LIVESTREAM RECAP - March 6, 2019

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for MARCH 6, 2019 **

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(REMINDER:  I am posting all of my future Recaps on my blog at 

https://steelspinesdot.blogspot.com .  Feel free to copy my LiveStream Recaps directly from my blog and share them with anyone you think might want to read them.  Thank you for reading!)

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event is called ANCIENT ARROWS.  It will begin on THURSDAY, MARCH 7 and run until MONDAY, MARCH 11.  This week’s Event will be an “ALL BOOST RELIC” Event, which means you will be able to use any Relics you have left over from older Events.

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Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the return of TOLLAND, the 4* Physical (Human) Ranger.  Tolland is an Archer/Spearman booster. 

Tolland’s SKILLS:

Slot 1:  Spearmen Defense Tier II Skill

Slot 2:  Archer Offensive X Skill

Slot 3:  Spearmen Defensive Tier II Skill

Slot 4:  Archer Offensive X Skill

Slot 5: Spearmen Defensive X Skill

Tolland will be available for 10k Souls.

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The Rewards will also include a “Ranger Token”, which can be turned in at the Divine Altars for a Ranger of your choosing (you can choose between either Sulzar or Etalus, according to the Devs).

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New Relics available in this Event:  

4* Ancient Sling (available at 8k Souls)

+ ALL Troop Damage

+ Titan Armor Piercing

+ Archer Armor Piercing

4* Ancient Crossbow (available at 11k Souls)

+ Titan and Troop Physical Damage

+ Archer Damage

+ Archer Critical

(Note:  The Devs didn’t show upgraded versions of the new Relics, so I’m unsure of the Level 10 Stats).

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Also available in this Event:

4* Titan’s Soul (Titan XP Relic) at 7k Souls.

4* Ancient Sling at 8k Souls.

Epic Token at 9k Souls.

Tolland at 10k Souls.

4* Ancient Crossbow at 11k Souls.

4* Nature’s Call at 12k Souls.

4* Gilded Arc at 13k Souls.

4* Ranger Token available at 15k Souls.

4* Heartseeker 16k Souls.

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

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1.2x Soul Bonus for using 4* Berserker Titans.

1.1x Soul Bonus for using 3* Berserker Titans.

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It is 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.

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LEADERBOARD RANKING PRIZES:

Top 50: Ladega (Level depends on Rank).

51-100:  4* Banner of Iron

101-250:  4K Gems

251-500:  3k Gems

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In addition, there will be a Berserker Titan “Temple Takeover”.  All 4* Titans dropped from the Altars will be a Berserker.

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  Can we get a better Relic menu?  Repeatedly swiping for an hour is not fun.

Answer (A) from a Developer: We’re looking into making a new Relic “filtering system”.  In fact, we’re working on the specs right now.  But it’s one of many changes we’re planning to make, so it might be a while.

Q:  Any plans to add Maidens as Garrison and/or Land defenders?

A:  YES.  This should be coming in version 1.32 (not the next version update, but the one after that).

Q:  Any news on increasing Relic Storage above 500 Relics?

A:  We’ve answered this before - it would be very difficult.  That being said, we’re looking into ways to reduce the size of Player Profile files - and that might lead to increased Relic Storage in the future..

Q:  Any chance of a Healing Spell (or Troop)?

A:  We thought about doing this, but it would be hard to implement because of the way Troop Battalions are set up.

Q:  Please add Divine Gems to the Daily (Monthly) Calendar.

A:  That’s a good suggestion.  We’ll look into it.

Q:  New profile pictures.  Where are they?

A:  They’re coming soon.  We plan to start releasing them the week after next (so around March 18-22).

Q:  What about a Titan-only Healing Spell?

A:  Uh, I don’t know if that would be very good.

Q:  How about a Titan that has the unique ability to take over Enemy Troops?

A:  (The Devs reminisced about an “overpowered” feature early on in the game that had a similar spell called “Preacher” - they said it was too strong and was removed from the game.  They never actually answered this question).

Q:  Fix coming for “suicidal Maidens”?

A:  Yes, but not until version 1.32.  Same with “runaway Goliaths”.

Q:  Can we get a search function on Relic Storage?

A:  We’re looking into that.  Also looking into adding rarity to the Treasure Room.

Q:  Any thoughts on Indian Gods?

A:  For sure.  It may have come up in a conversation...

