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The Sharkticon Saga continues. Scour the earth to win Ocean Crystals and uncover their secrets in this weekend’s event!
SHARK BAIT EVENT
Sharkticons have infested Aquatron and are now on Earth, the connection between these anomalous Crystals and the Sharkticons is undeniable!
Battle for Ocean Crystals and uncover their secrets! Just be sure you're not scrapped or blown up in the process…
Start Date: 21/10/16 10:00 UTC End Date: 24/10/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4
• Tap the Event button!
• Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
• Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
• Collect prizes!
Prizes
• Prestiges Allowed: 60
• Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Ocean Amethyst contains Spark, Energon, Shark Attack Battle Boosts, 3 Star Crystal Shards or the chance to win a Flawless Ocean Amethyst which contains 100 4 Star Crystal Shards!
Character Spotlight
Who will emerge victorious in the battle for Earth's oceans? Check out Seaspray and Octopunch in this week’s character spotlight video!
VIP Art Event
A massive thank you to all the players who submitted their Transformers inspired fan art. We were blown away by your work and have included our favourite creations below.
Congratulations to Exede, Musha168 and Winner who have each won 10 Premium Character Crystals, 5,000 Spark and will be featured on our social media pages next week!
Twitter Competition
Win Blaster or Soundwave Crystals in this week’s Twitter competition!
We’ll award the five best answers with 3 Blaster or Soundwave Crystals and a 50% Energon and Alloy refill!
Player Rankings
Congratulations to JT for obtaining over 8,800 medals and reaching the #1 position in our global rankings! Do you have what it takes to hit the top of leaderboard next?
Seibertron.com
A big shout out to Seibertron for their ongoing support. Keep an eye on their website for exclusive Transformers: Earth Wars content!
Twitch Stream
Join SpaceApe LIVE on Thursday October 20th @ 4PM UTC as we take a first look at week 3 of the Sharkticon Saga! Missed out on sharing your battle replay last week? Join us again this week and tell us about your best attacks to win a prize if we show your replay! FOLLOW SPACEAPE ON TWITCH
The Sharkticon Saga continues. Travel to Aquatron in this week’s event for the chance to unlock a guaranteed 3 or 4 Star Seaspray or Octopunch!
Depths of Aquatron Event
Destination: Aquatron Objective: Analysis
- Travel to Aquatron.
- Locate ocean Crystals.
- Perform a full analysis.
- Report Findings Back to Earth.
- Warning, Crystals may attract… ~ ERROR -- Message corrupt.
Start Date: 14/10/16 10:00 UTC End Date: 17/10/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4 and join an Alliance! (Perhaps you'd be interested in one of Seibertron.coms Alliances?)
• 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.
• Secure your rank on the Event Leaderboard
• Win amazing guaranteed prizes!
Prizes
• Prestiges Allowed: None
• Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Totaliser Prizes
Leaderboard Prizes
New Characters
These two are primed for aquatic combat. Seaspray and Octopunch are making their way through the Space Bridge this weekend!
Seaspray In many ways, Seaspray found his spiritual home on planet Earth, or rather, its oceans.
With no comparable medium on Cybertron, he broke new ground - relishing the newfound freedom of movement and sheer expanse of his territory.
Though well equipped for naval combat, Seaspray's hovercraft mode is vulnerable to enemy fire, and one direct hit would send him to the bottom of the ocean - forever.
Whirlwind
Summon a devastating tornado that moves to target location dealing damage every second. Stuns and interrupts defenses.
Octopunch Built for sub-aquatic combat, Octopunch has a passive-aggressive approach to battle.
In other words, he's prone to play a waiting game, drifting serenely and non threateningly before striking with the speed of a manta ray, punching holes in the hull of any passing vessel.
Anything he can sink is fair game, and Octopunch loves nothing more than to pick over his personal wrecks, salvaging what he can.
Whirlwind
Summon a devastating tornado that moves to target location dealing damage every second. Stuns and interrupts defenses.
