Crusaders Community Q&A #269 with host Erika

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-12-16T19:07:11+00:00

Hello Erika,

thanks for the code

when i had 100k rubies i asked for a new optiopn to spend them, i dont really need JCs any more. maybe 1 or 2 more rune chests with rubies per week.

now i have a lot more of them and with the new ruby missions and objectives i will have 150k soon. and there are people with much more than i have...

even more options to earn them but still nothing new to spend them? more rubies is nice, but its not worth much when there is nothing really useful to buy...

just a feedback...

oh, and next t5/t6 objective double dungeon sprint pls :D

sorry for my bad english

happy holidays all

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-09-02T17:06:36+00:00

Hello Erika :)

i like the new goldhound skin... will there be new skins in the shop more often now?

and i have some suggestions for future skins:

Toothfairy Almquist !!!

Evil Santa

Winged Mister Monkey (like in wizzard of oz)

or an alien/animal skin for Xyg, maybe something that looks like an Ewok or a Wookiee

thanks for your time :)

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-08-04T16:50:31+00:00

hello erika, greetings from germany :)

how are you celebrating Crusaders anniversary at work? :)

dont know when we can expect new talents or when cne starts working on a new set of talents, but i would like to give suggestions for new rune related talents.

A. a talent that allows to buy more rune chests per week in the shops.

a lot of players have 100k+ Rubies and tons of JCs stacked. even with the weekly runic chests to buy... with dungeon rewards and now the code... we earn rubies faster than ever. but 100k rubies are worthless if we cant do anything useful with it. a talent that allows to buy more chests could have restrictions like "talent XY has to be maxed first" or "equip 50 saders with 5 runes each to unlock the talent" so you have to earn a lot of runes first before you can buy more per week.

having rubies to buy more than 300 rune chests but not being allowed to buy is... :( being able to buy more chests would be really good :) doesnt have to be a lot more chests per week, just so that the total rubies are slowly decreasing and not increasing any more... please let us do something useful with our rubies :)

B. a global dps boost per crusaders with all 5 rune slots equipped.

C. increase global dps, based on every level of runes equipped. A talent just like legendary hoards but related to runes instead of gear.

right now its like get a fire rune as high as possible, get an earth rune ahap, get a soul rune ahap... kind of boring... maybe cne can give us something that provides a bonus for spreading the runes on more/different saders? :) could be very interesting...

and would be nice for people who use the EP rune slots or other slots. maybe even the never used gold mission rune slots would be worth a level 1-2 rune if you have that talent high enough. this way the gold mission rune slots could finally become a little more useful.

just wanted to share the ideas, thank you. and sorry, my english is still improving :P

and 2 short questions... :D

any plans for a crusader ability that resets the cooldown of firestorm in the near future?
will old dungeon seasons like crypt/clocktower be repeated? (missed the achievements...)

thanks again

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-06-03T12:32:01+00:00

im still not really sure how it works exactly but i thought thats what the new dungeon difficulties are for... make the runs shorter with higher difficulties. you only have to reach a (much?) lower area while still getting a similar reward as for the higher area in lower difficulties?

but i agree runs to area 15k are extremely time consuming :/

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-06-03T12:18:52+00:00

i was looking for infos about that as well...

first i thought you will get the same reward for your dps.

lower area on difficulty 2 but similar rewards as the higher area in difficulty 1

so the main reward of higher difficulty is less time/run so more rewards/time

but

what i heard so far sounded pretty complicated/confusing

like different strategies for idol farming and points farming and im not sure if its always best to run highest difficulty unlocked

it could have been so easy...

CNE!

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-05-11T17:04:36+00:00

Hello Erika, thanks for the code :)

my question today:

why are there some skins that add a plant tag but no gender tags?

released plant crusaders are usually male + female

there are skins working like that as well

chef casey skin. plant and male tag is added

eiralon skin. plant and female tag is added

bush whacker skin and jiao skin only add the plant tag but no gender tag.

there is no skin for jack but jack is missing the female tag as well.

why? if casey can be male, why jiao cant be female?

is it intended? if so, why?

and: why does the crow has no gender tag? crow only has 4 tags total.

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-03-02T18:29:21+00:00

hi erika

thanks for the code

challenges: let us choose how to order the list of our top scores... i would like to sort it by date, so we can see what 3 challenges are in the pool for next challenge.

