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The original post can be found here (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/37241-Dev-Diary-Anniversary-Event-2019).
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BB_Torkav
This is about coming together to help each other and frankly BB knows it wont work that way you was warned last year about the fact you give pre lvl 50 10x amount of dough to the over 51 candles in the same adventures ...you do this because there is no doubt specially now 10x the amount of players over lvl 51..problem human nature will always make most people think about themselves and not the bigger picture and this was seen last year and was only limited because of the toolkit bug...the 15k balloon is easily done with a couple buffs no problem there but if you want players to work on the whole goal then we would need to be able to make the buffs and most of us wont be able too..
This is about coming together to help each other and frankly BB knows it wont work that way you was warned last year about the fact you give pre lvl 50 10x amount of dough to the over 51 candles in the same adventures ...you do this because there is no doubt specially now 10x the amount of players over lvl 51..problem human nature will always make most people think about themselves and not the bigger picture and this was seen last year and was only limited because of the toolkit bug...the 15k balloon is easily done with a couple buffs no problem there but if you want players to work on the whole goal then we would need to be able to make the buffs and most of us wont be able too..
i agree with most of this but we got around it by swapping dough and candles 1-1 in guild it sometimes worked on trade but like all events greedy players made it hard to get fair deals the most of the time thats why the guild was better option
i said last yr we should be able to get both kinds but they prob give lowers more to make them in prov house is it we could make one from the other
i just hope the greedy players dont take the mick to much this time coz they annoy the hell out of me
i know its all about supply and demand but you can spot them taking the mick trying to rip every1 off all the time in all events
but yep agree its gonna be a pain to get the stuff to make the buffs depending what level you are unless you have fair players that will help you out on trade or guild or mates so just gonna still offer 1-1 trades and if it works cool if not then prov house will be busy i guess
A: What the heck are adventure tales???
B: Can we use Fruits of Hardship instead of Enormous Cake?
A: What the heck are adventure tales???
A new kind of resource you'll be getting from adventures.
i agree with most of this but we got around it by swapping dough and candles 1-1 in guild it sometimes worked on trade but like all events greedy players made it hard to get fair deals the most of the time thats why the guild was better option
i said last yr we should be able to get both kinds but they prob give lowers more to make them in prov house is it we could make one from the other
i just hope the greedy players dont take the mick to much this time coz they annoy the hell out of me
i know its all about supply and demand but you can spot them taking the mick trying to rip every1 off all the time in all events
but yep agree its gonna be a pain to get the stuff to make the buffs depending what level you are unless you have fair players that will help you out on trade or guild or mates so just gonna still offer 1-1 trades and if it works cool if not then prov house will be busy i guess
even 1-1 isnt fair i can do a outlaws and get something like 30 candles and a lower lvl get something like 250 dough now 1-1 i would trade all i had for and they wouldnt even dent theres i would have to do 8-10 of the same adv to just match 1 of a lower lvl ....i can do my 15k balloons without making a single buff ..but its the bigger picture i am looking at this is the one event where it benefits all to just share
even 1-1 isnt fair i can do a outlaws and get something like 30 candles and a lower lvl get something like 250 dough now 1-1 i would trade all i had for and they wouldnt even dent theres i would have to do 8-10 of the same adv to just match 1 of a lower lvl ....i can do my 15k balloons without making a single buff ..but its the bigger picture i am looking at this is the one event where it benefits all to just share
didnt they change that last year tho so they got around the same as us ? i thought they did thats why we did 1-1 in guild
Mannerheim
30.08.19, 16:01
B: Can we use Fruits of Hardship instead of Enormous Cake?
No, only cakes work.
didnt they change that last year tho so they got around the same as us ? i thought they did thats why we did 1-1 in guild
No dough outways candles by a huge ratio did last year will do again this year ...if you do a stealing from the rich a two player map over lvl 51 will get max around 25 candles if the lootspot is take by a lvl 50 or below they will get a max 250 dough give or take a few...same adv same kills huge difference
No dough outways candles by a huge ratio did last year will do again this year ...if you do a stealing from the rich a two player map over lvl 51 will get max around 25 candles if the lootspot is take by a lvl 50 or below they will get a max 250 dough give or take a few...same adv same kills huge difference
ouch then yep that sucks big time they should have it more closer together like i thought it was
airforceboy
30.08.19, 17:17
happy anniversary and cant wait to participate. fun to all and some cake too.