VIP Art Event
It’s time to let out your inner creative side as we want to see your best creations! Show us your creative skills and send us some of your best Transformers inspired fan art that you think will impress us.
The best creations will win themselves 10 Premium Character Crystals, 5,000 Spark and will be featured on our social media pages!
Please send any entries to vip@transformersearthwars.com with the subject “VIP Art Event” by Wednesday 19th October @ 12pm BST.
Twitch Stream
Join SpaceApe LIVE on Thursday October 13th @ 4PM UTC as we put you in the spotlight and take a look at your best attacks in action live on stream! We'll need to know who you attacked and when. If your replay is shown, you'll also be awarded with a prize!
PLUS get your first look at this weekend’s event and find out more about this month’s SHARKTICON SAGA! FOLLOW SPACEAPE ON TWITCH
This weekend we’re kicking off our 4 week Sharkticon Saga! Battle in an Alliance Totaliser for the chance to win Spark, 3 and 4 Star Crystal Shards and more!
Fishing or planning an assassination, Autobots and Decepticons are both caught off guard by Rodimus' discovery...
Begin the Saga by uncovering the secrets locked away in the Ocean Amethyst!
Start Date: 07/10/16 10:00 UTC
End Date: 10/10/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4 and join an Alliance!
• Tap the Event button!
• Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
• Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
• Collect prizes!
Prizes
• Prestiges Allowed: None
• Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Twitch Stream
Join SpaceApe LIVE on Thursday October 6th @ 4PM UTC for your first look at this weekend’s event and the upcoming SHARKTICON SAGA!
And in case you haven't seen it, the load screen has been updated with new characters including Gnaw! Just in time as we have the first in-hand pictures of him available!
Seibertronian gamer Carytheone has dropped in to let us know that Transformers: Devastation will be getting a special treatment this October. PlayStation Blog has announced that member of PlayStation Plus will be allowed to purchase Transformers: Devastation free of charge for the month of October. So if you're a gamer and you're not signed up for PlayStation Plus, go sign up and get yourself some free games! And if you are signed up already, be ready to pick this game up!
Drawing on the talents from the original Transformers TV series for the story and voice work, the game should feel pleasantly familiar to fans. Fabled developer PlatinumGames also delivers a fun and rewarding combat system with their signature fast-paced action. With your choice of five Autobots, get in there and battle against the Decepticons and Insecticons to save earth from Megatron’s evil plans.
Battle to win Fiery Crystals in this weekend’s event for the chance to unlock a 2, 3, or 4 Star Hot Spot or Cyclonus or other prizes including Spark, Energon, 3 and 4 Star Crystal Shards!
Rumble in the Jungle Event
Will Cyclonus convert the Amazon into Energon or will Hot Spot and fellow Autobots save the rainforest?!
Start Date: 30/09/16 10:00 UTC End Date: 03/10/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4 and join an Alliance!
• Tap the Event button!
• Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
• Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
• Collect prizes!
Prizes
• Prestiges Allowed: 60
• Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Fiery Crystals contain the chance to unlock a 2, 3, or 4 Star Hot Spot or Cyclonus, 2,000 Spark, 100,000 Energon, 100 3 Star Crystal Shards or 100 4 Star Crystal Shards!
New Characters
This weekend Hot Spot and Cyclonus are making their way through the Space Bridge to join the fight on the battlefield!
Hot Spot
"Never ask anyone to do what you won't do yourself" are practically the words Hot Spot lives by.
He leads by example, always striving to be the best he can be, but never puts himself above those in his command.
You'll find him at the forefront of any battle charge, howling his defiance, cannons blazing, and even when the victory is won, he never truly stands down, always ready to serve... and protect.
Reflective Shield - Put on a protective shield that reflects 50% damage back to the attackers for several seconds, then charge the target. Attracts defenses!
Cyclonus
Though both intelligent and awesomely powerful, Cyclonus is also a cold and consummate professional, one who oozes contempt aimed at those who would undermine the Decepticon cause for personal advancement.
