The Energon Pub

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jun 06, 2016 12:16 am

Hey all, I'm looking to (re-)join the Seibertron Decepticon alliance. My in-game name is That Bot (Shocking!). I was in the beta alliance but clearly ZERO of that data is carrying over.

Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:01 am

Hey I need a good Alliance to join, I'm very active Android name is Caldoprime15

News Credits: 4 · Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:15 pm

Well I'm a little annoyed. Apparently I never pre-registered for the game, even though I thought I did. I contacted customer support and they said they couldn't find my email address in the queue. Guess I'm missing out on..... who was the Decepticon pre-reg character?

Also, I kind of already knew this from the beta, but having the full game really cements that Slipstream's ability sucks. On paper, spread damage to surrounding buildings if the targeted building is destroyed within 15 seconds sounds good. But in practice, the buildings you usually want your seekers to target are more than 15 seconds away from destruction by your ground-based bots, but pose imminent risk. Mortars and beam lasers mostly. Right now I only have room for 4 bots in my team, so only 1 seeker makes the cut, and slipstream is far from my first pick.

News Credits: 226 · Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:36 pm

See, you've already identified the problem with Slipstream, you need that secondary bot to trigger the mass destruction.

When it works, it works REALLY well.

Cary and I have discussed this and you're on the right track, you need Starscream, Blast Off, Brawl or Breakdown. All four can attack over a distance. But they also need to be strong enough to destroy a building in one go. If they can't, you'll have to use Kickback as well with his glass ability to soften things up.

Sounds like a lot of attacks to be using up? They add up to cost about the same as an orbital strike from Mixmaster or Jazz, and I think Slipstreams bomb may even do damage in a wider area.

News Credits: 4 · Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:21 am

Burn wrote:See, you've already identified the problem with Slipstream, you need that secondary bot to trigger the mass destruction.

When it works, it works REALLY well.

Cary and I have discussed this and you're on the right track, you need Starscream, Blast Off, Brawl or Breakdown. All four can attack over a distance. But they also need to be strong enough to destroy a building in one go. If they can't, you'll have to use Kickback as well with his glass ability to soften things up.

Sounds like a lot of attacks to be using up? They add up to cost about the same as an orbital strike from Mixmaster or Jazz, and I think Slipstreams bomb may even do damage in a wider area.

I never got far enough in the beta to unlock anybody with orbital strike so that doesn't mean a lot to me.

But I'll keep it in mind. I'm not great at strategizing. I can't seem to build a defensive base to save my life, even with my experience from the beta. I'm not good at making the most use of characters' abilities. But I'll keep that tip in mind. Even when I unlocked six character slots, I still used Thundercracker or even Blast Off as my second seeker most often than Slipstream because I couldn't get her ability to work for me. My problem is also that the damage spread when it DOES work doesn't seem to be too much, but maybe that will change as I level her ability up.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:57 am

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News Credits: 79 · Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:04 am

It appears that we'll be getting the rest of the Dinobots soon!

Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:10 am

Sigma Magnus wrote:It appears that we'll be getting the rest of the Dinobots soon!

WOO!

News Credits: 2 · Thu Jun 09, 2016 1:14 pm

Okay I'm late joining the party but I have to admit; this game is SO INCREDIBLY ADDICTING... It's basically the Transformers game I've always wanted to play, and I'm not terrible at it.

Now all we gotta do is get these Combiner teams combining, then we'll be cooking with gas!

:michaelbay:

Fri Jun 10, 2016 6:30 pm

Has any received Soundwave yet? I just got a 3 star Soundwave and he seems pretty useless at a low level. I see some potential if he's at level 20+ and with a few ability upgrades. They could do a lot of damage and would be like have a few extra fighters.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Jun 11, 2016 4:12 am

Quick question, who WERE the preregister bots? Am I getting screwed out of someone fantastic or is it a low-skill bot that will be forgotten once higher tier characters are acquired?

Also, Burn has kicked some inactive users out of the league. Maybe it's not my place to say this but if you're active and want to join, we could use you.

News Credits: 226 · Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:01 am

BDizz76 wrote:Has any received Soundwave yet?

I have a 2* Soundwave. Deploying the minions can be a handy thing as they can draw fire.

But until he gets to a higher level, he's pretty weak.

Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:50 am

I'm looking at upgrading my ipad soon. If I do, I'll probably give this game a shot, given how much I play Game of War and the RPG here. Right now, it won't load on my older ipad mini. :-(

News Credits: 131 · Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:07 am

The pre-register bots were Breakdown or Prowl. I don't remember if they were 1 or 2 star. Both gunners with high attacks and cluster missiles as the special. Gunners have low defense/HP.

You're pretty likely to get these guys via normal play. Prowl is part of my A team, but he drops real easy and is usually the first to go.

Deployer talk time.

I never had Soundwave but I do have Blaster. I'm going to assume they are the same. My Blaster is a 2 star and is OK and part of my A team only because I've had him the longest. He's always the first to get subbed out though.

On offense he has high HP/defense so he can take a beating. As Burn said the minions are a good distraction and do add extra fire power. The nice thing is they stay out until they die and can be aimed at a specific target. They can also be re-deployed if they die if you have the points to spend.

