Wednesday, October 9, 2019

LIVESTREAM RECAP - October 9, 2019 (Magmataur)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for OCTOBER 9, 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 absent; he is recovering at home from an illness.

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called BEAST OF THE FLAMES.  It will begin on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 and run until MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, and features the debut of MAGMATAUR, the Unak Fire Infiltrator.  MAGMATAUR is an Omega Grenadier Summoner.  Omega Grenadiers have +50% Speed, +50% Troops per Formation and +20% Range when compared to regular Grenadiers, but they are penalized with -60% Health.

MAGMATAUR’s SKILLS:
Slot 1:  +70% Titan Fire Damage and Fire Resist, +1 Summon Omega Grenadier Spell
Slot 2:  Titan Offensive Tier III Skill (Damage, Armor Piercing OR Critical)
Slot 3:  +88% Grenadiers Armor Piercing, +2 Summon Omega Grenadier Spells
Slot 4:  Titan Offensive X Skill (Damage OR Armor Piercing)
Slot 5:  +180% Grenadiers Damage, +2 Summon Omega Grenadier Spells


New Relics available in this Event:  

4* MOLTEN ARMOR
+ Titan Fire Damage
+ Titan Resist Against Ranged
+ Titan Resist Against Melee

4* VOLCANIC ROCK
+ Omega Grenadier Damage
+ Grenadier Armor Piercing
+ Titan and Troop Critical

4* FIRE PIT
+ Omega Grenadier Armor Piercing
+ Grenadier Critical
+ Titan and Troop Armor Piercing


Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

7000 Souls:  4* Flaming Rune
8000:  150 Divine Gems
10k:  Epic Token
11k:  4* Hades’ Chariot
12k:  FIRE TITAN TOKEN (Redeem for ether ABAZUT, MAMESH or SULZAR).
15k:  4* Cloak of Hades
16k:  250 Divine Gems
17k:  4* MOLTEN ARMOR
18k:  MAGMATAUR
19k:  4* VOLCANIC ROCK
21k:  4* FIRE PIT


1.4x Soul Bonus for using HELGA or OAKENTAUR.
1.3x Soul Bonus for using MINOTAUR, STORMTAUR or MAGMATAUR.
1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* FIRE TITANS; 1.1x Soul Bonus for 3* FIRE TITANS.


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

1st Place:  Level 40 Magmataur
2nd Place:  L30 Magmataur
3rd Place:  L20 Magmataur
Top 4-5:  L15 Magmataur
Top 6-10:  L10 Magmataur
11-50:  L5 Magmataur
51-100:  Fire Titan Token
101-250:  4k Gems

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  When will Defensive Relics drop that have a Resistance other than Physical or Lightning?
Answer (A) from a Developer:  They are in the drop pool - but we should probably start including them in more Events, as well.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This question was asked again towards the end of the Stream, and Matt said he would look into it.  Again.  I really hope they clarify what’s going on with this.  I’ve heard from a TON of players who say they have recovered nothing but Lightning and Physical resistances on 4* Kite Shields.  Matt has assured us he’d look into it in the past, but this has been an issue forEVER).

Q:  Can we get a button to select the Titan in battle?  It’s hard to select the Titan when it is surrounded by Troops.
A:  Yeah, we can look into that.  We’re also investigating - if we get a bit of time - the “lasso select” (also known as Circle Select), to see if we can bring that back.

Q:  How about a new Spell called “Dark Magic”, which would cause enemy Troops to fight on your side for a limited time?
A:  It could work.  When it comes to new Troops or Spells, “Never Say Never”.  We ain’t slowing down anytime soon.

Q:  Can we get a new inventory Filter for Elements, so we’re not searching through a ton of Relics to find what we’re looking for?
A:  We had conversations about that, but unlike Titans which are very much tied to a specific Element we have a lot of Relics in the game that aren’t tied to an Element.  But we can look at little ways we can update it - maybe we can do that in the future.

Q:  How about an ability to change a Troop’s Elemental type?
A:  Dom:  “That would be very different”.  Matt (responding in a distracted way):  “Who knows, eh?  Maybe that’s something some Titan or some thing maybe in the future could do”.

Q:  Please do something about VP hackers.
A:  We’re working on adding more “points of protection” to prevent VP hacking.  We pretty much have the Event hacking taken care of, for the most part - now we’ll be working on the VP side of things.

Q:  Can we PLEASE get a “Delete” button in the Treasury?
A:  Well, we’re hoping that as Version 1.35 comes out, with the Relic Forging changes, hopefully there will be a quicker pace and not as much stuff will go into the Treasury Room anymore.  But we’ll keep an eye on it.  (Note from SteelSpine:  Relics aren’t the issue.  We NEED a Delete button in the Treasury a Room because it makes NO SENSE to have to delete some of your Troops or Spells, just to collect a ton of Spells or Troops which you go on to delete from your Spell and Troop Inventory.  I REALLY hope the Devs look into this idea).

