I am guessing that the trials are something everyone should complete if at all possible (use arrows/axes/bombs/dragon attacks on final bosses) due to emblems being so valuable, where as recruits 2 is only a must if the ETT is given. Is that correct?
Yes, absolutely correct. Everyone should try to finish all the levels of the trials, even if it requires carpet bombing. Because at the end of the day spending a few farmable materials and free iron is totally worth the emblems gained. The reset token is just a bonus
An interesting comment. I’ve been playing regularly since August and today is the first time I’ve ever completed the final level of a trial. Prior to this, and in my weaker classes, I just wouldn’t have enough items to win the level that way. It’s probably not a coincidence that I have only just levelled up a Forge to the point where I can craft Dragons - before that I only picked up the odd random one through rewards - and I still don’t have enough resources to stockpile a ton of bombs or axes.
So, lower players who are not capable of completing the stages without a ton of items won’t have enough items anyway (unless they’re seriously spending) and then, by the time you’re in a position where you can create decent stuff in your forge, your heroes are high enough (and/or combined correctly) to beat the level comfortably anyway.
Yes, for a beginner (first 3-5 months) finishing all the levels is not necessary at all. Even I never did it when I was at that stage. I am talking about a stage when you have hit level 30 (which is the minimum level for attempting the last stage) and have started building a good roster of 3 stars and some decent 4 stars, then I feel that a player should start attempting atleast the last stage. Of course, as you said, it totally depends on the how active the player is and how high the forge level is. I for one, leveled my forge pretty fast to level 16, because at that point I knew that if I had any chance of beating the legendary challenge events (that time it was 10 stages) I would need some fire power (so that I could get the 3 star mats for finishing the tier). Then after several cycles of the trials I slowly developed a roster full of 4 stars and a couple of 5 stars, and slowly the carpet bombing stopped and eventually led to where I am today after 16 months of gameplay, where I can complete everything in the game with relative ease.
That is very interesting. It was definitely the other way around for me. I’m level 38 and have had a decent number of 4* for ages but have only recently got my first forge to L16. So having a few dragons was very useful this morning but I wouldn’t say I carpet bombed.
Saying that, my Classes are still a bit uneven so any Trials using Rogue are still going to be an issue for me as my highest in the class is still Layla! Then again, I have 252 emblems sitting around doing nothing anyway so I’ve no urgent need to win any more.
(random observation: just checked my inventory for that number to find I’ve one other class not yet used - Cleric - although Boril is nearly maxed - and interestingly ALSO have 252 emblems waiting!)
I mean, it depends. I had to carpet bomb today’s because I have almost no fighters (seriously, I have Valen and a +9 Boldtusk). By the time I got to the end it was BT and my +19 Proteus left. And other than duplicate BTs I have none in queue either. Meanwhile Kiril is next after Vela for blue… so yet another wizard.
But items have never been an issue for me. I think I don’t use as many as others do in general. At least that’s all I can think of. Maybe failed more levels when I was struggling because of it though!
In the past it’s been a question of “is 20 WE worth the emblems?”
And now that I have 5* that need emblems, the answer to that is “yes.”
I leveled my forge very fast and I have had access to the items for carpet bombing, but I didn’t realize I could do that and finish the Trials that way. Due to that, I missed a few final trial stages that I could have completed. I don’t think everyone will have the heros to complete the final stage by the time they have their forge high enough, it depends on how quickly you level the forge. For long term play I would suggest folks level their forge to dragon attack asap and complete Trials everytime. I am level 53 by the way and still don’t have the heros to complete all the Trials without items.
The sheet has been updated, also i have changed the order of the previous cycles to match the current ones, where before i was using the main trials cycle but now its much easier to read
please check it and if you found any errors let me know
i was planning on fixing it for a while now but didnt have the time and sorry for the delay
I was really hopping to see a fixed pattern but it seems this cycle will have only 2 resets (not like i need them as i have good amount) and i believe it will be at Trials of Serenity
if you or anyone could find a pattern let me know please so i can implement it in the sheet as my brain is not functioning 100% i need a vacation
Haha, we will need some more data to find a pattern, but hopefully your original prediciton of 3 tokens on every alternate cycle still holds. We still have few more on this one to go, so let’s keep up ours fingers crossed.