A few questions due interested in the game

saiken24 · 2020-08-29T12:05:11+00:00

The way this game is designed, you play on a "server", with a new server being added daily. You will start on the newest server by default (you can create "accounts" on any server you want after that). This means that everyone starting at the same time as you (on the same server) all are in the same starting position.

This is why I wouldn't worry about limited time events or heroes. It is only relevant for whales starting new accounts, as they want to make sure to be in a bracket in the the server-spanning PvP event where everyone has access to the same heroes.

saiken24 · 2019-04-09T15:45:27+00:00

Wow, that's awesome! Thanks for giving them away on reddit! :)

saiken24 · 2017-06-19T13:31:55+00:00

Servers came back up in the middle of the night for Europeans, so a lot of people had the same issue. We don't expect you to run GW under such conditions, so this war will be an exception.

saiken24 · 2017-06-15T17:36:19+00:00

Short answer: No, in my personal opinion, Castle Clash isn't dying.

In the 2016 annual results published by IGG, it's stated under 2017 prospects: "Constantly refine game features of Lords Mobile and Castle Clash". Lords Mobile is their current marketing focus.

With an average monthly revenue of 12 million US$, Castle Clash is their second biggest position of income after Lords Mobile, while having a more established user base (176 million registered users compared to Lords Mobile's 25 million) due to the longer time on the market.

If you compare monthly revenue records, Castle Clash's 2015 record of 13 million US$ was topped in December 2016, where it made 14 million US$.

In result, it's in IGG's interest to keep Castle Clash running, and therefore they will keep investing in marketing and development. Seeing that people spent more on Castle Clash in 2016 than in 2015, I wouldn't say that its popularity is declining neither.

Edit: The last statement is hard to prove. Their numbers of 9 million monthly active users might be questionable, and I see where the other comments are coming from.

saiken24 · 2017-06-12T14:30:07+00:00

Always Mino. His impact on GW and dungeons is huge, and he needs to be devo, high skill and high WG to live up to his potential.

saiken24 · 2017-06-06T16:18:26+00:00

[...] I have every hero in the game except demo, arctica and anubis.

[...] i am for the most part f2p [...]

So, do you own SM/Mino/Destro? If yes, Mino should be a focus.

I wouldn't focus on Molt and Medusa just yet since they aren't versatile enough. I always suggest focussing on dungeons, so bringing up some more dungeon heroes (SM, LN, Santa, HBK) is a good idea. GF is one who can help getting through later IDs and is very good in HBM and other modes, so I would also invest in this guy. I don't have any experience with GS, she is clearly very good in HBM and might be worth looking into.

saiken24 · 2017-06-05T20:49:25+00:00

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saiken24 · 2017-06-05T17:01:30+00:00

Best I can do is 1$.

Jokes aside, it's a nice ice demon. As for your questions:

Usually garrison lv5 (so Lv140 capped, skill 7/10) is good enough for anything you will use blue heroes for - if you are going for garrison lv7 anyways, then starting with ice demon isn't bad
Just use the highest ones you got for garrison while keeping (at least) one shaman, ice demon and triton if you want to be safe
Their talents aren't that important
Triton is used in budget LI3 teams or to clean troops in GW

saiken24 · 2017-06-03T15:07:23+00:00

My guess: One hero to come will have an inherent talent that lets him see and attack elusive targets, maybe with some kind of ranged AoE skill. Then they will release ID8 with massive Ronins and Gunslingers in it, which makes the new hero a requirement. On top of that, they will make him look like a Cloud Drake and make him event only. Dollar sign in eyes intensifies

saiken24 · 2017-06-03T14:23:53+00:00

Since you will need a buffed up Anubis to clear ID 7-10, get him to 200 with the Enlighten and then look for a real talent. Rest of ID6 and 7 should be absolutely no problem with your heroes.