No dough outways candles by a huge ratio did last year will do again this year ...if you do a stealing from the rich a two player map over lvl 51 will get max around 25 candles if the lootspot is take by a lvl 50 or below they will get a max 250 dough give or take a few...same adv same kills huge difference
you have to remember that higher levels can do far more adventures in the time it takes lower lvls to do so, so taking into account the speed of adv's and recruitment, etc, it should be fairly even
you have to remember that higher levels can do far more adventures in the time it takes lower lvls to do so, so taking into account the speed of adv's and recruitment, etc, it should be fairly even
very true
you have to remember that higher levels can do far more adventures in the time it takes lower lvls to do so, so taking into account the speed of adv's and recruitment, etc, it should be fairly even
that is true but a low lvl being in high demand wouldnt need to do a single adv would be more lootspots then they could possibly handle ...also pretty sure a lvl 50 and lvl 52 would prob be at around the same speed adv wise
WildTaurus
30.08.19, 22:07
Hi everyone. Those who might have seen me before on chat in Newfoundland would remember me for 2 things, omni-presence on Trade Tab and my prolonged discussions and debates on BB's practices and i still have a big sack of non-positive reserves towards BB's decisions and practices of the last few years that still need answers and dealing with. But when i first saw this event last year kicking in live, i jumped up and was dancing like a happy kid and i was ridiculously excited to see the continuation of the event, which it was as always quite disappointing compared to what it could have been (can't expect perfection, of course) but it was great and most people turned out pretty happy out of it and those who weren't, were made happy through help and even those who knew nobody or even English language for that matter, just stumbled on help and good deeds of random strangers with no personal relation or even anything expected in return quite often. I think that built an amazing atmosphere along all of the confusions and the insane imbalance of the resources required to make the Cake buffs (which for a major part of it, was the cause of it all). I would say that was great.
I have my own opinions and conflicts with BB's decisions but there's no enemies, we all just want the best for this game and to keep it fun and going forever, even if our definitions and views differ, the aims are too similar to be opposing. But it would be immoral of anyone to deny the success of someone when seen obviously and to my knowledge and understanding, i think Anniversary event is the greatest achievement of BB probably even beyond this game so far since the level 50 breakthrough (and yes, including the weapon's drop removal, although an extreme "patch removal", it had to be done) and you don't have to believe me saying it but just thinking of millions of players playing this game from multiple servers under different languages (some players 1 account for each server) and millions of more accounts inactive and a variety of types of productions and game-playing patterns and styles between these millions. Then the combinations of resource production and consumption this crazy game allows us... calculating the potential exchange rates, consumption rates and needs and values and their match to their equivalent Gem price... just that (although i very much doubt BB did nor could have done it thoroughly) just to begin to think of doing such a thing sounds terrifyingly complicated and hard to do, and to actually decide to go with it and act on it, sounds like a huge enterprise that could challenge even some of the greatest in the business with all the monetary capacity needed to get it done, because it's nowhere near as simple as "enough money", that's why i appreciated this event from the first time and had great respect for BB for taking the great effort to bring this one up here. And i say it again, hats off to BB for this event, even with bugs and imbalances, still the greatest input in this game since i started playing over 3 (almost 4) years ago. This game entered a new era the moment the first Anniversary event kicked in live and there was no return option left since.
Now a note on how we might make this simpler/easier for each other...
I have over 1M Swords of each kind (Except Damascenes, just below 90K i think. Keep in mind, i only have 1 Damascenesmith, 6 Steel and 6 Iron Swordsmiths too) and a bunch of other stuff i saved for days like this (many people have a lot more i'm very sure) and honestly, some of those are exclusively for cases like this since i will never use all that, i only made those to exchange them for things that i need but can't produce efficiently while someone else could use my weapons and other resources i produced a little extra. In our Guild we help each other as much as we can as it must be on just about every Guild i guess. For lower levels, there are no Guilds, everyone wants to help the new Settlers, they're like kids to everyone and if we can, how we can pretty much everyone is open to giving their help (even though some could use some of that help themselves) and take care of them, to make sure they have a good settling here, it's just the pleasure of sharing and welcoming more members in this Krazy and fun community.
So... my thought is, Guilds could help lower levels with resources needed to consume (not necessarily all resources, anything too easy loses its fun) and free advice available at all times (as always), buffing exchanges and resources and Maps exchanges. Those who Adventure now will share loot spots more often than ever and i would hope the same with the lower levels, sharing loot spots between each other. The best everyone could do is more Adventures, whether they do them or just collect loot spots, the more the merrier. Don't forget the limit is that we can only do one Adventure we can start by ourselves and we can take 1 loot spot from others, so doing Adventures by yourself too, simply adds up on that and increases your benefits and is help for everyone.
For those level 50 and below, the loot spots could often be for free too (not just in Guilds) at the exception of the expectation of a small part of the event resources maybe or an exchange they find fair between each other (Not the best but still fine and lower levels don't have to invest anything to benefit considerably after all). Preferably though, for those who can and wouldn't mind to give loot spots for free, my favorite thing to expect would be to exchange the Dough for Candles at a 1 for 1 exchange rate, which should be the dominant exchange rate on the trade and those who will want to make a profit will still be able to do so at the cost of those desperate enough to pay the higher prices. But please, let's be sensible and not make it too hard for each other while it's easy to avoid and still enough large pockets on the side to dig in. For example, if you Adventure fast enough (i doubt i will this time, i'm busy but...) i would probably have more Candles/Dough than you need, having over 30-40 Explorers also helps a lot (i have 14 so far lol) you could use some of those to buy buildings for example. Of course for Candles that wouldn't be very likely or easy at all but in the case of Dough that worked well last year and i would expect it to work wonders this year too, especially since the buildings would be pretty hard to access anymore at the increased prices and the new balance of exchange values due to Premium Friendship Buff knocking up everything to insanity as well as Gem Price increase on Trade thanks to the new additions in the Merchant (we're glad for most of those, even the ones we don't like for ourselves).
