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Hydra Update FAQ

Hydra Update FAQ

Hello, Raiders!

We know many of you have asked for clarification about the balance changes coming to the Hydra, Shield buffs, and Trunda Giltmallet. In response, our Community Managers have gathered up some of the most frequently asked questions and passed them to our development team, so you can get answers directly from them. We’ve compiled all their answers in a comprehensive Hydra Balance Update FAQ! Check it out! 

  • Hydra just seems to become a harder boss for everyone, especially due to the modified Devouring mechanic, 100% DMG decrease for the [Serpent's Will], and limited HP bar for Hydra heads. Why did you decide to increase the level of difficulty? - These changes are intended, first and foremost, to cap the performance of teams that endure very long battles by abusing specific Hydra vulnerabilities, especially by decapitating new heads as soon as they grow back. Also, we intended the battles to finish with all the Champions either dead or devoured instead of reaching the turn limit. Thus, avoiding Champion devouring becomes increasingly more difficult. By the way, the limited HP bar for an exposed neck creates a good opportunity for Champions whose DMG scales up based on the enemy's Max HP.
  • My modest Hydra teams might be severely affected. Will I be able to achieve even minimal Hydra rewards? - The changes are specifically designed to cap immense amounts of damage certain teams dealt by far surpassing 100 turns, roughly speaking. It is the competitive aspect of Hydra Clash that we aspire to make fairer with these rebalances. If your team manages to deal enough damage for a certain Chest, we expect it to continue doing so with minimal adjustments.
  • Why not just nerfing one single specific Champion instead? -  We consider the issue of overpowered Hydra teams a complex one. By changing the boss's mechanics, we want to prevent new overpowered teams from appearing in the future. We aim for a better balance in this game mode in the long term.
  • Will Trunda become useless? - We want Trunda to remain a good and useful Champion, but at the same time, we want to bring her damage output against Hydra in line with that of other Champions.
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  • Why change Shields? - We think that infinite Shields bring imbalance to the battle gameplay to such a degree that some cap is necessary. Still, we decided on a cap that would allow Wixwell to shine when fighting Demon Lord. However, we will be closely monitoring in case the Shield cap or any other change listed here needs any adjustments.
  • Why Change the way Taunt interacts with Mark of the Hydra? - As is briefly mentioned above, we intended Hydra battles to finish with all the Champions either dead or devoured instead of reaching the turn limit. That is why, for considerations of consistency, we are going to change the interaction between Taunt and Mark of the Hydra and also to make sure there are no specific strategies that provide a large advantage over the others or pave the way for abusing Hydra mechanics.
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  • We might need to readjust some gear on our Champions after the rebalance goes live on October 16. Will there be anything to help us with it? - Yes, we decided to reschedule this month's Free gear removal event to October 16-20 so that you will have an easier time tweaking your Hydra teams, if necessary.
  • Will you reset Badge achievements after the rebalance is activated? - No, all your badges and achievements will remain in place.
  • Will there be changes to milestones for Hydra Chests or Hydra Clash Chests? - Most of the changes are designed to make a larger impact on the later stages of a battle, so it is scoring hundreds of millions of damage that is going to become more challenging. We expect that securing Hydra and Hydra Clash chests won't become considerably harder for those who have already been able to earn them. However, we are ready to reconsider Hydra Clash point multipliers if necessary.
  • Will the excessive damage dealt to an exposed neck count toward the total score? - Yes, if you manage to deal more damage to an exposed neck than it has HP in one blow, all the damage will count toward the total score.
  • In light of new changes, some players think Trunda will remain overpowered. Alternatively, others presume she will become nearly useless. What fate awaits Trunda, actually? - We never wanted to make Trunda irrelevant, but instead, we wanted to make her DMG capabilities correspond to those of other Champions across the board. For instance, we expect her A3 to become more relevant against Hydra due to HP burn, not dependent on Stun, and also in PvP due to an increased effectiveness against Stone Skin. If her damage is still far beyond the reach of any other champion, we will take further action to rebalance her.
  • Will the rebalanced [Serpent's will] with 100% DMG reduction make it harder to cease devouring a Champion by a newly grown Head, especially considering that devouring becomes increasingly more difficult to stop over the course of battle? - No. The [Serpent's will] buff lasts only one turn, and swallowing a Champion requires the Head to make a turn, after which it loses the protection of the [Serpent's will].
  • If two new Hydra Heads appear at once, only one receives the [Serpent's will] buff. But what if I manage to kill more Heads at the same time? - If you cut down 3 exposed necks at a time, 2 of the 3 new Heads will have the [Serpent's will] buffs. If you dispose of 4 necks at once, still only 2 of the new Heads will have the [Serpent's will] buffs. If you kill exposed necks one by one, this rule doesn't apply, and they might all end up with the [Serpent's will] buffs. However, we expect that facing all the 4 heads at once with the buffs will be a rare occasion.