He'd rather earn the respect of his fellow Decepticons through his actions than simply by flexing his muscles.
In both space jet and robot mode he's one of the most physically powerful warriors in existence.
Bombing Run - Drops 12 bombs in a line across the target dealing damage.
Twitch Stream
Join us LIVE on Thursday September 29th @ 4PM UTC for your first look at Hot Spot and Cyclonus on the battlefield! Plus Q&A and more sneak peeks! FOLLOW SPACEAPE ON TWITCH
Hunt for Depleted Crystals to learn the secrets of the Crystal of Power and earn Force Field Boosts, Spark, Crystal Shards, and a chance to unlock 2 or 3 Star Bots in this weekend’s event!
Fire on the Mountain Event
Many cycles ago, the Decepticons discovered the Crystal of Power in Peru and attempted to weaponize it! Their efforts were thwarted by the Autobots, resulting in the destruction of the Crystal of Power.
Now, Earth's Crystals have sparked the imagination of Autobotsand Decepticons alike, with their destructive potential!
Start Date: 23/09/16 10:00 UTC End Date: 26/09/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4 and join an Alliance! (Like one of the Seibertron.com Alliances!)
• Tap the Event button!
• Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
• Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
• Collect prizes!
Prizes
• Prestiges Allowed: 20
• Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Balancing Update
Last week we gave you a heads-up of the balancing changes that we were looking into. We’ve been listening to your feedback and some of these changes are set to go live within the game later this week.
22-September-2016 - Release 1.30.2
• Behaviour improvements to all bots - When retargeting, bots are more likely to attack defensive bots than nearby buildings.
• Defense Hack (Bombshell) - Ability cast range increased from 14 to 16. Duration increased by 10%.
• Healers - Increased attack (not heal) range slightly to keep them out of harm’s way when not healing.
• Galvatron - Ability range increased from 15 to 16.
• Ultra Magnus - Ability range increased from 13 to 15.
• Cluster Strike - Increased cast range, increased area of effect, reduced spread
• Line Barrage - Reduced cost by 1, increased splash damage radius.
• Bombing Run - Cost reduced by 1, increased splash damage radius.
• EMP Rockets (Mirage/Breakdown) - Cost reduced by 1, increased splash radius by 50%, increased projectile spread, base duration increased by 0.5s, upgrades add 0.4s (from 0.35s)
• Quick Strike - Cost on repeated use increased by 1, to bring it a bit in line with other Airstrikes.
• Huffer has upgraded his 'Baby Turret' with something more impressive, it also has extra 10% damage and health.
Twitch Stream
Join us LIVE on Thursday September 22nd @ 4PM UTC for a Q&A on the upcoming balancing changes, Transformers trivia and a first look at this weekend’s event! Follow SpaceApe on Twitch
Compete for the light or darkness in this weekend’s leaderboard event for a chance to win a guaranteed 3 or 4 Star Rodimus vs. Nemesis Prime!
Light our Darkest Hour Event
Will Rodimus' "Blessing of the Matrix" light our way or will Nemesis Prime's "Power of the Darkness" consume everything?
Start Date: 16/09/16 10:00 UTC End Date: 19/09/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4 and join an Alliance!
(There are both Autobot and Decepticon Seibertron Alliances for you to join!)
• 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.
• Secure your rank on the Event Leaderboard
• Win amazing guaranteed prizes!
Prizes
• Prestiges Allowed: None
• Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Totaliser Prizes
Leaderboard Prizes
Character Spotlight
Whose side are you on? The carefree daredevil's or the dark, twisted bot bent on destruction? Catch Rodimus and Nemesis Prime in this week’s character spotlight video!
Balancing Update
COMING SOON Autobot Jazz & Mixmaster - These bots will have equal stats. This means more damage for Autobot Jazz (but less health) and less damage for Mixmaster (but more health). Overall, this change is not large and will be most visible at the high-end spectrum of the game (where the imbalance was greatest), and helps us make the game more balanced AND more fair for all players across both factions.