Long story short, be fair, be friendly and share with each other and if you want to benefit something, don't aim at random and to try to rip the last few Coins out of someone's pockets but aim higher at the rich players who would be able to match your deals and wouldn't mind doing so. Demand and supply works great and it is a natural rule of a free market but at some point at the cost of humanity between each other and i think it's not worth it by far since this is a game and nobody would let you go bankrupt completely anyway. Patience is the key...
Good luck and have fun everyone. :)
Ps: Sorry for slaughtering it with Bolds and for going full WildTaurus mode on the amount of text here... Got a "Spoiler" there though.
topgearfan
31.08.19, 00:00
you have to remember that higher levels can do far more adventures in the time it takes lower lvls to do so, so taking into account the speed of adv's and recruitment, etc, it should be fairly even
At 9:1 ratio this is pretty much cowpoo. The active time needed to run 9 adv vs 1 alone makes it way more time consuming. It might be better if we got same amount of candles for completing say Princess as low level gets dough for completing say Lost Skull but im pretty sure its not even close?
Only way I see to get decent dough is to PAY a low level (if I can find one) to get on my ls and demand the dough in return. Normal practice? I think not.
At 9:1 ratio this is pretty much cowpoo. The active time needed to run 9 adv vs 1 alone makes it way more time consuming. It might be better if we got same amount of candles for completing say Princess as low level gets dough for completing say Lost Skull but im pretty sure its not even close?
Only way I see to get decent dough is to PAY a low level (if I can find one) to get on my ls and demand the dough in return. Normal practice? I think not.
yep agree...like i said i can do the 15k balloons without making a single buff you get a couple free from achievements and one the second day of the event ..its the bigger picture i was looking at as we would all like the main goals ...last year we did it but from the get go we could all use toolkits ....this year i think we will struggle but i guess time will tell
Sorry but to me it don't look like your looking at the big picture.
Fact. There are a lot more players in the upper bracket than the lower, which if you remember was the reason given as to why they get more dough. It was done so that given the information BB has both groups should get the same amount in total. (Those of you with long memory's will recall BB's terrible record on getting this sort of balancing right)
High level players can chose to use resources which don't impinge upon thier ability to run adventures or if they do they have the reserves in stock to cover event usage, the lower levels on the other hand if they want the goodies have to chose between using thier weapons for troops or balloon's, the smart ones will go for the loot spot route so as to maximize thier balloon production.
To get everything you don't even need to run many adventures since the cakes you need to make for quests and achievements is twice as many as you need to reach your personal donation goal, just 2 hours every other day is all the time a high level player needs to spend on adventures.
Looking forward to event will have to leave up to the Germans to cover the community goal
Sorry but to me it don't look like your looking at the big picture.
Fact. There are a lot more players in the upper bracket than the lower, which if you remember was the reason given as to why they get more dough. It was done so that given the information BB has both groups should get the same amount in total. (Those of you with long memory's will recall BB's terrible record on getting this sort of balancing right)
High level players can chose to use resources which don't impinge upon thier ability to run adventures or if they do they have the reserves in stock to cover event usage, the lower levels on the other hand if they want the goodies have to chose between using thier weapons for troops or balloon's, the smart ones will go for the loot spot route so as to maximize thier balloon production.
To get everything you don't even need to run many adventures since the cakes you need to make for quests and achievements is twice as many as you need to reach your personal donation goal, just 2 hours every other day is all the time a high level player needs to spend on adventures.
your thinking of your personal goal i am not i am thinking the global goal i can get my 15k balloons without even doing an adventure so i will get everything my personal goal will get me ...but if the buffs are easier to obtain then i will keep my little hut running for the entire event buffed that means more balloons for the big goal.....and if the lower player has any sense at all and is guided right he wont spend any troops doing adventures will be enough Lootspots going for them to drown in dough which they can share half and still cover what they need ......by the time a lower lvl players has done an adv he or she could of done a dozen lootspots
lordloocan
31.08.19, 21:23
Why not just cut out the nonsense and let explorers find dough and candles whatever the player level?
Why not just cut out the nonsense and let explorers find dough and candles whatever the player level?
I don't need to produce a chain of logic which says your wrong because this late in the day the mechanic is set in stone and it's too late to introduce radical changes like that.
topgearfan
01.09.19, 09:59
Choosing a pretty number to divide the player base and then having to go for 9:1 ratio to actually make it work instead of going for 1:1 and then choosing the level divider based on that must be the stupidest balancing decision I've seen in a game.
It's been specifically balanced that way so the higher levels may be forced to buy their balloon packages for gems! Also giving just 5 candles on a prolong search which takes most types of explorers over a day to do is proof of this. Never seen them so low since 2012 when scouts found 1,2 or 3 event resources, (yep it was that bad) looks like its getting back to that now.
