@datguygamer
Sad thing is that anyone considered they could actually say anything like that. Even though we all know that is what they really think, lol.

@datguygamer @toolow @smwforever45
That “Official Response” I posted was entirely fabricated (with the exception of the words “never intended”, which is a direct quote from an actual Rovio response to complaints we made after an update not too long ago).

If you found yourself considering that my extremely offensive joke response might actually be…[Read more]

Official response from the developers regarding complaints about latest update:
“Sorry to hear you are having trouble. However, it was never intended that players would be able to reach maximum Mastery levels without a monetary investment equivalent to an ongoing monthly car payment. We feel such investment is worthwhile for such a unique and…[Read more]

@datguygamer @pointless
Regarding Arena items: I know what you are referring to as far as banner items and timing of what Arena League (wood-diamond) affecting the strength of the AGPM items spun up. My experience used to be as described: when Arena Reset occurred, banner items awarded were weaker at wood than when they were stone, etc.
After…[Read more]

@datguygamer
Nah, I didn’t get an award chest at start; that was my girl’s account (on iOS). She doesn’t play enough to build up any spare FE or Stamina Drinks, so she’s only got 7k medals yet. Doesn’t sound like she’ll get an award chest at 10k from the sound of things, but will let you know.

@datguygamer @smwforever45
Update on event: I hit 10k event medals on my Android, opened chest, and it awarded Elite Cannoneer. Nice, but since I got my Blues’ Artillary set to level 10, I really wanted the Elite Rogues. Spent 5 LC to re roll and it came up with Guardian. I didn’t care about that enough to earn it during its event, so I…[Read more]

@smwforever45
Ok I started event and found that my account (on Android OS) did not receive a “Bonus Elite Upgrade” that some people have reported getting. When I fired up my daughter’s ABE (on iOS), that account was awarded the Bonus Elite Upgrade. So I wonder if it has to do with the platform being used.

Updated to 1.5.4: so far noticed the following
* paths between world map levels are shorter (less time wasted curving back and forth).
* Arena opponents now are up to 1000 power stronger than in 1.5.3, and none so far have a lower power (and I’m still in wood league, lol).
* None of the Arena opponents post-update have any of the new banner sets…[Read more]

@jacob1
Not sure what the concern is with getting new banner sets. Since their release, approximately 85% of my arena opponents have had one of the new banner sets equipped. Naturally, none of my AGPM rolls have awarded a new banner set item, but I don’t spend a lot of LC on that so I just figured others were rolling till they get…[Read more]

@smwforever45 While my brain can see what you are talking about, it doesn’t change the fact that my heart is all torn up over the rebalancing. I know that my rogues are still doing roughly the same percentage of damage they did before, but I was excited to get their “damage per turn” above 2k mark, and now that landmark (which took considerable…[Read more]

And it looks like the mastery to next level is a lot less than it used to be? Who the heck has the patience to keep figuring all this out?

Well so far it looks like all my birds got weaker. Event seems to work like it is supposed to, but I think this could be my last ABE event. After 2+ years, it is just not good enough a game to keep tolerating the crap they keep pulling.

@shapokomanbeast
I can second your observation regarding wheel prize tendency to gravitate in a specific direction for a period of time. I have also noticed that if I use FE to re-spin until top prize awards, it seems to be more likely to continue paying the top prize for a few battles. But this is only perception based. Over the course of…[Read more]

Well if there is one thing we have learned for sure about Arena, it is this:
If you are dissatisfied with the current state: check back later. Rovio is constantly tweaking the arena, searching for the ever-elusive “Maximum Income Configuration”…

@dallasreds
Any time you exit ABE, the matchup will change. I have also noticed that after an update, matchups will sometimes change in unusual ways. After one recent update, I saw matchups change each time I used the “back” arrow to select different birds or banner setups. A day later, that had stopped.

Holy Fecal Matter, Batman!
What is the deal, Rovio? You got something against Arena goals being feasible?
After 1.5 update, Arena sux more than a Hoover with a black hole in it!
Went from evenly matched opponents to being instantly, reliably, and completely outclassed in every matchup! If I was ever inclined to spend any money on ABE, this…[Read more]

Interesting arena note: after a few hours of grinding points in arena, it looks like opponent strength increase ties more directly to score than it does to number of wins.
So the more matches you play before achieving the daily goals, the easier the opponents you may get before completing the goals. This may be useful if you are trying to catch…[Read more]

@suzyq
I usually don’t do more than daily goals plus a few more matches. One time I made it to 7000 in about 20 minutes.

@smwforever45
Well, I have seen posts of players who claim to be doing upward of 17,000 damage to a banner in 1 hit. If true, I can see matches being short enough to get past 9k pretty quick. In other words, if you can win…[Read more]

@smwforever45
Unfortunately, Skulkers+Bard does not stun all targets. Oddly enough, if you use Skulkers on Bard, the stun does not always affect the attacked target (unless there is only one target): it sometimes stuns one other target. Basically, this begs the question: “Is stun actually considered a status infliction?” I will try to test by…[Read more]