Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event

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Bah-weep-graaaaagnah wheep nini bong!

Frozen in the Arctic ice, the source of the signal has been identified as a long forgotten Fortress of Cybertronian origin...

Frozen Fortress Event

Transformers News: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event

An ancient Planet-Destroying fortress, buried in the Arctic ice for millennia, has come online. The Autobots aim to secure this fortress and protect it from the Decepticons, who have nefarious plans to ransack the site and get ahold of its secrets.
Fend off the opposition and claim the fortress for yourself to earn Spark, Energon, 3-Star Crystal Shards, Nano-frost boosts and a 4-Star crystal!
Start Date: 16/12/2016 11:00 UTCEnd Date: 19/12/2016 11:00 UTC
How do I 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!

Prizes

Prestiges Allowed: None
Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!

Developer Q&A

Transformers News: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event

We’ve received an overwhelming amount of insightful and creative feedback from our VIP players and we want you to know that your comments are heard. This week you may submit a question on the Transformers: Earth Wars BAND webpage under the post titled “Developer Q&A” for an exclusive response from Product Owner Chris! Responses from Chris will be posted on the Transformers: Earth Wars BAND webpage on December 19th at 5:00 PM UTC.
Rules:

Please ensure that all questions are respectful and follow the same rules as held within the BAND chatroom. Please review our guidelines here:http://www.spaceapegames.com/terms-conditions
Please do not ask account support related questions as those must go through our Support channel.Chris may not have the time to answer every question but he’ll respond to as many as possible

How to Post a Question:

Navigate to the Transformers: Earth Wars BAND page by tapping HERE.
Scroll to the post titled “Developer Q&A” and tap 'Comment' to open a field in which to submit your comment, similar to the BAND chatroom.

Question Posting End Date: 18/12/2016 5:00 UTCResponses posted: 19/12/2016 5:00 UTC

New Battle Boost - Nano-frost

With the change in weather comes an icy new battle boost to numb and cut into enemy defenses.

Transformers News: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event

Freeze a building, then destroy the frozen building to shatter it and slow nearby targets for 10 seconds.

Nano-frost Mk1: 8 seconds frozen, slow targets in medium radius for 10 seconds
Nano-frost Mk2: 10 seconds frozen, slow targets in medium radius for 10 seconds
Nano-frost Mk3: 12 seconds frozen, slow targets in large radius for 10 seconds

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Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847570)
Posted by Kurona on December 16th, 2016 @ 9:15pm CST

Anyone else think that the next unit added after Star Saber/Deathsaurus, whoever it is, should be a healer? The lack of them in this game is only getting more frustrating now we've got more squads.
Besides, they need to put in First Aid at some point now they've started doing the Protectobots. Just use him and a random Stunticon and you're set.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847635)
Posted by Kurona on December 17th, 2016 @ 4:13pm CST

Hey Ctrl am I one of the cool kids now?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847672)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 18th, 2016 @ 1:07am CST

Nice haul! I got a Bombshell from my 3 star crystal yesterday. That makes two 3 stars that I don't have at lower levels.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847675)
Posted by Kurona on December 18th, 2016 @ 1:52am CST

King Kuuga wrote:Nice haul! I got a Bombshell from my 3 star crystal yesterday. That makes two 3 stars that I don't have at lower levels.

It's not over yet - not long 'till that 4* Crystal~
I love that they were generous with this event; relatively low Prestige for an alliance event and the prize is arguably better than every previous event.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847688)
Posted by Burn on December 18th, 2016 @ 4:57am CST

And yet a few people in my alliance ended up with dupes.

Not me.

I got me a Swindle.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847698)
Posted by Kurona on December 18th, 2016 @ 7:56am CST

I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH THIS

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847801)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 18th, 2016 @ 11:51pm CST

Nice haul, Kurona! Can we switch?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847803)
Posted by Burn on December 19th, 2016 @ 12:40am CST

You'd swap Captain Kablooey (the most powerful air attack in the game) for Captain Diesalot?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847805)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 19th, 2016 @ 1:02am CST

Abilities are nice, but I have Blast Off at every single star level now. Logically speaking it may be more beneficial to have a repeat character at 4 star, but emotionally I'd prefer a new unit to get acquainted with. Ya feel me?

(also I'm still trying to get my 3 star up to par with the rest of my strongest bots, a 4 star of the same guy is going to make things complicated)

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847808)
Posted by Burn on December 19th, 2016 @ 1:26am CST

I have Blast Off at every star level and I wouldn't trade my 4* for anyone else. Once the HQ15 bases become more common he's going to be needed to take out mortars.

Razorclaw will be lucky to dent the walls.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847834)
Posted by Kurona on December 19th, 2016 @ 10:42am CST

Burn wrote:You'd swap Captain Kablooey (the most powerful air attack in the game) for Captain Diesalot?

