This Week's Updates -------------------------- POLL: Should there be a forfeit option in a 2 hour war? Let's decide this as a group, tell us if you want to turn off the forfeit option in these 2 hour wars. NEW WAR TIMES and SIZE RESTRICTIONS! Once again, we have adjusted the war times and roster # restrictions. We have done all these changes in an attempt to accommodate as many time zones as possible, while ensuring that we have a good number of signups for each event. Feedback on these new times are appreciated. Opt-In System & No Match A reminder that both the Opt-In system and No Match system are in place. Same as last week, we are implementing a higher Mithril payout. Increased Mithril Purchase Limit We will increase the daily Mithril purchase limit from 18 to 36. The limitation of 6 Mithril per purchase is still in place. Estoc Trials - Season 1 Estoc Trials will begin NEXT week. We will have wars 7 days a week, with about 10 total wars a week. The first week will be a PRESEASON week, where no records are kept. However, we will award all participants with a new Estoc Trials - Preason Achievement for participating. We are using this new week to tweak our final war times. After this Pre-Season week, we will move forward with a 8 week Season 1 schedule. We will be introducing a new spell, similar to Estoc's Edge, with the following properties: (Note: Estoc Edge will stay as is) - There will be 30 levels of this award (vs 5 for edge) - It gives no active bonuses - A player earns 2 for winning each war event - The bonus expires in 2 weeks, same as the edge. Losing or winning this bonus will reset the timer, just like the edge. - A player will lose 1 for losing a war event, and for leaving a clan (so it is not as punishing as leaving a clan with the edge) - The awards at the end of a season will be based on the individual level of this spell, split into the following groups. Each group will earn an Achievement, and be awarded up to 6 pieces of a new set of equipment. - The new set of equipment will have stats that are similar to the Red Paladin set, with an additional 10-15% increase in stats. This set will be extremely exclusive, as only winners of a season of Estoc Trials can win them. As you can see, we are only awarding 6 items. The next 6 items will be awarded in Season 2. Level 25-30 - 6 items - Level 5 Achievement Level 20-24 - 5 items - Level 4 Achievement Level 15-19 - 4 items - Level 3 Achievement Level 10-14 - 3 items - Level 2 Achievement Level 5-9 - 2 items - Level 1 Achievement Level 1-4 - 1 item - Level 1 Achievement We are open to ideas here at this point for improvements, so if you have any ideas, let's talk through a few of them. Epic Battles Later this week, the second part of Skorpios the Deathstalker will be released! Estoc Trials Times -------------------------- Signup: 3-6 hours prior to War Start Time. This varies based on how close the wars are together. Duration: 2 hours Matchmaking: 2 hours prior to War Start Time (Must sign up before this, rosters lock at this point) Activity Lock: Approximately 1 hour prior to the earliest War Start Time Start Time: This can vary up to 15 minutes. This will be reflected in your war timer. Payouts: INCREASED FOR THIS WEEK War #1 - War Start Time Shown Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 25, Maximum 40 PDT - Wednesday - 7pm-7:30pm EDT - Wednesday - 10pm-10:30pm GMT - Thursday - 2am-2:30am SGT - Thursday - 10am-10:30am War #2 - War Start Time Shown Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 25, Maximum 40 PDT - Thursday - 3pm-3:30pm EDT - Thursday - 6pm-6:30pm GMT - Thursday - 10pm-10:30pm SGT - Friday - 6am-6:30am War #3 - War Start Time Shown Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 25, Maximum 40 PDT - Friday - 12pm-12:30pm EDT - Friday - 3pm-3:30pm GMT - Friday - 7pm-7:30pm SGT - Saturday - 3am-3:30am War #4 - War Start Time Shown *NOTE* Signup time will begin 3pm PDT due to the close war start times Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 40, Maximum 75 PDT - Friday - 7pm-7:30pm EDT - Friday - 10pm-10:30pm GMT - Saturday - 2am-2:30am SGT - Saturday - 10am-10:30am War #5 - War Start Time Shown Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 25, Maximum 40 PDT - Saturday - 7am-7:30am EDT - Saturday - 10am-10:30am GMT - Saturday - 2pm-2:30pm SGT - Saturday - 10pm-10:30pm War #6 - War Start Time Shown Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 40, Maximum 75 PDT - Saturday - 7pm-7:30pm EDT - Saturday - 10pm-10:30pm GMT - Sunday - 2am-2:30am SGT - Sunday - 10am-10:30am War #7 - War Start Time Shown Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 25, Maximum 40 PDT - Sunday - 3am-3:30am EDT - Sunday - 6am-6:30am GMT - Sunday - 10am-10:30am SGT - Sunday - 6pm-6:30pm War #8 - War Start Time Shown Duration: 2 hours Roster Size: Minimum 40, Maximum 75 PDT - Sunday - 3pm-3:30pm EDT - Sunday - 6pm-6:30pm GMT - Sunday - 10pm-10:30pm SGT - Monday - 6am-6:30am Estoc Trials FAQ -------------------------- Q: How does the Wave of Conflict (Opt-IN) spell work? * Players will have to cast the Opt-In (Wave of Conflict) BEFORE matchups, casting it after matchups does not work * FOR ADMINS, When you sign up for an Estoc Trial, we will inform you on the # of players who have opted in for that war * FOR ADMINS, If your clan members affect the qualified number of participants in any way (leaving the clan, casting Wave of Conflict etc), and that number exceeds or falls below the requirements for the event, the clan will be disqualified. It will be up to you to manage your members and ensure that your clan meets the size requirements at all times. Next Week? -------------------------- * Have something you want to talk about? Reply to this thread and we may add it to next week's discussions!
Re: Kingdoms at War - 03/18/13 Update Why allow forfeits after an hour? If there are no forfeits please disregard
Re: Kingdoms at War - 03/18/13 Update Hoorah i love changes. Love the times dont really understand how much time during wars tho.
Re: Kingdoms at War - 03/18/13 Update hmm sorry I see ppl do it all the time.. anyway what do the devs mean about the new "edge-like" thing.. it gives no active bonus.. yet they refer to it as a bonus
Re: Kingdoms at War - 03/18/13 Update Can we get the clan info page or something for admins or owners to show us how many have signed up so far to make tracking easier? It shows when someone signs up on news but lets make it clear for those trying to meet limits.
Re: Kingdoms at War - 03/18/13 Update Condemned i do believe that a notice via news is sent and also if you go to clan then hit members it shows who's active and who's not