Updates The 2nd war is about to start shortly. Here are some of the changes we have made: * Self Knock out message are now sent to both clans - This is something we are experimenting with and not final - * Notifications regarding the estoc's bonuses are now sent out when they are rewarded. * Android issues should now be resolved * War length display issues should now be resolved * KO messages should now have better grammar Thanks for participating. Once this round finishes, we will be taking a look at some of the other areas we can improve on and announce the next set of war dates. We aim to open up the next set of wars to an even larger audience, so please check back in a few days! What are Estoc Trials? Estoc Trials are a series of regularly scheduled wars occurring throughout the week, with various starting times to accommodate all time zones. The events are open to clans of all strengths and sizes. Once your clan signs up, we'll match you with another clan of similar skill level. For now, the Estoc Trials will occur weekly, but we may develop playoffs or tournaments later on. What is an Open Beta? By creating an open beta, we hope to work together to create the best system possible. That means we'll be listening to your feedback and tuning the system as we move forward. We expect this Open Beta process to last several weeks, so please be patient with us as we try this stuff out. And do let us know how we can make it better! Please be aware that all bonuses and values are subject to change. Nothing's set in stone because we'll be listening to your feedback before we set the final numbers. How Do I Sign Up? For the first week, Estoc Trials will be open to the top 100 strongest clans (clan size must be at least 50). As we move forward, we will open this up to more clans. Our goal is to eventually allow all clans to participate in this open beta. To sign up, visit your clan page. Our first Estoc Trial will be Friday, November 2nd, at 6pm PDT - Signups will begin Friday, November 2nd, at 12pm PDT - Rosters will be locked at matchup - Everyone will auto-join at 5pm PDT - No actions are allowed 1 hour before the war, so all players can enter the war with a full regen - The war will last for 4 hours - a maximum of 2 health crystals will be allowed Our second Estoc Trial will be Sunday, November 4th, at 8am PST - Signups will begin Sunday, November 4th, at 2am PST - Rosters will be locked at matchup - Everyone will auto-join at 7am PST - No actions are allowed 1 hour before the war, so all players can enter the war with a full regen - The war will last for 4 hours - a maximum of 2 health crystals will be allowed What's Different about Estoc Trials? Defender Too Weak - You'll no longer encounter "Defender Too Weak" at 20% troops. Instead, we've implemented a new knockout system that triggers at 0%. Plunder Score - Winning a war will now be determined by a new scoring system called Plunder Score. Each player has their own plunder score, which increases whenever a player generates plunder. However, when you knock out another player, you will loot part of THEIR plunder score! Knockouts - During the Estoc Trials, you'll be able to reduce a player’s soldiers and spies to 0. Doing so will knockout the other player. If you knockout another player, they will lose a percentage of their plunder score, and that loss will be added to your own. We've also changed it so that assassins and scouts will reward plunder when they are involved in a knockout action. Once knocked out, you'll be invulnerable for fifteen minutes. Finally, all knockout actions will give you a huge multiplier on the plunder generated! Self Knockouts - If you knock yourself out, you'll lose a smaller percentage of your plunder score and be invulnerable for fifteen minutes. No other bonus is given. War Actions Only- While you are battling in an Estoc Trial, you will have the following restrictions: - Questing is disabled - You cannot perform spy or attack actions on your own clan - No outside players may perform attack or spy actions on you, and you cannot perform attack or spy actions on them. Rewards for Participation in Estoc Trials By participating in Estoc Trials, you stand to earn the Estoc’s Edge. This bonus is awarded to the winners and lasts for 2 weeks. Estoc’s Edge provides a bonus on all Epic Battle plunder and rewards. For the Beta, we will only have 1 level of Estoc's Edge, both to manage the scope of what we are testing an maintaining balance within the game. If you ever leave a clan or lose an Estoc Trial, you will lose your Estoc's Edge bonus. If the Estoc Trials are successful, we will also implement a reward system with a large variety of items to be given out. The items we're currently considering include gold, bronze bars, potions, aqua/inferno and mithril. The more you participate, the more you help us out, and the faster we can get this system done. In the meantime, we will still provide the standard Mithril payout. Thanks for your help, everyone. We hope you like the new feature.
Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta Seems interesting... Too bad I'm way too small to be in any of the top 100 clans ;(
Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta How come its top 100 strongest clans. When a lot of them will be item eb clans. That's just bs.
Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta I hope it's not built at it appears now. I will participate in beta if we do it.........if it's built solely to validate nonstop crystal usage as it appears now-it's not the right way to do it and I won't support it.
Re: Estoc Trials - Open Beta @TF-Daleo- kaw_admin states that he wants to open it for all clans, regardless of rank, at a later time. However, for these first two live betas, the pool of applicants will be limited to top 100 clans. Remember that 100 clans x 100 members = 10,000 participants. This is a huge pool.