The Energon Pub

by **ThunderThruster** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:09 am

congrats on getting mixmaster, I'm very jealous of you now.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:46 am

Wish it said what Holo Assault does and I was really wanting medics, but... woo, new characters! Hound's finally showing up, gosh; only took him a few months.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:38 pm

Ah, I forgot you're not privy to our line discussions. Someone raided the game code and pulled up their models as well as some info about upcoming stuff. 5 stars are on the horizon, along with 5-star crystals that guarantee a new character each time. (those are going to be crazy expensive) I'll try and dig that info up.

Hound is actually in the title card right now, towards the front.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:58 pm

King Kuuga wrote:Ah, I forgot you're not privy to our line discussions. Someone raided the game code and pulled up their models as well as some info about upcoming stuff. 5 stars are on the horizon, along with 5-star crystals that guarantee a new character each time. (those are going to be crazy expensive) I'll try and dig that info up.

Hound is actually in the title card right now, towards the front.

'No dupes' sounds a little too good to be true.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:54 pm

I would love to stop getting dupes. I have several 2* that I haven't got and all I keep getting are Skywarps, Bonecrushers, and Blastoffs

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:22 pm

And yet other conversations have SpaceApe consistently denying the arrival of 5*'s.

And I suspect Hound and Drag Strips abilities will be as useful as Nightbirds and Arcees.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:37 pm

Let's be real, the cost of a "no dupe" crystal would be tremendous and only the high rollers would get them.

Nightbird/Arcee are useful in some circumstances. Especially now that they stun buildings.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:27 pm

Thanks to Seibertronian gamer CtrlFrequency we have our first look at the upcoming Decepticon character Dragstrip! Dragstrip reuses the Mirage body with a new Combiner Wars styled head, painted in his classic yellow and weird maroon/purple color. Dragstrip is a gunner much like Brawl and Swindle, and he comes with a cool new ability. His ability is to transform into car mode and launch 5 holomatter racecars at enemies, dealing heavy damage to most structures and double damage to storage units. His ability also has pretty good range. Check out the video below, and let us know what you think of this new character in the comments section!

*Update: Seibertronian Kurthy has let us know that the other new character to join Earth Wars: Autobot Hound has had his video released! Hound is a recolor of Swindle with a new head and a new ability. He is a gunner just like Swindle, and has the same 5 holomatter carsjeeps that attack targets like Dragstrip. Check them out below!

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:57 am

Nice strong characters but I almost feel bad for people dropping money on this game transformers games have that curse they stay around long enough it may be same with this one over time I like to see this game defeat transformers game curse

News Credits: 3 · by **ctrlFrequency** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:11 am

dragons wrote:Nice strong characters but I almost feel bad for people dropping money on this game transformers games have that curse they stay around long enough it may be same with this one over time I like to see this game defeat transformers game curse

I wouldn't feel bad for those that spend money on the game.

I have it in my entertainment budget. It's no different than going to dinner or the movies, going to bars or whatever. A movie ends and your left with nothing but entertainment for an hour and half, a night out drinking leaves you with memories (hopefully) of having fun, spending money on a game is the same thing. When it ends you had fun. That money would cause the same effect set there as it would elsewhere.

Even the big spenders (i'm talking hundreds a week)... if they can afford it and it's fun for them.. so be it.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:00 am

King Kuuga wrote:The game glitched out and treated a new character like a dupe? Or you already have a 4 star Rampage and you're being mean against him because you saved for a 4 star crystal and just got a dupe of him?

Lol it was a dupe

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:51 pm

Anyone seen the VIP newsletter yet?

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:52 pm

Burn wrote:Anyone seen the VIP newsletter yet?

Was just wondering where it was myself, it usually comes a few hours earlier than now, right?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:58 pm

Kurona wrote:
Burn wrote:Anyone seen the VIP newsletter yet?

Was just wondering where it was myself, it usually comes a few hours earlier than now, right?

Yeah, I normally wake up to it.

Good job Stephanie. This never happened when Jack was in charge.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:41 pm

Bah-weep-graaaaagnah wheep nini bong!

Hound's out exploring and stumbles upon a race track, though it seems that something’s afoot as one of the cars bears a Decepticon badge… Drag Strip!

Race Day Mayhem

Challenged by Hound, Drag Strip forces him and his fellow Autobots into a deadly race, threatening to endanger nearby humans if they don’t partake. Race for glory and exploit your opponents distraction to earn Alloy, Energon, Spark, 3-Star Shards and Mayhem Crystals! Start Date: 13/01/2017 11:00 UTCEnd Date: 16/01/2017 11:00 UTC How do I participate?

Reach HQ Level 4!
Join an Alliance!
Tap the Event button!
Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
Collect prizes!
Continue to earn Battle Points

Prizes

Prestiges Allowed: 60
Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones

Event Battle Zones

Totaliser Prizes

Mayhem Crystal Contents:

4-Star Hound or Drag Strip
3-Star Hound or Drag Strip
2-Star Hound or Drag Strip
2,000 Spark
100,000 Energon
100 3-Star Shards
100 4-Star Shards

* This crystal won't contain smaller amounts of rewards. If you land on that reward type, you will get only that quantity.

New Characters

Prepare to meet the first new bots of the new year! Hound and Drag Strip are making their way to the Space Bridge this weekend.

