The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:09 pm

Swindle's a good one. He can one shot stuff

News Credits: 191 · Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:46 pm

ctrlFrequency wrote:Swindle's a good one. He can one shot stuff

I'm very happy I got him; I needed good 3* gunners - especially to replace 2* mix on the B-team - and this goes towards a potential Bruticus...~

News Credits: 226 · Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:01 pm

So I set myself two goals this weekend ...

4* Mixmaster to level 30 *DONE*
4* Rampage to level 40 *DONE*

BONUS ACHIEVEMENTS
Get Deathsaurus to level 30 *now levelled to 31*
Get Scavenger to level 20 *now levelled to 21*
Get Octopunch to level 40
Unlock 2* Drag Strip *now levelled to 11*
Unlock 3* Drag Strip
Give Devastator his first upgrade - now in for second upgrade

Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:57 am

Is the Autobot Alliance still active for this one? I just started playing this again and I know I've seen it on there when I search it up, but I didn't want to bug anyone with a request to join if it wasn't.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:01 pm

ashe5k wrote:Is the Autobot Alliance still active for this one? I just started playing this again and I know I've seen it on there when I search it up, but I didn't want to bug anyone with a request to join if it wasn't.

Well, the first issue is you're an Autobot.

:-D

Check with Seibertron himself. Last I knew he was in charge.

News Credits: 226 · Sun Jan 15, 2017 9:23 pm

No 4* Drag Queen for Burn.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Jan 15, 2017 9:26 pm

Ban someone (but not me) it'll make you feel better.

News Credits: 226 · Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:07 pm

ctrlFrequency wrote::(

Ban someone (but not me) it'll make you feel better.

No, it won't. Because then I have to listen to some boohoo sob story about how they're allergic to glue and they accidentally caught a whiff of glue 3 weeks ago and it's made them angry blah blah waffle waffle.

Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:28 am

ctrlFrequency wrote:
ashe5k wrote:Is the Autobot Alliance still active for this one? I just started playing this again and I know I've seen it on there when I search it up, but I didn't want to bug anyone with a request to join if it wasn't.

Well, the first issue is you're an Autobot.

Check with Seibertron himself. Last I knew he was in charge.

I stand with the team that drunk crashes their ship into the side of a mountain and goes into a centuries long hangover

Yeah he got me in yesterday afternoon

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:37 pm

Well, the weekend gave me a 2* and 3* Dragstrip along with a 3* Swindle.

Crystal wise, I ended up getting almost 3000 3* shards (I'm close to another 3*) and I got 400 4* shards. I'm only about 300 away from my first 4* Crystal made from shards!

News Credits: 191 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:49 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Well, the weekend gave me a 2* and 3* Dragstrip along with a 3* Swindle.

Crystal wise, I ended up getting almost 3000 3* shards (I'm close to another 3*) and I got 400 4* shards. I'm only about 300 away from my first 4* Crystal made from shards!

... I also got a 3* Swindle. As did someone in my alliance.

This is way too much of a coincidence.

Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:48 pm

Swindle seems like he got around this weekend, as I got a 2* Swindle along with a 3* Slipstream and 2*, 3* & 4* Dragstrips

News Credits: 226 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:24 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I'm only about 300 away from my first 4* Crystal made from shards!

It'll be a dupe. :-P

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:41 pm

Burn wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I'm only about 300 away from my first 4* Crystal made from shards!

It'll be a dupe.

No! No! Take your up-until-recent bad luck away from me! I need anti-voodoo stuff now!

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:59 pm

Sometimes the % for a certain character is bumped up I think.

Remind me to share the crystal opening method someone came up with.

Not 100% success (I got a 14 2 stars and 1 3 star dupe once using it) but more often than not you can swing the odds to 3 or 4 star a little more often.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:03 pm

I just know that if spark is available..I'm gonna get it.. after this event, I'm sitting at 345,000..it will come in handy but I'm still not happy lol

News Credits: 226 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:15 pm

Officially a free agent while I take a few days to re-find my interest in the game. Just haven't been feeling it since this weekends event. Looking back, I've yet to actually receive a 4* prize from ANY of the events and that makes me question why I spend so much time playing.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:22 pm

Stop spending for awhile. Maybe that will help.

I don't really spend much, just odd occasions. But I gotta really want something to drop money on it, save up for when I really want something.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:25 pm

I haven't spent a penny on the game so far, and I've been satisfied. Mind you I am hitting that wall where it feels boring, but still worth going at the moment

News Credits: 226 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:33 pm

ctrlFrequency wrote:Stop spending for awhile. Maybe that will help.

Haven't spent for a few weeks actually. Not since the Onslaught bundle. I've reached a point where I have 3*'s of those in the bundles so I see no point in spending money and taking a gamble to get a 4*.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:14 pm

*covers the Autobot players optics

Our method for getting the most out of the crystals. Works most of the time.

