LIVESTREAM RECAP - July 10, 2019 (Delphira and Etalus)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for JULY 10, 2019 **

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Matt (Game Designer), Haig (Live Ops Manager) and Dom (Game Artist) were our hosts for this week’s LiveStream.  This was Matt’s first LiveStream appearance since June 12, having been away on vacation for the past two weeks (in addition to the cancelled Stream on June 19).

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called FROZEN ARROWS.  It will begin on THURSDAY, JULY 11 (around 3:30 pm BST) and run until MONDAY, JULY 15.

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Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the return of two Titans:  DELPHIRA (Elithen/Ice Paladin) and ETALUS (Elithen/Ice Ranger).  

DELPHIRA has been given an upgrade.  She now buffs herself with two Titan Dual Resist Skills (Lightning and Void guaranteed), two Titan Defense Tier II Skills and one Titan Defense X Skill.  (Note:  The Devs did not show Delphira on screen, so I’m not 100% sure which Skills will be in which Slots).

ETALUS has also been given upgraded Skills for this Event:

ETALUS’ SKILLS:

Slot 1:  Imperials Offensive Tier II

Slot 2:  Imperials Defensive X

Slot 3:  Imperials Offensive Tier III

Slot 4:  Imperials Defensive X

Slot 5:  Imperials Offensive X

DELPHIRA will be available for 10k Souls.  ETALUS will be available for 15k Souls.

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New Relic available in this Event:  

4* Chilling Vial

+60% Titan Ice Damage

+40% Imperials Health

+16% Imperials Resist Against All Elements

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Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

4* Avalanche (Imperials Version) at 7k Souls

Epic Token at 8k

4* Frost Shield (Poison Resist) at 9k

DELPHIRA (Titan) at 10k

4* Titan’s Soul (XP Relic) at 11k

100 Divine Gems at 13k

4* Spartan Helm at 14k

ETALUS (Titan) at 15k

4* Chains of Winter at 16k

350 Divine Gems at 17k

4* Chilling Vial at 18k Souls

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

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1.3x Soul Bonus for using 4* Elithen Titans.

1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* Elithen 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 Etalus

2nd Place:  L30

3rd Place:  L20

Top 4-5:  L15

Top 6-10:  L10

11-50:  L5

51-100:  L1 Etalus

101-250:  4k Gems

Other Ranking Rewards (Gems) are available below 250th Place.

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Will there be an Event soon that allows us to use all of our old Event Relics?

Answer (A) from a Developer:  Yes.  Probably in 2 or 3 weeks.

Q:  Why are there so few Armor Piercing Relics for Imperials?

A:  (The Devs didn’t give much of an answer to this - they just kind of agreed that there weren’t enough Imperial AP Relics)

Q:  Can we get an increase to Troop Storage?

A:  We’re going to do Relic Storage first.  Once that’s done, we are going to look at which other storages we can increase.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs said they think they will be able to give a date during next week’s Stream for when the new features in Version 1.33 will be turned on - but it may take a bit longer.  They said the rollout is progressing slowly because there are a lot of “behind the scenes” technical changes in v1.33.

Some of the upcoming changes in v1.33 include:

New 3* Void Titans

Relic Storage size improvements

Changes to Divine Shrines

Possible changes to Horde Troops (increased survivability, lower training times)

Support for a new small midweek Event type

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The Devs announced the names for the new 5* Relics.  The new Champion 5* will be MJOLNIR (which is Thor’s legendary hammer).  The new Guardian 5* will be SVERD OG SKJOLD (Norwegian for SWORD AND SHIELD).

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NEXT WEEK (July 15 to July 18):

MONDAY, JULY 15:  There will be a small Relic-centered Leaderboard Event called TRUESHOT.  This Event will be SOLO/INDIVIDUAL, and it will run for about 48 hours.  It will be similar to the midweek Event a few weeks ago, which introduced the 4* Kopis and 4* Spearhead Relics into the game - but instead of new Relics, this Event will feature the return of some old favorites.  (Note from SteelSpine:  Players in the upper leagues have been asking for the 4* Wild Arrows to make an appearance in an Event for a long time.  It’s nice to see the Devs bring them back - even if it is in their own Event).

Relics available in this Event will include: 

4* ANCIENT CROSSBOW

4* HEARTSEEKER

4* FOREST BOW

4* WILD ARROWS

(Note:  The Devs did not show the Soul cost for the above Relics, but they did say there would be a  1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* Ranger Titans and a 1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* Ranger Titans.  Check dotdatabase.net for details on the above Relics).

WEDNESDAY:  There will be one of those one day mini-Events (like Spell Frenzy, Construction Frenzy, discount to Land Refresh, etc).  No details regarding which one it will be.

