Alliance Wars Season 3 Discussion Thread

Summoners! We've just posted a list of Adjustments coming to Alliance Wars Season 3. Check out the post here. You've probably got questions, so ask away!

Remember, Season 3 starts on July 11th!

UPDATE: Summoners,

As many of you have reported, we are currently experiencing some unexpected hardware and software issues. This is causing many of you to experience limited access to the game, as well as sub par performance in game.

While we continue to investigate the issues and identify solutions, we will be delaying the start of Alliance Wars Season 3.

At this time, we do not have a timeline for when we will be launching Season 3, but want to ensure that we have time to work to resolve any interactions that are causing problems on iOS devices before starting the next competitive season.

We apologize for the delay, and appreciate your patience. We will update you all as soon as we have more information on these issues.

Comments

BlueCrabEater

Will AW still start tomorrow? That way we can get a feel for how bad these adjustments seem to be before the season starts.

Hulk_77

Since when is Breakthrough considered a hard buff? You literally just hit them and it reduces their armor.

Node 30 is ridiculous. But node 27 mini isn't hard and I don't get the comments saying it's the hardest because it isn't 20% what node 30 is.

unknown

This content has been removed.

unknown

This content has been removed.

rockykoston

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

Pretty much.

I bet all high tiered alliances use iOS devices.

DarkestDestroyer

Up the rewards per win to match the difficulty, seems things get scaled up and rewards left behind untouched!

Also the war victor crystal, I mean what’s even the point in it? 3* arena boost for boosting up and blowing potions for a win? Slap in the face to us

DarkestDestroyer

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

But your phones weren’t at risk of exploding or just completely breaking and damaging it.

Raganator

Here's an idea. While Season 3 is on hold, why don't you take a look at these new BS nodes and how the community has responded. You have taken the best part of the game and ruined it for many people. If your goal was to increase the revenue from AW, you may find that it has the exact opposite effect.

unknown

This content has been removed.

TheBaldAvenger

Dropfaith wrote: »

DarkestDestroyer wrote: »

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

But your phones weren’t at risk of exploding or just completely breaking and damaging it.

Correct we didn't have the choice to log in or not.. you do

Well unless all 30 members in your alliance are on Android, this is good news to you too

Captain_Kandice

Thank you Kabam. I’ll admit I was wrong in thinking you wouldn’t delay Season 3. Hopefully the issue is resolved soon and I can get back to playing again.

Tasty_Yum_Yums

My apologies if this has been already asked, but with the delay of season 3, will we revert back to season 2 map; no additional 5 minibosses?

If not, it seems the player base is now faced with harder content with no opportunity for greater rewards.....

DNA3000

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

1. My recollection was that the Android players affected by the extended login failure got a large number of boosts and stamina refills.

2. At the time that occurred, there was no event to delay like AW seasons, and the problem wasn't an ongoing problem. Comparing the two directly in that way isn't a valid comparison.

GroundedWisdom

DNA3000 wrote: »

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

1. My recollection was that the Android players affected by the extended login failure got a large number of boosts and stamina refills.

2. At the time that occurred, there was no event to delay like AW seasons, and the problem wasn't an ongoing problem. Comparing the two directly in that way isn't a valid comparison.

Agreed. Also worth pointing out that the War Season is dependent on team participation, so the effect is larger. On top of the actual device dangers. Running Seasons could be detrimental because people will most likely try to play through the issues.

unknown

This content has been removed.

Trafalgarwar96

And for the delay of the start of the war season we will not receive no rewards?

Plantesan

Dropfaith wrote: »

DarkestDestroyer wrote: »

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

But your phones weren’t at risk of exploding or just completely breaking and damaging it.

Correct we didn't have the choice to log in or not.. you do

If they are still allowing aw to continue (just not with the season points) why are we continuing this? I’m sure you’ll get into whatever tier you guys are aiming for???

unknown

This content has been removed.

Vincew80

Dropfaith wrote: »

Plantesan wrote: »

Dropfaith wrote: »

DarkestDestroyer wrote: »

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

But your phones weren’t at risk of exploding or just completely breaking and damaging it.

Correct we didn't have the choice to log in or not.. you do

If they are still allowing aw to continue (just not with the season points) why are we continuing this? I’m sure you’ll get into whatever tier you guys are aiming for???

Some guys only care about war seasons so a delay to the only content they want to appease people is pretty annoying

You really think Apple guys would want a new aw season to start if it was an android problem? It hurts the entire team whether it’s an Apple or android issue with this game.

Plantesan

I’m sure those that are getting the shaft from the overheating issue do as well.

I know you don’t give 2 poos about anyone outside of your functioning device, but if other alliances are in a position where their reliable players are held back by this issue...kinda makes the point of aw seasons stupid

Ron_H

If you want to make it more difficult to 100% complete, why not remove items and methods of payment?

You bring 5 champs instead and there is no reviving/pots allowed. This would highlight true skill.

Also, add prove yourself to mini bosses.
[/quote]

Lol you must be new.. kabam doesnt care about skill. AW is the $$ cow and they are working hard to come up with all kinds of ways to milk it some more. Come on man..vacation is here..how are they gonna pay for that holliday to the tropics if it doesnt come out of our pockets?

