🧪 The Beta Beat (V53) – New S2, S3 and HotM Costumes, S5 and Christmas Heroes -- Sharing the Big Picture on What's Going on in Beta

[GingerQueen]

Sorry for being off topic.

When is SG going to fix the in game clock and battery?

[PlayForFun]

@GingerQueen

When is SG going to fix the in game clock and battery?

This is my last information on this:

[SOLVED] In-Game Clock Removed (iOS)

Thank you for the report. We are investigating this issue here and try to get it fixed as soon as possible.

Only @Petri can tell when it will be fixed.

@Noble_Weasel

Any chance they would do this for seasonal costumes as well?

I do not know.
We will see if they will include it in the release notes or not.

[GingerQueen]

Thank you.

Cross your fingers they’ll fix it.

[PlayForFun]

We have just received the Beta Schedule for V54.

@Petri

Beta Name	Status	Open	Closed
Beta 1	Testing Planned	WE/THU 7.12/8.12	MON 12.12
Beta 2	Testing Planned	WE/THU 14.12/15.12	MON 19.12
Final Beta	Testing Planned	MON 19.12	THU 22.12

The first Beta will arrive in 2 weeks from today.

[Tidyup]

Yay, can’t wait to see it…

[djp1997]

It would not surprise me if The Wizard of Oz legendarium is being considered for Season 6. There are lots of books and characters galore that could be adapted much like the Grimm fairy tales (Grimforest), Alice in Wonderland (Wonderland) and the Legends of Avalon and Kalevala that they have already done. It would sure make it easier to modify already existing characters and storylines than have to create all new content and, being in the public domain, be easily obtainable and recognizable. There are many characters that have barely been in any movies like Professor H.M. Wogglebug, T.E., The Gump, Jack Pumpkinhead, Ozma, Tik-Tok, Unc Nunkie, Shaggy Man, King Rinkitink and The Glass Cat, to name a few. Would love to see these interpreted a different way than just for children’s stories.

[Tidyup]

Toto’s name change immediately after his release makes me think WOO only just started development and original toto was an oversight they missed when it came to the naming

It’s also highly likely WOO is season 6, the worldbuilding is already there like the various lands, the yellow brick road, munchkin land etc.

[PlayForFun]

Bad news for those who waited for the costume bonus adjustments for HotM, S2 and S3 costumes:

Today I have seen that the HoTM bonus is still at 3/3/6/1% instead of 5/5/10/5% in Beta.
I have asked Staff for clarification.

Here is their answer.

So no change will happen on them

[Cerevan_the_Omni]

NOOOOOO!!!

Is this final?

[Gaia]

this is absolutely ridiculous and embarrassing. take a look at the new heroes now with crazier status and skills.

[Hu23]

Thanks for the update. Sad they aren’t keeping s2 costumes consistent with s1 and s3.

[BlackZed]

Thank you for pushing through with this topic.

It’s sad that there are inconsistencies.

Zynga/SGG probably have some marketing strategy lined up for S3 heroes. There are more 5* heroes in S3 and all the popular (more marketable) ones will be togged out with a 5% mana CB, that drives up their saleability straight away.

Picture Alfrike with a costume, +5 mana gen
Sorceror +4% mana gen
Throw in Magic 29 = +20% mana gen
13.5 tiles => 10.5 tiles

Xnolphod +10% mana = 1.35 tiles
Only need 9.15 tiles to activate Alfrike.
That definitely increases her normal utility.

[djp1997]

I have unofficially taken up the mantle of hero card wiki updater and was wondering if you had any pull with the developers to get a leveled preview card of Myztero and Enigmo I can post there. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[PlayForFun]

You can see images / stats in these topics:

• 🔐 Enigmo - 5* Nature/ Green from Black Friday Secret Hero
• 🍻 Myztero – 5* Purple/Dark -- "Secret" Tavern of Legends Hero

[Photon]

I think V54 could possibly give us a sneak peek at Season 6

[PlayForFun]

@Photon

V54 could possibly give us a sneak peek at Season 6

I think it is highly unlikely.

Season 5 heroes have arrived to Beta in this year’s January.

I am not expecting Season 6 in Beta until February or March in 2023.

Season IV has arrived to Beta in 2020 December.

So my best guess is February as they are seem to be showing the heroes in Beta 1 month later than before.

[Pandita]

Wanted to share some feedback from global as well as the alliance…. Can someone pass this on

Everyone seems super happy!

[PlayForFun]

Better late than never.

Feedback summary have arrived to V53 Beta 3

@Petri

Version 53 Beta 3 - General Feedback & Discussion

Players say they’re frustrated with the pace of the game. They said the constant release of overpowered Heroes was discouraging players from the game in general. They spoke about the lack of quality of life improvements like Stronghold upgrades, etc. Players expressed feeling overwhelmed and said that the rapid releases resulted in their rosters being depreciated despite them containing good Heroes. Players say there is a power creep and the new Heroes invalidate using strategy in areas like Raids because defenses are dominated with newer Heroes. A suggestion was made to tailor Heroes specifically for their niche in the game, for example expanding on the idea where specific types of Heroes are incentivized for their particular Event. A couple of players like the second collaborative Alliance event but noted the need for battle items and materials.

