Wednesday, February 12, 2020

LIVESTREAM RECAP - February 12, 2020 (Eros)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for FEBRUARY 12, 2020**

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Haig (Live Ops Manager) and Dom (Associate Art Director) were our hosts for this week’s LiveStream.  

There has been no Game Designer on the stream since December 18, 2019, when Matt began his year-long trip around the world.

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called GOD OF LOVE.  It will begin on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 and run until MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17.


Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the debut of EROS, the Physical Archer.  He is equipped with a brand new type of Skill, which “auto casts” Rage Spells on six of your Troops every 20 seconds.

EROS’ SKILLS:
Slot 1:  +225% Archer Damage, Cast Rage on 6 Random Units Every 20 Seconds
Slot 2:  +88% Goliath Armor, +2 Summon Omega Goliaths Spells
Slot 3:  +180% Titan Damage, +44% Archer Critical
Slot 4:  +117% Goliath Health, +2 Summon Omega Goliaths Spells
Slot 5:  +88% Titan Armor Piercing, +88% Archer Armor Piercing

NOTE from SteelSpine:  According to the Devs, the Skill in Slot 1 will last for the duration of a battle, which could make this a very interesting Titan - especially if you have a maxed out Staff Of Iron (which the Devs confirmed will boost the Damage and Duration of Eros’ “auto cast” Rage Spells).  

ALSO - this should be obvious, but the Slot 1 Skill will only cast Rage on YOUR Units, not on enemy Units.  The Slot 1 Skill will also work when Eros is on Defense, and Haig confirmed that it “should work” on Omega Goliaths.

EROS will be available for 18k Souls.


New Relics available in this Event:  

4* EROS’ QUIVER
+64% Omega Goliaths Health
+60% Goliaths Damage
+24% Goliaths Resist Against Void

4* LOVE’s ARROW
+60% Titan Physical Damage
+12% All Troop Critical
+65% Rage (Spell) Damage


Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

7000 Souls:  4* Gilded Arc
7500:  Event (Boost Relic) Token
8000:  4* Venomseed
9000:  100 Divine Gems
10k:  Epic Token
11k:  4* Titan’s Soul (XP Relic)
12k:  Basathi (4* Poison Archer Titan)
13k:  4* Nature’s Call
14k:  1400 Gems
15k:  4* Steadfast Sling
16k:  Event Token
17k:  4* Ancient Crossbow
18k:  EROS
19k:  4* EROS’ QUIVER
20k:  300 Divine Gems
21k:  1800 Gems
22k:  4* LOVE’S ARROW

(See dotdatabase.net for full details on the above Relics, and for Omega Goliath Stats).


1.4x Soul Bonus for using WADJET, DIONYSUS or CERBERUS.
1.3x Soul Bonus for using 4* RANGER Titans.
1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* RANGER Titans.

The Boost Relic this week will be the Grapes Of Wrath.


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 Eros
2nd Place:  L30 Eros
3rd Place:  L25 Eros
Top 4-5:  L15 Eros
Top 6-10:  L10 Eros
11-50:  L5 Eros
51-100:  L1 Basathi
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:  Any news regarding Baba Yaga?
Answer (A) from a Developer:  Baba Yaga will be in Version 1.37.  Unfortunately, we encountered some problems during testing - so 1.37 is taking a bit longer than we wanted it to take.  So Baba Yaga will have to be pushed back a little bit.  Maximum wait should be about 6-7 weeks from now.  (NOTE from SteelSpine:  This means that the timeline I discussed in last week’s Recap - with Baba Yaga premiering during the month of February, as promised - will NOT happen.  Looks more likely to happen in late March now.  The Devs also mentioned that the Mini Relic Event featuring the 4* Elemental Grasp may be pushed back a bit, too, since they were planning on tying that into the Baba Yaga Event - but they’ll let us know for sure in next week’s Stream).

Q:  Can you add a feature where you can post an additional Relic to your Garrison, similar to Economy Relics at the Barracks?
A:  That would mean creating a new type of Relic.  That’s not something we’ve thought about or discussed in the office, so we’ll bring it up and talk about it in the office.  Not a bad idea.

Q:  Will we ever get a Relic Forging Event (like the current Titan Fusion Event)?
A:  We’re still working on the ins and outs of something like that.  Nothing new to report on this stream, but we are still working on it.

Q:  Can we get the Iron Rune Relic in a Leaderboard Event soon, please?
A:  Haig:  “Um, yeah, ok.  That seems plausible.  We could do that”.

Q:  When will the Wild Arrows Relic come back?
A:  They should be in an Event “hopefully sometime quite soon”.

