, 4x Critical Damage, Charge Damage.

Slot 2:  +44% Titan Critical, +71% Horde Critical, +2 Rage Spells

Slot 3:  +180% Titan Void Damage, +360% Horde Damage

Slot 4:  +88% Titan Armor Piercing, +176% Horde Armor Piercing

Slot 5:  +40% Titan All Elemental Resist, +30% Horde All Elemental Resist

(NOTE:  The Skill in Slot 1 was shown exactly as I typed it.  It is my understanding that it grants +30% to TITAN Base Damage, Armor, Health, Speed and Ranged Resist.  It is worth noting that “Base” Damage is calculated somewhat differently than regular Elemental +Damage Skills; anything added to a Titan or Troop’s BASE STATS will multiply any Relics that are attached to the Titan, so the overall increase is greater when combined with Relics than a normal “+Titan Void Damage” Skill - similar to the way the +Troop Damage Skills/Stats work on Relics).

(NOTE 2:  The 4x Critical and 4x Charge Damage in Slot 1 means that Bast’s Critical attacks and Charge attacks will be multiplied by 4x, rather than the normal 3x that other Titans have).

BAST will be available for 18k Souls.

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New Relics available in this Event:

4* VOID RUNE

+30% Titan & Troop Void Damage

+3 Gain Terror Spell

+20% Titan Critical

(NOTE from SteelSpine:  This Relic was previously available as a Ranking Reward for the Alliances that placed 51-100 during the Sobek Event, but I THINK this is the first time it has been offered as a regular Reward during a Leaderboard Event.  If I’m wrong, I apologize).

4* DEADLY PENDANT

+40% Titan Health

+30% Horde Armor Piercing

+2 Gain Shield Spell

4* BAST’S SISTRUM

+30% Titan Armor

+40% Horde Health

+18% Horde Resist Against Melee

4* ANKH OF BAST

+50% Titan Void Damage

+20% Horde Critical

+18% Horde Resist Against Ranged

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Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

7000 Souls:  4* Void Rune

8000:  Epic Token

9000:  4* Daggers Of Sacrifice

10k:  100 Divine Gems

11k:  4* Titan’s Soul (Titan XP Potion/Relic)

12k:  TOLLAND (4* Physical/Human Archer)

13k:  4* Ancient Crossbow

15k:  EGYPTIAN RELIC TOKEN (see Note below)

17k:  4* DEADLY PENDANT

18k:  BAST

19k:  400 Divine Gems

20k:  4* BAST’S SISTRUM

22k:  4* ANKH OF BAST

(NOTE:  The EGYPTIAN RELIC TOKEN can be traded in at the Divine Altar for either a 4* Deaths Grasp, 4* Coiled Serpent or 4* Sobek’s Headdress).

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

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1.4x Soul Bonus for using ANUBIS, CALVARAX or RA.

1.3x Soul Bonus for using SOBEK, ARTEMIS or POSEIDON.

1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* RANGER Titans.

1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* RANGER Titans.

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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 Bast

2nd Place:  L30 Bast

3rd Place:  L20 Bast

Top 4-5:  L15 Bast

Top 6-10:  L10 Bast

11-50:  L5 Bast

51-100:  Egyptian Relic Token

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:  Will Oni ever be available outside of the Divine Altar?

Answer (A) from a Developer:  One day, yeah.

Q:  Only Lightning Resist and Physical Resist Kite Shields are dropping.  Why?

A:  All of them should be in there.  We will look into it.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This has been asked multiple times, but the Devs never follow up on it.  Not sure if the drop chance for other Elements is just turned way, way down or what, but I hope they look into it this time).

Q:  When is Kronos coming back?

A:  Dom:  “Watch this space”.  Matt:  “We just had him not too long ago”.

Q:  Dom:  “Whats wrong with the Ice Maul?  Is there a problem with Ice Maul?”

A:  Matt:  “uh, Ice Maul was a super old Relic.  Uh, I don’t know what the issue is with it.  I personally don’t know”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This was a really odd exchange.  I’m not sure if the question was supposed to be about whether or not the Ice Maul will come back or what, but the Devs didn’t really answer it.  I quoted Dom’s question and Matt’s response word for word, in case anyone is interested).