Why not just cut out the nonsense and let explorers find dough and candles whatever the player level?
i like this idea it would make more sense
I don't need to produce a chain of logic which says your wrong because this late in the day the mechanic is set in stone and it's too late to introduce radical changes like that.
but yep i think its to late for it to be changed now if they do this birthday thing every yr now then yeah they will have a yr to change it if they wanted to
lordloocan
01.09.19, 19:39
I don't need to produce a chain of logic which says your wrong because this late in the day the mechanic is set in stone and it's too late to introduce radical changes like that.
Point is the same thing was suggested last year, by me and others. I fail to see why BB feel players need to be forced to trade.
Mannerheim
01.09.19, 19:47
It's been specifically balanced that way so the higher levels may be forced to buy their balloon packages for gems!
That's not true. For example anyone above lvl 62-63 will not have to do a single adventure or a send a single explorer during the whole event to complete all personal goals. Anyone above 54-55 will manage the same by using a few cake buffs during the event which you get from the calendar or achievements.
Point is the same thing was suggested last year, by me and others. I fail to see why BB feel players need to be forced to trade.
Point is, they are not forcing you to trade. You can convert between Candles and Dough, there is just 1 quest to buy 50 Candles or Dough and that is the full extent of the trading you need to do. The only other interactions you need have with other players is the arrangements to have cakes dropped.
topgearfan
02.09.19, 08:33
Ok new plan.
Since the candle amount is very low when playing myself, find an active 50- player (there must be some out there right?).
Supply with RotM and res.
Ask for the dough in loot in return.
Convert the 9x dough into 3x more candles than id get if i played it.
Profit!
lordloocan
02.09.19, 17:47
Point is, they are not forcing you to trade. You can convert between Candles and Dough, there is just 1 quest to buy 50 Candles or Dough and that is the full extent of the trading you need to do. The only other interactions you need have with other players is the arrangements to have cakes dropped.
Might want to check your sums as to how many you will have and be able to convert.....And, not all have 46 explorers. Most who play actually go to work, have family to speak do, even risk going outside sometimes, they don't have the time to focus on sending explorers on constant short searches. What BB could do with remembering it is a game, not a way of life.
Might want to check your sums as to how many you will have and be able to convert.....And, not all have 46 explorers. Most who play actually go to work, have family to speak do, even risk going outside sometimes, they don't have the time to focus on sending explorers on constant short searches. What BB could do with remembering it is a game, not a way of life.
Making me actively hate lower level players. A week before event they are begging me for free stuff because everyone insists on teaching new players they don't have to work for their stuff. Then they try to gouge me in event all the while freeloading on the people who actually can make the balloons required...
I guess if BB is wanting me to like the game and it's players less, job's a good un.
topgearfan
10.09.19, 01:51
We noted previously in the Dev Diary that there was a limitation of 1 for "Wondrous Anniversary Residence" and "Improved floating residence".
We've decided to change the limitation and make the buildings limitless for this Event only!
Maybe you should also let the game know what you have decided.
I will be unable to finish already one of the first quests because it requires to buy 50 sth from other players. Well I'm a lone player and I feel sick of this forcible socialization.
I will be unable to finish already one of the first quests because it requires to buy 50 sth from other players. Well I'm a lone player and I feel sick of this forcible socialization.
you can just use trade office
Maybe you should also let the game know what you have decided.
Despite the "1" displayed in the Merchant, you should be able to buy as many as you want.
In my economy overview why is the festival hall classed as level 3 for working out consumption rate of platinum and bronze swords, but is level 4 for battle horses?
I hate this event. Scrap it and start over, preferably with new devs.
topgearfan
10.09.19, 18:31
Despite the "1" displayed in the Merchant, you should be able to buy as many as you want.
Ok will try it. :)
Love the list available in the quest Stuck in the Past btw: The Shaman, The Shaman.
In my economy overview why is the festival hall classed as level 3 for working out consumption rate of platinum and bronze swords, but is level 4 for battle horses?
Festival hall is now classed as level 5 for consuming battle horses! Others still at level 3.
Anyone else got this? And what's the reason?
Mannerheim
14.09.19, 11:48
Festival hall is now classed as level 5 for consuming battle horses! Others still at level 3.
Anyone else got this? And what's the reason?
Those are production chain levels which are based on players level and define how much you make balloons per resource. It's an internal technical thing BB is using to create several production combinations and you are not supposed to care about it.
how do you use adventure tales?
Graciethecat
15.09.19, 20:15
Adventure tales are used to make books in the new bookbinder building from phase II of the event. See Dev Diary for complete details
Gosh I nearly fainted when I saw the balloon goal for next week. Can we do that ? ? ?