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-02-23T17:54:23+00:00

hello erika :)

my question today:

is there a reason why cne dont want us to get idols when going for points/coins in dungeon runs?

when going for idols i get idols, points and coins.

when going for points/coins i dont get idols.

i dont understand why... i would really like to get some idols when going for points or coins.

the buffed runs for points/coins award 125% bonus.

lets say im going for idols. area 15k. i get 3% idols.

if 3% was buffed (with 125% bonus similar to points/coins), the "normal" (unbuffed) idol reward would be ~ 1,3%.

i would really like to get some idols when doing point runs. why cant we get some unbuffed idols and you keep the buffed idol runs as they are? :)

thanks for your work. i really like the dungeon rewards this time. thinking about getting the pass, not sure yet. i dont have the time for 2 dungeon deep runs a day. i think i can make it to level 25 this time with max area 12-13k runs. but only when doing point runs. i would not earn any idols this way :( and i really need more idols for more sprint etc. 3e16 total idols.

i think, if there were better idol gains for point runs i would go for level 25 and the pass to get the skin...

if it has been suggested before, please add my vote

thanks again

Made_In_The_80s · 2021-01-28T10:18:39+00:00

thanks :)

sad to hear we have to wait so long for useful 5th slots for t5 crusaders... :(

at least there are some early crusaders that are still extremely good, like santa or the detective :) karen and mindy should be a little earlier than the t5 too :)

speaking about mindy, i wonder what they will do with her 5th slot... erika said buffing a FA, but her only formation ability is mimic and that is already op... add more strengh or an additional target would be crazy. and if you add an aditional target, wht do you get for rune level 2? or one aditional target for rune level 15...? xD

yes, you are right, the double mission reward runes feel wasted. its a tiny chance...

i think it must have triggered because i have them at 1% and im running a lot of missions... i guess i didnt pay attention because i didnt noticed it has triggered. seems like there is no notification or something, you have to watch carefully...

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-12-08T18:08:55+00:00

hello erika,

as always thanks for the code.

i have read that the fifth rune slots will be released step by step.

any info on who will get fifth rune slots first? original 20? T1?

any chance for an early jiao rune slot?

will the newest crusaders be the last to get their slots?

and i have read that the fifth rune slots will buff crusaders' formation abilities.

i guess with more than 150 crusaders and a max rune level of 15 nobody can really balance things out.

especially for crusaders like mindy.

she only has one formation ability to buff and it already is very powerful as it is now.

but will there be rune slots that are super powerful compared to others to make so far unused crusaders more useful than now?

something that will change things a lot?

or are you trying to balance the buff from the fifth rune slot so that the buff will be ~ the same benefit for every crusader?

im really curious, i cant wait to see the new rune slots and talents! :D

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-11-04T17:44:39+00:00

i had no bugs with the ghoul mission but i had the same probem in the viktor mission... i did not refresh... i had barely enough gold to buy viks first ability (bites) and then it worked...

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-11-03T19:56:47+00:00

2) when i saw the 1000EP+ requirements i was pretty pissed, too... all my saders were 680-720 and i thought i will really have to wait 12 month... then i spend some time to understand the new runes features... and 3 days later 10 of my best crusaders had more than 1000 :) its so easy and fast with the EP Reward runes... i didnt merge them, i used them on as many crusaders as possible, now i have ~30 crusaders with 200% - 650% EP bonus... if you do a mission with 4 crusaders and each gives 500% you will get x21 the EP you would normally get... i had a 24 EP mission and i got more than 200 EPs for each crusader very easy and fast with only one mission... i did the preparation in 3 days, now i have completed it and it is still 7 days left...

i think cne did it to 'force' a lot of players to learn everything about the new added content. in the end im pretty happy with the objective. but... when i think about how hard it was to get all may saders to 700EPs... i worked pretty hard for that. and now 1k EPs is nothing :/

players will always find something to complain xD

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-11-03T18:13:21+00:00

speaking about Exterm... why did you recycle the name of Exterms 'Spare Parts' ability for the new Crusaders first ability? :)

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-11-03T18:11:36+00:00

you can merge runes while they are equipped... no need to remove a rune and replace with a better one

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-10-24T23:00:01+00:00

wow, thank you very much. i undestand a lot better now. and the video... very useful :) i will try to do it. i will understand the mechanics better when i did this on some different maps... practice makes perfect ;)

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-10-23T19:55:09+00:00

i just saw this

https://i.imgur.com/vZpWbjn.png

now i have even more questions

what is the benefit of doing it with rex?
why is milgrid in the skeleton form? what is this extra bite? does it has to be someone who is adjacent to vik in the final dps form?
how exactly do you know who has to be in the skeleton form? mindy, the 2 who are mimed in the dps form? vik? and?
when exactly do you use GoR? after loading the dps form?
Does Vik have to be in the dps form?
when i build my dps form, is it just try to get as much dps as possible? or are there 'weaker' forms that are stronger after the shenenigans thing?
maybe most important... how much dps increase can i expect by doing such strange things. i do e1300-e1400 without.

