Seibertron Strategizes - Transformers: Earth Wars - PRO TIP: Warriors & Mortars

I want to join the alliance but it's full do you have a second one?
If not you should make one and move with less than like 200 medals there.
Pleas I want to join you guys
Thanks
(Or mybe you have one and this was a waist of your time in that case Sorry )

Kurona wrote:Has anyone else playing the Decepticon version noticed a weird - albeit very minor - graphical glitch with Blast Off? When he's walking around the base, the jet on his back is completely extended out. Like, the tailfin's hanging off him and everything; and the cockpit is left as if untransformed on the toy. It fixes itself once he transforms to jet mode and transforms out of it, but it's still odd lol.

Yah I think it's funny
But yah I have it too

I freed up two slots earlier, but two other people pounced on them. Sorry guys.

That's a good idea about starting up a second one though. I'll see how things are after the weekend as I'm going to push people to sign up and join in here.

I've changed the Alliance setting from open to requiring approval. This will help ensure you guys get to join our Alliance. Like I said, post your in-game names so I know it's you. You might have to keep checking back daily as I free up some slots.

Burn wrote:I've changed the Alliance setting from open to requiring approval. This will help ensure you guys get to join our Alliance. Like I said, post your in-game names so I know it's you. You might have to keep checking back daily as I free up some slots.

My name is "Shauyaun" I always choose "shauyaun"(well most of the time any way)

Burn wrote:I've changed the Alliance setting from open to requiring approval. This will help ensure you guys get to join our Alliance. Like I said, post your in-game names so I know it's you. You might have to keep checking back daily as I free up some slots.

My in-game name is MXAGhost. I'll send a request later tonight when I have some time.

Has anyone figured out exactly what the shield special ability does, or how best to use it? I have Jumpstream, who has that ability. I'm sure some other characters have it too.
Does it just protect the user while attacking a target, or does it extend out to others around them too?

Cobotron wrote:Has anyone figured out exactly what the shield special ability does, or how best to use it? I have Jumpstream, who has that ability. I'm sure some other characters have it too.
Does it just protect the user while attacking a target, or does it extend out to others around them too?

A little bit of both. It blocks the path and protects anyone inside.

It will absorb any weapon that hits it. I'll need to check but the shield bearer may still take a % of damage.

This is how I use the ability: I send her in to block attacks and start attacking the weapon. Sometimes I can use the shield to block multiple weapons at once and/or protect anyone behind her.

My Jumpstream is a little weak so I usually wait until I've already attacked the weapon so she can destroy it. More often than not I'm using it to just buy time.

She is in my D team and it helps to have a little bit of protection for those weaker bots.

EDIT: it only blocks 80% of damage but I've found in use it does stop the projectile and other bots won't get hit unless it's an area of affect type weapon.

It also pulls agro, which means all nearby weapons with target Jumpstream. A good way to distract weapons from attacking other bots or even better, some that are about to fall.

There's also the reflective shield which reflects attacks back at the attacker.

Anyone else having trouble with the last stage of the Decepticon campaign Power Play? No clue how to deal with Ironhide and the Beam Laser.

Burn wrote:There's also the reflective shield which reflects attacks back at the attacker.

I wonder if there is an Autobot that has the same skill. I've seen a few abilities that do not have a counterpart.

Kickback has those glass grenades (or what ever they are called) and so far I have yet to find a 'bot with that skill.

Mirage has EMP cluster missiles, which I didn't see a 100% same ability on the 'con side - Kickback is close but not the same.

I think it's kinda fun to give each side some unique stuff. Makes picking one over the other more than just personal preference. I have heard from the devs that they want to allow you to have one of each team per account. That would be fun and I'd love to take myself on

Kurona wrote:Anyone else having trouble with the last stage of the Decepticon campaign Power Play? No clue how to deal with Ironhide and the Beam Laser.

I never got that far when I had a 'con team, but I'll give some generic advice. Attack rival player and level up your team. Don't forget to level up their abilities as well, that can make a huge difference for some of them. Getting a few bots up to ability lvl 3 doesn't take a whole lot of resources - lvl 4 is a pretty major hit.

carytheone wrote:

Burn wrote:There's also the reflective shield which reflects attacks back at the attacker.

I wonder if there is an Autobot that has the same skill. I've seen a few abilities that do not have a counterpart.

Kickback has those glass grenades (or what ever they are called) and so far I have yet to find a 'bot with that skill.

Mirage has EMP cluster missiles, which I didn't see a 100% same ability on the 'con side - Kickback is close but not the same.

I think it's kinda fun to give each side some unique stuff. Makes picking one over the other more than just personal preference. I have heard from the devs that they want to allow you to have one of each team per account. That would be fun and I'd love to take myself on

Kurona wrote:Anyone else having trouble with the last stage of the Decepticon campaign Power Play? No clue how to deal with Ironhide and the Beam Laser.

I never got that far when I had a 'con team, but I'll give some generic advice. Attack rival player and level up your team. Don't forget to level up their abilities as well, that can make a huge difference for some of them. Getting a few bots up to ability lvl 3 doesn't take a whole lot of resources - lvl 4 is a pretty major hit.

Where do you get the sparks to level up abilities though? So far I've only gotten sparks from getting a duplicate Tantrum on the space bridge.

Kurona wrote:Where do you get the sparks to level up abilities though? So far I've only gotten sparks from getting a duplicate Tantrum on the space bridge.

There are three ways to get sparks that I'm aware of.

1. random reward for the free crystals

2. dupe bots generate sparks and 2 or 3 star shards

3. winning alliance wars

There is a forth way, some of the daily bundles for purchase have sparks included.

carytheone wrote:I'd love to take myself on

I have no doubt you do that quite often at night...or other times of the day

Burn wrote:

carytheone wrote:I'd love to take myself on

I have no doubt you do that quite often at night...or other times of the day

No matter the outcome I always win

Has anyone else found buying premium crystals next to useless after you get all the 2star formers?

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

WOO!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

So to all you with the fancy bases and lots of 3 star bots, have you just been grinding the game 24/7 since it released 2 weeks ago, or was the international release earlier, or did your beta progress carry over somehow? What is your secret?

Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands have had it for months, and the two Autobot scum over there have been playing the beta and had their data rolled over.

Man, what's a bot gotta do to have the data roll over? Maybe the fact that I wasn't technically supposed to be in the Beta is a factor, but still, i was there and I had a lot of stuff, and didn't really appreciate starting from scratch except when it came to the obstacles.

I'm getting quite into this game which is great as I've never been a big mobile gamer at all. My son plays all the mobile games on our iPad and yeah I've been fighting him for time lol. Upgrading my base right now but am trying to avoid the temptations of buying coins

Popped into the beta again briefly. I miss my bots.
Beta unlocked roster:




Release unlocked roster:



How did you guys get your beta data transferred? Should I email them? Or since I played the beta in a country it wasn't made available in, am I just SOL?

Just shoot them an e-mail. Their support is pretty quick.

Burn wrote:Just shoot them an e-mail. Their support is pretty quick.

Yeah, but sometimes they don't seem to actually read my email. I tried to report a visual glitch with Ratchet, where when I attacked another base, sent him in, and he transformed, his vehicle mode front stays on his stomach, when it should be going to his back. I sent them an email about it, but the person who replied just explained what Ratchet is and how medics work.
...not all that helpful.

I had (have) a problem with Long Haul displaying, contacted them about it, they responded that they were aware and would be fixing it shortly. Two weeks later, no fix, contacted them again and they responded almost immediately. Try them again.

You kicked me, Burn? Good grief. A guy has to sleep and work :p