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The “Design A Relic” competition is still ongoing.  The stats for the winning Relic are:

+16-24% All Troop Health

+16-24% All Troop Armor

+14-20% All Troop Elemental Resist

If you log onto Facebook right now, you can submit your own personal artwork for what you think the Relic should look like.  The Devs said it doesn’t have to be “professional looking” - it can be a hand drawn picture on paper, or a MS Paint drawing, or a PhotoShop - they’re just looking for a general idea more than a finished product.  The top designers will be awarded Gems for their efforts.

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The Devs are working on fixing the crash issues with Push Notifications - they say it should be fixed soon, but Push Notifications will remain off until all of the issues have been resolved.

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The Devs mentioned (in an offhand way) that they may be working on a new Troop type.  Second time this was teased.  No more info on this..

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The Devs mentioned wanting to make changes in the near future to the way Leagues work, in order to give greater Rewards for being in higher Leagues (similar to the increased XP gained for Legend League Players in the ABSOLUTELY AWFUL Monument Event last Monday.  haha).  No further info about this right now..

REMINDER:  The Devs mentioned last week that all “Weekly Events” will now end about 1.5 hours before the end of a Season (around 2:30 a.m. East Coast USA time, or 7:30 a.m. GMT) for the foreseeable future - so remember to check the in-game timer.

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NEXT WEEK:

MONDAY:  There will be another “Kingdom Rush” Event (where you can refresh your available Neutral Lands Pool for half the cost).

MAYBE MONDAY:  A NEW “Spell Surge” Event (if the Devs can get it working), which will boost the effectiveness of Shield Spells for the week.  Shield Spells will absorb +100% the Damage and will have a larger radius, but will have -50% duration.

PROBABLY TUESDAY:  There will be a THEATERS OF WAR Event, featuring URKON.  (Note from SteelSpine:  In the past when the Devs feature a Titan in ToW it all but guaranteed that the Titan will be available in that week’s Event - so it looks TO ME like Urkon will be next week).

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THE WEEK AFTER NEXT (March 18-22):  The Devs said there would be “some very fancy stuff” happening.  No further details from the Devs, other than the release of new Player Avatars.

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Nathun Smitta

Facebook:  Kadiz Radizel 

(Note from SteelSpine:  I am sorry for any misspellings above - the Devs announce the names, but they don’t show them written out.  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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OOPS!  Last week I incorrectly stated that the Devs had not mentioned whether the Conquest Event was a Solo Leaderboard or an Alliance Leaderboard.  Apparently they DID say during the Stream that it was going to be a Solo Leaderboard Event - and I somehow missed it.  Quite a few people contacted me to point out the mistake - but the first to do so was Zuluboa via the LINE App.  I try to be as accurate as possible, but sometimes I screw up - so thank you very much, Zuluboa, for the help.  :-)

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That’s it for this week’s LiveStream.  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).  

Feel free to share the info from this Recap with anyone who might find it helpful.  If you edit or cut out pieces to share, I’d appreciate it if you gave me credit.  :-)

As of right now (March 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 37 one, as of March 2019).  

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YOU CAN FIND FUTURE (and PAST) EDITIONS OF MY RECAPS ON MY BLOG.  The address is https://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.  :-)

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Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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LIVESTREAM RECAP - February 27, 2019

** SteelSpine’s LIVESTREAM RECAP for FEBRUARY 27, 2019 **

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(REMINDER:  I am posting all of my future Recaps on my blog at 

https://steelspinesdot.blogspot.com .  Feel free to copy my LiveStream Recaps directly from my blog and share them with anyone you think might want to read them.  Thank you for reading!  :-)

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EVENT DETAILS:

This week’s Event will be the second running of CONQUEST, Dawn of Titans’ newest Event Mode.  It will begin on FRIDAY, MARCH 1 and run until MONDAY, MARCH 4.

(Note from SteelSpine:  The Devs said “not much has changed” in this Conquest Event compared to the first running.  This means we can probably expect it to take a long time to complete, just like the first time around.  They also said there would be a player survey posted on DOT’s Facebook Page regarding the first Conquest Event (which featured Lu Bu).  If you have any opinions or ideas regarding Conquest, please write down your thoughts and send them off to Support - it really sounds like the Devs want feedback about this particular Event type, so your voice could make a difference).