Of course we can *nudge nudge wink wink* ;)
If people stop asking silly prices for dough we maybe able to, but I think it's unfair everyone getting a prize, especially those asking stupid prices for dough that are probably making few balloons when others are using huge amounts of resources trying to reach the goal, personally I won't be using the big cake again due to the lack of dough, I'll just be using the small one, if we don't reach the goal so be it, I know I'll be making the 15000 needed for myself
I'm selling 100 candles for 80 dough and trades are accepted in minutes on TO, so i dont see a problem.
I'm selling 100 candles for 80 dough and trades are accepted in minutes on TO, so i dont see a problem.
me too
regarding the double phase 1 bug, is anything going to be done to equalise the number of Emphatic Explorers between people who gained from the bug and those who did not?
It doesn't seem too fair if a random group of players permanently have 1 extra explorer over the rest.
Mannerheim
16.09.19, 18:06
regarding the double phase 1 bug, is anything going to be done to equalise the number of Emphatic Explorers between people who gained from the bug and those who did not?
It doesn't seem too fair if a random group of players permanently have 1 extra explorer over the rest.
Yeah it does not feel right especially as it was not only an extra explorer that was received but also an improved floating residence and Settlers HQ. At the same time a lot of people partly paid gems for the same items in the merchant for the exception that the new explorer is better than the ones offered in event bundles. The triple loot explorer is really good for all future events with event resources in treasure searches.
BB can definitely write a script to gift the same items to those who did not receive the double reward. They can simply target the package to those who completed their personal 10k balloon task and only have 2 new explorers total, or those who did not complete the 10k task and have only one new explorer. Alternatively do the opposite and rule out everyone with 3 explorers and the ones with 2 explorers but 10k task not completed.
The question is that will they bother to do it :)
The question is that will they bother to do it :)
probly not coz if i read it right in dev diary it was random peeps got the extra so how the hell they gonan know who got them on all the worlds servers if they did do anything maybe send evryone extras but again thats not being fair coz they will still have that set extra it said they wont take it away
What we know for now:
We will not take any items away
It is not considered as an exploit
The problem occurred on a random basis, and was caused by triggers not controllable by affected players
i never got extra but odds are most that did arnt gonna say look dont send me such n such they would just take more freebies its like when they did the mountain addy compo im sure some lv 65 plus players didnt even start the chain yet got the freebies coz they was over level 65 so its prob easier for smurfs just to say just send all this and that if they gonna even do that all we know so far is peeps that got double isnt their fault wont have stuff took off them they dunno what cuased it coz they still looking into that and they have no clue what they gonna do next.
I remember this happening with storehouse in an event, BB had the ability to know who got more than 1 & those who never returned the extra had their accounts cancelled. Hope BB looking into this as no one should gain an advantage through a bug on BB's part.
Either take away the extra explorer or if u cant do that set a limit of 3 in the shop so those that have 2 can select the 3rd for free, those already with 3 wont be able to select another. Please BB, don't let legit players pay for your mistake!
Sounds good to me to receive extra explorer, HQ and floater. Since they ruled out removing extras, the only way they can fix it is gift those who did not receive extra. I'm sure they can find a way to do it. :) They are smart guys. :)
U have same complaint as I did in last event. There is no content from the original game. All "retro" content is from Settlers 2, and we are celebrating anniversary of the original Settlers.
And what is the point of buying "permanent" skins? You can buy temp skins for 299 days for same amount. So it pays off if you decide not to change it during that time. If you do, then it is permanently gone.
I remember this happening with storehouse in an event, BB had the ability to know who got more than 1 & those who never returned the extra had their accounts cancelled. Hope BB looking into this as no one should gain an advantage through a bug on BB's part.
Either take away the extra explorer or if u cant do that set a limit of 3 in the shop so those that have 2 can select the 3rd for free, those already with 3 wont be able to select another. Please BB, don't let legit players pay for your mistake!
So what happened to your extra storehouses?
I got an extra 2 storehouses, basically by accident. Found them in star and wondered how they got there. I won't be penalised for it as I didn't know about the bug at the time. If I knew, would I of clicked more? Dunno, maybe. Yes I know its morally wrong but given the opportunity I think most ppl would take advantage.
The scene in Superman 3 where the cash machine keeps spewing out free money ( Would u walk away and let the cash just fall to the pavement? )
A fair few ppl have walked away with an extra village school because of the 1st day fiasco, (gutted I wasn't one of them) nothing has been said about that!
I had to give 1 of those storehouses back, but your comparing a storehouse to a scout, imp floater, big difference!
Mannerheim
17.09.19, 17:53
I had to give 1 of those storehouses back, but your comparing a storehouse to a scout, imp floater, big difference!
