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RollingStone has an interview out with one of the creative minds of Wizards of the Coast, the company president Chris C o c k s. Wizards of the Coast, as you know, is a subsidiary of Hasbro and producer of collectible card games such as Magic: The Gathering as well as role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. While we are waiting on an official announcement of sorts, it was mentioned in this interview with Chris C o c k s that the Transformers card game is gestating now and is on its way. Here is what we learned from the interview itself, strictly the Transformers bits of relevance for us:
“With the Transformers trading card game, we can be nimble,” he says.
The game hasn’t been formally announced yet, but C o c k s says it’s a title aimed both at young teens and the collector and toy audience. It will come out in September or October. “We think Transformers are cool and the game has interesting, unique mechanics,” he says. “All cards are two-sided, over-sized and feel bigger, weightier in your hand.” C o c k s says the game has a relatively light learning curve, but a lot of depth. “It should take one or two times to understand how to play,” he says.
The game, which has a unique rule set, is built around two decks. One of the decks is a hero deck and the other is a powers and abilities deck used to “amp up heroes.” The strategy around play, he says, is to choose the right hero with the right abilities and powers. They’re also considering making a digital version of the game, once it launches, depending on how it is received. “Transformers will be brand new to Wizards.”
You can read more from the interview here about the other properties they work with and keep your optics focus here as we uncover additional information as it becomes available to us.
Some unfortunate news has been floating around the interwebs today regarding the Activision Transformers video games War For Cybertron, Fall of Cybertron, Devastation, and Rise of the Dark Spark. It seems that all of these titles have been removed from both the Steam store and the Play Station store. It's currently up to speculation as to why, and if they will return to the stores any time soon. Reports also indicate that the DLCs for the various games are also unavailable, but the games are available for purchase and download on both the XBox and Nintendo stores.
Obviously, physical copies are still available and installable.
If there are any updates to this story, (which there most likely will be), you'll hear about it here, on Seibertron.com!
As we close out 2017, we wanted to wish you and yours a very happy holiday season and to say a very big thank you for all of the amazing moments you’ve shared with us this year. We appreciate your ongoing support and look forward to an even more exciting 2018!
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We've received new information directly from Hasbro, about the Kabam mobile game Transformers: Forged to Fight and the latest update for it - which features an iconic character in the Transformers roster, with a spruced up / new-ish design: Bumblebee!
Somewhere between Generations, Authentics, and something else entirely, the yellow scout will be available to play in-game as of 21 December at 10 am PST -but the bot intel report is already viewable on the site, and copied below, along with some new images. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Add Bumblebee to your ultimate squad December 21st at 10AM PST!
About Bumblebee:
Faction: Autobot
Class: Scout
Small, eager, and brave, Bumblebee acts as messenger and spy. Due to his small size, he dares to go where others can’t. He idolizes the bigger Autobots, especially Optimus Prime and Prowl while having a special bond with all his human allies.
Stats and Abilities:
Grants a 24~32% Melee Evasion Buff that is removed the next time this bot Evades.
Sidestepping:
Grants up to 3 Critical Rate Buffs that each increase Critical Rating by 20~28%. These buffs are removed each time this bot lands a hit.
Critical Hits:
100% Chance to Break the opponent’s Shielding, completely Nullifying all Shields and inflicting Shock, dealing 50~90% Energy Damage over 5 seconds.
Signature Ability – Bee Brave
Bumblebee isn’t the strongest or toughest bot, but while staying close to his enemy, he channels his unparalleled courage.
Bumblebee generates 2~4.0 of Remaining Max Power every second and gains a 10% Melee Bonus while the enemy is within close range.
Special Attacks:
Special 1 – Gold Boot
Bumblebee delivers a spinning windmill kick.
100% chance to increase Critical Damage by 60% for the duration of this Special Attack.
Special 2 – Power Jam
Bumblebee overcharges his pistol to fry his enemy’s systems before knocking them off their feet.
100% chance to Power Lock the opponent for 10 seconds.
Special 3 – Ticket to Ride
Bumblebee’s wheeled combat comes together with his love of ranged attacks.
Grants 20 Critical Rate Buffs that each increase Critical Rating by 20~28%. These buffs are removed each time this bot lands a hit.
