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v10.02.3

Small improvements based on player feedback.

Classic Mode Reworks
• Super Fiesta: You can now pick Fiesta to bring your Fiesta gold to the moon
• Ordered Chaos: You can now pick other Legions/Masterminds if you want, but Chaos now gives +6 income. So you should still pick Chaos. 😉
• Double Lock-In: You can now pick other Legions/Masterminds if you want.

These changes should allow players more freedom to play what they want, while the optimal play is to still to go along with the featured Mastermind.

Minor Fixes
• Profile: Game Stats: Improved some formatting by hiding some values if they were 0

Sign Up for the March Nova Cup!



Last Month Recap

Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup!
- D1: abrasiert: Kingdanzz & Widderson
- D2: doomsday: otyka & dryuzaki1229
- D3: little winners: Tenchi & Templar
- D4: mange schmidt fans: LaidbackVirre & SCHefeN

Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!

This Month

The upcoming March Nova Cup takes place March 25 - 26.

$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served!
There are up to five 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.

Twitch Drops



When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, 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

Note:
- Please note that the starting times will change from 6 pm CET to 7 pm CEST during the weekend due to the switch to summer time
- We might add a fifth division if there's enough demand to make matchups more fair.

Team Sign-up Instructions
  • Sign-ups are open from NOW until March 25 at 9am PST / 6pm 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.
Solo Sign-ups

Like last month, you may now sign up as a solo player!
  • You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
  • 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.

Schedule


Saturday, March 25
  • Check-in window: 8:45 - 9:15am PDT / 4:45 - 5:15pm CET
  • Games: 10am - 1:30pm PST / 6 - 9:30pm CET
    • Round of 16 (Best of 3)
    • Quarter-finals (Best of 3)
Sunday, March 26
  • Check-in window: 9 - 9:30am PDT / 6 - 6:30pm CEST
  • Games: 10am - 1:30pm PST / 7 - 10:30pm CEST
    • 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.


Game Format


The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:
  • 2v2
  • Mastermind only
  • Hybrid disabled
Division 1 & 2 Only
- Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you can't use that playstyle again for that series)

Final Remarks


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 March 25th! 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

Game Mode Voting in Classic 4v4

Expected patch release: March 13

News & Updates
- Check out Lisk's Developer AMA and Jules' Gameplay & Balance AMA from February!
- Follow our new Instagram @legiontdgame for all the latest Legion memes! Brought to you by the one and only ToHoe.
- Next Nova Cup: March 25-26. Stay tuned for sign-ups. View all past Nova Cups here: Legion TD 2 eSports Portal.

Game Mode Voting




Introducing all-new ways to play Classic! At the beginning of each match, players vote on two options:

[h3]Income & Chill[/h3] If you save mythium, you miss out on Gold Rush gold that wave. Scale up for late game!

Income & Chill is only enabled if there are more yes-votes than no-votes. A tied vote will not enable the mode. If this mode is enabled, Auto Send is turned on for all players at the start of the game. You can still turn it off at any time.

[h3]Special Mode[/h3]

Each match, one random special mode is available for voting. Each week, one mode is “hot” and has an 80% chance to be available each match, while the remaining 20% chance is divided evenly among remaining modes. Below is the current pool of modes:
  • Double Lock-In: Lock-in 2 fighters for some juicy combos!
  • Super Fiesta: When you leak any amount, you AND your teammates get free gold!
  • Ordered Chaos: Everyone plays Chaos, with a catch: all players get the same rolls!
  • Blitz: After Wave 1, build phase is sped up by 2.5x. Don't think, just build!
  • ...and more to come!

The special mode is only enabled if there are more yes-votes than no-votes. A tied vote will not enable the mode.

The goals of this feature are to 1) cater towards different player preferences, 2) introduce freshness to Classic, and 3) make Classic feel a little less tryhard.

Game Balance


[h3]4v4[/h3]

Dual Building
- Fixed a bug where last patch’s nerf didn’t go through. Area-of-effect damage reduction: 40% → 45%

[h3]Legion Spells[/h3]

Dark Ritual
- Gold gain: 135 → 140

Low win rate and pick rate.

Note that for Legion spells, we apply prior propensity-to-win adjustments to win rates to account for currently-winning/losing players being more likely to pick certain spells. That means a low unadjusted win rate for Dark Ritual is not synonymous with weak. However, even with proper adjustments, Dark Ritual is underperforming.

