Seibertron.com Visits Kabam Studios: Forged to Fight Design, Process, Trivia and More

Kurona wrote:I'm guessing the other two 'pillar' characters would be Soundwave and Grimlock - can't think of anyone more significant than them. Hound IS very surprising, though...

Kurona wrote:Hound IS very surprising, though...

Iron Prime wrote:

Kurona wrote:Hound IS very surprising, though...

It's probably because he's in the movie. My bet is that list is fluid and only Optimus, Megatron, and possible Starscream have permanent positions...

Shauyaun wrote:Hey look the age of extinction drift!

I wouldn't say leaked but it looks like a leak

TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight V2.0.0 Release Note

Version 2.0 will be available June 14th with brand new content, visual upgrades, and fixes!
Here’s the detail of what’s coming to The Fight:
Complete your Transformers: The Last Knight experience with new limited-time
missions.
Rumors that the Autobot Hot Rod has arrived on New Quintessa enrages Drift who vows to hunt him down. Perplexed by Drift's vow Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fear that the Decepticon turned Autobot has gone rogue and is resorting back to his old Decepticon ways. Play the all new Spotlight - "A Question of Loyalty" - and find out what happens when brothers in arms do battle.

Megatron has returned to take his place as the new boss of Alliance Missions!

New Daily Login Calendar! Great prizes await the faithful Commanders who login
everyday! Collect Rewards from the 7 Day, 28 Day, and Alliance Calendars.

Fight in a brand new environment inspired by Transformers: The Last Knight.
A whole new look for your Base!o Base updates bring a new level of visual polish and navigational ease.
Show off up to four Relics with two new sockets added. o Several new Relics with new effects have been added. New Relics can be found by fully Exploring any difficulty level of "A Question of Loyalty" as well as from the special Event Calendar. These Relics also have new in-game benefits.

Tip the odds in your favor by using Boosts to augment your Bots' performance.
Boosts can increase your damage output or survivability.
Activate an XP Boost to accelerate your level ups and claim rewards
faster.
Some Boosts are only applied to a specific game mode.

Forging a Module now awards bonus Module Crystal Shards based on the Rank,
Level, and Signature Ability Level of the Modules that are consumed.
1-Star Modules do not award Shards. o 2-Star Modules award 3-Shard Module Crystal Shards. o 3-Star Modules award 4-Star Module Crystal Shards.
A new Synergy Bonus interface now shows you who is providing a bonus and who is receiving a bonus.
The benefits and targets for existing Synergy Bonuses have not changed.
Several new Synergy Bonuses have been added.

The Alliance-based currency Loyalty has been removed.
Existing Loyalty balances have been converted to Gold.
You now earn Gold for answering Alliance Help Requests.
Alliance Help requests will now immediately award 3 Energy in addition to the Energy received from Alliance mates.

Bot Changes
1-Star and 2-Star Bots now start with two Special Attacks at Rank 1 and unlock a third Special Attack after Ranking Up.
3-Star Bots now start with three Special Attacks at Rank 1.

Mixmaster
Received a re-design, both on his Basic Abilities and his Signature.
Updated design will be more in line with other Demolition Bots (Very high damage bursts in a short period of time)
Acid does not have a cost anymore and Neutralizes Resistances Buffs when active, making him really great against Bots like Ultra Magnus.
Will deal Burn on his Special 3.
Whenever opponents have an active Debuff, Mixmaster will get a huge Critical Rate Buff.

Arcee
Generates power from Non-Critical Hits. o Power generation from Critical Hits has been reduced to 12%.
Guardian's Ferocity now has a 20% increased chance to trigger at all Signature levels.

New Synergies have been added and tuned for several bots.

Mod Changes
Laser Guidance and EMI Module
Module buffs and debuffs can no longer be overridden by projectile buffs from bots.
A new formula adds a global minimum and maximum speed limit for projectiles to account for bots that might stack Projectile Speed buffs.