The mentioned rebalances will be applied starting from the next Hydra rotation on October 16.

Thank you for taking a look! We hope that the introduced changes will make Hydra a fair mode in the long run. However, we are ready to consider further tweaks if necessary.

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Oct 11, 2024, 15:0910/11/24
Oct 16, 2024, 21:1010/16/24
Oct 16, 2024, 21:16(edited)
10/13/19
1

Really cool Plarium, if you only want to let players with overpowered heroes play in Raid Shadow Legends, then you've done it with the update.

It took me months to finally put together 3 teams that do enough damage on Normal, Hard and Brutal to get the boxes and then this update.

You just do an update and then see what happens, it's really cool. I hope you get your money's worth.

You should work on the numerous bugs instead

Thanks Plarium, I'm going to stop playing now.

I hope other players do the same.

Oct 17, 2024, 01:3910/17/24
Oct 17, 2024, 02:34(edited)
02/16/20
7

Honestly, I'm trying my best to restrain myself so that after the update I don't start writing very bad words and "wishes" to the developers. Let's start with Wixwell. 6 clan boss, my damage dropped by about 4-6 times. Now the damage of my pack with Wixwell is at the level of Ankill in top gear. And of course, can I say what the problem is? And I'll explain, the problem is that I'm in a weak clan, and thanks to me and other clanmates, we took two chests from 6 instead of one. And now if my clanmates have worse gear than me or other heroes are not like me, someone's everything broke, and someone now has two keys instead of one. Trunda. Of course, on YouTube, the "developer hamsters" managed to pull the wool over people's eyes about Trunda still being top imba and beating everyone and everything. Yes, there were those who clarified some details, but most people missed this fact. The fact that in the videos, Trunda is 6 stars and she is dressed in top gear from the best DD on the account from the test server. And if you dress her in average gear, then voila, Trunda is now a piece (you get what). In general, a warehouse.

And yes, of course, you can say that Trunda is making 500 million in a pack. And you don't care that she used to make billions and not millions like now.

And yes, there is nothing for newbies and average players to do and catch on Hydra now. In our alliance, people who closed the city, assembled Marius were shocked by Hydra and what it has become. If you remember, people have repeatedly asked Plarium to spend less time in the game. And they heard us. Hydra is no longer available for beginners and intermediate players.

And yes, now you can safely skip all the merges. And because you will spend time, resources first on the merge itself. Then resources, books on leveling. Then time and resources on getting a soul for the hero. And Plarium in a month and let's nerf the hero. And yes, no one will compensate you for anything. Just live with it.

Oct 17, 2024, 09:4610/17/24
08/26/23
15
mvdl850faosh

Really cool Plarium, if you only want to let players with overpowered heroes play in Raid Shadow Legends, then you've done it with the update.

It took me months to finally put together 3 teams that do enough damage on Normal, Hard and Brutal to get the boxes and then this update.

You just do an update and then see what happens, it's really cool. I hope you get your money's worth.

You should work on the numerous bugs instead

Thanks Plarium, I'm going to stop playing now.

I hope other players do the same.

i ve just send them a mail, i want back all the ressources ive spent for this mf wixwell and my emic !! 

i also could give them back their fucking account if only i was able to have my money back !! if you know a way tell me bro ! 