Q:  Will the Elemental Grasp still be in an Event on February 25?
A:  We were kind of tying it to the Baba Yaga Event, so it might be pushed back a bit.  We’ll let you know next week.

Q:  Is “Circle Select” (for Troops) EVER coming back?
A:  Haig:  I’d LOVE to bring this back, but it turns out that the code for it was deleted.  It’s still on our “to do list” for the future, but since it’s such a big job it has been moved way down the list.

Q:  What class will Baba Yaga be?
A:  Baba Yaga will be a Champion.

Q:  Will Oni be in an Event this year?
A:  Yes.  In fact, there will be two new Titans coming to the Divine Altars sometime around mid March.  (Note for non-English speakers:  The date that Dom gave is NOT correct - he thinks it’s funny to give random dates when these questions are asked).

Q:  When is Kronos coming back?
A:  Haig:  I can’t say right now.  Someone will be making an appearance very soon, though:  the God of Olympus.  (Note from SteelSpine:  I’m sure Haig is referring to Zeus here, but someone should tell him there are twelve Gods of Olympus and like half of them are in Dawn of Titans.  Haha)

Q:  When is a Void Minotaur coming?
A:  Haig:  “Oooh!  Wait for the schedule...”

Q:  Is there a release date for v1.37?
A:  Not yet, no.  It’s not far off, though.

Q:  When will the Staff Of Iron be in an Event again?
A:  Probably sometime in the coming weeks.

Q:  When will you start posting the monthly schedule on Social Media again?
A:  It should return soon.  We’re planning something a little bit bigger and better for it.  (Note from SteelSpine:  I wonder if they’ll copy my format).  :-)

Q:  When will Zeus return?
A:  Sometime BEFORE April 2.

Q:  Is a “use any old Event Relic” Event coming?
A:  Yes, we have one scheduled soon.

Q:  Any news on a Void Boar Titan?
A:  We can’t talk about it at this point.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

There will be a little FREE GIFT BUNDLE for all Players this Friday (Valentine’s Day), so make sure you log in and collect it!


Haig announced during the Stream that the 5* Axes of War Relic HAS been fixed in-game.  It should give the correct amount of BASE Damage now.  (GREAT JOB again getting the word out about this, everybody!).  He also said the Devs are looking into Lubu’s Armor Skill and the other 5* Relics mentioned in last week’s Stream, and will have more info for us next week.

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NEXT THREE WEEKS:

MONDAY, 17 FEBRUARY:  A TITAN’S UNLEASHED Event (TITAN FUSION Event).  It will feature Rangers in the Temple.

TUESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY:  A THEATERS OF WAR Event.  This one will be Void Themed.

THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY:  A PORTAL SURGE Event (discount on purchased Portal Stones).

FRIDAY, 21 FEBRUARY:  Another CONQUEST Event begins.  It will feature the return of RA, the Fire Guardian.  (NOTE:  Ra boosts the effectiveness of Meteor Strike Spells, and has Grenadier Offensive Skills and Horde Defensive Skills).


MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY:  A KINGDOM RUSH Event (discount on Neutral Land Refreshes).

TUESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY:  A TEMPLE EVENT, which will “focus on a specific Relic”.  (NOTE:  The Devs previously mentioned that we should be able to “get our hands on” the Elemental Grasp Relic on this day - but this has probably changed now that the Baba Yaga Event has been pushed back).

THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY:  Another Leaderboard Event Begins.  The Devs said it would feature “a Titan that was asked about earlier in the Stream” - which means this will likely be the debut of the Void version of Minotaur (NOTE:  This was SUPPOSED TO BE the week that Baba Yaga debuted, but the Devs had to push that Event back due to issues with the upcoming release of Version 1.37).


MONDAY, 2 MARCH:  Another 24 Hour Mini Event (like Kingdom Rush, Portal Surge, etc).

TUESDAY, 3 MARCH:  A Relic Leaderboard Event, focused on a specific Relic (no further info given).

THURSDAY, 5 MARCH:  Another Leaderboard Event begins.  Haig said it would be a “big Titan”, and Dom said it would be “huge”.

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Mike Carawy, Chris Valencia

Facebook:  Florian Mo, Axl Kind

(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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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 (I am the Level 43 one, as of February).  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, comments or suggestions!  (NOTE:  I haven’t been playing much lately, so it may take me a while to reply.  Sorry in advance!)


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

Thanks for reading!  :-)

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

LIVESTREAM RECAP - February 5, 2019 (Wadjet)

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for FEBRUARY 5, 2020**

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Haig (Live Ops Manager) and Dom (Game Artist) were our hosts for this week’s LiveStream. 