Synergy Bonuses:
Incoming – Role Models – Optimus, Prowl
Heavy Attacks gain +2~5% Attack Buff for each alive team member.
Outgoing – Role Models – Optimus, Prowl
+2~8% Armor
Incoming – Espionage Specialists – Mirage
14~70% less likely to activate opponent’s abilities when using Sp2 and Sp3.
Incoming – Allies – Arcee, Grimlock
+2~8% Armor
Strong Match-ups:
Rhinox – Bumblebee will tear through Rhinox’s shielding, leaving him prime for Bee’s critical hits.
Soundwave – Bee can Shield Break with both Ranged and Melee his, ensuring even the mighty Soundwave can’t Reflect Ranged attacks for long.
Weak Match-ups:
Bonecrusher – The master of Bleeds will punish Bumblebee with every crit.
Dinobot – Bumblebee is rewarded for dashing at opponent’s and staying near them, but dashing into and hitting Dinobot’s block would be a painful mistake.
Recommended Modules for Bumblebee:
Nightbird’s Mark – With both his two major abilities boosted, Bumblebee will become exponentially more powerful.
EMI Module – Bee will gain the ability to Evade Ranged Attacks, forcing you to stay within Melee Range and in turn allowing him to generate power with his Signature Ability.
We've received direct news from Kabam and Hasbro and their PR department that the latest mobile game in the Transformers family - Forged to Fight - has received recognition from the Google Play store in the category Most Competitive Game for 2017! If you're interested in who else received the award, check out this link.
If you want to find out more about Kabam and their creative and development process, check out our interview with them here. Are you still playing the game? How do you find it? Share your opinions with the rest of the Seibetronian community in the Energon Pub discussion board!
Kabam, a world leader of massively multiplayer mobile games for a global audience, revealed today that their popular action-fighting mobile game Transformers: Forged to Fight is a winner selected by Google Play for their 2017 ‘Most Competitive Game’ category!
We've received news directly from Kabam and Hasbro about the latest addition to the mobile game Transformers: Forged to Fight, a character that was already present in the game in another iteration, but now joining as a more 'classic' looking version of himself: Decepticon leader, Megatron.
Sporting the Combiner Wars Leader class toy mould, with tank alt-mode, Megatron is apparently classified as a Tactician class and is still part of the Decepticon Faction (though the game doesn't follow them too strictly). Take a look below at the model, and the new information about the playable character!
Faction: Decepticon
Class: Tactician
Once a renowned gladiator in pre-Civil-War Cybertron, Megatron used his charisma and brutality to fuel the Decepticon uprising. Megatron’s ultimate goal is to rule over all living beings, only his sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and the Autobots stand between him and his goal of supreme authority.
o Health: 1732
o Attack: 158
o Max Rating: 537
· 3-Star:
o Health: 4253
o Attack: 334
o Max Rating: 1270
· 4-Star:
o Health: 11053
o Attack: 868
o Max Rating: 3485
SIGNATURE ABILITY – NO MERCY
Megatron shows no mercy and uses the enemy’s own strengths against them.
Melee Hits
As long as the opponent has a Fused Debuff, Megatron’s Melee Attacks have a 20~60% chance to Steal a buff from the opponent for 5 seconds.
SPECIAL ATTACKS:
Special 1 – Energon Crush
The Energon Flail is perfectly designed to shatter the defenses of even the toughest bots.
100% chance to inflict Armor Break, removing opponent’s Armor and applying 26~34% Armor reduction for 10 seconds.
Special 2 – Atomic Slug
Megatron initiates the brutality setting on his Fusion Cannon.
100% chance to decrease Attack by -32~-40% for 10 seconds.
Special 3 – All Too Easy
There is no limits to the carnage Megatron is willing to inflict on his foes.
100% chance to inflicts Shock, dealing Shock Damage for 200% of attack over 20 seconds.
Grants Fusion Overload, allowing unlimited Full Power shots of the Fusion Cannon for the rest of the fight.
Believe it or not, the Angry Birds Transformers mobile game is now in its third year. To celebrate, we got a new update on November 2nd, which featured a new character addition: Matilda. Matilda sports Nautica's robot body, making this Nautica's first appearance in a video game. It is great to see this character branching out of the comics onto other Transformers platforms, like the toy she got earlier this year. Speaking of the toy, the character model in the game seems to be in a colour scheme and design closer to that toy than Nautica's comic book appearance. You can see some screenshots below along with a Spanish language youtube video where the character can be seen in action. You can get the game on the Google Play store for free.
