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Disco Bandit
Nov 15, 2004

All I want for christmas is a winning season

Bandire posted:

How many people are still waiting for invites? The 2nd and 3rd guilds should start growing pretty quickly, and OG Gem Boys has an inactive guy that needs to be punted.

(Probably obviously) I am.

IPJONES_1

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Cool Dad
Jun 15, 2007

It is always Friday night, motherfuckers

I'm really happy to be in Gem Blossums because it has the best name.

Cinara
Jul 15, 2007
I could use an invite to a Goon Guild whenever, ID is CINRAa.

EDIT: Also wow, the Arena is a great source of souls and keys and is really easy to do forever since even 2 wins gives you your gold back and 8 wins is easy if you make sure to get a good color balance.

What is the best way to get gems though?

Cinara fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Aug 20, 2015

Shwqa
Feb 13, 2012

Cinara posted:

I could use an invite to a Goon Guild whenever, ID is CINRAa.

EDIT: Also wow, the Arena is a great source of souls and keys and is really easy to do forever since even 2 wins gives you your gold back and 8 wins is easy if you make sure to get a good color balance.

What is the best way to get gems though?

a fine tuned guild is the best source of gems. And maybe the only source of gems. I think I got 10 gem from my kingdom one time.

The Pell
Feb 6, 2008

Shwqa posted:

a fine tuned guild is the best source of gems. And maybe the only source of gems. I think I got 10 gem from my kingdom one time.

The guild task for gems gives 3 tokens and 10 gems.

Prior to the map game, you would get a gem for a 7x cascade. Although now with the map game, if you get lucky you could get a few gems in a single round.

Toshimo
Aug 23, 2012

He's outta line...

But he's right!

Shwqa posted:

a fine tuned guild is the best source of gems. And maybe the only source of gems. I think I got 10 gem from my kingdom one time.

I got most of mine from maps. And, theoretically, with a bunch of leveled kingdoms, you should be getting the multi-bonus more often.

Tiny Chalupa
Feb 14, 2012
I need to fine tune my arena team. I'll post the stand out people I have but I'm not doing hot there
I see a TON of teams with ungodly high armor for everyone. Talking 10 plus easy

Shwqa
Feb 13, 2012

I forgot about maps giving gems. I can usually get about 3 gems a map if I ignore making red chest.

I Love Topanga
Oct 3, 2003
Id be happy to help with a new goon guild. I'm lv56 and can contribute a consistent flow of gold/trophies. Just left my public guild.

ID is situadam

delfin
Dec 5, 2003

SNATTER'S ALIVE?!?!

Tiny Chalupa posted:

I need to fine tune my arena team. I'll post the stand out people I have but I'm not doing hot there
I see a TON of teams with ungodly high armor for everyone. Talking 10 plus easy

Arena's the one place where you should be on pretty even ground, since both sides have three level 10 picks. PvP can match you up with some heavyweights sometimes.

Tiny Chalupa
Feb 14, 2012
Wait I've doing invasion not arena
What's the difference between them? Invasion gives you rank, you want it high weekly, and arena is more balanced for souls money?

Toshimo
Aug 23, 2012

He's outta line...

But he's right!

Tiny Chalupa posted:

Wait I've doing invasion not arena
What's the difference between them? Invasion gives you rank, you want it high weekly, and arena is more balanced for souls money?

Arena is separate game mode unlocked by clearing Broken Spire where you draft a temporary team of level 10s.

Tiny Chalupa
Feb 14, 2012
How do the rewards compare?

Shwqa
Feb 13, 2012

Tiny Chalupa posted:

How do the rewards compare?

Arena if you get 8 wins before you lose twice.
1500 gold
400 souls
2 keys
10 trophies

It does have a 1000 gold entrance fee. And you do get the standard win rewards each victory. Usually 50ish gold and 2 souls.




Pvp

17-(your current rank) in glory each day. At the end of the week you get an amount of souls. Rank 1 gives 300 souls.

Shwqa fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Aug 20, 2015

waffles beyond waffles
Jun 22, 2008

Oh, what a day...
What a lovely day!

Disco Bandit posted:

(Probably obviously) I am.

IPJONES_1

Invited. RIP Evilelmo

E: For the leaders of the other guilds, install the game on your PC with Steam. Guild management is so much easier with a mouse.

Shwqa
Feb 13, 2012

A good trick for pvp. Look at your opponent's armor and kingdom.

If they have default armor then you probably found an easy win.

If they have default armor and kingdom then you got really good odds their team sucks.

If they have 500 gems armor then reroll.

Ragingsheep
Nov 7, 2009
Or just force close the game before you lose - you lose the gold and bonus stars for a win-streak but not your current number of stars.

Shwqa
Feb 13, 2012

Ragingsheep posted:

Or just force close the game before you lose - you lose the gold and bonus stars for a win-streak but not your current number of stars.