THURSDAY:  There will be a “big” Alliance Leaderboard Event.  (Note: The Devs didn’t say which Titan, but they said players “could probably guess” - so it SOUNDS LIKE it might be Kronos, but that’s just speculation on my part).

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Demu Gaines (or Games)

Facebook:  Raul Molez Arrero

(Note from SteelSpine:  I am sorry for any misspellings above.  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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You can reach me in-game under the name SteelSpine (I am the Level 40 one, as of July 2019).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!

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YOU CAN FIND FUTURE (and PAST) EDITIONS OF MY RECAPS ON MY BLOG at steelspinesdot.blogspot.com.  Feel free to copy the Recaps directly from my blog and share them to whoever you think would like to read them - but please remember to give credit.

Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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LIVESTREAM RECAP - July 3, 2019 (Loki) (Conquest)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for JULY 3, 2019 **

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Haig (Live Ops Manager) and Dom (Game Artist) were on the LiveStream this week.  Matt (the Game Designer) was absent again.  According to Haig, Matt is back in the office but has a lot of work to do.  (Note: Matt appeared in the chat during the Stream and said he was at Glastonbury - he was NOT fired).

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event is called TRICKERY.  It will begin on FRIDAY, JULY 5 (around 3:30 pm BST) and run until MONDAY, JULY 8.  It will be a CONQUEST Event.

(IMPORTANT NOTE regarding Conquest:  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.  If this happens at the last attack of a particular Level, you WILL NOT get the Rewards for that Level.  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 LOKI, the Lightning Infiltrator.  Loki’s Skills have not changed since the last time he was offered.

LOKI’s SKILLS:

Slot 1:  +20% Base Titan Damage, Critical, Health, Speed, Poison Resist

Slot 2:  Titan Offensive Tier II Skill

Slot 3:  Titan Offensive Tier II Skill

Slot 4:  Titan Offensive Tier III Skill

Slot 5:  Titan Offensive Tier III Skill

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NEW Relics available in this Event:  

4* Viking Helm

+50% Storm Maiden Damage

+30% Storm Maiden Armor Piercing

+12% Critical for All Troops

4* Storm Potion

+60% Titan Lightning Damage

+50% Storm Maiden Damage

+16% Storm Maiden Resist Against All Elements

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Top Rewards available in this Event include:

Corrupted Land Level 7:  10 Warp Stones, 700 Gems, Warp Token, 4* Storm Rune

Level 8:  10 Warp Stones, Epic Token, Warp Token, 4* Viking Titan Token (see below)

Level 9:  10 Warp Stones, 150 Divine Gems, 1,800 Gems, 4* Loki’s Trinket, 4* Banner of the Storm

Level 10: 10 Warp Stones, 4* Viking Helm, 4* Storm Potion, 250 Divine Gems, LOKI

NOTE:  The Viking Titan Token can be traded in at the Divine Altars for your choice of Arvan, Grimvald, Skallgrim, Solgar, or Thorhild.  You’ll have 24 hours to redeem this Token before it disappears forever, so make sure you use it.

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

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

2nd Place:  L40 Loki

3rd Place:  L30 Loki

Top 4-5:  L25

Top 6-10:  L20

11-50:  L15

51-100:  L10

101-250:  Level 5 Loki

251-500:  4* Viking Titan Token

501-1000:  4* Orb of Duality

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:  When is Kronos coming back?

Answer (A) from a Developer:  “Keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook - there might be something to do with that Titan”.

Q:  Why can’t Conquest start on Thursdays?

A:  Haig:  “Umm.  Reasons.  *chuckles*”.  Conquest is a slightly shorter Event right now, but if enough people want us to change it to Thursday we could look into doing that in the future.

Q:  We can’t complete the Pantheon because Drakor hasn’t been available for a long time.

A:  We talked about that the other day, actually. Keep your eyes open - you might see him again soon.

Q:  When is the next Event where we can use all of our old Event Relics?

A:  Haig:  “There will be one coming up.  I don’t have an exact date for you.  I’m sorry.”

Q:  When will the July Event calendar be posted on social media?

A:  Probably today.

Q:  When will we see an increase to Relic Storage space?

A:  Version 1.33 will have a lot of the work we’ve done for Relic Storage in it, but I can’t give you a date yet for when we will turn the changes on.  It will depend on multiple things - how long the rollout takes, how many bugs we discover and need to fix, things like that.  But it is coming.

Q:  Can we get a sneak peek of the new 5* Relics that are coming?

A:  We can’t right now, but we might be able to show them off next week or the week after that.  Probably 2 weeks from now.

Q:  Can we have a way to spend excess gold when we are maxed out (full)?

