Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3 *Updated*

Discussion in 'Past Events' started by admin, Nov 14, 2012.

  1. Updates & Notes
    * We are constantly tweaking the matchup algorithm for better matchups. However, I just want address a few issues that have been brought up:

    1. Clan Leaderboards do not accurately reflect the strength of the clan you are fighting against. They are out of date and most clans make roster changes right before matchup.
    2. Removing your equipment has no affect on your matchups, but feel free to do it if you feel it brings you better matchups :)
    3. We assume every member in your roster is active. If you have inactives, that is going to affect your effectiveness in wars.
    4. In the last war, we had 34 clans sign up, with a very large spread of strengths (it was open to top 500). As we get more signups, this will hopefully go away.

    * There's been reports of roster lock times not being fixed. We are looking into this
    * Sometimes, an opponent may self KO without appearing like they did any actions themselves. This is due to a timing issue with the attacks. If multiple actions KO an opponent at exactly same time, we err on the side of the defender and give them a self KO.
    * We are aware of the lag issues that you are all experiencing. We are looking into possible solutions to this.
    * We are trying to create tools that will help with the Estoc Edge situation and how we can encourage clan loyalty without causing massive headaches for everyone involved
    * We are aware that users are sometimes seeing the "Black Screen" issue and are looking into it.
    * We are still evaluating the payout from wars and hope to improve it for the next round.

    Some exciting updates this week!

    First of all, here are the latest war times. We have shifted it 1 day earlier this week to give some players a weekday start time. All times are in PST. We will be opening this up to the top 500, with a minimum of 30 players.

    War #1
    Signup: Thursday, Nov 15th, 11am
    Start Time: Thursday, Nov 15th, 5pm

    War #2
    Signup: Friday, Nov 16th, 7pm
    Start Time: Saturday, Nov 17th, 1am

    War #3
    Signup: Saturday, Nov 17th, 3pm
    Start Time: Saturday, Nov 17th, 9pm

    Updated Android & iOS Clients
    Based on your feedback, we have added a couple of new features to the War History and War Roster screens.

    Roster #s
    When you view the rosters, you will now see numbers beside each player's name. This number is consistent across all clients (iOS, Android and Web), allowing you to coordinate your war actions even easier.

    KO stats
    For each player, you are able to see the number of Knock Outs they have performed in the war, as well as the number of times they have been Knocked out.

    To get these changes, you will need to download the latest client from your respective app marketplaces. The client will be released within the next few hours.

    Matchmaking Improvements
    We've been analyzing the matchmaking and look to improve on the match ups this week. Further tweaks have been made. We will continue to monitor and improve on this as we move forward.

    Estoc's Edge Levels
    We are capping the level at 3 for this week, but aim to release all 5 levels in the next round. If you already have level 3, and you win again, this will reset your edge to 14 days.

    New Mithril powered username colors
    Before the start of the next war, we will be releasing a set of new username colors. They will powered by the Mithril you've earned in these wars. What will they be? Find out soon!!
     
  2. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    1st
     
  3. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Wait wait wait...

    The next three says will not give ANYBODY the opportunity to get a higher EE then level 3? Just making sure.
     
  4. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    great kaw 
     
  5. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Wow, cool kaw_admin, thx for info!!! I got first post
     
  6. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    What timezone is the starting and sign up part in?
     
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    Time zones WST? (PST)
     
  8. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    @roster#s

    THANK YOU THANK YOU TYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTYTTTTTTY!
     
  9. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Thanks KAW.. Just look into the EE payout guys.. It's not as stipulated by u guys .. The feedback given abt the EE drops are true .. I gave up mine twice .. Coz the EB drops on EE are disappointing. Thanks
     
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    Good times for war and thanks for adding numbers
     
  11. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    The times are awful for uk 2 at night
     
  12. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Party time 
     
  13. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Do you have to be of a certain strength to qualify?
     
  14. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Nice
     
  15. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Damn sucks but most of mg busy this weekend. Hope next weekend has some good clans participating.
     
  16. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    when are you releasing the new mith/name colors and do you have to have certain qualifications for them? like a certain number of lands or something like that?
     
  17. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Can we have a option on to choice if or if not we want to war so we do not have to leave clan and loose a lvl of ee?
     
  18. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    nothing was really wrong with war system. All you needed to do was increase Estoc edge plunder earned to a viable level so it was worth the burned pots in war
     
  19. Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta - Round 3

    Congrats devs yet again times are dreadful for EU players  sort yourselfs out huh dam yanks TAKE TAKE TAKE this game gets worse by the minute
     
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    Dont know if this has been brought up but,
    Could you devs please make it so that spy ko's give you plunder too? Not just that minuscule amount it does now, but the actual plunder you took away from the enemy. By habit i usually unload attack first then spies so i havent really earned any ko plunder at all.