The situation involving these bots was neither fair nor balanced. A high-level Mixmaster was able to ‘one-shot’ most of the defenses including Mortars, which was never the intention and more of an accidental overlook on my (Game Designer Adam’s) part. The gap between Mixmaster and Autobot Jazz was quite significant since one received damage boost at the cost of health (Mixmaster) while the other was more resilient at the cost of damage (Autobot Jazz). Given that these bots utilize one of the most powerful abilities in the game, the imbalance grew to uncomfortable scale and had to be addressed.
Abilities currently under investigation:
In order to give you a heads-up and be a bit more transparent, we’d like to share a list of changes that we’re currently looking into. These changes are based on player feedback as well as game data and are mostly buffs to abilities that are not there yet, or small tweaks to incredibly effective (and potentially abusive) strategies that cannibalize other bots’ utility.
There are no timings nor exact details for these yet, and as always we would like to hear your feedback!
• Pleasant surprise to Huffer owners (don’t want to spoil it!).
• Defense Hack range increase.
• Further Cluster Strike improvements.
• Mirage/Breakdown EMP buff - radius/duration increase being probable.
• Line Barrage buff.
• Strafe/Scourge on defense (when used in the Outpost) - possibly will deal reduced damage to enemy bots (currently they are more problematic to attackers than anticipated).
• Divebomb/Windblade ability damage may be slightly reduced and/or ability pricing on repeated use may be increased.
• Range of Ultra Magnus/Galvatron ability (possible small increase).
• Bombing Run buff.
Twitch Stream
Join SpaceApe LIVE on Thursday September 15th @ 4PM UTC for a Q&A with Transformers artist Andrew Wildman. We’ll also be taking a first look at this weekend’s event and Rodimus & Nemesis Prime in action! FOLLOW SPACEAPE ON TWITCH
Seibertronians, thanks to user Collectotron, we've been alerted to a brand new Transformer Augmented Reality mobile game that has seemingly slipped under our radar, called Transformers AR Guide. It's based on the new Robots in Disguise animated show, and is developed by Red Frog Limited LTD. I've decided to look a little deeper and try it out for you!
NOTE: What I will be reviewing is the trial version of the game, meaning some features will not/can not be covered in this article. I will address this more in a bit.
First, some technical info about the game: It's Augmented Reality based, meaning it features the ability to superimpose a digital character into the real world through your mobile device. The AR is triggered by a physical book that you have to buy separately for around $10. The app, however, allows you to demo it with a printable image that will allow Bumblebee to appear on your desk, living room, or anywhere else you want him to.
Initially, I was skeptical of the game, and the somewhat convoluted process of getting it to work (I had to download the page, change the file type, email it to myself, and print it out) was kind of off-putting, but I kept positive, and saw it through.
Let's look at the game's features.
The main attraction is the AR gimmick, so let's look at that. The book allows you to cue up quite a few autobots and Decepticons into the real world, but the printable only gives you Bumblebee, as mentioned above.
I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of controls you can use on Bumblebee. You can make him walk around, pose, transform into his car mode (you can even turn his headlights on and off), almost like a digital RC car. Frankly the coolest feature is that you can even make him life-sized, if you have a big enough space. You still have complete control over him even in Life-sized mode, so if you want to have Bumblebee walk down your street, you can! Bumblebee's on my driveway!!
It's also pretty cool to have Bumblebee on while playing with real toys at the same time. It adds a whole new layer of animation (quite literally) to your stories.
Another feature allows you to create your own custom charcter, that you can then superimpose into the real world as well. I made my own character, but wasn't able to "bring him to life" because I, obviously, didn't have the book. Hey! RID Windcharger!
My one critisim here would be that I wish you could get into more detail in the customization process, not just solid colors on various body parts.
The third feature is Battlemode, but I wasn't able to demo this at all. It looks very interesting, however, being a two-player AR fighting game.