Q:  What does the Eternal Shrine do?

A:  Matt:  “uh, it was..  it IS just a decoration.  But actually, watch this space - we may have a surprise in store for you guys for the Eternal Shrine.  Uh - maybe one of our ‘bad boy’ Devs might be doing something cool with it!”.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs shared the new concept artwork for the winning “Design A Titan” submission (which is tentatively being called “Talon Warlock”).  They said we would be seeing more polls on Facebook for the competition soon, which would determine which Skills the Titan will have.  We may see the new polls posted sometime next week.

DoT’s newest version has been released for both Android and Apple devices.  I’ve laid out the changes in the Recap before, so I won’t bore you all - You can find the change log in previous versions of the Recap, or on the Official Dawn of Titans Blog (easily found through Google).

The Devs said that the “Neutral Lands cost change” (from Food/Corn to Gold) would probably be turned on NEXT SEASON.  They said they think the reason it isn’t showing up right now is because the Season had already begun when they turned the changes on.

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NEXT TWO WEEKS:

MONDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER:  There will be a TROOPCRAFT Event.

TUESDAY, 1 OCTOBER:  Some sort of a “RELIC MULTI SPIN ALTAR” Event.  The Devs said that the Elemental Grasp will be available in this Event.

FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER:  There will be a CONQUEST EVENT.  It will be Lightning themed.  (NOTE:  The Devs had previously said that this Conquest Event would feature a new Titan - but that was back when Conquest was supposed to take place on September 20, BEFORE the schedule was changed.  They have not given any hints as to whether or not this Conquest will still have a new Titan in it).

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MONDAY, 7 OCTOBER:  There will be a Guardian themed TITANS UNLEASHED Event (also known as a TITAN FUSION Event).  (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).

MONDAY, 7 OCTOBER to 9 OCTOBER:  There will be another ASSAULT Event.  The Devs said this Assault will have a few changes.  The two new Levels discussed in the update notes will be added, as well as “smoothed out point scoring” (no more issues with your score going up massively in the first minute, then trickling for the rest of the time).  Matt also said that the Relic Shard XP WILL be changed / increased when the Event goes live.

SOMETIME AROUND 7-9 OCTOBER:  Matt briefly mentioned there would be a SPELLCRAFT Event this week.

THURSDAY, 10 OCTOBER:  Another Leaderboard Event takes place.  The Devs said this would be the next “-Taur Event” (Minotaur themed, like Oakentaur and Stormtaur), but they have not said which -Taur Titan it will be.

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  MC White

Facebook:  Nesset Tali

(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.  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!

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Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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LIVESTREAM RECAP - September 18, 2019 (Pick A Titan)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 **

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called BLADE AND BULWARK.  It will begin on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 and run until MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, and is a “PICK YOUR TITAN” Event.  It will feature two Tokens that you can redeem at the Divine Shrine (where you normally spend Divine Gems).  

The first Token available - at 11,000 Souls - is the BULWARK TITAN TOKEN.  You can redeem the Bulwark Token at the Temple for your choice of either VALORN (who has five Spearmen Skills:  Health X, Armor X and three Elemental Resistance Tier II Skills) or VOLSTAN (who has the same Skills as Valorn, but they are for MILITIA instead of SPEARMEN).  

The second Token (available at 16,000 Souls) is the BLADE TITAN TOKEN.  You can redeem the Blade Token at the Temple for your choice of either ARTEMIS or POSEIDON.  (NOTE:  All of the Titans in this Event have the same Skills as last time they were offered - you can see their full skill sets at dotdatabase.net).

ARTEMIS’ Skills:

Slot 1:  +1 Summon Omega Panther Spell, +40% Panthers Damage

Slot 2:  Panthers Defensive Tier II Skill

Slot 3:  +1 Summon Omega Panther Spell, +88% Panthers Armor Piercing

Slot 4:  Panthers Defensive X Skill

Slot 5:  +1 Summon Omega Panther Spell, +44% Panthers Critical

POSEIDON’s Skills:

Slot 1:  +1 Summon Omega Imperials Spell, +20% Titan Damage

Slot 2:  Storm Maiden Offensive Tier III Skill

Slot 3:  +2 Summon Omega Imperials Spell, +88% Omega Imperials Armor

Slot 4:  Storm Maiden Offensive Tier III Skill

Slot 5:  +2 Summon Omega Imperials Spell, +40% Imperials Health

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New Relics available in this Event:  