I thought Starscream was slightly more powerful in exchange for Blast Off being slightly more defensive?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1847887)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 19th, 2016 @ 3:03pm CST

Scored a 3* Starscream and 2* Swindle on the weekend, so I'm happy with that one. 4* Scavenger is currently in the oven for level 31

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848265)
Posted by Va'al on December 21st, 2016 @ 1:39pm CST

Along with this week's newsletter for Transformers: Earth Wars, we also have a sneak peek at some upcoming characters to the game - who are definitely not Deathsaurus nor Star Saber, nuhuh. With Power of the Primes online voting opening in December, the synergy appears to be strong here - check it all out below!

Bah-weep-graaaaagnah wheep nini bong!

The battle is over and the smoke has cleared. Now ensues the race through the Fortress to procure its secrets first.

What Lies Beneath Event

The Autobots have secured the surface of the Fortress and are now striking for the center, while the Decepticons are making their own significant progress through the ice to reach the middle of the frozen fort before their enemies.

Fight your way into the heart of the Fortress for Alloy, Spark, 3-Star Shards, Nano-frost Battle Boosts and Nano-frost Crystals!

Start Date: 23/12/2016 11:00 UTC

End Date: 26/12/2016 11:00 UTC

How do I 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 Ice Fragments!

· Collect prizes!

· Continue to earn Ice Fragments!

Prizes

· Prestiges Allowed: 100

· Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones!

Points per Battlezone

· Maximum 10 points per battlezone

* Nano-frost Crystals may contain Nano-frost Battle Boosts, Energon, Spark, 3-Star Crystal Shards, 4-Star Crystal Shards, or Ore-13. This is the best time to stock up on Nano-frost Battle Boosts as you may find them melting with the spring sun!

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Twitch Stream

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We'll also look at what's coming up in the final week of the ARCTIC SAGA! It's our last livestream until the New Year so don't miss it!

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848277)
Posted by Kurona on December 21st, 2016 @ 2:23pm CST

No 4-star shards. The 2,206/2,500 I've had since the first December event is becoming even more painful.

80,000BP completes the event. Even though it's christmas shouldn't be too hard at all.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848278)
Posted by Burn on December 21st, 2016 @ 2:31pm CST

Kurona wrote:No 4-star shards. The 2,206/2,500 I've had since the first December event is becoming even more painful.

Nano-Frost crystals could give 4-star shards.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848282)
Posted by Kurona on December 21st, 2016 @ 2:40pm CST

Burn wrote:
Kurona wrote:No 4-star shards. The 2,206/2,500 I've had since the first December event is becoming even more painful.

Nano-Frost crystals could give 4-star shards.

Oh cool.

I've also just calculated it and if all 100 Prestiges are done - which again, at 80k BP is not too unlikely - that's 2,000 3-star shards. A full 3-star crystal.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848341)
Posted by Kurona on December 21st, 2016 @ 6:43pm CST

So never mind the whole "80K is easy" thing because this is apparently one of those dumb events where you can only get 10 points per battle.
Merry freakin' Christmas.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848343)
Posted by Burn on December 21st, 2016 @ 7:20pm CST

Oh I like them. They're awesome for power levelling.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848495)
Posted by VanOscuro on December 22nd, 2016 @ 7:49pm CST

As long as they don't do the IDW Star Saber.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848662)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 24th, 2016 @ 2:51am CST

VanOscuro wrote:As long as they don't do the IDW Star Saber.

Not that the characters have much personality in this game to begin with (only a handful even get dialog transmissions), but when they do, they stick pretty closely to their classic archetypes. So no religious zealot star saber here.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848753)
Posted by mooncake623 on December 25th, 2016 @ 9:15am CST

I'll leave this here

Two Premium Character Crystals and 1k Spark

https://deeplink.me/transformersearthwa ... e=KQK9A1JZ

Merry Christmas!

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848767)
Posted by Kurona on December 25th, 2016 @ 11:41am CST

Christmas has treated me pretty well in regards to Earth Wars! The event has absolutely power-levelled a ton of my guys; 4* Razorclaw and 3* Bludgeon are finally ready for their level 31s so they can start getting off the training wheels.

Meanwhile, a frost crystal was nice enough to give me 4* shards this morning, allowing me to get this dude!

Not my first pick, but certainly not my last; and I DID need more gunners after getting Warriors/Special-units-that-are-basically-Warriors all the time.

mooncake623 wrote:I'll leave this here

Two Premium Character Crystals and 1k Spark

https://deeplink.me/transformersearthwa ... e=KQK9A1JZ

Merry Christmas!

