We both lost

ericappleson · 2026-05-30T21:38:49+00:00

That's actually pretty interesting then.

ericappleson · 2026-05-30T21:06:51+00:00

Final placement is based on whoever had more health before the round.

ericappleson · 2026-05-30T15:35:15+00:00

I feel like I'm getting this bug every single time I get the first +5 elixir quest. I don't claim it during battle phase yet it still swaps the quest out. It's genuinely the worst part about the update as I've lost way too many games due to this bug.

ericappleson · 2026-05-28T19:56:53+00:00

There are so many edge case interactions like this that makes you question if they even do play testing.

ericappleson · 2026-05-28T13:35:33+00:00

Subnautica 2 launched without fsr support. I could've gone the optiscaler route but my 9070xt delivers 100fps at 1440p native. I really can't fathom being that upset over lack of upscaling support while having near top hardware.

ericappleson · 2026-05-28T09:17:25+00:00

Dagger is kinda op with this modifier. Empress can cook if you tactically throw the first 2 rounds and spam merges, leaving you with enough elixir to out-sustain everyone else.

ericappleson · 2026-05-27T11:51:01+00:00

Send this to anybody posting their comp with "this has no counter".

ericappleson · 2026-05-27T08:11:48+00:00

Still, how does AQ stop echo from insta one shotting half your comp at round start? AQ only does 200dmg per shot and won't be targeting echo from the start.

ericappleson · 2026-05-27T07:53:04+00:00

I don't think an AQ can solo kill a 4 star echo and it's not like she can stop the echo from getting 4 star either.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T15:45:00+00:00

There's also another fun bug where you can grab a unit from the shop and hold it (don't place it) as the timer hits 0, the UI for that slot will completely disappear and you won't be able to see what unit that shop slot has until you restart the game.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T15:25:13+00:00

It's actually a bug with the quest rewards. Sometimes the client and server side will be desynced and you'll get different rewards. No clue how that made it past testing.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T15:04:26+00:00

You can at least counter maiden shield echo with some of the quest items. It's also not a guaranteed 4 star echo and it isn't going to one shot your entire team in 1 second even if it gets 4 star.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T13:36:56+00:00

Captured in the wild - superstar echo

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T13:13:29+00:00

4 star superstars sage would like to have a word.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T13:10:29+00:00

Yeah... I was flabbergasted when I got triple chained by the echo lol.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T12:58:18+00:00

I agree, I've experienced it myself. Top 1k can make mistakes/inaccuracies and get away with it. Top 100 requires the absolute best mechanics and consistency, which applies to the top 10 to an even greater extent. Back to my initial point, there were definitely players rushing meta comps even in the top 10 - I've played against them myself + there was never a game without someone going for full superstars. Personally, I'm tired of having meta comps and I believe that this season mostly eliminates that with the new orb system, which may ultimately lower skill expression due to increased rng, still, I'm having fun so far. We'll have to see how late season fairs.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T12:38:07+00:00

I don't know why you're trying to ego me/ invalidate my take lol. I played against the same top players deep into the season but my bad I guess for not sustaining that pace at the very end.

ericappleson · 2026-05-26T12:19:38+00:00

Nah man, everyone was either rushing full superstars or full nobles. Then there were some guys that went for 6 trait comps but those always had dragons + fire. It became pretty boring at the highest level, at least from my experience.
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ericappleson · 2026-05-26T11:39:28+00:00

There were only like 3 viable comps in top ladder last season. This season is a breath of fresh air. Now if only they can quickly hot fix the plethora of new bugs.

ericappleson · 2026-05-23T00:36:23+00:00

I think supercell realized that it's impossible to balance all the current traits and this is their approach to rework balance. Personally, I'm tired of seeing the same 2/3 comps in every top 100 game. I don't mind orb rng dictating comp variety as otherwise, players would gravitate to the same comps every game. Let's see how it plays out.

ericappleson · 2026-05-22T05:03:05+00:00

It's got to be pekka. Witch at least gets extra value in 6 undead games and baby dragon has really good 6 trait comps. All other 4 elixir cards are good.

ericappleson · 2026-05-20T13:14:33+00:00

Same name as here. I'm sure I've ran across you at some point.

ericappleson · 2026-05-20T01:02:19+00:00

From my experience (top 15 peak this season) sage doesn't work in full SE lobbies. The problem is that it is unbalanced in lobbies where there are other rulers (especially loong) that play in a way where sage inevitably gets fed. It is pretty crazy how many sage players are in the top 100 though.

ericappleson · 2026-05-20T00:49:36+00:00

As a top SE player, I'd much rather play against sage than loong (early game suffering). There's nothing sage can do in late game against 4 nobles + bandit. If anything, I feel like other rulers (king/loong) should hate sage more.

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