Divine Blessing
- Health: 2350 → 2250

Very high win rate and high pick rate.

[h3]Fighters[/h3]

Kingpin
- Damage: 230 → 223

High win rate and pick rate. Even at low stacks of Elite Fisherman, Kingpin is quite cost efficient.

Aqua Spirit
- Attack speed: 0.806 → 0.82

Rogue Wave
- Attack speed: 0.751 → 0.763

Fire Elemental
- Attack speed: 0.83 → 0.85

Low win rate and pick rate.

Violet
- Health: 2340 → 2350
- Attack speed: 0.93 → 0.95

Low win rate.

Gateguard
- Health: 560 → 550
- Chaos Hound: Attack speed: 1.05 → 1.04

Harbinger
- Health: 1610 → 1580
- Cerberus: Attack speed: 1.05 → 1.04

High win rate and pick rate. One of the strongest openings and early/mid game off-tanks.

Cursed Casket
- Health: 1540 → 1520

Cage of Pain
- Health: 2710 → 2680

Iron Maiden
- Health: 3870 → 3820

High win rate and pick rate. Currently the premier arcane unit.

Desert Pilgrim
- Chain Heal: 120 → 130

Lost Chieftain
- Damage: 203 → 207

Low win rate and pick rate. Currently overshadowed by Sea Dragon and Lifebinder.

Nightmare
- Attack speed: 1.76 → 1.79

Doppelganger
- Attack speed: 1.92 → 1.94

Low win rate and pick rate.

Lord of Death / Hades
- Intellect: Mana restore: 12% → 10%

High win rate and pick rate. Too strong when they get multiple kills.

Shadow Dancer
- Health 1670 → 1690

Dread Knight
- Health 3670 → 3710

Low win rate and pick rate. Currently strong when you're fed/already winning, but generally too weak.

Great Boar / Red Eyes
- Charge damage increased by 8%

Low win rate and pick rate. We're still traumatized by the days when Boar spam dominated the meta, so we're being careful.

[h3]Mercenaries[/h3]

Witch
- Froggos: Damage type: Pierce → Magic

Adding another magic damage source and differentiating Witch further from Centaur and Needler.

Centaur
- Attack speed: 2.08 → 1.85
- Cleave: 20% damage to up to 5 nearby enemies → 40% damage to up to 3 nearby enemies

Centaur is now a stronger counter to a medium number of units, notably melee units. This gives it a more defined identity and differentiates it further from Witch and Needler.

Needler
- Rapid Fire: Attack speed: +50% → +40%
- Fixed a bug where it was wrongly targeted by Tempest and Leviathan’s ground-only abilities

High win rate and usage rate. Needler go brrrr

[h3]Waves[/h3]

(18) Wale Chiefs
- Poison-tipped Pole: Single target damage: 170 → 230
- Poison-Tipped Pole: Area-of-effect damage: 40 → 20

Reduced area-of-effect damage makes Poison-Tipped Pole less punishing to melee builds, while continuing to keep cheap unit spam in check.

[h3]On Watch[/h3]


We're evaluating a Chloropixie + Fiesta nerf for next patch. The change has some technical complexity, so we weren't able to get to it this patch.

Fixes & Improvements


[h3]Codex: Units Tab Overhaul[/h3]



The Units tab of the Codex has been overhauled! Now features a greatly improved layout & presentation as well as sorting by cost, DPS, DPS per gold, etc.

[h3]In-Game Polls[/h3]



Thanks to some tech improvements, we are now able to survey player opinions on various topics, directly in-game, via the Inbox system. Gathering feedback directly from players will help us continue to make the best game for everyone! Keep an eye out for the first poll in the next few weeks.