I'd suggest waiting until all the big bad weapons have been dealt with before deploying them. They die super fast.

They can be super awesome on defense. Again the high HP keeps the Deployer alive and I've seen the minions run the attackers in circles. And by attackers I mean my squad. I didn't put Blaster on defense until I had a third outpost though. I found the leader and warrior class to be better defenders. Optimus can be a battle winner.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Jun 11, 2016 10:41 am

Ah, Breakdown, I had him in the beta. Loved him there. Hopefully I'll get one sooner rather than later, having Swindle as my only gunner is kinda taxing. While I like his ability spread, sometimes I'd rather have Breakdown's targeted EMP grenades to take down a particularly annoying target. In time I suppose. Looking forward to acquiring a Deployer.

Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:52 pm

Hello all. I just wanted to drop by and say that I am a member of the Decepticon Seibertron alliance. I have frequented these boards a few times before but never made an account until now. I usually just lurk on the tfw2005 boards and used to lurk on the idw boards until they went down for an extended period.

I have been waiting for this game to release for a long time now and I am enjoying it thus far. I am hoping for lots of added content in the future. My best squad right now consists of 2 star megatron, 3 star soundwave, 3 star mixmaster, 3 star hook, 2 star skywarp, and 2 star brawl or swindle. Gotta love those gunners!

If any new players are looking for tips, the best one I have heard so far is this: Instead of attacking in your recommended zone and trying to win, just focus on attacking the hardest bases you can and work on taking out the resources that you need rather than worrying about trying to win.

Nice to meet you all and I hope to see you in game!

Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:39 pm

I'm new here and saw this game and downloaded it as I'm a huge fan

Is there a video of how to get the lay of the land? I'm new to the CoC genre so I'm a total newbie.

News Credits: 131 · Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:10 pm

Gaudreau wrote:I'm new here and saw this game and downloaded it as I'm a huge fan Is there a video of how to get the lay of the land? I'm new to the CoC genre so I'm a total newbie.

Well howdy and welcome to the boards. You've got several options.

A few of us users have posted tips, tricks and strategies here in this very thread. Just start scrolling back a few pages.

You can try the official TF:EW youtube channel, they have several tip videos.
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCO-b9b0-yJxFucqH7ADKGmg

Or you can just ask us if we can answer any of your specific questions here. Once you get your feet under you and you can join an alliance look up our alliances - for Autobot or Decepticons search for "Seibertron". Throw us a request and let us know your from the forums and we'll see if we can make some room for ya!

News Credits: 131 · Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:14 pm

Kleinomyte wrote:Hello all....

Nice to meet you all and I hope to see you in game!

Well a warm howdy and welcome to the boards to you as well. Sorry I missed your post.

Thanks, this is a perfect place to share tips, tricks and strategies. I'm on the Bot side of the fence and if we meet in game I may not be this friendly

Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:44 pm

Thanks. I'm watching videos and doing trial and error. Learning as I level up. I was wondering if there was anyway other than story to get a specific transformer or hope that a crystal lands me a Grimlock or Prowl

News Credits: 131 · Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:45 pm

Gaudreau wrote:Thanks. I'm watching videos and doing trial and error. Learning as I level up. I was wondering if there was anyway other than story to get a specific transformer or hope that a crystal lands me a Grimlock or Prowl

Unfortunately that's it.

Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:09 pm

So far so good. I've made my share of tactical mistakes but have learned and had fun. Mortars suck! Is it worth it to upgrade my 2-3 star Autobots? I snagged 3* Cliffjumper and Sky Dive but have 2 star Prime and Prowl.

My team of 4 consists of Prime, Ratchet, Prowl, and Slag. Ratchet is my MVP with his heals although I really want Wheeljack

News Credits: 41 · Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:53 pm

Gaudreau wrote:Is it worth it to upgrade my 2-3 star Autobots?

Totally. 4 star didn't exist during Beta testing, to the best of my knowladge. 2 star is the standard, and worth upgrading to the end. My A squad has a 3star Grimlock and the rest are all 2 star.
Also don't forget to upgrade their abilities. Soon you can have your Skydive taking out those pesky mortars with one shot! ;)^

News Credits: 131 · Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:47 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Gaudreau wrote:Is it worth it to upgrade my 2-3 star Autobots?
Totally. 4 star didn't exist during Beta testing, to the best of my knowladge. 2 star is the standard, and worth upgrading to the end. My A squad has a 3star Grimlock and the rest are all 2 star.
Also don't forget to upgrade their abilities. Soon you can have your Skydive taking out those pesky mortars with one shot!

You grade those 1 star guys too. You'll need them at some point during alliance wars. I'll wipe a war in a single pass with 5 different squads.

I'm currently upgrading my lower star guys first because the lower the lvl the shorter the cool down. I can just fight them more often. Once my 1 stars hit lvl 20 I park em until a war.

News Credits: 226 · Tue Jun 14, 2016 3:23 pm

Cobotron wrote:My A squad has a 3star Grimlock and the rest are all 2 star.

awwwww that's so cute. My main team comprises a 3* Bludgeon and Kickback, plus a 4* Thundercracker with maxed out 2* Megatron, Starscream and Skywarp, and then whoever else I feel like adding in. Either my 3* Rampage or Bonecrusher.