DB Admin Announcements

Evo Egg Hunt and Hopper Release Event!
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/54799/evo-egg-hunt-and-hopper-release-event/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
April 13 2017 1:01PM edited 1:08PM in Special Event Discussion and Strategy





Hopper is on the loose, and so are a bunch of Celestial Evos!

There are several event quests available now, and we'll be releasing new quests tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. Each day will have three quests that pay out gold (scaling depending on player level) and a quest that will pay out 25 Hopper tokens EACH if you complete that day's quests, meaning you can earn up to 100 Hopper tokens! None of these quests will expire until the end of the event.

In addition, from Sunday until Monday at 3pm CST, Celestial Evos will appear at 5 times their normal rate, PLUS you'll get some bonus Evo Larva and an XP potion for each Celestial you find via a repeatable quest. [EDIT: I left out the "SUNDAY" on my initial post. )

Do Some Spring Cleaning with the Nature Festival!
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/54902/do-some-spring-cleaning-with-the-nature-festival/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
April 20 2017 12:59PM in Special Event Discussion and Strategy




Lily is cleaning up the forests and could use your help! There are a bunch of quests available now, and we'll be releasing more on Saturday. You can complete them to earn tokens for Lily, Rocky, Viperia, and other nature heroes. There are other quests that will allow you to earn gold and crafting materials that will scale based on your player level. None of the quests that pay out tokens have scaling rewards though.

Hopefully the weather is nice wherever you are!

Impending Rune Changes
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/54971/impending-rune-changes/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
April 25 2017 10:50AM edited 10:50AM in Rune Discussion and Strategy



Hi everyone!

We are currently in the process of streamlining the Rune system. We fully recognize the impact that even a small change to them can have on players and are running everything by our focus group as we go. The larger portion of the changes are still being tuned (pun intended), but we have some changes that many players have indicated support for and felt that there was no reason to delay their release.

These changes will most likely be implemented at around midday tomorrow, but exact time is subject to change.


Intent

Improve players' experiences with Runes by removing perceived “low value” Resist runes and as a stat on Runes
Remove Resist Rune type (all tiers, relevant colors) as a Crafting Recipe and as dropped Rewards
Remove +Resist modifier from all other Rune types (all tiers, relevant colors)
SKL as a stat on most runes is perceived as “not valuable” - ensuring that Focus rune type is the exclusive avenue for SKL bonus
Remove +SKL modifier from all Rune types except Focus (SKL primary) Rune type and special Rune types: Tactics and Vampiric


Consideration

Fire, Nature, and Light craftable recipes will be reduced by 1 with the removal of Resist rune type
This means there are only 8 available Rune crafting recipes, rather than 9, available to those three elements
In addition, there are no SKL bonus options for Dark and Nature – we will evaluate any ongoing need and adjust at a later date.


Rune Type Changes
Resist Rune Type and Modifiers

Resist Runes no longer drop as rewards in dungeons, portals, grab bags, or other places where runes are randomly determined
Resist Runes are no longer craftable at any tier
+Resist (element) modifier will no longer appear as a possibility on any crafted or dropped rune
Existing Resist Runes are unchanged
Resist Shards will be unused in crafting recipes for now and are not being converted at this time, but they will not be left in the game as 'dead' materials in the long run. We will be converting them at a later date, and while the exact date and conversion rate have not been finalized, we don't think a delay on the conversion is worth delaying these changes as a whole.


Focus Rune Type

+SKL modifiers will only be a possibility on Focus rune types that are crafted or dropped as Fire, Water, and Light Runes.


Other Rune Type Changes

For the 9 common rune types remaining - the number of possible modifiers has been reduced from 5 to 3 for secondary and tertiary bonus modifiers.
Ex. Power Runes now have +ATK, +CRIT, +DAMAGE% as possible modifiers with +SKL and +DODGE being removed as possibilities.
Elusive runes have DEF modifier as a new possibility
Tactics and Vampiric special rune types will continue to have +SKL as a stat type

Rune Grab Bags have also been updated with the Rune Change
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/54987/rune-grab-bags-have-also-been-updated-with-the-rune-change/p1

Per Eej (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
April 26 2017 11:21AM in Rune Discussion and Strategy


Hi all,

As part of the Rune changes we released today - we also updated our Rune Grab bags.