Fight Tuning Adjustments:
Made Adjustments to the AI of enemies to make them less likely to hold their power until they can use their Special 3
Tuned down aggression of Enemy AI in harder content
Made a slight adjustment to the speed of Projectile Attacks to make them easier for players to avoid
Slightly increased the window to chain from a combo into a special attack Bug Fixes and Optimizations
Fixed an issue with the effectiveness of Module Signature Abilities during Raids
Stash items now default to sort by expiry
Filter basic ORE-13 and Catalysts in the Stash and Inventory screens
Some timers that previously just showed hours now show minutes as well.
Fixed an issue causing Wins in Arenas showing as a Loss

Prime Target wrote:I should have expected a FTF TLK Tie in but why is Drift in his AOE Design when he's getting a redesign for TLK?. Thank you Kabam for giving me Hot Rod in FTF

About Hot Rod:

Faction: Autobots

Class: Warrior

Long undercover on Earth with his brother in arms, Bumblebee, Hot Rod is a powerful and agile warrior with a unique Time Bubble Cannon that definitely packs a punch.
Stats and Abilities:

2-Star:

Health: 1697
Attack: 158
Max Rating: 552

3-Star:

Health: 4167
Attack: 337
Max Rating: 1313

4-Star:

Health: 10829
Attack: 876
Max Rating: 3476

Basic Abilities: Deceleration and Critical Buff

Ranged Attacks

Hot Rod’s Time Gun has a 60% chance to inflict Deceleration for 3.2 seconds.

Deceleration

Prevents the opponent from Evading attacks and reduces the opponent’s Power Flow by 22~37.5% per stack.

Melee Attacks

Gains a Critical Rate Buff for 2.8 seconds when the opponent is under the effect of a Deceleration Debuff, increasing Critical Hit Rate by 7.9~18%.

Critical Heavy Attacks

40% chance to Stun for 1.2 seconds.

Signature Ability – Acceleration

Special Attacks: Overclocks Hot Rod’s engines, increasing his Power Flow on attacks by 60~120% for 7 seconds. Additionally, while Acceleration is active, Hot Rod has a 30% chance to Evade Ranged Attacks.

Special Attacks:

Special 1 – Punishing Pirouette

A flurry of aerial kicks to knockdown the opponent.

Special 2 – Time Tampering
Series of acrobatic kicks that ends with a taste of the Time Bubble Gun.

A powerful blast from his Time Gun inflicts Deceleration for 9 seconds.

Special 3 – Time Bubble Blast
A temporal coup de grâce.

Hot Rod’s uses the most powerful setting on his Time Gun, inflicting Deceleration for 20 seconds.

Synergy Bonuses:

Incoming:

Code 12: Reckless Driving (Prowl)
Hot Rod gets an Attack Buff when Heavy Attacking.
Enemies (Barricade)
Hot Rod gets +8% Attack
Racing Rivals(Mirage)
Hot Rod gets +30% Critical Damage
Brother in Arms (Bumblebee)
Autobots get +8% Armor and +6% Melee Damage in Solo Missions.

Outgoing:

Allies
Bumblebee gets +8% Armor
Enemies
Barricade gets +8% Attack
Racing Rivals
Mirage gets +30% Critical Damage

Strong Match-ups:

Bumblebee and Sideswipe
Evasive Bots will have a very hard time against Hot Rod, his Decceleration Debuff will completely negate the opponent’s chance to activate their Evade abilities.
Bonecrusher
Hot Rod relies on his Critical Rate Buffs in order to inflict Critical Hits reliably. Being able to control his Critical Chance gives him a major advantage against Bots like Bonecrusher, who will often activate a Bleed if you Crit against him.

Weak Match-ups:

Grindor
Hot Rod generates a lot more Power because of his signature ability. Grindor gets stronger the more Power the opponent gets, enabling him to deal a lot of damage.

Recommended Modules for Hot Rod:

Laser Guidance Module
Hot Rod has a chance to inflict Decceleration on his Ranged Attacks, Laser Guidance will further enhance damage and also make it easier for Hot Rod to hit with those attacks because of the ranged projectile speed increase.
Robot Resource
Robot Resource reduces the Power generated on attacks and in exchange provides passive Power over time, but Hot Rod’s signature ability will enhance his Power generated in attacks, neutralizing the negative effects of the module and making it extremely powerful.

• Special Attacks: Overclocks Hot Rod’s engines, increasing his Power Flow on attacks by 60~120% for 7 seconds. Additionally, while Acceleration is active, Hot Rod has a 30% chance to Evade Ranged Attacks.

• Special 1 – Punishing Pirouette: A flurry of aerial kicks to knockdown the opponent.
• Special 2 – Time Tampering: Series of acrobatic kicks that ends with a taste of the Time Bubble Gun - A powerful blast from his Time Gun inflicts Deceleration for 9 seconds.
• Special 3 – Time Bubble Blast - A temporal coup de grâce. Hot Rod’s uses the most powerful setting on his Time Gun, inflicting Deceleration for 20 seconds.