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Titan Details:

This week’s Event features the return of two older X-Skilled Titans; AVALOS and MAMESH. AVALOS is a 4* Elithen (Ice) Guardian.  MAMESH is a 4* Unak (Fire) Berserker.

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AVALOS’ SKILLS:

Slot 1:  Titan Defensive Tier II

Slot 2:  Imperials Defensive X Skill (Health or Armor)

Slot 3:  Grenadiers Offensive X Skill (Damage or Armor Piercing)

Slot 4:  Imperials Defensive X Skill (Health or Armor, whichever is not in Slot 2)

Slot 5:  Grenadiers Offensive X Skill (Damage or AP, whichever is not in Slot 3)

Avalos is one of the prizes awarded for successful completion of Conquest Level 10.

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MAMESH’s SKILLS:

Slot 1:  Grenadiers X Skill

Slot 2:  Panthers X Skill

Slot 3:  Grenadiers X Skill

Slot 4:  Panthers X Skill

Slot 5:  Grenadiers X Skill

Mamesh is one of the prizes awarded for successful completion of Conquest Level 8.

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TOP PRIZE LEVELS:

LEVEL 6:

3* Spartan Helm

Portal Stones

Divine Gems

Warp Stones

LEVEL 7:

4* Flaming Rune

Event Token

700 Gems

Warp Stones

LEVEL 8:

MAMESH

Event Token

Epic Token

Warp Stones

LEVEL 9:

4* Spartan Helm

4* Ice Gauntlets

800 Gems

150 Divine Gems

Warp Stones

LEVEL 10:

AVALOS

250 Divine Gems

4* Banner of Frost

4* Ice Helm

10 Warp Stones

(Note from SteelSpine:  In some cases, the Devs didn’t give an actual number as to how many Warp Stones, Divine Gems, etc would be awarded.  That’s why some Levels just say “Warp Stones” instead of “10 Warp Stones”, etc.)

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

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Just like last time, there will be 3 guaranteed battle drops during this week’s Conquest Event.

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There is NO “Boost Titan” for this week’s Event.  Additionally, the Devs did not say whether this will be a Solo/Individual Leaderboard Event or an Alliance Leaderboard Event, so I guess we’ll have to wait and see on Friday how the Ranking Rewards will be tallied and awarded.

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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS:

Question (Q) from a Player:  What happened with the Nazul Event?  (Why did the Ranking Rewards get so screwed up?)

Answer (A) from a Developer:  We noticed at the end of the Event that Alliances were completely disappearing from the Leaderboard.  We hunted down the problem and fixed it by pushing out a Server Update, so we don’t think we’ll see that happen ever again.  As for compensating players - the data was lost, but we think we compensated everybody who was affected.  If you didn’t receive your reward you can contact us via the in-game Support.  (Note from SteelSpine:  there’s a blog post about this on the DoT website, as well, if anyone cares to take a look).

Q:  Will we see Dionysus and Poseidon in Events again?

A:  Yes, going forward we’ll most likely have each of them in a future Event.  We can’t say for sure when, but we want to bring them back.

Q:  Will there be 3x guaranteed drops (“Spoils of War”) during this week’s Conquest Event?

A:  YES, there WILL be three guaranteed drops from each successful attack during this week’s Event.

Q:  Any news on the new “Relic XP” Relics (which grant additional Forging Experience)?

A:  YES.  We have already added them to the game files - we think they are called “FORGE SHARDS”.  We’re just trying to figure out internally which Event would be the best time to debut them in-game.  They are basically “empty Relics” which are to be used exclusively for leveling up other Relics.  So they are definitely coming, we just aren’t sure when yet.  

*Note from SteelSpine:  YAY!  :-)

Q:  Any update on bringing back “circle select” for Troops?

A:  Yes, we still want to bring back “circle select”.  There were some bug issues with circle select back when it was in the game, which we think we have worked out - but we still need to do a little testing.  Additionally, we aren’t sure if we want to add it for all Players or for higher-level Players, or if we want to keep “Select All” AND “Circle Select” (or just circle select).  These are some of the things we have to talk about behind the scenes before it returns.

Q:  Are Physical Resist Rings and Lightning Resist Rings still coming?

A:  Yes.  We have finished the artwork for them, they just need to be added to the game.  Shouldn’t be long now.

Q:  Where are the new Avatars (in-game/chat Player pictures)?

A:  We’re planning to release them in a big event coming up shortly.  We ran into some unforeseen issues with adding them to the game, so we need to wait until everybody has updated to version 1.30.