Changes:

Prices decreased
Superior Grab bag added for those at Level 65+
All Runes are guaranteed 5 Stars
Runes still can be Rare to Legendary (with Heroic being the highest chance)
One Rune is now guaranteed to be Legendary - changed from one guaranteed at higher Tier (previous grab bag guarantee)
Rune types possible in grab bags: Battle, Life, Bulwark, Focus, Power, Elusive, Aegis, Destruction, and Precision
Random color possibilites
No daily limit on purchases (we may choose to apply limits at a later date)


These are still located under the "Specials" tab in the shop.

Augustus Epic Event
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55007/augustus-epic-event/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
April 27 2017 1:00PM in Special Event Discussion and Strategy


With Augustus' Epic now available, we're celebrating our Light Knight with a special event!

We've released a handful of events, and will release one more tomorrow (Friday), as well as several more on Saturday. The event will continue until 3pm CST on Monday. There are lots of tokens and other goodies to be had, so go forth and slay your enemies!

Hopper Bites Back!
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55124/hopper-bites-back/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
May 8 2017 1:02PM edited May 8 2017 in Special Event Discussion and Strategy





Beasts are overpopulating the realm, upsetting the balance of nature. As a natural enemy of Beasts, the Monsters are emerging to destroy them and protect their territory.

Let's start this off quickly: During this event, all Monsters get the Quick Starter passive, which gives them extra energy at the beginning of battle!

As for quests, there will be a new set of quests each day, as well as a few repeatable quests. If you miss something on one of the days, don't worry, the quests will all remain available until the end of the event! You'll probably want to complete all the quests though, because if you do, you'll earn a total of 100 Hopper tokens, enough to unlock the adorable killing machine.

Some quest payouts will vary by player level, but any quests that pay out tokens are the same regardless of level.

Edit: I forgot to mention that for the first day of the event, PVP Honor rewards are doubled, surprise! This bonus will end tomorrow at 3pm CST.

Stone Fist's Epic Event Adventure
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55157/stone-fists-epic-event-adventure/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
May 11 2017 edited 8:36AM in Special Event Discussion and Strategy





Something inside Stone Fist has been building since he learned of Bauble's existence. Over time the images and feeling coalesce into a single form revealing he's a construct! With this new knowledge Stone Fist sets off to track down his construct brethren and and learn more of their purpose. Once united the Constructs realize their purpose...to rid the world of their ancient foes, the Gorgon Sisters.

In celebration of Stone Fist joining the Construct team, we're having an event in his (and the other Constructs') honor!

We have a ride-along dungeon where you can try out Stone Fist's new Sapphire Gauntlets, and there are lots of quests where you can earn tokens, crafting materials, and more!

May 15th Update: Skill Rework
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55199/may-15th-update-skill-rework/p1

Per DB_Dillon (Member, Moderator, Boss Fight)
MAY 15 2017 12:09PM in Patch Notes


Hey folks, my name is Dillon, a designer on Dungeon Boss! I've been working with the Meta Focus Group to bring you new and exciting characters and abilities, and today we're rolling out our new update on Skill.

Today we’re releasing an update for you guys on Skill. For a long time now, we’ve had a lot of questions of “What does Skill do?” And for a long time, that’s been a hazy gray area of healing and crit. Some astute players have noted that skill runes weren’t affecting healing when applied to a healer (excepting Bauble.) Our healing abilities weren't taking into account changes that occurred with runes or within the dungeon. Additionally, we weren’t happy with where Skill was as a Core Stat, so we took this opportunity to overhaul it completely. Skill now has a new place in Dungeon Boss, so let’s break it down.

Skill affects CRIT
This is unchanged from before!

