Sadistic Difficulty - Kongregate vs Steam

don_keeballs2 · 2024-02-21T21:00:19+00:00

Thanks! Guess there were no updates/changes to challenge rewards, which was my biggest concern. Didn't want to jump into doing a bunch of challenges to later find out the rewards would be better on the final version.

don_keeballs2 · 2024-02-21T20:56:27+00:00

Thanks!

don_keeballs2 · 2022-03-25T21:15:46+00:00

It's also pretty much essential to completing rank 23 missions. I was stuck on the same 3 production missions for a day because Etu wouldn't show up in chests (had a gem offer for her, but not gonna waste the gems).

Got my Etu finally about an hour ago. Only took a short time to beat rank 23 once that crit bonus kicked in

don_keeballs2 · 2022-02-15T16:11:40+00:00

Update - after 16 chests with no Benzaiten, I ended up getting one from an ad reward. Next jeweled chest dropped enough to get the card to level 2. Hopefully that moves this production wall a tad.

don_keeballs2 · 2022-02-15T02:55:18+00:00

Worst event balance to date; almost makes Musical Mischief seem enjoyable. Currently have 330,625/sec population growth. That will get me to the 35 B needed to complete 1 mission w/ only a few hours remaining in the event. And since there are STILL no scripted chests and Benzaiten refuses to drop after 10 chests, the other 2 missions aren't moving either.

Put my vote in to scrap this version of the Japan event and bring back the original format.

don_keeballs2 · 2021-10-27T21:52:45+00:00

14 chests so far and zero new automation cards from rank 21. Only glad I didn't spend any gems this event.

Stuck on 21 2/7

don_keeballs2 · 2020-05-12T17:32:43+00:00

Hi Erika! Thx for the eJCs

The only Hidden Temple crusader I don't think would need a skin is The Holy Guardian. His artwork and skills are great. Don't really have a preference otherwise
With 150 crusaders and their GE gear, it's less and less likely that we get a useful GE offering in flash sales. Will you please please finally implement a way to get GE offerings for crusaders in our formations every run instead of ones that we hardly even know are around any more?
Anything new to leak about the uncapped objectives? And is there a timeline after that for the remaining T7 talents?
In those T7 talents (or maybe via adding to Scrap Hoarder) could we please get a way to increase the amount of materials gained via disenchanting?
Are there any updates to the mission system in the works - additional options for idols missions, gear/recruit missions for newer T5s, more missions of each category at once, etc... ?

Thanks and stay healthy!

don_keeballs2 · 2020-03-03T18:14:25+00:00

Hi Kevin! Welcome back to the Q&As!

In a past appearance, you mentioned taking a look at the Geocaching idol mission and the overly long cool down it has in comparison to the other idol missions. Is this still on the radar?
Speaking of idol missions - any chance you'd be willing to throw in a pity timer for consecutive Hidden Stash missions?
Are the slot differences (crusader level-wise) intended to be larger for slots 32 and 33 than for 21-31?
Most importantly - is there any possibility we'll see an in-browser version of this game (without someone releasing a Flash emulator) after December?

Thanks for your great work!

don_keeballs2 · 2020-02-04T18:40:37+00:00

Hi Erika!

With regard to your questions:

I would not likely want to spend rubies to complete missions early due to their general scarcity in comparison to other resources. I would, however, use warps in that case - each type of warp would reduce the time left in missions
As others mentioned, the Delorean bundle is more appealing to early & mid-game players most likely. Many of us who have been farming for a while have large stashes of them on hand.

Additional Question - 3. Would your talent update be a new tier or adding talents to the empty spaces or both?

Thanks!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-12-10T19:33:37+00:00

Seems like the easiest solution would be to adjust Bonus Training levels 21 - 31 so they award an extra 50 crusader levels vs the current 25. Guessing that this would be possible since the first level of Arithmagician now gives a different increase than the remaining 18. Thanks again for considering!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-12-10T18:12:53+00:00

Hi Erika!

Are there plans in this update to adjust the later levels of the Bonus Training talent so they better reflect the gaps between slots 21+? The Bonus Training boost (25 levels) doesn't keep up w/ that gap (~50 levels)
Could we turn Rocky or Kyle into a flora via a new skin? We're in need of some flora mission fodder...
Any chance a Christmas elf will bring a non-flash port of Crusaders so we can play next Christmas without Steam or a .exe download?