No you did not. BB only asked those that got 4 or more to give em back and did not even attempt to take them from others.
https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/28758-Multiple-Improved-Storehouses
However the Goal 1 bug in this event is not even close to the storehouse issue from player or BB perspective, more like the opposite.
this new gen confuses the hell out of me i dont even know if he works propperly
he has same atributes thingys as nus borris mma with 1st strike flanking and splash but he dont act like them at all i assumed he had them then he would be like a bigger version of them but he really isnt this the thing im talking about http://prntscr.com/p7fzjj
my mma says same tbh not sure if i added these with my books but nvm http://prntscr.com/p7g06v
borris the same http://prntscr.com/p7g0p1
nus http://prntscr.com/p7g0y2
they all have the same things in same places so ow the hell does he not act the same as the others do??
any ideas how this guy should be used?
his damage output is much lower than the others
new gen = 125-200 (80%) (185 avg)
mma = 490-540 (80%) (530 avg)
boris = 700-1000 (90%) (970 avg)
nus = 1020-1520 (90%) (1470 avg)
he should be used as a replacement for a major general since he can hold more units (285 vs 295)
I remember this happening with storehouse in an event, BB had the ability to know who got more than 1 & those who never returned the extra had their accounts cancelled. Hope BB looking into this as no one should gain an advantage through a bug on BB's part.
Either take away the extra explorer or if u cant do that set a limit of 3 in the shop so those that have 2 can select the 3rd for free, those already with 3 wont be able to select another. Please BB, don't let legit players pay for your mistake!
Sounds like a good idea, hope they do something as I'm not amused having bought every explorer available that other's got an extra one for free
Mannerheim
18.09.19, 05:01
this new gen confuses the hell out of me i dont even know if he works propperly
he has same atributes thingys as nus borris mma with 1st strike flanking and splash but he dont act like them at all i assumed he had them then he would be like a bigger version of them but he really isnt this the thing im talking about http://prntscr.com/p7fzjj
my mma says same tbh not sure if i added these with my books but nvm http://prntscr.com/p7g06v
borris the same http://prntscr.com/p7g0p1
nus http://prntscr.com/p7g0y2
they all have the same things in same places so ow the hell does he not act the same as the others do??
any ideas how this guy should be used?
On top of what Kotugo said, the new gen does not a trait that affects combat like the others you listed have.
On top of what Kotugo said, the new gen does not a trait that affects combat like the others you listed have.
i didnt really compare the damage numbers it was the 3 things flanking 1st strike and splash that caught my eye they all have thats why i assumed he would be similar to them
i assumed he would be similar to them No one ever told you what happens when you assume things?
Can a MOD confirm the following please. In dev diary it says enormous cakes are replaced with a buff at a 2:1 ratio. What happens if we have an odd number? Will the number be rounded up as it was last year apparently, will one leftover enormous cae count as 5 petite cakes and be replaced with 5 of the smaller buffs, will it get replaced with gold coins or will we lose any odd enormous cakes altogether? Thanks.
No one ever told you what happens when you assume things?
hehehe i know what your saying but still stoopid tho why say he has them things if he dont act like he does anyways guess i just have to book him like my MG's and use him as a extra one with extra men room
It's not stupid at all, those are his attributes and it's important that they are displayed accurately. Just because you have chosen not to learn the combat mechanics enough to understand them does not mean they are stupid lol. It is very much worth learning about imho. Others in this thread have already explained why it doesn't mean he will necessarily have similar results to other first-strike/flanking/splash gens, especially when loaded with troops...
He has lower damage magnitude than Nus/Bor/MMA, and he does not have any combat traits that enhance friendly troops or weaken enemy troops.
So with 1r attacks he will act just like those other gens, he just won't hit as hard.
I don't see it being clear in the Dev Diary on when the event deactivation will actually happend, Monday September 23rd 10:00 CEST or Wednesday the 25th?
So, will we still be able to donate balloons for the personal goal after the phase 2 timer runs out or not?
How about still being able to produce balloons after the phase 2 timer runs out?
The Donation Phase ends on September 23rd, at 10:00 CEST.
i hope they give people the extras.
An other perfect event is close to the end. Thank you BB!
The Donation Phase ends on September 23rd, at 10:00 CEST.
See even that wasnt clear what you should of said was ....The donation phase that covers the global aspect of the event ends on the 23rd but you can continue to collect balloons for personal goals until the 25th
See even that wasnt clear what you should of said was ....The donation phase that covers the global aspect of the event ends on the 23rd but you can continue to collect balloons for personal goals until the 25th
*The Anniversary Event ends on September 23rd, 10:00 CEST, however, you will have 2 additional days to collect your potential reward(s). is from the DD
tbh that small print confused the hell out of me i thought it ended 23rd like most so prob like most players sleeped the balloon houses sunday night but the 2 timers was confusing as well one on comunity goal thing and then the box above chat window
other than that im happy i managed with the help of mortors to get everythink on the worlds i play on tho.
This took me exactly 3 minutes to fix. 2 of which involved struggling with the printscrn icons. Now would that made sense for everyone (me included)?
https://prnt.sc/pabx1z
you can just use trade office
Deals take two sides...
Now a problem of the last minute - my thorough geologists are already modified to find 15% bigger copper deposits. But they find only 3 times bigger ones as if there's no modification. I wish I knew this will not work with them BEFORE to spend books on it.
I wish I knew this will not work with them BEFORE to spend books on it.
There's the test server to try things out before applying them now or in the future to your island and its components?
topgearfan
25.09.19, 11:06
Great event. Was able to relax and enjoy the game instead of hours of mindless grind. Excellent calendar. Very nice quest rewards.
