Transformers Earth Wars: The Big Thaw event

I'll probably get to the first batch of 4-star shards unless I can find time to really go deep.

I have a power bank now so I suppose I could actually play on the go without worrying that my phone will die at any minute.

With as much as you go, yeah

Should be getting me a 4* crystal this weekend.

2nd dupe or something new? Place your bets!

Burn wrote:Should be getting me a 4* crystal this weekend.

2nd dupe or something new? Place your bets!

I'm going to have to go with dupe. Once you get 1, you odds of dupe increase at an astronomical level

Right, so that's CF down for a permaban, anyone else?

Burn wrote:Right, so that's CF down for a permaban, anyone else?

Banning me means you love me.

Besides, that's SpaceApe logic, ban them.

The screen's going to lag for a bit, tricking you into thinking it's preparing for a new character before landing you with a dupe.

That's Kurona and CF for a permaban! Anyone else want to jinx me?

Missiles. You are going to get missiles.

You never know Burn, you might get that Scrapper you need for Devs.

ThunderThruster wrote:You never know Burn, you might get that Scrapper you need for Devs.

That's a weird way to say duplicate Bonecrusher.

Shh!

Telling him straight out it'll be a duplicate has been done enough. Had to find a new way to break it to him

Think this way, we're using reverse psychology on the game.

I think you're going to get a new character.



Probably Bombshell, Soundwave, or Nightbird.

Already have a 4* Nightbird. She was my first duplicate.

She's also pretty useless.

Also have her at 3* and 2*.

They're equally useless.

Yeah I was trying to think of who the most useless 4 star might be, to mess with you.

King Kuuga wrote:Yeah I was trying to think of who the most useless 4 star might be, to mess with you.

Most useless 4* is rampage!!

mooncake623 wrote:

King Kuuga wrote:Yeah I was trying to think of who the most useless 4 star might be, to mess with you.

Most useless 4* is rampage!!

Huh??? How?

He's not the best, but he's certainly not as bad as, say, Vortex or Nightbird or something.

Kurona wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

King Kuuga wrote:Yeah I was trying to think of who the most useless 4 star might be, to mess with you.

Most useless 4* is rampage!!

Huh??? How?

He's not the best, but he's certainly not as bad as, say, Vortex or Nightbird or something.

He's the worst cause last time I opened up a 4* crystal and saw rampage it did nothing and gave me 250 4* shards.... terrible I can't even level that.

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?

My 4* Rampage is now teaming with my 4* Swindle to help power level each other (they use to just be students). They're an awesome combo.

Or maybe it's just they like to set things on fire and what my name is ...

Burn gets it.

Maybe it's just because he was my first 3 star and I was forced to get to use him, but Rampage is one of my favorite units now.

I Can't Believe Burn Is A Pyromaniac


A pyromaniac I shouldn't have taunted, because my 3* crystal gave me a dupe Scrapper for karma. He's my most common 3* dupe too, this has to be like the fourth time I've gotten him.

Got myself a 3* Razorclaw from the event shards, decent find, but not one I was looking for

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Got myself a 3* Razorclaw from the event shards, decent find, but not one I was looking for

He's good for a quick attack, followed by a quick death.

I forgot to mention this but I nabbed the $20 Insane Leader Bundle a few hours before it ended. I haven't redeemed the crystals yet. I also got a 3 star crystal from the shards this event, similarly waiting. (I've even got some 2 star crystals still waiting for Gnaw to be added). I've got 3* Brawl with 23 hours still to go in his upgrade to 41 and then I need to put 4* Blast Off in for 30-31, I want to get them and a few more 20s bots through the upgrade and maybe max out a couple more 2 stars before I start adding more high-star bots to my roster. I'm not overly confident in the Megatron crystals actually getting me a 3 or 4 star Megatron but I may at least get another 3 star somebody. Currently sitting at about 1600 event points, so if I push a little harder in the next few days I might come out with 5.5 or 6k. That'll be nice for me.

I'm struggling to slow down in this event... this is why I hate solo events... I need the prizes (though i'm not destined to get a crystal out of it, I will be close) but I don't have enough time to level everyone who needs leveled, because someone has topped the priority list... monopolized it actually. ..

I got the crystal shards I needed ... (also finished the event)

I love my 4 star Mixmaster! Congratulations!

My plan worked perfectly. We used reverse psychology on a computer.

Tomorrow we conquer the world with your Mixmaster.










Congrats!

Well goddamn, if that isn't one of the best things you could've gotten
Congrats!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

Anyone seen the VIP newsletter yet?

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?

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.

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:
  Long Haul is given the stats of Alpha Bravo (means more damage, less health).
  • 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!
 

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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!

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

Maxy's getting serious!


Stun EVERYTHING!

(I'm still in stun mode)