[h3]Postgame Overview[/h3]
  • Replaced “Mythium Received” with “Pressure Applied,” which is a score that represents how much pressure you applied to your opponent by saving mythium. Pressure Applied has always been taken into account for MVP Score behind-the-scenes, but it is now more visible.
  • Performance Score: Now uses a new, more accurate and intuitive formula.
  • The Power Score bar size is now relative to all players’ power scores, rather than your team’s. This is a more accurate representation of how powerful you were at the end of the game.
  • Removed “Net Worth” column


[h3]Miscellaneous[/h3]
  • Battle Phase: The Battle Phase now runs 8% faster in 2v2; this will speed up games without affecting balance
  • Recommended rolls now always include your locked-in fighters if you play Lock-In or Double Lock-In
  • HUD: Mercenary tooltips now show role icons (Tank, DPS, etc)
  • Profile: Game Stats: Performance score reworked [todo: Jules add context]
  • Legion Select: Fixed a bug where “Select a different legion for this mission” was mistakenly shown
  • Chat: Global Chat now displays line breaks from messages that are sent from Discord
  • Versus Popup: Fixed a bug where the Versus Popup would block the HUD from being interacted with
  • Discord: New PTR deployments will be announced in the #public-test-realm channel. You can assign yourself the PTR role in the #contributor-roles channel to receive notifications
  • Postgame: Fixed a bug where the New Teammate bonus was accidentally being rewared when playing with non-new players


Community Highlight


Finally, a little gem from reddit: Nekomata vs Double Mole, Witch, Lizard send



Congratulations to everyone who ordered the limited edition Safety Mole Plushies. They shipped last month, and it's been a blast seeing photos of Safety Moles in everyone's homes. If you missed out, unfortunately, they're gone forever.

Closing Remarks


With this new patch, we are excited to give some much-needed love to Classic players. These changes hope to address some concerns brought up through reddit, Discord, & other channels. As always, we'll continue to iterate until we get it right, so be ready for hotfixes. We've also packed in a bunch of quality of life improvements, most notably an overhaul to the Codex Units page, as players have frequently requested having an easier way to look up unit information.

Thank you again for playing Legion TD 2! We hope you continue to enjoy the game and hope your new year is off to a great start.

If you've enjoyed the game, but haven't left a review yet, please consider posting a short review for the game! It really helps get the word out there.

If you enjoy these updates, please give it a Thumbs Up, too!

And 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.

Until next time!

Sincerely,
The AutoAttack Games Team

P.S. New fighters coming in v10.03! Hint: it's a throwback to an original Legion TD unit.

P.P.S. Shoutout to Forja Studios, an art studio with several avid Legion TD 2 players, who created the promotional art for this patch!

Sign Up for the February Nova Cup!



Last Month Recap

Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup!
- D1: abrasiert: Kingdanzz & Widderson
- D2: french connection: OwnZzU & EyeSeeM
- D3: invarse/sabman : Invarse & Sabman
- D4: team cono: SebAx & Tiburcio

Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!

This Month

The upcoming February Nova Cup takes place February 18-19.

$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.

Twitch Drops



When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, 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

Note: Last month's (January) stream was shorter than expected, which resulted in Twitch Drops being harder than intended to farm. The new Division 1 format changes (detailed below) will increase the average length of the tournament on the first day by ~45 minutes on average, which should make the full Twitch Drops rewards more readily earnable. If further changes are needed, we will simply ask Kingdanzz and Widderson to take it easier on their opponents.

Team Sign-up Instructions
(new instructions for 2023!)
  • Sign-ups are open from NOW until February 18 at 9am PST / 6pm 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.
Solo Sign-ups

Like last month, you may now sign up as a solo player!
  • NEW THIS MONTH: You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
  • 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.

Schedule


Saturday, February 18
  • 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, February 19
  • 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.


Game Format


The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:
  • 2v2
  • Mastermind only
  • Hybrid disabled
Division 1 Only
- NEW THIS MONTH: No longer first come first served signups. Now, the top 8 teams by seed rating will play in Division 1. Day 1 will be 2 groups of 4 playing a Swiss format with 2 wins = advance and 2 losses = out. All games are bo3.
- Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you can't use that playstyle again for that series)

Final Remarks


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 February 18th! 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

v10.01.2

Quick balance hotfix from Jules.

King
• Health increased by 15% on all waves
• Tenacity: 1.6% → 1.3%

Tenacity successfully reduced one-shotting and smoothed out the relationship between leak % and king damage taken. However, it had some unintended effects on sending patterns in the mid-to-late game. Based on community feedback, we’re scaling back tenacity (conservatively to avoid being over-reactive). We’ll continue to monitor and make improvements next patch, as needed.

Dark Mage
• Mind Warp logic is now smarter about buffing some units, notably Shadow Dancer and Dread Knight

Needler
• Attack speed: 1.98 → 1.9

Needler is likely still too strong, and its power makes it difficult to independently evaluate the king, so we’re adding another nerf.