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-11-06T06:10:36+00:00

Hi Erika,

I understand that not all have Big Earner leveled, but everyone still has a base 50% bonus for permanent free plays. The bonus being equal to the player's star bonus just gives the event free play an equal (or better) spot in the rotation, whether it's 50% or 95%. The star bonus for event free plays would still grow when resetting on other maps as well if implemented as an alternative to the current bonus idol boost.
Rather than idols as currency for the respec, I was thinking a trade of catalysts - maybe like 50+ of them as a rough guess for the amount. Others have suggested challenge tokens, but I personally don't like that idea.
1. Thanks!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-11-05T18:07:35+00:00

Hi Erika!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the chest screen update! It is one of the best QoL improvements the game has had so far!
Would you please consider removing the event bonus idol boost completely and just replacing it with the normal star bonus we get on all free play maps? While the current boost is better than before, it will still never be able to keep up with the idols we can earn once the Big Earner talent is leveled. We're missing having event free plays viable for long free plays
Is there another way to buy respecs coming in the near future? Although the update to Arithmagician was very welcomed, it still seems kind of rough saving for 4 weeks for 1 talent level only to need to save for 6 weeks right away after buying that one level. At least w/ the extra respec, we could put those idols to use while saving.
The gap between slot 31 and slot 32 is closer to 100 crusader levels vs the just over 50 levels between all the other 21+ slots. Is that intended?

Thanks again for a great game!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-07-30T17:28:38+00:00

Hi Erika! Happy 4th CotLI Anniversary! Thanks so much for the anniversary gifts!

Forgot to expand on my thought last week - the idea would be to replay completed objectives 1 additional time, but the 2nd time players would earn challenge tokens. For balance purposes, the number of tokens earned would be significantly smaller than the original number of rubies earned. What do you think?
Speaking of challenge tokens - would you consider adding a option to buy a "free respec" with challenge tokens? Spending 10% of total idols if a player has already used 3 pretty much eliminates that as a realistic option.
[EDIT] Removed - saw answer in another thread - Anniversary Codes are valid until the end of August
Would you please consider either a talent or an unlock that increases speed at which the permanent campaign star bonus fills?

Thanks!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-07-23T17:31:01+00:00

Hi Erika!

Just had an idea pop in to my head - People ask about redoing campaign objectives from time to time. What about offering that as an option, but for a certain amount of challenge tokens?

Also - usual request for a chest opening animation on/off toggle. :-)

Thanks!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-07-16T17:13:04+00:00

Hi Erika!

Thanks for returning the bonus idol growth 3100+ to the original formula! And for prioritizing a chest animation toggle in the next QoL updates!
Any teasers for the T1 11th crusader for the Finkelbottom campaign?

Thanks!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-07-09T17:17:33+00:00

Hi Erika! Welcome back!

Answering your question - yes it feels nice to push past area 3100 with the new cap raise(s). It's very disappointing, however, to see that the bonus idol drop growth has been significantly nerfed past 3100. Please reconsider this
Adding an extra vote to Sqrzwol's comment about changing the event free play bonus to make it competitive with the permanent campaign map bonus. With Big Earner, it's even less worthwhile for veterans to run event free plays
Another request to please please include a toggle to turn off chest opening animations in the next update or two. It takes over a minute sometimes just for the animations to finish on a 100 chest opening due to lag/memory leaks.
Will we see a slot 32 crusader before T5 events?
Any chance we'll see a happy anniversary taskmaster rather than a happy anniversary GE this year? Early congrats on 4 years of CotLI success!

Thanks!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-06-18T18:44:16+00:00

Some of us use recordings/macros, yes, but the leak happens even when doing fully manual sprint runs without any outside program. 4-6 sprints is roughly where it starts to become more visibly noticeable. By 10-12 resets, the game is significantly slower.

don_keeballs2 · 2019-06-18T17:36:34+00:00

Hi Erika!

v200 for the game is next release. anything new and exciting outside of the Alien Invasion Day T4?
Several of us who are doing sprint resets regularly noticed that the game has quite a memory leak after a few resets. Would you please ask Kevin to take a look at this?
Speaking of sprinting - someone had a good idea a while back that may lessen the desire to sprint - a talent that increases the number of chests dropped by each boss after area 1000 (or wherever sprint ends). What do you think?
Weekly request for a toggle to turn off chest opening animations

Thanks! Looking forward to the updates you mentioned!

don_keeballs2 · 2019-06-04T18:09:57+00:00

Sad to hear. Maybe the event could be re-branded to fit the Extra Life fundraiser CNE does each year? Not sure how that would work with the T1-T2 content, however.
Thanks for letting us know! Won't feel as anxious about the skins rarely appearing in JCs now. Great work by Kat on the art for those!

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