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be called THE COBRA.  It will begin on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 and run until MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10.


Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the debut of WADJET, the Void Guardian.  She is the first Titan to significantly boost the effectiveness of Poison Cloud Spells.

WADJET’s SKILLS:
Slot 1:  +150% Poison Cloud Damage and Duration, +3 Poison Cloud Spells
Slot 2:  +88% Panther Armor, +176% Horde Armor
Slot 3:  +234% Horde Health, +117% Panther Health
Slot 4:  +40% Horde Melee Resist, +40% Panther Ranged Resist
Slot 5:  +40% Horde All Elemental Resist, +40% Panther All Elemental Resist

NOTE:  The Devs took a moment to say that there is a chance that Wadjet’s Skills MAY be tweaked before the Event goes live.  They said they “changed them up” a little bit on Wednesday (20 minutes before the Stream), and that they are doing some play testing with Wadjet today (Wednesday) to determine whether or not her Skills need a “slight increase” before the Event begins on Thursday.  If they ARE altered, I wouldn’t expect it to be anything too drastic.

WADJET will be available for 16k Souls.


New Relics available in this Event:  

4* ORNATE URAEUS
+60% Panthers Damage
+40% Panthers Resist Against Lightning
+12% All Troop Critical

4* PHARAOH’S NEMES
+60% Horde Damage
+40% Horde Resist Against Physical
+40% Horde Resist Against Fire


Top Rewards available in this Event will include:

6000 Souls:  4* Golden Scales
7000:  Epic Token
8000:  4* Statue of Sacrifice
9000:  100 Divine Gems
10k:  Event Token
11k:  GUARDIAN TOKEN (redeemable at the Divine Altars for either Skolnar or Mayku)
12k:  1000 Gems
13k:  4* Coiled Serpent
14k:  300 Divine Gems
15k:  4* Ankh of Bast
16k:  WADJET
17k:  4* ORNATE URAEUS
18k:  1200 Gems
19k:  4* PHARAOH’S NEMES

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


1.4x Soul Bonus for using SIV or VALKYRIE.
1.3x Soul Bonus for using ODIN or LOKI.
1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* GUARDIAN Titans.

The Boost Relic this week is the CURSED CANDLE.


It will be an ALLIANCE LEADERBOARD 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 Wadjet
2nd Place:  L30 Wadjet
3rd Place:  L25 Wadjet
Top 4-5:  L15 Wadjet
Top 6-10:  L10 Wadjet
11-50:  L5 Wadjet
51-100:  Guardian Token (choose either Skolnar or Mayku in the Divine Altars)
101-250:  4k Gems

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Can you change Garrison Maps?  They need to be more fair and fun for players.
Answer (A) from a Developer:  We had a look at Garrison Maps before.  It’s really hard to change them.  We’ll check into it this week and let you guys know during the next Stream.

Q:  Can you update certain (weak) Relics to re-introduce them to the new meta?
A:  Haig:  “We kind of don’t do that.  But if you have anything specific that you think is like super old ... that really doesn’t apply at all, then let us know.  We’ve tried to be interesting with the ‘Relic Meta’.  Old relics should still make sense”.

Q:  When is the 4* Elemental Grasp coming back in an Event?
A:  “Good question.  Very, very soon”.  (The Devs later confirmed that it SHOULD be available during the week of February 25).

Q:  Please remove 3* Relics from the 500 Divine Gem Altar.
A:  Yeah, that keeps getting brought up.  We have had conversations in the office around the DG Altar - and the 3* Relics in it.  We are not ignoring you guys.  We are trying to work something out.  (NOTE from SteelSpine:  I really hope they do something about this soon.  It’s extraordinarily frustrating to spend 500 DGs and get a 3*.  I did my 45th unsuccessful pull in a row on the 500 DG Altar last night - and almost all of the “prizes” I’ve received have been 3*s.  I wouldn’t mind so much if 90% or 95% of pulls gave a 4* Relic, but let’s be honest - NOBODY who is saving DGs uses a 3* Relic for anything other than Forge Food.  STOP DEBATING and please just fix it, Devs).

Q:  Is Assault done?
A:  No, it will come back.  We’re still working on it.

Q:  Can you bring back the Monthly Calendar you used to post on social media?
A:  Yes, we are looking to do that for March.

Q:  Is this the last Egyptian Titan?
A:  No.

Q:  Will the 4* Loki’s Trinket Relic give extra Souls in this Event?
A:  Haig:  “That’s a great question”.

Q:  Any chance of a trading feature between Alliances?
A:  No.  Too much potential for abuse, and it would be the only thing we’d be working on for like six months.