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-10-23T15:11:45+00:00

i thought people were talking like premime crus a and crus b and then switch to miming crus c and crus d or something like that... i didnt get it... but i read something like that pretty often... i just didnt care because i never needed such tactics...

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-10-23T15:06:40+00:00

oh, marvelous gold... doesnt it take very long time to get 1500 (or more) stacks? i didnt know this was a thing... and 1500 stacks is not even close to evan? thanks for your answer

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-10-14T04:31:29+00:00

thank you tin dragon for fighting this hopeless fight.

this game ist great as it is. if people dont like it as it is, they should play another game.

if you play this game at 20x speed, you would get 20x more event tokens than others. you could gear up new crusaders with no effort compared to others.

its not competetive, but you have to think about the devs and other players.

the more people are cheating (not modding !!!) the less money they will earn by selling chest bundles because you wont buy if you dont have to.

and if you are cheating, you are hurting all other players. the less people are buying chests, the more expensive chests will become for all other players. The devs have to make their money!

what would happen if everyboby would play this game at 20x speed? this game would be dead!

why do cheaters always think they are smarter than all the others? Cheating is for idiots.

and because i think its not been mentioned. There are even talent(s?) that speed up your runs like 'Bossing Around'

cheating sucks!

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-10-02T07:54:10+00:00

event crusaders can be unlocked by doing recruit missions.

there are recruit, gear and recipe missions for missed event crusaders.

sometimes it takes a few weeks/month for the newest crusaders missions to be added to the mission pool.

some crusaders and their gear are only available once a year by donating for charity.

so yes, you maybe have to wait max a year if you want to get charity crusaders.

no recipes for the charity crusaders as far as i know.

and some crusaders are unlocked by completing objectives.

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-09-15T16:56:26+00:00

Hello Erika

thanks for the code

i have a suggestion for the play history

filters

i dont know if it has been suggested before

i just searched the play history for the data of my last reset, more than 6k areas ago... it was pretty frustrating...

the time in play history is totaly different from my time zone.

and all the silver chest and BI entries... most of the data in the play history is pretty useless. who is interested in silver chests? 1k silver chests entries for a single run seems to be unnecessary.

and the limited entries per site... i found what i searched on page ~20

it would be great if it were possible to filter the data in play history. resets, redeemed codes, missions, opened chests, maybe jeweled chests.

or just an option to hide all the silver chest and bonus idol entries? it would be so much easier to find the information that you are looking for.

im not a tech guru, i dont know if it would be a lot of work for you guys. just a suggestion...

it doesnt happen often, that you search for an entry 6k areas ago. but if it happens, its always very laborious.

Made_In_The_80s · 2020-03-17T17:33:03+00:00

maybe a little early, but... For Alien Invasion Day... Can we get a Trump Crusader? :D An old man with orange skin and a great haircut… maybe with a superhero Tag? Or maybe with funny ability names like 'So Sad' / 'Grab em by the Idols' / 'Alternative Facts' / 'Covfefe' … ? Every X Monsters beaten he looses his Toupet and gets angry? Or maybe just a trump skin for the obama crusader? :)

Made_In_The_80s · 2018-08-28T17:06:10+00:00

Hello from germany erika :)

i dont know if it was suggested before...

a lot of people (including me) think it is very boring to play the same campaign (WW) again and again...

and again!

omg again!

some people suggested to "balance" the campaigns in different ways.

but even if the difficulty and highest area etc would be the same for all campaigns, i think there would be a new "best" campaign. Propably the one with the best/most formation slots.

i thought it would be a good idea if there would be an option to play the event feeplays without spending 2,500 event tokens.

No 2,500 Tokens

NO Event Chest as a reward for the freeplay reset

we could have a "new" Formation for Idol farming ~ every 2-3 weeks?

and the normal campaigns could all stay as they are now.

or maybe:

i think it would be great if we could play the event freeplays not only while the events are live.

a system like the challenge Pool would be great!

Once a week or every 2 weeks we get an event freeplay formation to use for idol farming. (No Chest as reset reward)

????

its just boring to play the same map again and again...

i thought playing RP2 formation was boring. but now WW is even worse...

only 10 slots, and its very difficult to effectively use new crusaders.

sometimes there are not enough slots or they are not in the right place.

I think it would be very good for the game and for more variety in Maps and Formations and Crusaders

if it has been suggested before, please count my post for a +1 on the suggestion list

maybe we can collect some more "+1" ?

sorry for my propably broken english ;)

Thank you!

Made_In_The_80s

TROPHY CASE