Here are the contents of the latest update:
WHAT'S NEW
**INCOMING TRANSMISSION FROM TELETRAAN 1***
/NEW CHARACTERS! Matilda has finally joined the flock!
/NEW GAMEPLAY! Boss Batpig and his minions are waiting!
/NEW MAP AREA TO EXPLORE! Deep, deep down you'll find the…
/NEW ACCESSORIES! Even more items to collect and upgrade!
/OPTIMISED EXPERIENCE! Maintenance servicing complete.
For the first time, Triple Changers join the Earth Wars! Introducing Springer and Astrotrain!
Fright Night
Springer and Astrotrain have landed on Quintessa to investigate a strange affliction that is spreading between Autobots and Decepticons…
Naturally immune to this disease, the Triple Changers must discover its origin before fear engulfs all living bots!
Join them to discover the origins of this new threat in the next Quintessa chapter and earn Energon, Alloy, EMP Blast boosters and Crystal Shards!
Event type: Alliance Totaliser Start Date: 03/11/17 11:00 UTC End Date: 06/11/17 11:00 UTC Prestige Allowed: None Bonus Experience: 200%
How to Participate?
Reach HQ Level 4!
Join an Alliance!
Tap the Event button!
Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
Collect prizes!
Event Battle Zones
Totaliser Prizes
Under Investigation
Here are some of the issues reported that we've been investigating:
Troops not following Inspiring Charge in certain scenarios: There are rare occasions when bots will not follow Optimus Primes/Megatron's Inspiring Charge.
This is currently under investigation.
Medics continuously healing each other: After deploying two healers, it is possible for them to start healing each other and not target other bots.
This will be fixed in this week's content release.
Issues related to the Shock Tower:
In certain scenarios, bots outside the buildings range can be damaged by its attack.
When hacked by a bot on offense, the Shock Tower will not always deal damage to all the surrounding buildings in its range.
Both of these issues will be fixed in the next client release.
These are just a few examples of the reports that we've received from you, and we continue to work hard to improve your experience with the game every day.
We would like to thank you for your time and patience, and if you have any issues to report, please get in touch in game via Menu > Community > Contact Support.
Twitch
LIVE Thursday: Times they are a changin’
We think a change would do you good. That’swhy, this week you’ll get your first look at TRIPLE CHANGERS.
PLUS! Results of the last Ability Vote!
Catch Adam,Jairo and newbie Josh LIVE Thursday, November 2nd @4pm UTC.
We would like to remind all VIPs that receiving these newsletters is a perk of being part of the program. Please keep the information contained within this newsletter confidential so we can continue providing you with content before anyone else! Feel free to contact us with questions or concerns you may have regarding Transformers: Earth Wars!
Please keep in mind that any of the information in this newsletter could be subject to change without notice.
We knew that this was going to happen, but we now have the full reveal of the Beast Wars favourite for many joining Kabam's mobile game Transformers Forged to Fight: Dinobot! The character has been available as of Thursday November 2nd, and you can read the full tech specs below to decide whether or not the Predacon turned Maximal has received what he deserves. Are you still playing the game? Do you like the 4.0 update? Let us know in the discussion thread in the Energon Pub!
About Dinobot:
Faction: Autobot
Class: Tactician
Honor and Glory are the only two things worth dying for, a belief truly befitting this fierce Predacon turned Maximal warrior. But don’t be fooled by the harsh exterior, the spark of a hero lies within the mighty Dinobot.
Stats and Abilities:
20~40% Armor Piercing.
75~100% Armor Piercing with Critical Hits.
Struck While Blocking
60% chance to deal damage to the opponent equal to 10% of their Attack Rating, if the opponent Dashes into the Block the chance increases to 100% and Dinobot inflicts double the damage.
100% chance to inflict 20~40% Armor Break for 5~7 seconds when opponent’s Dash into Dinobot’s Block.
Well timed Blocks gain +20% Block Proficiency.
Critical Heavy Attacks
100% Chance to inflict Bleed for 50% of attack as damage over 5 seconds.