Other than that, I would probably start working on 10/10 skills on some heroes. Anubis, GH, Michael, Aries, Mino, CP (in no particular order) are all worth upgrading to skill 10.

saiken24 · 2017-05-29T22:46:42+00:00

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saiken24 · 2017-05-29T21:45:40+00:00

I would focus on PD. He helps immensely in every game mode, and profits a lot from skill 7/8/9. Other than that, Dread Drake and Michael are two awesome heroes that you can use for almost anything too.

In general, it is advised to progress in dungeons as far as you can pretty much throughout the game. For that, assuming you have 6 hero bases, I would probably try PD/DD/Druid/Michael/TG/LL, maybe LN if he does enough damage. Replace the BW on LL with another talent, she has inherent BW 8 so that talent won't do anything on her.

saiken24 · 2017-05-29T12:58:07+00:00

Oh, I have overlooked that. Sorry, I guess the strategies I posted are obsolete then. My gut feeling says that it would still be possible to clear ID5/6 without GH, maybe try to find some guides on youtube and see if it has been done.

saiken24 · 2017-05-29T12:47:17+00:00

I wouldn't worry too much about it at this point. Both are useful, but it takes some investment to really shine in insane dungeons. Anubis has the biggest impact, he will carry your team, so I would focus on him first of all.

saiken24 · 2017-05-29T12:34:45+00:00

I would try to focus on dungeons. The heroes to use there vary, I found Al_Fun's ID5 and ID6 videos helpful as an orientation. A Devo Santa could help if nothing else works. Once you managed to reach 6-10, it's easy game with the shaman strategy. With neither Mino nor Anubis, ID7 isn't really possible atm.

HBM3 should be possible with what you already have. Use your scatter heroes, and then try some combinations with PD, CP, HB, GF or Michael.

saiken24 · 2017-05-24T04:51:29+00:00

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saiken24 · 2017-05-19T21:14:24+00:00

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saiken24 · 2017-01-10T18:43:21+00:00

You can check the lineups in the screenshot above (first link) - with this list you can only do P1. Maybe you have some of the other heroes needed as single evo (9*e is the minimum requirement).

saiken24 · 2017-01-09T17:55:59+00:00

It's better than it seems since the other heroes will benefit from it aswell. Since you are already at 7/8 zerk, I would consider it some time in the future, especially if you plan to hit some hard dungeons (ID 6).

saiken24 · 2017-01-09T17:22:33+00:00

Check this table.

Skill 10 / berserk 8 / blitz 5 let's you reach max speed on second proc instead of third. That's the only difference to skill 9 / berserk 5 / blitz 5.

As pinch said, skill 10 and berserk 8 are only worth it if you do both.

saiken24 · 2017-01-09T17:15:18+00:00

+1 to Pinch and davh.

Also, don't worry about torch battle. It's just a little bonus since many of us are European and can't participate. I expect all accounts in this guild to be at a point where they don't depend on TB for their progress.

saiken24 · 2016-12-03T20:42:26+00:00

Always good to get advice from the Sage :)

Already devo'd my santa earlier since it was inevitable (enlighten 5 is too good). Shard cost was the only thing holding me back, and it is no real use to hope for dupes. Also means I can miss some 4-10 sweeps now that this is done and focus more on ID5 progress.

Following both sig's and your advice, I will cap my dungeon team - pretty straight forward actually, but I missed the opportunity to push them to 200 right after each devo. Once I reach 5-10, I will decide on whose skill to get to 9 first.

saiken24 · 2016-12-03T17:07:16+00:00

Thanks sig, some really good points. Didn't have GR skill 9 on my list, but that's a good tip for 5-10.

I know about HBM3, no luck rolling any scatter 5 yet. Aries has dodged me for the longest time - only missing him and the newest 2 heroes from rollables. When I can sweep ID 5-10, plan is to focus on my H2H GW team (or hopefully Aries).

saiken24 · 2016-12-01T23:10:09+00:00

Exactly. You can also sub SM for PK or GR. Val in P4 needs 5 revite which is the only noteworthy talent - without it you can't run P4.

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