And lose my streak!? NEVER

1337kutkufan6969
Feb 13, 2010

Oh, Yian Kut Ku!
Where have you been all my life?
Let me break your head.


Grimey Drawer
RE: Gem Boiz

I demoted Zotics down to rank five and put Obscil up into his Rank 2 spot. Honestly I should probably hand rank 1 over to you since you've been killin' it for us, but it's actually a huge pain in the rear end and you have to demote people to make room to demote and it's a whole goddamn mess. The ranks don't really matter that much anyway.

I don't want to kick Zotics right away... Zotics, if you're out there, do some poo poo. A couple more days and we can have security escort Zotics to the door.

Big shoutout to everyone who has come on board... I never would have thought there would be interest enough to essentially double the Goon presence in, what, 4 days? Gem Boiz are kicking rear end and I'm sure the Gem Blossums are doing the same.

I'm just glad so many people are playing. The blaise name and hit-or-miss art style don't necessarily sell the quality of the game.

Disco Bandit
Nov 15, 2004

All I want for christmas is a winning season

gromdul posted:

Invited. RIP Evilelmo

E: For the leaders of the other guilds, install the game on your PC with Steam. Guild management is so much easier with a mouse.

Holy hell playing with a guild is better than playing alone. Thank you and the rest of the Gem Boiz.

waffles beyond waffles
Jun 22, 2008

Oh, what a day...
What a lovely day!

Disco Bandit posted:

Holy hell playing with a guild is better than playing alone. Thank you and the rest of the Gem boys.

FTFY

seravid
Apr 21, 2010

Let me tell you of the world I used to know
Got my first legendary with a guild-funded key :getin:

Venoxia, needs 16 gems :stare:

1337kutkufan6969
Feb 13, 2010

Oh, Yian Kut Ku!
Where have you been all my life?
Let me break your head.


Grimey Drawer
Whether we are Gem boys, blossoms, or boiz, we are ALL shine bright like a diamond.

Obscil
Feb 28, 2012

PLEASE LIKE ME!

1337kutkufan6969 posted:

RE: Gem Boiz

I demoted Zotics down to rank five and put Obscil up into his Rank 2 spot. Honestly I should probably hand rank 1 over to you since you've been killin' it for us, but it's actually a huge pain in the rear end and you have to demote people to make room to demote and it's a whole goddamn mess. The ranks don't really matter that much anyway.

I don't want to kick Zotics right away... Zotics, if you're out there, do some poo poo. A couple more days and we can have security escort Zotics to the door.

Big shoutout to everyone who has come on board... I never would have thought there would be interest enough to essentially double the Goon presence in, what, 4 days? Gem Boiz are kicking rear end and I'm sure the Gem Blossums are doing the same.

I'm just glad so many people are playing. The blaise name and hit-or-miss art style don't necessarily sell the quality of the game.

Thanks for the complement, but I probably wouldn't make a great guild leader once school starts up again. I've just been pretty available to help since I'm not busy right now.

Bandire
Jul 12, 2002

a rabid potato

seravid posted:

Got my first legendary with a guild-funded key :getin:

Venoxia, needs 16 gems :stare:

Venoxia is pretty good. I was underwhelmed when I first got her, but at max level she creates 9 green and 9 blue. I've been pairing her with Dryad (8 blue/yellow for an 8 point heal and create 8 green gems), and with just the two of them I can often just alternate chain casting them until everything falls over dead.

Zotix
Aug 14, 2011



What is the difference between the key types? I pulled a Tao out of the first kind of key this morning, he seems pretty good.

Toshimo
Aug 23, 2012

He's outta line...

But he's right!

Zotix posted:

What is the difference between the key types? I pulled a Tao out of the first kind of key this morning, he seems pretty good.

Magic keys guarantee an Ultra Rare (blue) and have increased drop rates of Epic (purple) and Legendary (red).

waffles beyond waffles
Jun 22, 2008

Oh, what a day...
What a lovely day!

1337kutkufan6969 posted:

Goblin Brigade:

This is one of the few teams where multiple creatures from the same kingdom work well together. If you've unlocked the Zaejin kingdom, set your banner to it.

Ideally:
* Deepstone Weapon (Glory Reward) - 9 Blue Mana - Explode a gem and destroy that row.
* Goblin Shaman - 10 Purple/Brown Mana to create 4 + (magic) green gems. Then take an extra turn.
* Goblin - 6 Green Mana to deal 2 + (magic) damage to a target of your choice. Then take an extra turn.
* Goblin Rocket (Glory reward) - 9 Red/Yellow Mana to explode a gem, deal 3 + (magic) damage to an enemy at random, 1 damage to any adjacent enemies. Take an extra turn.