And this? I admittedly wasn't expecting to get anything from it; I've got every 2* in the game but Gnaw and of course Deathsaurus. But luck was on my side.

My collection just keeps growing

Thank you Mooncake!

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848771)
Posted by Va'al on December 25th, 2016 @ 11:54am CST

We've had the teaser from Space Ape games about two new characters joining Transformers: Earth Wars (covered here). Why not check out the full reveal and trailer - with transformations - as posted on the game's Facebook page? Find it embedded below!

How to Share With Just Friends

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848803)
Posted by Powermaster Swag on December 25th, 2016 @ 3:37pm CST

Pure Awesomeness!! :BOWDOWN:

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848865)
Posted by #Sideways# on December 26th, 2016 @ 9:38am CST

Did not expect The Ecstasy of Gold in there! XD "Blondie! Blondiiiie!"

Now all I want is a Transformers Western. Dangit.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848902)
Posted by Powermaster Swag on December 26th, 2016 @ 5:04pm CST

#Sideways# wrote:Now all I want is a Transformers Western. Dangit.

Hell. Yes. Please. :michaelbay:

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848915)
Posted by Burn on December 26th, 2016 @ 6:02pm CST

So I have a HQ15, I now have to wait 14 days before I can start on my walls.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848963)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 27th, 2016 @ 12:18am CST

The wait times on HQ15 seem like a major deterrent to players. I know they want you to buy cybercoins to skip the upgrade but I don't doubt it costs an astronomical amount of coins, which equates to a hefty chunk of real money. How much IS the cost to skip a 2 week upgrade, Burn?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848974)
Posted by Burn on December 27th, 2016 @ 2:10am CST

With 13D and 14H remaining ... 7022

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848976)
Posted by Kurona on December 27th, 2016 @ 5:09am CST

I feel the methods they use to extract money from players are actually too much to the extent it dissuades players from spending. I decided to drop £8 on 2,300 Cyber Coins for four of those Bonecrusher crystals since he's the last 3* constructicon I don't have. I got 2* Duplicates from all four. And two of those weren't Bonecrusher or even any other Constructicon.
Just saying, after that, I'm really not encouraged to spend any more. The RNG system is far too unfair that it feels like any money I drop on it is a waste.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1848978)
Posted by Burn on December 27th, 2016 @ 5:37am CST

You generally have to buy a LOT of character crystals to get the one you're really after.

SpaceApe are in this for the money, which is fine, they're a business, and given there are people pumping hundreds and even thousands of dollars into this game a week, well ... they're going to keep those people happy, because they'll keep spending.

But HQ15? Casual players will be months before they can field a team to take on a maxed out HQ15. Most will eventually give up. The game in time will go the same way as other freemium TF games.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849067)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 27th, 2016 @ 3:59pm CST

Burn wrote:The game in time will go the same way as other freemium TF games.

That's what I'm afraid of. I actually really enjoy this game, a lot more than Legends or Battle Tactics. But the paywall is stupid. A lot of people are looking at Forged to Fight already, in its beta stage, and since the overlap between TF mobile games is usually not very big, I'm a little concerned that this game is going to be gone before I even reach max level.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849071)
Posted by Burn on December 27th, 2016 @ 4:10pm CST

Forged to Fight will be the same damn trap though.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849115)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on December 27th, 2016 @ 10:38pm CST

From what I've heard of Forged to Fight, it isn't likely to have the attention hold as Earth Wars.

Of course that was awhile ago. A bunch of people tried it, quit in boredom after a few days, some still playing.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849177)
Posted by Va'al on December 28th, 2016 @ 10:21am CST

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Bah-weep-graaaaagnah wheep nini bong!

New bots arrive on the scene as the mysteries of the Frozen Fortress are revealed!

Monster Within Event

The Autobots are making their way through the frozen halls of the Fortress when the halls suddenly shake and reverberate with the sound of a tremendous roar! Immediately following the roar, a transmission arrives from Star Saber, but it may be too late…

Deep inside the fortress, the Decepticons watch as Bonecrusher flies out of the armor breach they’ve just created. Two red eyes shine brightly in the dark as Deathsaurus approaches...

Fight for your faction and earn a 2, 3, or 4-Star Star Saber or Deathsaurus from the event leaderboard!

Start Date: 30/12/2016 11:00 UTC

End Date: 2/1/2017 11:00 UTC

How do I 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 Ice Fragments!

Collect prizes!

Continue to earn Ice Fragments!

Secure your rank on the Event Leaderboard

Win amazing guaranteed prizes!