Hound (Gunner)
Intrepid, fearless, unwavering, Hound is all these things and more - perfect qualities for an advance scout. But the truth is Hound just loves to explore. If it's new, uncharted or off-the-beaten-track, Hound's your 'bot.Using his topographical skills and 3D simulation circuitry, he'll have plotted every twist and turn of the terrain in nano-seconds, and his jeep mode is the perfect all-terrain, off-road form.

Release the Hounds! - Release 5 holo bombs that deal damage to each target. Deals double damage to resource buildings!

Drag Strip (Gunner)For Drag Strip, winning is everything, and a more competitive soul you will never meet. Every tiny online moment is driven by his desire to come out on top, whether it's racing, fighting or just trading insults, and the only thing he craves more than victory is to know he humbled or humiliated his rival in the process.His fellow Stunticons can't abide him, especially as he's not above playing his underhand tricks on them.
Holo Assault! - Release 5 holo bombs that deal damage to each target. Deals double damage to resource buildings!
New Bot Abilities

Our game designer Adam has been hard at work creating new abilities for upcoming bots in the game. Vote in our poll on BAND (Click Here to Join), selecting your top 3 favourite abilities that you’d like to see added to the game. We'll show off an exclusive preview of the #1 ability from the poll during a future Twitch Stream!

Click here to Vote!

Got your own idea for an ability? Submit your ideas in the comments section for the chance to have it considered for a future bot in the game!

The poll will close on Monday 16th January @ 10am UTC.

New Updates

We’re constantly working to improve the game, and during our next update we’ll be making some changes to ensure fair and balanced gameplay for all players. This includes raising some of your bot abilities which are too weak and rebalancing some which are overpowered. Let’s take a quick look at some of the changes that are coming to the game:
10-January-2017 - Release 1.35

Fixed the Free Crystal timer display issue.
Fixed a series of bugs related to resuming campaign battles.
Battle History: the share button was not shown in some cases.
Combiners: The battle clock no longer counts down when the combiner is forming.
Scouting: You can no longer tap and find the location of hidden stasis mines during a war.
Headquarters upgrade 11, 12 & 13 achievements are now shown correctly in Google Play.

12-January-2017 - Release 1.35.1

Fixed the bug with Nano-frost misfiring and not having any effect.
Blaster & Soundwave - Health and damage increased by 5%
Defense Hack (Bombshell) - Hacked defenses deal 50% more damage. Target still attacks at 2x attack speed but now with 75% damage (up from 50%).
Whirlwind (Seaspray/Octopunch) ability cost decreased by 1 from 6 to 5.
Increased ability cast range by 2 for - EMP Bomb (Bumblebee/Skrapnel), Glass Gas Rockets (Kickback/Cliffjumper), Artillery Support (Rust Dust/Scavenger)
To make things fair & competitive, we want to give both pairs of Rocket Barrage gunners equal stats. This encompasses the following changes:
- Prowl & Brawl - stats equalized at a point close to Prowl. This means a bump in damage at cost of health for Brawl and a bump in health at a tiny fraction of damage for Prowl (4-Star level 60 bot power changed from 1147 to 1141).
Walls Level 15 - Health decreased from 17k to 16k.
Design Commentary: We think that the max level walls are a bit stronger than they should be considering the data and player sentiment around them. This is a small step-change and isn’t likely to affect the game by visible margin, but we are thinking about further balancing changes as well as new abilities/boosts that may help players fight with “time trap” base designs. Ideally there should be no ‘optimal’ base layout (which means more choice for players to decide on their flavour of defensive strategy).

Twitch Stream

Hope everyone had a fantastic New Year! We're back with New Bots! Catch us LIVE Thursday, January 12th @ 5pm UTC to see Hound and Dragstrip in action!

Follow us on Twitch

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:45 pm

This event excites me a good bit. I am ready for Dragstrip and some crystals. Maxy needs himself another 4 star and more 3 stars!

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:06 pm

Considering my 3* is coming out at Level 41 tomorrow morning, that Soundwave buff gets me real excited

News Credits: 3 · by **ctrlFrequency** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:07 pm

Maxy's getting serious!

Stun EVERYTHING!

(I'm still in stun mode)

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:10 pm

I've gotten to that point where I need more characters (I'm tired of dupes and getting different star levels of characters I already have) and I need more spark. I want and need to be more competitive, especially since I'm at hq 11 and Seibs II is gaining speed and strength

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:36 pm

My two goals for this weekend with the double XP.

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

I'm keeping it simple.

Like CF. :twisted:

News Credits: 3 · by **ctrlFrequency** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:39 pm

*throws Autobotsat Burn

Target practice

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:44 pm

2* Scourge is in the oven right now. 2* Scrapper, Deathsaurus, Slipstream, and I think 1 more should hit 30 this weekend for the upgrade. That and my missile launcher will be ready to go. I really want a 3 or 4* Dragstrip from the weekend

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:48 pm

What we want and what we get ... well ... this is SpaceApe.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:51 pm

Speaking of which: something that has been driving me crazy recently: Scourge and Thundercracker activating their abilities... and only transforming and landing. Scourge will make half a circle and stop. TC will transform but not attack. And they both show using the ability. It's irritating me to no end, and it is starting to become consistent

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:51 am

I've had that happen with Scourge and I don't know why, but with Thundercracker (and any other bot that targets a specific building), if the building is destroyed before their attack starts, it's basically cancelled but you've still spent the battle points.

Yeah it's not great.