🧪 The Beta Beat (v25) – Path of Valor, Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar HOTM, Bug Fixes – Sharing the Big Picture on What's Going on in Beta

[zephyr1]

@gregschen

Edit: I imagine they were referring to poons, there.

I’ve always assumed they meant something else:

@zephyr1

I recall that as well, and I don’t know what specifically Tim was referring to — but my guess is it wasn’t Giant Harpoons.

The initial implementation of Giant Harpoons was a solo activity. If you used Harpoons, you got Titan Parts.

There was no team effort in the initial design.

So my guess is that whatever Tim was referring to, we haven’t seen it yet.

[gregschen]

Hmm, VERY interesting…

[LucaeBirba]

Thank you zephyr1 for all the infos you share here with us

[RandAlThor]

Thanks for the hard work Zephyr1!

[Ozy1]

When is this v25 and/or PoV planned to start?

[zephyr1]

That hasn’t been announced, but there’s been some speculation:

@zephyr1

Release dates aren’t normally announced as part of Beta testing, particularly for a brand new feature.

But my guess is it’s likely this will go live before the end of the year, perhaps in late November/early December. It doesn’t seem like there would be a lot to delay it.

@Gryphonknight

Rumor says snow on base but no holiday lights or sleigh so probably December 1st is the target.

Unfortunately even Devs do not know if a stationary or moving target

@DracoLovesRi

I would guess they’d want to do it between seasonal events to keep players logging in.

[Elayanith]

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Sorry but I was not aware of the delete duplicates clause. Thanks for your kindness and locking the post to keep it up there.

Best regards

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[zephyr1]

Beta Update

Beta has reopened with the following updates:

• Balance Changes to Costumes — discussed here: 🧪 Early Information on Costumes (Formerly Skins) [Part of The Beta Beat v23, v24 & v25] - #994 by zephyr1

• The return of Vela, and the addition of new HOTM — discussed in these threads:

  • Early Information on the January 2020 HOTM (Vela)
  • Early Information on the February 2020 HOTM (Jean-François)
  • Early Information on the March 2020 HOTM (Telluria)

• Bug Fixes and Smaller Changes — discussed in this thread:

@zephyr1

• Fixed a bug where defeated minions were still showing in UI.
• Fixed a bug where enemies using revive talent sometimes turned invisible instead of transparent.
• Fixed a bug where Marie-Therese’s and Atomos’ special skills didn’t always work correctly due to an issue Stage Property in the final Season 2 stage.
• Fixed a rare bug where some players didn’t receive Challenge event tier completion rewards.
• Combining Alkashards doesn’t include Rare Ascension Items that can be received as loot from map stages as an option.
• The color of the VIP dragon can now be changed to purple if the VIP pass has more than 30 days left. When the VIP pass has less than 30 days left the dragon will turn green.

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I have updated the top post of this thread accordingly.

[gregschen]

@zephyr1

Combining Alkashards doesn’t include Rare Ascension Items that can be received as loot from map stages as an option.

Hoooo boy this one would’ve driven me CRAZY if I ran into it in real life.

[zephyr1]

Not building Alchemy Lab to begin with is the safest way to avoid that.

[Rigs]

Spit my coffee

[StephenNap89]

Path of Valor isn’t currently being tested?

[gregschen]

Haha, amen to that! I did build it, and even ran level 1 a couple of times, but have since converted it back to a second forge.

[zephyr1]

@StephenNap89

Path of Valor isn’t currently being tested?

No, Path of Valor is not currently in Beta.

The next thing coming to Beta is Santa’s Challenge, planned for testing starting Thursday — though I have no idea what has changed.

[StephenNap89]

They did confirm that there are changes though?

That’s interesting. I wonder what it could be… as long as they don’t get rid of Rudolph; he is the only 4* or lower hero I don’t have. I must get him.

I’m excited. I’ll keep an eye out on Thursday for news.

[zephyr1]

@StephenNap89

They did confirm that there are changes though?

No, but I’m not sure why else it would be in Beta at all, so I’m assuming there’s something they want feedback on.

Could be balance changes to the Stages, though new heroes are always a possibility.

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@StephenNap89

as long as they don’t get rid of Rudolph; he is the only 4* or lower hero I don’t have. I must get him.

As far as I know, they’ve never gotten rid of a hero, only updated or added. So I think your obsessive collecting is safe.

[StephenNap89]

Balance changes would be interesting. I mean, I was fairly new to the game last Christmas, but wow… that was hard. I had to use time stops and tornadoes to get through it. If Mother North fired, I lost. I couldn’t keep up with her healing and minions.

Hi, I’m Steve. I’m obsessive and indecisive. I hoard ascension mats and second guess every decision, beating the subject to death.

[Rochelle]

I love The Beta Beat. Getting details of what’s coming in the near future and discussing with alliance mates adds enjoyment to the game. Thank you and all the people who contribute to its development

[markpessan]

Academy de heroes
Aren’t we going to have this year?

[StephenNap89]

It’s Thursday, did the new Christmas Challenge enter Beta? Any changes?