Q:  Will Krampus come back?
A:  I’m sure all the Christmas Titans will make another appearance around Christmas time.

Q:  Please look into Relic Inventories.  Mine is bugged and has reverted to 300 spaces, instead of the 600 I had.
A:  It should be working fine, but we’ll look into it.

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VERSION 1.35 NEWS:  Matt mentioned at the very beginning of the Stream that the Devs are aware of the bug that is causing status effects from Skills and Relics to not be activated on Garrison maps.  He said they are working on a fix, and it will be included in Version 1.35, which is coming “very soon”, “in a week or two”.


ASSAULT EVENT FEEDBACK:  The Devs again asked for feedback regarding the recent ASSAULT EVENT, so please take a moment and tell them how you feel by commenting on the Dawn of Titans Facebook page; our comments last time around made this Assault Event MUCH better than the last one, but there IS still room for improvement.  (Note from SteelSpine:  I personally liked that so many more 4* Shards and Epic Tokens were available in this Assault, and I was glad that the Devs removed 1* Relic Shards from the Rewards - but I STILL think Shard XP needs to be increased more, even after the XP was doubled this week.  Moreover, it would be AWESOME if the Devs finally updated and improved the Forging XP given by ALL Leveled Relics (Level 2-10 1*-5* Relics).  The fact that a Level 3 Relic gives the same XP as a Level 9 Relic has always been a disappointing part of the Forging mechanism.  It would also be cool if the Devs put a regular Level 10 4* Relic (perhaps related to the previous Event - for example, this week could have been a L10 4* Frost Shield or Whetstone to match Helga’s Skillset) as a “Stretch Goal” / “Final Reward” in these Assault Events, just so there is a more tantalizing “big prize” to work towards.  Even if you disagree with me, SPEAK UP and BE HEARD!  Your opinions matter!).

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The HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES will begin on 14 October and will continue for the next three weeks.  There will be three special Halloween-centric Leaderboard Events over the course of this month, culminating with the final Halloween Event - “THE FALLEN” - which will begin on 31 October.

Over the course of the three weeks, the Devs said they will be giving out special Tokens called “BONE DREGS”.  There will be a special “Bone Dreg Altar” that appears in the Temple.  Players will be able to spin it for free (Matt couldn’t remember how often, but he thought it was every 8 hours like the Daily Bonus Altar).  Every time you spin the Altar you will get a Bone Dreg Token.  In addition, every Monday for the next three weeks there will be five special Castle Quests released.  Each one of these Quests will also give you a Bone Dreg.  Participating in Events will also give you Bone Dregs.  You will be able to spend these BONE DREGS at special BONE DREG ALTARS located in the Divine Shrine - one Altar for “low rarity Halloween Relics”, one for “4* Halloween based Relics”, and three separate Altars where you can choose from one of three different “4* Spooky Titans”.

Matt also hinted that we will see “certain things start to change in the world” over the course of the next three weeks, leading up to the big Halloween Event on OCTOBER 31st.  (NOTE: No further information was given regarding what these temporary “changes” might be, but the Devs seemed REALLY excited about the work they’ve put into this year’s Halloween festivities - so it sounds like we’ve got some cool stuff to look forward to!).

MONDAY, 14 OCTOBER:  There will be a Halloween-themed Relic Festival will begin.

THURSDAY, 17 OCTOBER:  The first HALLOWEEN EVENT begins.  The Devs said this Event would feature “former favorites”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  The Devs did NOT confirm who would be in this Event, nor did they say whether or not they would have their original Skills or be updated and reskilled.  It *sounds to me* like the Event MAY feature Calvarax and Hades because they hinted that it would include multiple “Halloween themed” Titans, and both of them premiered in past Halloween Events - Calvarax in 2017, and Hades in 2018.  But this is ONLY SPECULATION on my part).

MONDAY, 21 OCTOBER:  An “Undead themed” THEATERS OF WAR Event begins.  It will run until WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER.

SOMETIME AROUND 22-23 OCTOBER (no exact date given):  There will be a CONSTRUCTION FRENZY Event.

THURSDAY, 24 OCTOBER:  Another HALLOWEEN EVENT begins.  The only thing we know for sure is that it will feature a new Titan.  (Note:  Matt’s only hint regarding this Event was that it would be “a new guy”).  

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Anish Kuma
Facebook:  Lee More(?)

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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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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!

Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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