Prizes

Prestiges Allowed: None

Bonus Experience: Earn Double XP in Event Battle Zones

Event Battle Zones

Totaliser Prizes* This is the best time to stock up on Nano-frost Battle Boosts as you may find them melting with the spring sun!
Leaderboard PrizesNew Characters

As the snow dust from the showdown settles, two deadly new bots prepare for their arrival through the Space Bridge. Meet Star Saber and Deathsaurus.

Star Saber
Famed as one of the greatest cyber-swordsmen in the known universe, Star Saber is driven by a flaming passion for justice and peace.

His idealism, courage and strength are legendary, but sometimes his zeal can override his otherwise calm, collected nature and get him into trouble.

Deathsaurus

A tyrant and despot to rival Megatron, Deathsaurus wields a powerful new sword and a short range battle rifle.

He has nothing to prove, and therefore sees no need to flex his cyber-muscles. But woe betide any who cross him directly.

New AbilityBlazing Storm - Rush in, spreading electrical fire in a large radius. Targets are disabled for 6 seconds and take damage.Twitch Stream

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Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849180)
Posted by kurthy on December 28th, 2016 @ 11:10am CST

Eh, glad to see the event rewards are getting worse. At least the lower tiers are getting much better rewards. Although, the 4th tier might be better than the 3rd tier... :HEADHURTS:

SPEND MONEY NOW, GET THAT FOUR STAR!!! :ic$:

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849233)
Posted by Kurona on December 28th, 2016 @ 2:46pm CST

That is the most atrocious event rewards line-up I've ever seen; even moreso than the Galvatron and Magnus event. No-one cares about Nano-frost; just... just give us shards darnit.

On the other hand, Blazing Storm looks great. Like a combination of Skrapnel and Bonecrusher/Rampage.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849234)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on December 28th, 2016 @ 2:48pm CST

I like nano frost. Use it for when I don't have stun up, and the ice shards is actually kind of useful.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849507)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on December 29th, 2016 @ 3:46pm CST

Any advice on starting a new alliance or finding a slightly more laid-back one?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849512)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 29th, 2016 @ 4:01pm CST

Where are you know, what are you capable of bringing to events point-wise, what's your HQ level, what faction?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849535)
Posted by Burn on December 29th, 2016 @ 4:55pm CST

MagicDeath wrote:Any advice on starting a new alliance or finding a slightly more laid-back one?

If you're a 'Con, Evil Empire are pretty laid back, for the lower levels there's Renegade Empire and then the MILF one.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849544)
Posted by Kurona on December 29th, 2016 @ 5:19pm CST

There's an Insane Leader bundle up right now which gives you Megatron crystals; opposite's true for Optimus on the Autobot side of course.

I tried it, didn't get anything. Last time I spend money on this game; if they want me to spend more, they'd better be a tad fairer. I don't expect to get a perfect drop rate but I'd rather not expect 5 2* duplicates, none of which are Megatron or even units comparable to him.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849547)
Posted by Burn on December 29th, 2016 @ 5:28pm CST

Galvatron was the insane one anyway. :-P

I have a 3* Megatron. I figure it's just a waste for me to try for a 4*. I'd rather a 4* Galvatron anyway.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849576)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on December 29th, 2016 @ 8:54pm CST

Burn wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:Any advice on starting a new alliance or finding a slightly more laid-back one?

If you're a 'Con, Evil Empire are pretty laid back, for the lower levels there's Renegade Empire and then the MILF one.

Yeah... that's the thing; I play as a 'bot. Thanks anyways, though.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1849592)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 29th, 2016 @ 11:56pm CST

Yeah, unfortunately most of the social board members are Decepticon players.

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1850028)
Posted by Kurona on January 1st, 2017 @ 8:02pm CST

Furman's the writer and Deathsaurus in this game is an ancient being not familiar with the modern era. Is this maybe a reference to how he was implied to be ancient and legendary in Dreamwave through old statues of him being around?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1850072)
Posted by Kurona on January 2nd, 2017 @ 7:34am CST

BEHOLD, THE SPOILS OF WAR

My first time winning something in a Leaderboard

And he's a character I really like (thank you MTMTE). Well chuffed with this

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1850115)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on January 2nd, 2017 @ 1:42pm CST

Damn it Kurona, you got here before I could post.

Congrats on your Death! (Also we wondered what happened to you, I saw where you had gone last night, Quantum treating you well I hope)

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1850143)
Posted by Burn on January 2nd, 2017 @ 3:57pm CST

ewwww ... she went to that lot?

Re: Earth Wars: Frozen Fortress Event (1850148)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on January 2nd, 2017 @ 4:03pm CST

Burn wrote:ewwww ... she went to that lot?

As near as we can tell. Someone was SUPPOSED to ask her, and he didn't. But I saw her in Quantums Event, so I am assuming.

Anywho.

Not to one up or brag, I tried not to, but just so damned proud....

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