Skill now properly affects healing
Before now, Skill was supposed to affect healing, and it had technically. The problem was, anything added to the character would not be taken into account after the fact (Like Runes.) We’ve fixed that, making sure it affected each ability properly and now scales with the stat appropriately.
(Grab a healer, and stack ‘em up with a lot of Skill. It’s great. Check It out! Also affects lifesteal too!)

Skill affects buffs
Each time a character attempts to apply something to a new character, Skill is used to calculate how much of an affect it will have. When you attempt to apply a buff to one of your heroes, the buff will be affected by the caster's skill, and get bonuses based on that.
(ex. Hagrim rages through a Dwarven Fury with some extra Skill. He now has a greater chance to revenge (up to 85% chance from 75%, hits harder with his multipliers (up to 4x).

Skill affects debuffs.
When you apply a debuff to an opponent, it compares the two Skills. If the enemies is higher, they have a normal chance to resist the buff. If the caster's is higher, they not only have a better chance of applying the buff, but can apply added bonuses out of it!
(ex. Kobal with a bajillion Skill applies disease to enemy Zurk. Diseased Zurk, with his 2 Skill, not only loses his ability to crit entirely, he only attacks for a measly 1 damage.)

Things Skill now affects:

Disease
DOT effects (Poison, Burn, Wound, Frostbite)
Stat Buffs
Stat Debuffs
Dodge Buffs/Debuffs
Dazes
Debilitate
Damage Reductions/multipliers gained from active abilities
Chance to happen (Hansuke jumping in front of a character on Vigilance, chance to revenge
on Dwarven Fury, chance for Disease to spread on Septic Claw)
Resist Buffs
Damage Reflected
Resurrection Health
Lifesteal

This does not include:

Passive Multipliers (Savage Fury, Tank Hunter)
Freeze Time
Chill Time
Armored/Magical/Flying
Chance to Revenge in passives (Slow)
Tenacity

(these lists may be not all inclusive.)

Small Fixes During this Change
A lot of our tooltips for abilities were updated! Healing and other buffs should display now.
Shock now applies the damage from the attacker instead of from who it was applied to.

You can expect to see Skill affecting your heroes sometime today!

Complete The Trials in the PVP Training Grounds!
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55228/complete-the-trials-in-the-pvp-training-grounds/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
May 18 2017 1:00PM in Special Event Discussion and Strategy





Want to brush up on your raiding skills? Want an extra challenge to win with a hero that you might not use as often as others? Want to get a TON of tokens? I sure hope so, because this week we're bringing back the PVP Training Grounds for an entire week!

Throughout the week, different trial quests will appear, requiring you to win a PVP raid with a specific hero in order to get more tokens for that hero. There will also be trials later in the week requiring you to win a raid with an entire team of heroes of a particular color for some highly coveted tokens. In addition, each trial will be part of a set, and you'll get even more tokens for each set of trials that you complete!

NOTE: Trial quests WILL expire after a few days! Be sure to check the label of the "complete all" quests for the different trials to see when they expire.

In addition to the trials, there are three repeatable quests that will be available all week long!

The first is simple: For every 4 raid tickets you spend, you'll get 1 back for free!

The second is a quest called 'Participant Award' that requires you to attempt 8 PVP raids. Claiming this quest will unlock three loot-filled dungeons. You will be allowed to choose one to run, after which the dungeons will close until you unlock them again, or will close two hours after they are opened if not completed. PLEASE NOTE: While you can 'overcount' progress towards this quest and progress will continue to count while the dungeon is active, if you claim the quest while the dungeon is active, it will reset your 2-hour timer, but will NOT give you an additional run. You must claim the quest while the dungeon is not active.

The third repeatable quest is called "Winner, Winner" (note: chicken dinner not included). This quest requires you to WIN 8 PVP raids. Claiming this quest will activate a random 2-hour boost event for you! The boost will either be 2x gold, 3x evo spawn rate, or a PVP bounty hunter event. IMPORTANT: You can 'overcount' progress for this quest, and can claim it while you have a boost event already active. If you do, you have a chance to get the same boost that you already have active. In that case, the 2-hour timer for that boost will be refreshed. It is possible to have all three boosts active at the same time, but having one boost active will not change your odds to get the other two.


