🧪 The Beta Beat (v23) [NOW RELEASED] – Sharing the Big Picture on What's Going on in Beta: Stronghold 22/23 & Alchemy Lab, New Challenge Event Heroes, New Knights of Avalon & Pirates of Corellia Challenge Events, Costumes, November/December HOTM

[Gryphonknight]

Decisions, Decisions

@Scarecrow

What will we do when the academy will be built on the last remaining forge?

It seems like the Devs want you to alternate between Hero Academy ( summon heroes/ troops ), Alchemy Lab ( slim chance at 4* ascension item you need) and Barracks ( level troops ).

With a builder available, it only takes 10 seconds to switch between an Advanced building and a regular building.

VIP PASS will often have an idle builder especially with upgrading mine, Harpoon crafting and class nodes consuming iron ( see notes).

Lab

I need emblems ( Forge- class quest nuking ), good 4* / 5* heroes ( Hero Academy- if we are lucky) and troops ( Barracks- still missing some 4*, but summoned my last 4* blue today) more than I need 4* ascension items, so I will not be building the Alchemy Lab ( unless it produces Emblems or gems ).

Notes

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@Gryphonknight

All the above is causing an iron bottle neck for Stronghold 21. This may, or may not, be a deliberate design choice. It may also just be an unintended consequence of the Advanced Building design.

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