Version 53 Beta 3 - Alliance Quest 2 - Brave Musketeers: Event Feedback

Players strongly disliked the Event. They said there were too many hindrances. The event was described as too limiting.and required more energy and more items. It was compared to the Slayers Event in terms of unpleasantness. Players said the stats of enemies and bosses were too high. It was noted that the combined damage reduction and counterattack for every 3 turns was too difficult. A player said that the change to combination matching was interesting but foresaw the majority of the players would view it as a negative as it changed typical strategies used in these events like shared damage which would be affected by the buff removal. Players would like a preview for the stages.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Family Bonus Feedback

The player said it was interesting yet overpowered- they said the Family bonus was more powerful than existing Heroes in the game. The suggestion was made to limit the turns of theCover to 2 turns. Another recommendation was to make it dispellable with 100% damage if the bonus is dispelled.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Passive Feedback

Players said it was too powerful as the turns were too long and it was undispellable. It was recommended that either the passive should be dispellable or the turns should be reduced to 3 or 4 turns. A player said that given the length of turns for the passive, the Heroes would recharge indefinitely.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Abys Hunter Hero Feedback: Bogart

The players really liked Bogart but said that his art was too similar to Ribbit.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Abys Hunter Hero Feedback: Basil

Players said that if his speed remained at slow speed, his range needed to be for all targets.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Abys Hunter Hero Feedback: Goretooth

The players liked the Hero but said he was overpowered. It was recommended that the mana freeze be reduced to 2 turns and decrease the defense debuff to -34%, for 3 turns, decreasing by -10% each turn with a max of -54% to keep the Hero balanced. A player said he needed to be at average speed while another said he could remain a fast speed if his damage was lowered.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Abys Hunter Hero Feedback: Otis

The players said he was okay. Some would prefer if he was average speed with a lowered damage

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Milady de Winter

The players liked the Hero but recommended reducing the turns from 6 to 4 as her effects lasted too long.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: D’Artagnan

The players said he was an amazing sniper.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Queen Anne

Players thought the Hero was incredibly overpowered. Players criticized the balance of newly released Heroes Like this one. A player recommended a different category for Heroes of this scope and other newly released Heroes like this one. They encouraged adjusting the Hero now to prevent a rebalancing post release.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Rochefort

All players said the Hero was too overpowered. They noted concerns with his damage, speed and Fighter class. A player said there was a power creep with each Hero release and said there needed to be a limit on the strength of Legendaries without subsequent balancing of other 5 stars.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Aramis

Players noted similarity with Chomper but said Aramis was better in any way. They said he did too much and recommended lowering his damage. They said the combined heal and ailment protection was too much and suggested keeping one or replacing the ailment protection with something else.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Athos

Some players thought the Hero may be too strong if he was up against minion heavy teams. A player thought he was balanced but recommended adjusting his passive to 25% damage to a random enemy or 7% damage to all enemies.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Villiers

He was described as okay.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Constance

Players really liked the Hero describing her as perfectly balanced.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Porthos

Players thought he would be good for Titans specifically.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Cardinal Richelieu

The player liked the Hero. The player noted that the Hero’s attack was in the range of Guardian Kong.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Felton

The Hero was described as a very strong 3-star Hero with not a lot of contemporaries in the game.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Planchet

Players liked the Hero and said he was useful.

Version 53 Beta 3 - New Musketeer Hero Feedback: Kitty

Most players liked the Hero describing her as a solid Hero who would be a staple in lineups.

[PlayForFun]

Beta feedback for V53 Beta 4 is also arrived:

@Petri

Version 53 Beta 4 - General Feedback & Discussion

Players would like the speed of the Hero Roz reduced to average speed. Players would like the discontinuation of a ten pull costing 3400 gems. Players said the Elemental Quest was too difficult and said the enemies stats needed reduction. They like that there are more releases for costumes from older portals, however they would like multiple costumes added to the game at a time. Players had criticisms of the portal, noting the low appearance rates for Legendary Heroes, the lack of desirability for the Featured Heroes and the increased cost to perform Summons.

Version 53 Beta 4 - New Hero of the Month Feedback: Roughian & Nurgib

Players really liked the Hero and thought he was very desirable. They thought he was fun and useful and one of the better Hero of the Month to be released recently. They said the dodge status ailment element link was useful without being too strong. Players would prefer if the mana steal was before the damage applied to the target as currently the mana portion of the special isn’t activated if the target dies. There was one concern with the possibility of the Element link being too strong when the Legends bonus for 2024 is activated. The recommendation was made to have there being a 50% chance for preventing status ailments.

Version 53 Beta 4 - New Journey Family Hero Feedback: Erlang Shen

The Hero was described as useful and balanced. They said he was interesting and fun to use and some liked that his skill was efficient and encouraged the use of strategy.

Version 53 Beta 4 - New Season 4 Hero Feedback: Xenda

Players really liked the Hero and said he was an upgraded version of Onatel. They thought he was strong but not overpowered. Some players said it would be better if he was added to another portal as his presence in the Underwild portal was not enough to encourage pulling from that portal.

Version 53 Beta 4 - New Season 3 Costume Feedback: Fura

The costume was described as an improvement over the base version. A couple players would like elemental defense down or normal defense down added to make the Hero more useful.

Version 53 Beta 4 - New Season 3 Costume Feedback: Almur

Players noted the Hero’s usefulness for Titans however, some thought he was a bit ineffective as his costume only targets one enemy as opposed to the base version who targets three.

Version 53 Beta 4 - New Season 3 Costume Feedback: Ei-dunn

Players thought the costume was balanced and useful and said the Hero was now a 3-star version of Li Xiu. It was noted that she would do well in Tournaments.

Version 53 Beta 4 - New Season 3 Costume Feedback: Nordri

Players liked the costume, describing it as an upgraded version of the base Hero with greater damage and a larger defense down radius.

[Tidyup]

@Petri

Players thought he would be good for Titans specifically.

This is really the only feedback for porthos? Wow even the beta testers are missing the point of him. He’s going to suck even for titans because of his cover. he really needs to get better skills other than extra damage to fire to justify his use on titans. If they can rework Cao Cao, they can rework porthos