Let's get raiding!

IN ADDITION, today's update comes with a few small updates:

Stone Fist’s “Rock on Water” taunt was lasting one turn less than it should have. This has been fixed.

The Blessing of the Seeker quest has been moved from the Events tab to the Campaign tab of the quest log.

Admiral Kreel Rises From the Depths! (& A Few Patch Notes)
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55281/admiral-kreel-rises-from-the-depths-a-few-patch-notes/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
May 25 2017 edited 1:47PM in Special Event Discussion and Strategy





Admiral Kreel has slithered from from the depths of the ocean and is prepared for battle! Not all Reptiles get along though. There has always been unrest within the Reptile family and now there is a civil war erupting, brought upon by the long standing rivalry between Admiral Kreel and General Krexx. This event will give you the opportunity to try out the new, blue hero, and to earn over 100 tokens for him!

We have four repeatable quests that will be available all weekend, one of which will allow you to earn one token for each of the four Reptile heroes. This quest can be completed up to 50 times. In addition, we will be releasing new quests tomorrow and Saturday. There will be no new quests on Sunday, and the event will end on Monday at 3pm. On Monday, we will be running a 24-hour boost event.

We also have a few fixes going out with this event:

Fixed a bug where Cobressa would heal the team even if venom wasn't applied.

Fixed Cobressa tooltip to specify that she hits twice on Acid Spit. Ability has always worked this way, but her description somehow didn’t mention it. She’s a sneaky snake.

Fixed an issue where energy loss sometimes displayed on the caster instead of the target. Was never functionally broken, but confusing.

Fixed a bug where Koros would get reduced cool downs no matter who cleansed the ability. He’s more than strong enough already.

We’ve had a lot of confusion for a while regarding the interaction between the “Off-Balance” debuff and the “Perfect Swing” passive. Until now, Off-Balance took priority over Perfect Swing, which caused a lot of confusion, particularly with Aria getting guaranteed dodges against Off-Balance enemies. This was intentional, but after some consideration and consultation with the wonderful folks in our focus group, we’ve decided to change that interaction. Perfect Swing is now truly perfect and will hit all enemies in all situations! This also applies to the Master of Combat passive.

We've made a change to Kindred Mourning so that the invincibility will only be applied if an allied Reptile of equal or greater level dies. This change was also run by the focus group.

Rogue's Gallery Returns with Bonus Events!
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55373/rogues-gallery-returns-with-bonus-events/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
June 02 2017 1:00PM in Special Event Discussion and Strategy





The sneaky, sneaky rogues are back and ready to backstab you-- I mean, ready to be your best friends forever. Yes. That.

The event will last until Monday at 3pm CST and features a bunch of quests and event dungeons. But that's not all! Each day we'll also be running a different bonus event. Friday's bonus is a PVP Bounty Hunter event. Log in on Saturday and Sunday to see what other bonuses sneak up on you.


ALSO: Perfect Swing is now super-duper extra perfect!

Game Update: Guild Leaderboards!
forum.dungeonboss.com/discussion/55403/game-update-guild-leaderboards/p1

Per Joel (Member, Administrator, Moderator, Boss Fight)
June 08 2017 edited 12:11PM in Patch Notes


We have released a new update!
Edit - (Version 0.5.8557, Released June 08, 2017)


This one will need to be downloaded directly from your app store. Most of the changes are in the background and will not be plainly visible, but there is one big change, with very fun implications of things to come: We now have live Guild leaderboards that will be used in upcoming Guild Games, so you no longer have to check our posts here throughout the event, and it will also allow us to send out rewards instantly after a Guild Games event ends.

Here are the other visible changes in this update:

Fixed an error that prevented other music sources from playing in the game. You can now raid dungeons to the soundtrack of your choosing!
Fixed some issues that prevented sound from playing in the game.
Fixed an issue that prevented some devices from connecting to the game.
Fixed various corner-case errors.
Fixed an issue that prevented the campaign screen from automatically highlighting the most recent dungeon that was unlocked.
Improved friend use mail.