8/10.
1 point off for not being able to earn dough and for greed in trading for it but the latter BB can do very little about. Other point off for no bonus adventures.
There's the test server to try things out before applying them now or in the future to your island and its components?
Spending 5 books on lvl 1 is a requirement no matter the island.
Now a problem of the last minute - my thorough geologists are already modified to find 15% bigger copper deposits. But they find only 3 times bigger ones as if there's no modification. I wish I knew this will not work with them BEFORE to spend books on it.
There's the test server to try things out before applying them now or in the future to your island and its components?
The feature is there, why should we expect it not to work? Is this a bug, or a purpose?
In my experience the skills are working: unskilled Thorough finds 2160 Copper Deposits, skilled one finds 2484.
In my experience the skills are working: unskilled Thorough finds 2160 Copper Deposits, skilled one finds 2484.
As you say, mine works fine also. Just a bit different data. Standard search with no improvement gave me 710, triple is 2130 with 15 % on top of it gives 2450, which is exactly what I got with my skilled Thorough.
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Overall the event was fun. I like when I don't have to go crazy with adventuring or trading to get prizes. Trading for dough is OK as long as you have enough low levels in Guild. Otherwise TO was rampant with greed which spoils the fun. Maybe different balancing could help it a bit, as others suggested? All the buildings and specialists are of a good use to me. It was very happy gaming for me this time. Thanks BB. :)
i agree with most of this but we got around it by swapping dough and candles 1-1 in guild it sometimes worked on trade but like all events greedy players made it hard to get fair deals the most of the time thats why the guild was better option
i said last yr we should be able to get both kinds but they prob give lowers more to make them in prov house is it we could make one from the other
i just hope the greedy players dont take the mick to much this time coz they annoy the hell out of me
i know its all about supply and demand but you can spot them taking the mick trying to rip every1 off all the time in all events
but yep agree its gonna be a pain to get the stuff to make the buffs depending what level you are unless you have fair players that will help you out on trade or guild or mates so just gonna still offer 1-1 trades and if it works cool if not then prov house will be busy i guess
I dont know how many players you have on sandy cove under level 50- on New Newfoundland they are a very rare species. In the end of event we as able to swap in trade 1:1 - but most of the event we could only laugh about the offers in trade and make the dough in p house 2:1.
So Ginny is right - something needs to be done - it is not fun in the long run when it is all about studying other players greed.
I dont know how many players you have on sandy cove under level 50- on New Newfoundland they are a very rare species. In the end of event we as able to swap in trade 1:1 - but most of the event we could only laugh about the offers in trade and make the dough in p house 2:1.
So Ginny is right - something needs to be done - it is not fun in the long run when it is all about studying other players greed.
urd your quoting my post from b4 the event started ??
and in the event my guild had 2 under 50s and they helped the whole guild that didnt make their own in the ph. one ls in my guild they helped 2or 3 other members and we swapped them 1-1 in guild so they got what they needed and highers got dough towards cakes for the achivments
i did also say in the bit you quoted
just hope the greedy players dont take the mick to much this time coz they annoy the hell out of me
i know its all about supply and demand but you can spot them taking the mick trying to rip every1 off all the time in all events
topgearfan
26.09.19, 17:54
We had 1 level 38 player in guild that quit right before the event. So event with 0 players able to earn dough was fun fun FUUN!
urd your quoting my post from b4 the event started ??
and in the event my guild had 2 under 50s and they helped the whole guild that didnt make their own in the ph. one ls in my guild they helped 2or 3 other members and we swapped them 1-1 in guild so they got what they needed and highers got dough towards cakes for the achivments
i did also say in the bit you quoted
Well not sure it really does make any difference- not sure anyone besides the player ever read and make conclusions out of what we write in here, as very little in the events are changed from year to year, besides making it a little harder from event to event to make us gem it - and changing the rewards - or no one would gem it.
So you could take the feed back from the first event of its kind and the feedback would probable be the same as will be this year.
i agree with most of this but we got around it by swapping dough and candles 1-1 in guild it sometimes worked on trade but like all events greedy players made it hard to get fair deals the most of the time thats why the guild was better option
i said last yr we should be able to get both kinds but they prob give lowers more to make them in prov house is it we could make one from the other
i just hope the greedy players dont take the mick to much this time coz they annoy the hell out of me
i know its all about supply and demand but you can spot them taking the mick trying to rip every1 off all the time in all events
but yep agree its gonna be a pain to get the stuff to make the buffs depending what level you are unless you have fair players that will help you out on trade or guild or mates so just gonna still offer 1-1 trades and if it works cool if not then prov house will be busy i guess
Unfortunately, saw plenty of players, including some I thought would know better, boasting how they'd managed to snap up all the "fair trades" in TO, then resell the items for profit. :(
Unless I am missing something, I cannot see the point of the new Adventure Bookbinder.
It takes over twice as long to produce as the normal one does, and costs more than the max amount in the same.