Q:  When is Zeus coming back?
A:  (Dom joked and gave incorrect dates YET AGAIN, followed by) Haig:  “It will be BEFORE April 22”.

Q:  Have you ever thought about pets for Titans?
A:  We actually have.  Not quite pets, but a World of Warcraft - type feature.  Nothing to announce on that front, but we have thought about it.  It’s a cool idea.

Q:  Please add a “Trash Button” to the Treasury, so we can delete unwanted items without collecting them first.
A:  That is in our backlog of work that we would like to do, yes.  (NOTE:  Haig hinted that if more people complain about this it will get done more quickly - so if you want this feature, speak up on Facebook and/or contact Support).

Q:  Any update on Version 1.37?
A:  It will have Baba Yaga in it, a new type of Event, new 5* Relics with “cool new Skills”, and lots of other bug fixes, changes & hacking detection.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs were asked about “an update to some Relics”.  In response, Haig mentioned that the Dev Team is “potentially looking into” issues with the 5* Axes of War, 5* Dragonslayer, 5* Shadowdancer, and “Lubu’s Armor”.  He didn’t promise any changes, but he did say that they are “aware of” (and are looking into) “some of the issues that you guys said you had with those Relics”.  (NOTE:  Haig seemed confused about the “Lubu’s Armor” in his notes; I’m almost positive the issue is with his Slot 1 Skill, NOT with one of the Lubu Relics).  (ALSO:  Haig specifically referred to the “wrong damage” on the 5* Axes of War (it is currently giving Elemental Damage instead of Base Damage, which is stronger due to the way it’s calculated) - so hopefully that will be fixed soon.  GREAT JOB getting the word out about that, everybody!  You all are awesome).


Haig briefly mentioned that a Balance Update will be coming soon.  He said it will happen “probably not too far off”, and will include changes to Archers, Grenadiers and Horde Troops.  (NOTE from SteelSpine:  I’m not sure what the Devs have in store for Archers and Grenadiers, but I THINK we can safely assume that Horde Troops will be weakened in some way since they are so much stronger than the other units right now - like Storm Maidens were last year, before their realignment).

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NEXT THREE WEEKS:

MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY:  A KINGDOM RUSH Event (discount on Neutral Lands).

TUESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY:  A TEMPLE TAKEOVER Event.  It will feature a chance at winning one of two fan favorites: DIONYSUS and CERBERUS.

THURSDAY, 13 FEBRUARY:  Weekly Leaderboard Event begins.  The Devs said they have some pretty cool Valentines Day related stuff lined up for this weekend, including a “fabulous” new “mega” Titan (their words, not mine).  Haig previously mentioned that the Titan offered in this week’s Event will have a “new style Skill”, with “a cool new style Effect”.  (NOTE from SteelSpine:  Since Valentines Day is routinely associated with Cupid, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this Titan was a Ranger - especially since the Fusion Event the following Monday is Ranger themed.  The Titan could also be a big-time Archer booster, since Cupid is often associated with bows and arrows - but this is ONLY SPECULATION by me).


MONDAY, 17 FEBRUARY:  A TITAN’S UNLEASHED Event (TITAN FUSION Event).  It will feature Rangers in the Temple.

TUESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY:  A THEATERS OF WAR Event.  This one will be Void Themed.

FRIDAY, 21 FEBRUARY:  Another CONQUEST Event begins.  It will feature the return of RA, the Fire Guardian.  (NOTE:  Ra boosts the effectiveness of Meteor Strike Spells, and has Grenadier Offensive Skills and Horde Defensive Skills).


MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY:  A 24 hour “Daily Event” (probably another KINGDOM RUSH).

TUESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY:  The Devs mentioned that we SHOULD be able to “get our hands on” the Elemental Grasp Relic on this day.  No word regarding whether this will be a Relic mini-Event or a Temple Altar Event, though - and Haig made a point to mention that this is all “subject to change”.

THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY:  (SPECULATION:  Based on hints that were previously given, I THINK this is PROBABLY the date of the Baba Yaga Event - but ONLY if Version 1.37 is released BEFORE this week.  This is just an educated guess by me, though - the Devs did NOT confirm it or anything).

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Shayik Kamil, Tommy Versetti

Facebook:  Cornelia Hass, Jeremy Huan

(Sorry for any misspellings!)

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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 43 one, as of February).  Feel free to reach out to me with any corrections, questions, comments or suggestions!  (Sorry if it takes me a while to reply!)


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

Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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RECAP - September 28, 2020 (Zabava)

  ** SteelSpine’s RECAP for SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 ** XXXXX https://steelspinesdot.blogspot.com XXXXX Hey, all!    I’m sorry for my long absence...