Ron_H

0chris999999999 wrote: »

Kabam Miike wrote: »

hurricant wrote: »

Kabam Miike wrote: »

NevvB wrote: »

So you made the nodes harder, any changes in rewards?

The rewards have not changed (aside from Season rewards being halved to match the change in length). This is because Alliances were still finding these Maps far too easy. The goal of these changes is to put an end to the near 100% of wars ending in 100% Exploration.

what's wrong with 100% exploration? people will continue to pay for 100% you know that right?

100% exploration should be a rare instance, and if achieved, should be helping to decide the winner of a War. It should not be a common occurrence for both Alliances to be able to hit 100%, and then the deciding factor becomes Attacker Bonus points.

If you want to make it more difficult to 100% complete, why not remove items and methods of payment?

You bring 5 champs instead and there is no reviving/pots allowed. This would highlight true skill.

Also, add prove yourself to mini bosses.

Lol you must be new.. kabam doesnt care about skill. AW is the $$ cow and they are working hard to come up with all kinds of ways to milk it some more. Come on man..vacation is here..how are they gonna pay for that holliday to the tropics if it doesnt come out of our pockets?

PaytoPlay

DJRipster wrote: »

Kabam Miike wrote: »

ASV27 wrote: »

like the shorter season but the price to complete the maps just quadrupled. No more free fights and harder nodes.

So, with the exception of those Nodes on Challenger and Expert that we mentioned, we haven't made any other nodes harder. The new Nodes are meant to make things more difficult, but will also be visible from the get go, so Attackers are able to bring in champions to specifically counter whatever Champion they see there.

Given that you have extended the difficulty to both Challenger and Expert levels on AW, what about the poor sobs who dont have a wide selection of champions to counter said nodes ?

Hulk_77 wrote: »

Since when is Breakthrough considered a hard buff? You literally just hit them and it reduces their armor.

Node 30 is ridiculous. But node 27 mini isn't hard and I don't get the comments saying it's the hardest because it isn't 20% what node 30 is.

All depends who is on that node. And it's not just breakthrough, is how it interact with counter tactic. Breakthrough alone is piece of cake.

neb

Maybe they should delay legends runs 2, you wouldn't want someone not on a apple getting the title.

DNA3000

Dropfaith wrote: »

DNA3000 wrote: »

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

1. My recollection was that the Android players affected by the extended login failure got a large number of boosts and stamina refills.

2. At the time that occurred, there was no event to delay like AW seasons, and the problem wasn't an ongoing problem. Comparing the two directly in that way isn't a valid comparison.

Correct cause again you can still log in and play.. there is quite the difference there I agree

Well, if that's the level of validity of comparison you're satisfied with, then technically speaking Kabam didn't commence alliance war seasons until six months after the Android login failure. I'm sure the iOS players will be satisfied with a far shorter interval than that, and Android gets more than Apple and everyone should be happy.

McWolf

So when iOS can't play without power saving, we need to stop everything, but when Android Devices couldn't log in a day or T-Mobile had major issues, it is no biggy? Please explain @Kabam Miike

LegendJRG

GroundedWisdom wrote: »

DNA3000 wrote: »

Dropfaith wrote: »

So when android couldn't log in they got a small chunk of arena boosts
When apple has a heat issue you cancel major things to cater to them..

Interesting

1. My recollection was that the Android players affected by the extended login failure got a large number of boosts and stamina refills.

2. At the time that occurred, there was no event to delay like AW seasons, and the problem wasn't an ongoing problem. Comparing the two directly in that way isn't a valid comparison.

Agreed. Also worth pointing out that the War Season is dependent on team participation, so the effect is larger. On top of the actual device dangers. Running Seasons could be detrimental because people will most likely try to play through the issues.

So why not shut down the modes entirely until there’s is a fix? We didn’t get the new event and aq rewards yet still received the horribly more difficult aw. If there’s literal danger involved in playing the game for a significant portion of the user base that Kabam is delaying things, shouldn’t all relevant team coordinated events be put on hold?

SuperFarz

McWolf wrote: »

So when iOS can't play without power saving, we need to stop everything, but when Android Devices couldn't log in a day or T-Mobile had major issues, it is no biggy? Please explain @Kabam Miike

Stop everything? I can’t even finish one quest as doing +5 min gaming is already overheating my phone. Delaying AW season is the least that they could do. You know everything else still is ongoing......... Since when is there so much hate on android users vs IOS users... Hilarious to see so many salty people here happy that (mostly) IOS people are being hurt the most and are risking their phones health. Stop the android whining as you guys bring zero value to the topic.

Tsunani

I don't think kabam is really concerned about the risk players are running, otherwise they would already have rolled back the version until a fix is found. Let's wait until the first explosion.

gohard123

McWolf wrote: »

So when iOS can't play without power saving, we need to stop everything, but when Android Devices couldn't log in a day or T-Mobile had major issues, it is no biggy? Please explain @Kabam Miike

Apple had the T-mobile issue as well