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TEASERS and OTHER INFORMATION:

The Devs talked a bit about why they decided to move the end time for last week’s Event.  They basically said it was to increase the stability of the servers so they don’t run into another issue like they had after the “Death Do Us Part” Event, where Alliances did not receive their Ranking Rewards.  They said ALL FUTURE EVENTS will begin a little earlier than they have in the past, but will end a bit early (at 7:30 in the morning GMT) “for now”.  (Make sure you check the Event Info this week to see what time that translates to in your time zone!)

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In the future, LiveStreams will happen on WEDNESDAYs at 4:30 pm GMT, not Thursdays at 3:30 GMT.  (Note from SteelSpine:  I will still try to get the Recap typed up and sent out within a few hours, but Wednesday afternoons are really busy for me - so I may not be able to type them up until Wednesday nights.  If that does happen, I’m really sorry for the delay - but I’ll NEVER be later than the same night a LiveStream takes place.  I promise).

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The “Design A Relic” competition is in full swing on Dawn of Titans’ Facebook Page.  (For those who don’t know, “Design a Relic” is something the Devs decided to do in order to give the players a chance to pick the next “elite” Relic to be added to the game.  Check the DoT Facebook Page for full details).

The winner of Round 1 was a Relic with 16-24% All Troop Health, 16-24% All Troop Armor and 14-20% All Troop All Elemental Resist.

The winner of Round 2 was a Relic with 24-40% Titan Health, 18-30% Titan Armor and 16-24% Titan All Elemental Resist.

Those two Relics will go head-to-Head in Round 3, with the winner to be added into the game in a future Event.  Voting for Round 3 begins either FEBRUARY 28 or MARCH 1, so make sure you get online and vote for the one you like the most.  After the Relic Stats are chosen, the community will be able to submit their own artwork and name ideas for the Relic - so check it out when you have a moment.  Sounds pretty cool.

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Version 1.30 is finally beginning to roll out to Players - it is currently available for Android players, and should be available for iOS Players shortly (perhaps as early as Thursday, February 28, according to the Devs).  The Devs said it includes a bunch of bug fixes, new loading screens, an increase to Archer Critical rates, a fix for 3* Goliath Belts, Storm Maiden Economy Relics and “behind the scenes features and improvements for upcoming Events”.

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NEXT WEEK:

MONDAY:  There will be a NEW one-day Event called “War Unleashed”.  According to the Devs, War Unleashed will involve the Titan Monuments.  It sounds like War Unleashed will be somewhat similar to Theaters of War - but instead of awarding tons of Relics from the Titan Arenas, War Unleashed will award extra Titan Experience from the Titan Monuments.  The Devs said there will be a different amount of Titan Experience awarded depending on which League you are in (Legends, Masters, etc) - but it “will not be a massive difference”.  They also said since this is the first time this Event will take place they consider this a “trial run”, and asked Players to submit their thoughts, ideas and suggestions after War Unleashed ends.

SOMETIME NEXT WEEK (day not defined):  There will be a Relic Festival at some point during the week.  The Devs said they couldn’t say much about it, but that it would be “a good one”.  

*Note from SteelSpine:  I’m not sure there’s ever been a “good” Relic Festival, in my opinion, so I’d take this with a grain of salt.  :-)

NEXT WEEKEND:  The Devs said next week’s regular weekly Event would be a “special Event” that would be “kind of cool, actually”.  They wouldn’t go into detail, but they said it would be “kind of Ranger themed”.  The big news regarding this Event, though, is that you will be able to use ANY OLD EVENT BOOST RELICS that you may have laying around from prior Events.  (Finally!)  :-)

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LIVESTREAM CONTEST WINNERS:

YouTube:  Ali Sebanovitch

Facebook:  Maury Fallon

(Note from SteelSpine:  I am sorry for any misspellings above - the Devs announce the names, but they don’t show them written out.  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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That’s it for this week’s LiveStream.  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).  

Feel free to share the info from this Recap with anyone who might find it helpful.  If you edit or cut out pieces to share, I’d appreciate it if you gave me credit.  :-)

As of right now (February or March, 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 37 one, as of February/March 2019).  

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YOU CAN FIND FUTURE (and PAST) EDITIONS OF MY RECAPS ON MY BLOG.  The address is https://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.  :-)

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Thanks for reading!  :-)

-SteelSpine

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