4* SUNKEN ARMOR

+ Omega Imperials Resist Against Ranged

+ Imperials Damage

+ All Troop Armor

4* HUNTER’S BOW

+ Omega Panthers Critical

+ Panthers Armor Piecing

+ Titan & Troops Resist Against Ranged

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Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

7000 Souls:  4* Kopis

8000:  Epic Token

9000:  4* Valorn’s Helm

11k:  BULWARK TITAN TOKEN - Redeem for either VALORN or VOLSTAN.

12k:  4* Golden Fleece

13k:  150 Divine Gems

14k:  4* Nature’s Wrath

16k:  BLADE TITAN TOKEN - Redeem for either ARTEMIS or POSEIDON.

17k:  4* SUNKEN ARMOR

18k:  300 Divine Gems

19k:  4* HUNTER’S BOW

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1.3x Soul Bonus for using ARTEMIS, POSEIDON, VALORN or VOLSTAN.

1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* PHYSICAL Titans.

1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* PHYSICAL Titans.

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It will be an ALLIANCE LEADERBOARD EVENT.  Top Ranking Rewards in this Event include:

1st Place:  Level 40 Artemis

2nd Place:  L30 Artemis

3rd Place:  L25 Artemis

Top 4-5:  L20 Artemis

Top 6-10:  L15 Artemis

11-50:  L5 Artemis

51-100:  Blade Titan Token

101-250:  4k Gems

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Any update on an Elithen Guardian?  (There still isn’t one in the game).

Answer (A) from a Developer:  “That’s a great question”.  “We won’t say when - but it is happening”.

Q:  When is the next “use any Event Relic” Event?

A:  There is one coming up, but we can’t remember the exact date.

Q:  Any word on a Horde Summoner?

A:  Matt:  “Guys, a Horde Summoner will arrive at some point”.  Haig:  “It’s coming.  It’s coming”.  Matt:  “You’ll hear about it as it gets closer”.

Q:  Will there be an Earth Minotaur?

A:  Matt and Haig:  “Maybe”.  Dom:  “Of course there will be”.

Q:  More space for Relics?

A:  We’ll look at it again in the future.  Hopefully Forging 12 at a time will help (Note from SteelSpine: see Version 1.35 info below for details on this).

Q:  When will the next Assault Event take place?

A:  We have a few things we still want to change before we run Assault again, but right now it looks like it will happen in a few weeks.

Q:  Will there still be a new Titan in the next Conquest Event?

A:  Dom:  “I don’t think we are”.  Matt:  “I do”.  Haig:  “I think we do?  Maybe?  Can’t say”.  Matt:  “Who knows - maybe the Conquest is, uh, different, as well”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This might be the least helpful answer in the history of this Stream.  Haha).

Q:  Can you leak some info for us, Matt?

A:  Let’s see.  One thing I can tell you I’m working on:  We MIGHT try doing an Alliance version of Conquest, where everyone’s scores in an Alliance are added up to determine the Ranking Reward (like a regular Alliance Leaderboard Event).  It might happen or it might not happen, though - we’ll have to see how it works.

Q:  Will you ever add a sixth Skill Slot to Titans?

A:  It’s already there, just sitting there.  We just don’t use it.  Never say never, though.

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The Devs mentioned the downtime that players have experienced lately.  They said they had to shut the game down to perform “maintenance for much needed server upgrades”.  They said all players should receive another “Free Gift” when the Event begins this week, which will include an Event Relic Token (redeemable for an Event Boost Relic), two (bronze) Bonus Tokens, one (silver) Relic Token and 50 Portal Stones.  (Note that the Bonus and Relic Tokens are the same ones you receive from the Daily Calendar).

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VERSION 1.34:  The Devs said the newest Version of the game has started slowly rolling out to some Android players, and will begin rolling out to iOS players soon (hopefully by the end of this week).  They gave a list of some of the changes we can expect from v1.34 - but they cautioned that most, if not all, of the changes will not be turned on until all Players have a chance to download the update.  Changes in v1.34 include:

New 4* “Economy Relics” added to Battle Drop pool.