Even if it does queue, the production times are so long that your island would be paused before production completed, unless you logged in each day in which case you might as well still use the old bookbinder.
Areop-Enap
27.09.19, 07:08
Unless I am missing something, I cannot see the point of the new Adventure Bookbinder.
It takes over twice as long to produce as the normal one does, and costs more than the max amount in the same.
Even if it does queue, the production times are so long that your island would be paused before production completed, unless you logged in each day in which case you might as well still use the old bookbinder.
* Produce Manuscripts in RPH
* Produce Tomes in Bookbinder
* Produce Codices in Adventure Bookbinder
You skip a lot of steps involved by producing codices without having to also pay 3-4 tomes per codex (and 5-6 manuscripts per tome) which you normally would need to do without the new building.
lordloocan
27.09.19, 07:34
When will BB announce what they intend to do about some players receiving the stage 1 reward twice?
When will BB announce what they intend to do about some players receiving the stage 1 reward twice?
already done (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/37241-Dev-Diary-Anniversary-Event-2019?p=355261#post355261)
topgearfan
27.09.19, 08:41
It costs more than the max amount in the same.
It doesnt? Wonder where this is coming from you are not the first to say that..
Unless I am missing something, I cannot see the point of the new Adventure Bookbinder.
It takes over twice as long to produce as the normal one does, and costs more than the max amount in the same.
Even if it does queue, the production times are so long that your island would be paused before production completed, unless you logged in each day in which case you might as well still use the old bookbinder.
yep your missing alot ..for 1 and this alone is great we can queue been asked for since the dawn of time...the only increase in price is 72 coins and 40 adventure tales ...for a codex the latter you get for free doing adventures and i highly doubt 72 coins is going to break you...and this bit is the part people seem to be overlooking you dont have to make 15 manuscripts then make 3 tomes to make one codex that entire part is missed out and you save all thoses resources which should be more then enough to cover your 72 coin
lordloocan
27.09.19, 19:59
already done (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/37241-Dev-Diary-Anniversary-Event-2019?p=355261#post355261)
Where? What they have said so far is:
We are also aware that a small group of players received the first Community Goal quest twice, which allowed them to claim double rewards for it.
Next steps:
We keep investigating the bug that caused this. More details will follow in the near future (most likely after the Anniversary Event is finished).
So, what do they intend to do to balance out their mistake?
Any updates on this? or the seasonal pack bug?
Thank you BB for the very fair solution to some people receiving the Stage 1 reward twice
lordloocan
24.10.19, 19:59
Cheers BB, job done
A good job yes but now a 4th candid explorer limit has been allowed, so will he go into the shop after the event? Obviously those that bought every bundle cant buy him I assume? Any word on this?
A good job yes but now a 4th candid explorer limit has been allowed, so will he go into the shop after the event? Obviously those that bought every bundle cant buy him I assume? Any word on this?
yes you can buy him so you assumed wrong
topgearfan
28.10.19, 21:32
Too little too late in my case.
Don't know if anyone mentioned this, but there is no friar's lantern for pumpkin.
lordloocan
10.08.20, 19:59
From 2019 dev diary:
The Petite Birthday Cake and the Enormous Birthday Cake are two buffs that can be produced in the Provision House. They are made from two event resources, Cake Dough and Birthday Candles, which can only be earned by players at level 50 or below and level 51 or above respectively.
If you're missing one of the two resources, feel free to trade with your friends! But if that's not your thing, you can always convert the resources into each other at a rate of 2 to 1 for Candles to Cake Dough or 3 to 1 for Cake Dough into Candles! Additionally to last year the amount of cake dough required to produce cakes was cut by 20%!
In readiness for the 2020 event, please please please can you take account of the fact that there are less and less players under level 50 and more and more over level 51. Could it be changed so that all levels get some of each resource instead of the differential? Or even just raise the level from 50 to 60?
I am sure some guilds may have some players under level 50 but the relative numbers is now way out of balance.
From 2019 dev diary:
The Petite Birthday Cake and the Enormous Birthday Cake are two buffs that can be produced in the Provision House. They are made from two event resources, Cake Dough and Birthday Candles, which can only be earned by players at level 50 or below and level 51 or above respectively.
If you're missing one of the two resources, feel free to trade with your friends! But if that's not your thing, you can always convert the resources into each other at a rate of 2 to 1 for Candles to Cake Dough or 3 to 1 for Cake Dough into Candles! Additionally to last year the amount of cake dough required to produce cakes was cut by 20%!
In readiness for the 2020 event, please please please can you take account of the fact that there are less and less players under level 50 and more and more over level 51. Could it be changed so that all levels get some of each resource instead of the differential? Or even just raise the level from 50 to 60?
I am sure some guilds may have some players under level 50 but the relative numbers is now way out of balance.
Can't even begin to explain how much I would prefer there was some sanity to it.
Make dough drop in treasure searches for 51+:ers and candles for under.
So we get some dough at least.
Make advs under lvl51 give dough, ones over candles.
Something. Anything.
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