Signature Ability – Survival of the Fittest
Dinobot despises weakness and will pierce the blocks of enemies with broken armor.
Blocking Opponents
If a Blocking opponents is Armor Broken, Dinobot deals 20% more damage through their Block and has a 10~30% chance to deliver an Unblockable Attack.
Special Attacks:
Special 1 – Triassic Turbulence
Dinobot and his opponent are sent skyward.
50~70% to inflict a 10~30% Armor Break for 5~7 seconds.
Special 2 – Jurassic Justice
Dinobot gives his opponent no quarter.
20~40% Armor Piercing, that chance increases to 100% with Critical Hits.
80% Chance to gain Critical Rating Up, enhancing Critical Chance by 20-30% for 7 seconds.
Special 3 – Cretaceous Carnage
Dinobot finishes his opponent off in a fit of primal rage.
50% chance per hit to Repair 3% of Health over 4 seconds.
100% Chance to gain Critical Rating Up, enhancing Critical Chance by 20-30% for 14 seconds.
Synergy Bonuses:
Allies – Rhinox
+2~8% Armor
Enemies – Waspinator
+2~8% Attack Rating
Swordmasters – Windblade, Drift, Bludgeon
+2~10% Critical Damage for each Sword Attack that isn’t a Critical Hit until the next Critical Hit. +4~12% more Critical Hits in Solo Missions.
Shieldmasters – Mixmaster
Well timed Blocks against Melee Attacks gain +5~20% Block Proficiency.
Strong Match-ups:
Grindor – Dinobot’s particular skillset make him adept at cutting through the armor of this thick-skinned helicopter.
Motormaster – Opponent’s that Dash into Dinobot’s Block are afflicted with Armor Break, but Motormaster loves to Dash into his enemies.
Weak Match-ups:
Waspinator – Dinobot is perfectly suited to fighting opponent’s that rely on Melee Attacks while Waspinator is adept at fighting from range.
Mirage – Mirage’s Power Burn can drain Power through an opponent’s Block, bypassing Dinobot’s punishing Block abilities.
Recommended Modules for Dinobot:
Strange Refractor – Granting Dinobot greater Block Proficiency and the ability to Stun when Blocking is a potent way to add to his already formidable abilities.
Nightbird’s Mark – This mod will drastically increase Dinobot’s Critical Rating, improving his Armor Piercing and Bleeding attacks.
An infection is spreading through the Autobot and Decepticon ranks, filling even the mightiest bots with terrors and fear!
Join Springer and Astrotrain to investigate this new thread in the next Quintessa chapter to earn a NEW Avatar, Spark, and Crystal Shards!
Visions from Beyond
Autobots and Decepticons have become infected by a new threat from Quintessa: a strange affliction which paralyzes brave bots with fear.
An expedition has been sent back to Quintessa to discover the origins of the affliction but what they find may be worse than the affliction they're suffering…
Here are some of the issues reported that we've been investigating:
Attack core show an increase of healing dps stats in Healer profiles.
This issue will be fixed in the next client release.
Wallbuster core showed an increased of dps stats in troop’s profiles.
This was a display issue and Wallbuster just affects damage done on walls. This will be fixed in the next client release.
Screen touch becomes unresponsive on android devices.
The majority of users have indicated that the issue was resolved by disabling third party programs which caused a dimming of the device or the blocking of blue light after certain times. We are still investigating this issue. In the meantime make sure that you have disabled Samsung game tools and any other 3rd party software that may be interacting with your devices controls.
These are just a few examples of the reports that we've received from you, and we continue to work hard to improve your experience with the game every day.
We would like to thank you for your time and patience, and if you have any issues to report, please get in touch. Alternatively, you can reach out to us in game via Menu > Community > Contact Support.
Want to help us design an upcoming Bot's abilities?
Be sure to check out our Facebook page if you want to have your say on Rodimus Primeand Motormaster’s abilities.
Happy Halloween!
To celebrate this spooky time of the year, we will run a trick or treat event on Facebook. 6 bags of Power Cores are up for grabs on October 31st so be sure to LIKE the Facebook page and check out our page on Halloween for your chance at one of these 6 goodie bags.
Please keep in mind that any of the information in this newsletter could be subject to change without notice.
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