New Relic inventory filtering option:  A to Z, or Z to A.

Neutral Lands will now be refreshed with Gold, rather than Food/Corn.

“Damage Against Titans” skills replaced with ‘Troop Damage’ skills.  (NOTE:  The Devs clarified that this will NOT be the Skill named “TROOP DAMAGE” - which grants Damage to ALL Troops in your loadout and is calculated differently from individual elemental Troop Damage.  It will instead be an “Imperials Ice Damage” Skill for Etalus, “Panthers Poison Damage” Skill for Basathi, etc etc).

Titan Levels will now display in the Season Rewards screen.

New versions of Conquest Level 1 and Level 2, which spawn Troops quicker and can be completed faster.

Warp Core Boost Relics (for Conquest Events) will be changed to have greater boosts for Troop stats (including any that are already in your inventory).

Two new Levels for the Assault Event.  One will be Ragnar themed, and one will be Mossmane themed.

-30% reduction in training times for all Troops.

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NEW 5* RELICS in Version 1.34:

5* BOW OF THE GODS (Rangers Only - Stats shown are for Level 10)

+70% Titan Damage

+40% All Troop Resist Against All Elements

+40% All Troop Armor Piercing

5* TRICKSTER’S BLADES (Infiltrators Only, Stats shown are for Level 10)

+70% Titan Damage

+70% Titan Resist Against Melee

+85% Titan Resist Against Ranged

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VERSION 1.35:  The Devs announced three improvements coming in the next version of the game (Version 1.35, NOT v1.34).  First, they said the “Titans walking in circles” Bug will finally be fixed.  Second - the Devs will add a button that you can tap to remove ALL Troops from a Land, without having to individually tap each unit.  And third: we will FINALLY be able to Forge away more than four Relics at a time.  When v1.35 rolls out, players will be able to Forge away TWELVE Relics at a time!  (Note from SteelSpine:  This is AWESOME.  Should make Forging much, much less tedious.  Props to the Devs for acting on this!).

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NEXT TWO WEEKS:

MONDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER:  There will be a “KINGDOM RUSH” Event (discount on Neutral Land refreshes).

TUESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER:  There will be an “ALTAR OF PLENTY” Event.  It will feature Void and Horde Relics.  Players will have a chance at obtaining Anubis, Calvarax, Void Ring, Bone Sword, Ragged Pauldrons, Golden Axe, Shadow Bow, Bone Marrow Belt, Orb Of Rancor, Banner Of Void, Cursed Vial, Golden Scales, Void Remnant, Sobek’s Sceptre and “some Event Relics, as well”.

THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER:  There will be an EGYPTIAN GOD EVENT.  The only things we know about it with any certainty is that it will be an Alliance Leaderboard Event, and it will feature the Titan that is shown in the “Monthly Calendar” that the Devs share on Facebook and Twitter.

MONDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER:  There will be a TROOPCRAFT Event.

TUESDAY, 1 OCTOBER:  Some sort of a “RELIC MULTI SPIN ALTAR” Event.  The Devs said that the Elemental Grasp will be available in this Event.

FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER:  There will be a CONQUEST EVENT.  (Note:  The Devs did not say why the schedule was changed or why Conquest was moved two weeks later than originally planned, but they apologized for the change and said it WILL take place on October 4th).

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Avril Poir

Facebook:  George Grosue

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PLAYER RESOURCES:

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 

Visit dotdatabase.net for Relic Stats and Titan Skills

Someone from the SoulMari Alliance made a really cool calculator that you can use to estimate the cost of Events - check it out at dotcalculators.com   (Thank you to SU Hannibal for bringing this to my attention!)

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In last week’s No-Stream Recap, I mentioned that players were able to use silver Relic Tokens in past “Altar of Plenty” Temple Events.  I could have sworn that was true during the one last November, but someone contacted me to let me know it was Titan Tokens (the kind you get from the Daily Calendar), NOT the more common Relic Tokens, which could be redeemed at the Altar of Plenty.  If that’s the case I apologize for misleading you all - my memory must not be what it once was.  Sorry, everyone!

You can reach me in-game under the name SteelSpine.  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!

Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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