This team is the best. I plowed through three arenas last night to finish leveling them all to 15. So many extra turns! It takes a little getting used to always wanting to cast spells first, even over skulls or match four or fives. What kingdom do you use? Unfortunately brown/purple doesn't exist, which would be ideal. Double blue to power up Deep Stone in two matches, or double brown or purple, which would still be three matches for the Shaman. Green seems superfluous since Goblin is only 6 to power up.

Running through the Zaejin quests now with a powered up Goblin team. Good fun!

Zotix
Aug 14, 2011



I'm playing. I just put in like 37 hours of Ark on my last two days off and like didn't look at my phone one time. Now that I'm back at work I'll play more.

DaveWoo
Aug 14, 2004

Fun Shoe
Quick question - do the special weekly items you can buy with Glory typically go for 50-80 Glory apiece, or are there more expensive items out there? Trying to decide how much Glory I should keep around, just in case.

DaveWoo fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Aug 20, 2015

seravid
Apr 21, 2010

Let me tell you of the world I used to know

Bandire posted:

Venoxia is pretty good. I was underwhelmed when I first got her, but at max level she creates 9 green and 9 blue. I've been pairing her with Dryad (8 blue/yellow for an 8 point heal and create 8 green gems), and with just the two of them I can often just alternate chain casting them until everything falls over dead.

He'll have to stay on the bench for now, the only complementing card I have is the Goblin Shaman and even then he needs purple gems too.

waffles beyond waffles
Jun 22, 2008

Oh, what a day...
What a lovely day!
Get as high of a rank as you can as soon as you are able after reset. When it resets, buy the special, and if you want you can get a map or two. By the next reset you should have enough, or be close enough, to get the next special.

But yeah, your estimate looks accurate. But some weeks have two rewards, or you can always buy multiple of a troop if you desired.

I stopped buying maps with Glory. I have a pile already and I rarely play treasure hunt. Never bought souls with it, because maps seem more efficient (perhaps not as many souls, but a chance at keys, etc.)

CoffeeQaddaffi
Mar 20, 2009

DaveWoo posted:

Quick question - do the special weekly items you can buy with Glory typically go for 50-80 Glory apiece, or are there more expensive items out there? Trying to decide how much Glory I should keep around, just in case.

They're usually around 70. The 50 Glory item this week was up a month or two ago at 70. I'm hoping they throw Bear and a few others out at a reduced price over the next few weeks, so I can pick them up since I wasn't PVP'ing when their first time around.

The Pell
Feb 6, 2008

DaveWoo posted:

Quick question - do the special weekly items you can buy with Glory typically go for 50-80 Glory apiece, or are there more expensive items out there? Trying to decide how much Glory I should keep around, just in case.

For the most part, I think you're right with the number. Every now and again, they have a legendary troop as a reward that is a bit more expensive. I honestly don't remember how much they cost, but I think it was 120ish (Although I could be completely wrong about that number).

1337kutkufan6969
Feb 13, 2010

Oh, Yian Kut Ku!
Where have you been all my life?
Let me break your head.


Grimey Drawer

Zotix posted:

I'm playing. I just put in like 37 hours of Ark on my last two days off and like didn't look at my phone one time. Now that I'm back at work I'll play more.

No worries. Thanks for checking in! We're normally not that anal about things. There's just a lot of people trying to get in a guild.

TeffaBob
Feb 2, 2003


Can I get an invite? TEFFABOB

Jibo
May 22, 2007

Bear Witness
College Slice
I'm officially the number 1 trophy getter for Gem Boiz. :smugdog:

Arena is just too much fun and the steady gold and soul income from it is great.

Shwqa
Feb 13, 2012

Oh man I'm only 85 gems away from a 500 gem armor. I'm having a hard time deciding which to get. The gold armor is awesome for guild, but I already donate a lot and it just not very exciting. The soul armor makes a normal match give about 30-40 souls with valkryie. And the soul armor looks better.

I think I want to make as many troops level 15 before I burn out on this game. So I'm leaning on the soul armor.

Tiny Chalupa
Feb 14, 2012
When is that pvp reset?

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Bandire
Jul 12, 2002

a rabid potato

Shwqa posted:

Oh man I'm only 85 gems away from a 500 gem armor. I'm having a hard time deciding which to get. The gold armor is awesome for guild, but I already donate a lot and it just not very exciting. The soul armor makes a normal match give about 30-40 souls with valkryie. And the soul armor looks better.

I think I want to make as many troops level 15 before I burn out on this game. So I'm leaning on the soul armor.

I'm in the same boat. I've earned almost 400 gems in the last two and a half weeks somehow. I've done a ton of treasure maps I guess.

I'm leaning towards celestial armor as well. I'm not having gold production problems in the least, and I'm sure I'll have well beyond 500 gems by the time I'm even remotely done farming souls.

Edit:

Tiny Chalupa posted:

When is that pvp reset?


Monday morning 10am central US time.

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