In no way am I encouraging Burn to spend, but I also use this method on event crystals.

Opening of Crystals Information

Pull/Pop = Clicking the crystal you want to open in the space bridge.

I have found BIG success in popping my Crystals this way.

After purchasing a character bundle, head to the space bridge.

***If you have a free crystal pop this to start.***

STEP #1: Once you claim your prize, watch for the camera to zoom out a little bit and then stop.

STEP #2: Once the camera has stopped moving backwards, start a slow count. Count to 5-15 in your head, then pop your next crystal.

STEP #3: Once the character has been revealed, claim your reward from duplicate bot or new bot, and then repeat step #1.

***NOTE: While counting in your head, vary the times. Count to 6 one time, count to 10 the next time, count to 5 etc. This will allow the random number generator (which I believe is the main code for crystal popping) to change a bit.***

This is my theory, and I have been using this the past 3-4 weeks. I have pulled Megatron 4*, Skywarp 4*, Scourge 4*, Viper 4*, Skrapnel 4*, Kickback 4*, Nightbird 4*, as well as many 3* bots I did not have.

***NOTE: If you notice a particular bot showing 2-3 times, take a little break. I usually wait 30-60 seconds. Again, this process is to stir up the Random Number Generator, and give you a better shuffle of Bots.

***DO NOT BUY PACKS BACK TO BACK. If you are purchasing Character bundles and wish to purchase multiple bundles, wait 1-3hrs before purchasing another bundle. You should get a better shuffle by doing this also.***

My Theory explained deeper.

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR (RNG in coding terms) INFO.

Space Apes (like many other Devs in these style games) probably used RNG. It is super easy to implement as most coding language have an easy way of "calling" an RNG into code. The RNG is usually time based to give the illusion that you have Drop Rate percentages. RNG will spit out a number that the coders have a little control over (a number between 1 and 3 or a number between 1 and 10,000+). Once RNG has come up with a number (ie: 1.4326693 or 2.145721577 etc), it is rounded to the nearest whole Number. Usually +1 is added to this final number so there is not a Zero spit out and they have their 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 to deal with. So, this will give Space Ape a nice whole number to use.

ARRAY (Usually consists of 2 Numbers)

Arrays are calls/modules used by coders. In this part SA can randomly generate as many numbers as they like, but I believe it is 2 that they are generating. One Number is for star value, the other number is the Bot. Here is what an array would look like.

[1,1] Scrapper
[1,2] Headstrong
[1,3] Kickback
[1,4] Skywarp
etc

See how the array has 2 numbers. First number is star value, second number is Bot to display.

Now, SA saying Drop rates have increased. This is how the array could look.

[1,1] Scrapper
[1,2] Scrapper
[1,3] Scrapper
[1,4] Headstrong
[1,5] Kickback
[1,6] Skywarp

Notice the difference in Scrapper being added to the array more? This would increase the chances of Scrapper being "pulled".

An array can be endless. You notice this simetimes in the spacebridge as sometimes there is a longer pause before displaying the bot that was "Pulled". This tells me that the numbers generated are in a BIG Array. This led me to investigate this further, and this is what I came up with.

Manipulate RNG, and you will have better success with the money you spend. Take care, and good luck at the Space Bridge!

Warhammerz

Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:41 pm

I'm an Autobot, looking for a Top 80 Event leaderboard alliance.
4500 medals, 7800 squad, consistently score 12k or more in events. Used to warring cybertron league daily
Stopped playing briefly, looking to get back in. Was on a top 10 event team for months, alliance needs to be in top 80 for LB events. I did 15k in star saber

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:37 pm

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Tap the Event button!
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In-game name: DreadstalkerFaction: DecepticonPlayer Level: 74Decepticons unlocked: 117Alliance name: Mayhem Atk Squad Dreadstalker is one of our top Decepticon players, supporting one of our top alliances Mayhem Atk Squad with an impressive 7,016 medals. He also has the esteemed title of first player to reach 100,000 Combiner Bot Power!Over the past 206 days of gameplay, Dreadstalker has maxed out all of his 1-Star and 2-Star bots. His stellar roster includes 13 bots level 51 and higher, 22 4-Star bots levels 48/49 and 35 3-Star bots levels 47-50. Having won just under 23,500 battles, it’s safe to say he knows a thing or two about strategy. Scourge is by far his favorite bot, utilizing him on all of his leveling teams. His choice method of leveling is taking Scourge and 2-3 other bots into zone 11. He will strategically implement Scourge’s Fire Mission as many times as possible, hopefully clearing a path around any outposts. Congrats Dreadstalker!

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