Legion TD 2 News

Congratulations again to Kingdanzz, Widderson, XGod37, and the rest of the Top 10 players of last year's Nova Cup season!
2022 Nova Cup Season Recap


The upcoming January Nova Cup takes place January 28-29.

$750 in cash prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served!
There are four skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win.
Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.





Legion TD 2 meets Twitch Drops! Now, when you watch Nova Cups, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!

Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards:
- Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence
- Watch for an additional 90 minutes: 4,000 additional essence
- Watch for an additional 120 minutes: Random card

In other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card!

IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards.
Link Your Twitch Account

(new instructions for 2023!)

• Sign-ups are open from NOW until January 28 at 9am PST / 7pm CET.
  
• To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup [team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through. For those who participated in previous Nova Cups, you no longer need to do /join to signup.
  
• The first 16 teams to sign up in each division can participate. Other teams are waitlisted. There are usually no-shows, so waitlisted teams are encouraged to be present in the Discord and ready to play. View the team list to see your sign-up position and division.
  
• If there are more than 32 teams checked in, there will be an additional best-of-1 qualifying round to allow more teams to participate. It is a best-of-1, rather than a best-of-3, to keep the event from running overly long.
  
• Both players must join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Make sure to set your server nickname to match your in-game name.

Like last month, you may now sign up as a solo player!

• You may sign-up as a solo player using the usual /signup command, and you will be added to the public Teams list as usual
  
• If there is a waitlist, team sign-ups will always take priority over solo sign-ups
  
• If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
  
• After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.

It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.



Saturday, January 28

• Check-in window: 8:45 - 9:15am PST / 5:45 - 6:15pm CET
  
• Games: 10am - 1:30pm PST / 7 - 10:30pm CET
  
  • Round of 16 (Best of 3)
    
  • Quarter-finals (Best of 3)

Sunday, January 29

• Check-in window: 9 - 9:30am PST / 6 - 6:30pm CET
  
• Games: 10am - 1:30pm PST / 7 - 10:30pm CET
  
  • Semi-finals (Best of 3)
    
  • Final (Best of 5)

Check-in

• Teams must check in via the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Waitlisted teams should also check in.
  
• Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.

The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:

• 2v2
  
• Mastermind only
  
• Hybrid disabled

In addition, for Division 1 only, Conquest rules apply.



For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link:
Nova Cup Rules & FAQ

For questions & support, please join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord.

See you on January 28th! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.

Sincerely,
Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff

Another quick hotfix, mainly for LoD/Hades, Needler, and a matchmaking fix for new players.

Lord of Death & Hades (fixed)
• Fixed some cases where Lord of Death/Hades would receive more mana than intended from summoned unit kills. Hopefully fixed for real this time (TM).

Needler (nerf)
• Attack speed: 2.13 → 2.06

Balance Watchlist*:
• Dread Knight, Ocean Templar
Currently collecting data and feedback for changes in a future patch.

Other Fixes
• Classic: Matchmaking: Fixed a bug where new players were being placed in more unfair matches than intended
• Classic: Lag: Fixed some issues of recent server lag

Localization
• Updated translations

A warm welcome to the 7000 new players that got the game this weekend! Legion TD 2 is the most active it's been in a full year. To the moon!

We're proud to continue growing the game and be a part of this incredible community. We owe it to you, so thank you.

To celebrate, we're running a x2 essence and card drop rate event... starting NOW! and ending in a week.

As always, if you have constructive criticism, let's chat about it. Discord is our main channel of communication, and aside from the development team, there are community helpers who can ensure your feedback is heard, as well as answer pretty much anything you've ever wanted to know about the game. We know there's still much to improve, so let's work together.

Sincerely,
Jules, on behalf of The AutoAttack Games Team

Another routine hotfix patch for v10.00 related changes, plus a couple fixes beyond that.

King (buff)
• Tenacity: 1.5% → 1.6%
• 1v1 king’s health increased by 10%
• 4v4 king’s health increased by 2%
• Reverted the recent 4v4-only Chain Lightning buff

Hades (fixed)
• Summon Thanatos: Mana cost: 62 → 60
• Fixed a case where Hades was sometimes gaining more mana from Intellect than intended

Needler (nerf)
• Attack speed: 2.17 → 2.13

Dread Knight (fix)
• Fixed a bug where Dread Knight’s clones were dealing Pierce damage instead of Magic damage

Ladder Points
• Elo to LP scaling: quadratic → true exponential (this change will take place at the start of next week’s LP period)

Fixes & Improvements
• HUD: Fixed a display bug where mercenaries and king upgrades were displaying a reduced income amount in 2v2
• Client UI: Fixed a display bug where Classic ratings were displaying incorrectly in-game and in postgame
• Client UI: Fixed some cases where postgame rewards would accidentally wrap to the next line
• Client UI: Fixed some display issues with Worker (eco build) mastery
• Client UI: Friends list should now display in-game even if signed out of Steam Friends
• Stability: Fixed a rare network situation that would cause game instability
• Graphics: Fixed a bug with Desert Pilgrim’s chain heal effects (and possibly others) not rendering properly

Friendly reminder that we’re only 2 days into the ranked season. Please give us time to evaluate feedback and data. We'd rather make confident changes a day late than dubious changes a day early. The game has already been patched 5 times in less than a week, and it will continue to receive quick fixes as needed.

v10.00.2/3

Quick hotfix patch before season starts.

Needler (nerf)
• DPS decreased by 5%
— Damage: 54 → 55
— Attack speed: 2.33 → 2.17

Grarl (buff)
• Attack speed: 0.83 → 0.85 (reverted nerf)

Ocean Templar (nerf)
• Damage: 125 → 120

Shadow Dancer (buff)
• Health: 1635 → 1600
• Clone max health: 1500 → 1600 (bug fix)
• Attack speed: 1.43 → 1.46

Dread Knight (buff)
• Health: 3630 → 3520
• Clone max health: 3300 → 3520 (bug fix)
• Attack speed: 1.43 → 1.46

Hades (nerf)
• Summon Thanatos: Mana cost: 60 → 62
• (4v4 dual building only) Necromancy: Mana gain per dying enemy unit: 3 → 1.8

Head Chef (nerf in 4v4)
• (4v4 dual building only) Necromancy: Mana gain per dying enemy unit: 3 → 1.8

Ladder Points (rework)
• 7 wins per week → 10 games per week
• LP scales with Elo linearly → exponentially