So some final thoughts: I didn't expect much from this game going in, and I was very pleased and impressed with what it turned out to be. It's a lot of fun, and a great implementation of this tech, and I'm almost postive I'll be getting that book very soon.
Wanna try it for yourself? It's available now on the App Store and Google play for most devices for free!
And, as always, keep it here on seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers news and reviews!
Fight with Ultra Magnus or Galvatron in their hunt for valuable Crystal Shards in this weekend’s event!
Divide and Conquer Event
Ultra Magnus and Galvatron have arrived and haven't wasted any time jumping into the fray!
Both bots have ordered raiding parties across the Earth, hunting valuable Crystal Shards!
Start Date: 09/09/16 10:00 UTC End Date: 12/09/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4
• Tap the Event button!
• Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
• Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
• Collect prizes!
Prizes
Prestiges Allowed: None
Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Character Spotlight
Ultra Magnus and Galvatron have arrived on Earth. The embodiment of their factions, these two bots will polarize the battlefield!
Twitch Stream
You asked for it! Join SpaceApe LIVE on Thursday September 8th @ 4PM UTC for Transformers trivia and a first look at this weekend’s event.
Battle this weekend in the ultimate showdown of Ultra Magnus vs. Galvatronfor the chance to win amazing guaranteed prizes!
Till All Are One Event
Ultra Magnus and Galvatron have arrived on Earth. The embodiment of their factions, these two bots will polarize the battlefield with their power and beliefs!
Fight in this weekend's Event Leaderboard for a chance at a guaranteed 3 or 4 StarUltra Magnus or Galvatron!
Start Date: 02/09/16 10:00 UTC End Date: 05/09/16 10:00 UTC
How do I participate?
• Reach Headquarters level 4 and join an Alliance!
(Why not join a Seibertron.com Alliance? We have both Autobot and Decepticon Alliances for you to join!)
• 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.
• Secure your rank on the Event Leaderboard
• Win amazing guaranteed prizes!
Prizes
• Prestiges Allowed: None
• Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!
Totaliser Prizes
Leaderboard Prizes
New Battle Boost
We’re introducing a NEW Force Field Battle Boost which you can win in this weekend’s event!
Force Field Mk1 - Give your bots a shield that absorbs 45% of damage for 6 seconds and gives them immunity to knock-back!
Force Field Mk2 - Give your bots a shield that absorbs 60% of damage for 6 seconds and adds immunity to knock-back!
Force Field Mk3 - Give your bots a shield that absorbs 75% of damage for 6 seconds and adds immunity to knock-back!
Meet Ultra Magnus and Galvatron
Two of the most powerful commanders in the Transformers universe are making their way through the Space Bridge this weekend!
Ultra Magnus
Soldier, law enforcer, staunch defender of Autobot principles, Ultra Magnus is all these things and more.
But while he is comfortable following orders, he isn't as happy giving them. The mantle of leadership doesn't sit easily on his shoulders, though with his indomitable courage and gift for battlefield improvisation under fire, he'd be the perfect choice.
In many ways, he simply leads by example.
Ultra Barrage
Fire 21 rockets scattered in a line across the target. Followed by 3 big guided missiles which hit for high damage.
Galvatron
It's hard to imagine a more pitiless, monstrous tyrant than Megatron, but Galvatron is it.
He's Megatron to the nth degree and even more powerful than his past/former self. Remade by Unicron, Galvatron's conceit and thirst for conquest and dominance are second to none.
He is power personified, an unstoppable force that knows no upper limit when it comes to sheer mayhem and carnage.
Fusion Beam
Blast a distant target dealing high damage. Heavily damages everything in line with the target and around it.
Twitch Stream
Join us LIVE on Thursday September 1st @ 4PM UTC for a Q&A with comic writing legend Simon Furman. We’ll be chatting about Ultra Magnus, Galvatron and more of your favorite bots from the G1 Universe!
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