A:  We have been looking into the gold and food currencies - looking at balances, how and when people spend their resources.  It’s a conversation at the moment.  But yeah, we’re always looking into things like that.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This is a total non-answer answer.  There’s already a way to spend excess food/corn by refreshing Neutral Lands - but there is nothing to spend Gold on at Castle 25.  Come on guys - how hard would it be to put a 2*-3* Titan XP Relic Altar in that costs 3 million gold per try, or something like that?  Hope they do something soon).

Q:  When will we get another Void Titan?

A:  “uhhhhm.  Soon”.  “I hate saying soon, but there are other Void Titans coming.  Don’t worry”.  We are currently looking at the balancing for Void and the Horde unit - so you’ll probably see some balance changes coming before we get a new Void Titan.  (The Devs also mentioned their Dev Diary on YouTube, which apparently references Void).

Q:  Can we get a minefield Spell?

A:  There used to be, a very long time ago, a hidden Mine “Trap” exploded and did damage - but it wasn’t very good at the time.  But it’s a good idea - we are looking at new Spells.  (Note from SteelSpine:  Haig kind of turned his head and rubbed his nose in a cheeky way when he answered this - almost suggesting that something similar might be coming in the future?  Just a guess on my part).

Q:  Is there a fix coming for unresponsive touch screens on iOS devices?

A:  I think we might have a fix coming for that in the next Version..

Q:  Fix coming for Titans walking in circles?

A:  We think we know what’s causing it, but it’s not currently a priority to fix because we’re working on other important things at the moment like Relic Storage.  We will fix it eventually, but it’s a tricky fix.

Q:  Bring back the Wild Arrows Relic!

A:  Haig (in a sly sort of way):  “Maybe.  Maaaaaaaybe!”  “We talked about it, that’s all I’ll say for now”.  (Note:  Sounds like there are plans to bring it back for an Event).

Q:  Are the Divine Altar changes, including the new 5* Relics, coming with the new Version?

A:  Yes, but they might not be turned on right away.  Definitely soon after the release of v1.33, though.

Q:  Can FireStryke burn trees?

A:  No, there is a bug.  We can fix that.

Q:  Any update for Troop Storage for higher Levels?

A:  Once we’re done increasing Relic Storage, we will probably move on to increasing Troop and Spell inventories.

Q:  Look into making “Battle Setup Saves”, where we can save a few loadouts (Titans, Troops, Spells) and select them when starting an attack.

A:  That’s a really good idea.  We will look into that.

Q:  How do you solve the problem of hackers appearing in the final minutes of a Season?

A:  We have been working on some ways to combat that, which started last week - and we have other ideas for fixing the issue in the coming weeks.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs mentioned the downtime that we all experienced last Friday, June 28th.  They said the game was down for about three hours, and they found some issues that were different from the issues we experienced during the FireStryke Event.  They assured us that the issues have been found and resolved, and it shouldn’t happen again.  Haig apologized on behalf of the DoT team, but he did not mention any compensation for this particular crash.

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The Devs said the newest version of DoT - v1.33 - has started to roll out to some Android players.  Haig said they are doing a very slow rollout of this Version, so only about 10% of Players will see the new version in their Google Play Store right now.  He said it will continue to slowly roll out to players over the next week or so.  The Devs offered no other details about what will be in Version 1.33 - but they said they will fully discuss all of the changes and new features during next week’s LiveStream (July 10).

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NEXT WEEK:

TUESDAY, JULY 9:  There will be a THEATERS OF WAR Event.  The Devs said it will be “Japan themed”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  Sounds like it has to do with the mysterious Huntress and Oni Titans that are currently blacked out in the Pantheon - but I could be wrong).

THURSDAY, JULY 11:  There will be an Ice themed Leaderboard Event.

TWO WEEKS FROM NOW:

SOMETIME AROUND MONDAY, July 15 to WEDNESDAY, JULY 17):  There will be a midweek “mini Event”, similar to the special Greek Relic Event from a couple of weeks ago.  No further details on what this Event will include or exactly which day it will begin.

THURSDAY, JULY 18:  The Devs teased that “someone is coming back”.  That’s literally all they said about it, other than “maybe it’s Matt, maybe it’s a Titan.  Who knows”.  (Note from SteelSpine:  This *SOUNDS LIKE* it might be a tease about Kronos finally returning - but it could be something completely different.  I’m just making an educated guess based on how the Devs were acting).

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Uzin Kuhn

Facebook:  Zee No

(Sorry for the misspellings!)

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You can reach me in-game under the name SteelSpine (I am the Level 40 one).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!

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YOU CAN FIND FUTURE (and PAST) EDITIONS OF MY RECAPS ON MY BLOG at steelspinesdot.blogspot.com .  Copy and share them to whoever you think would like to read them - but please remember to give credit.  :-)

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Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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