Oct 17, 2024, 09:4910/17/24
08/26/23
15
m.kochneva22


I ask you to return my personal time, wasted due to your fault. I do not need your game compensation.

I need financial compensation, you owe me $5,000 for damages and wasted resources. And you must contact me to transfer game data. I no longer want to participate in your fraud!!!

I hope that all players will do the same and are ready to return your accounts to you, and you give us money for the time wasted!!!!😠

yo know how we can legally do that ??? i want my money back to !! 

i fell robed and its clearly a scam !!

Oct 17, 2024, 10:3910/17/24
09/08/22
24

A huge "thank you" (no) for this update.

You have completely killed my desire to continue playing, I may not have invested millions in the game - but sometimes I bought packs.

I do not have Trunda. I did not play Hydra in packs with "shield stacking", but I scored 400,000,000 with three teams. Now I am scoring 140,000,000.

From clan bosses, to be honest, the loot was pathetic. And now without chests from the Hydra tournament - nothing at all.

So everything is simple, go to hell Plarium. Play such a game yourself. There are many projects. And you will not get my money anymore.

I played the game for more than two years.

Oct 17, 2024, 11:0910/17/24
08/26/23
15
Gortaur

A huge "thank you" (no) for this update.

You have completely killed my desire to continue playing, I may not have invested millions in the game - but sometimes I bought packs.

I do not have Trunda. I did not play Hydra in packs with "shield stacking", but I scored 400,000,000 with three teams. Now I am scoring 140,000,000.

From clan bosses, to be honest, the loot was pathetic. And now without chests from the Hydra tournament - nothing at all.

So everything is simple, go to hell Plarium. Play such a game yourself. There are many projects. And you will not get my money anymore.

I played the game for more than two years.

they just wiped out all midgames players i feel like im back 4 months earlier ... really have regrets .. should ve never spend a single coin on it ! The good point is that we ll have time for something else ^^ 

Oct 17, 2024, 11:1610/17/24
09/08/22
24
Ludovic Halard

they just wiped out all midgames players i feel like im back 4 months earlier ... really have regrets .. should ve never spend a single coin on it ! The good point is that we ll have time for something else ^^ 

It's a shame about the wasted time and money.

Oct 17, 2024, 11:1910/17/24
08/26/23
15
Gortaur

It's a shame about the wasted time and money.

thats exactly why i want a refund they clearly let us choose a product, buy it and then they juste modify it as they please and encourage peoples to spend more time and ressources to recover from the loss ... pure scamming !! 

Oct 17, 2024, 11:2210/17/24
08/26/23
15

and the fact that they not even compensate even a little by themselves say  :" we gonna extract you the more we can before this games die !"  they just don't care about their game, they will just scam a maximum of whales until the games die and then they ll move forward to another " business " ^^

Oct 17, 2024, 18:0510/17/24
11/15/23
5

Good job, selling new OP Champs for hydra, after you destroyed all other teams and you really hope, that the players are so dump to give you again money? I really will never spend 1 cent to our company. I am done with this game.

Oct 18, 2024, 04:3410/18/24
09/24/20
19
DarthRambo6

Good job, selling new OP Champs for hydra, after you destroyed all other teams and you really hope, that the players are so dump to give you again money? I really will never spend 1 cent to our company. I am done with this game.

There will be thousands of idiots who will buy that heroes. It is thanks to them that Plarium lives and allows itself to mock players.

Oct 18, 2024, 07:4410/18/24
09/08/22
24
IvanSidRaid

There will be thousands of idiots who will buy that heroes. It is thanks to them that Plarium lives and allows itself to mock players.

You can organize anti-advertising, Instagram, Facebook, X.

Oct 18, 2024, 08:4210/18/24
09/24/20
19
Gortaur

You can organize anti-advertising, Instagram, Facebook, X.

I don't use these social networks. They are blocked in Russia. And using workarounds is not my thing. 

Oct 18, 2024, 11:3210/18/24
08/26/23
15

they can take their new champ to hell ^^

Oct 18, 2024, 12:5210/18/24
11/15/23
5

thx a lot for this shitty new hydra-mode. not 1 of my team work now and I spend more than 6 month, hundreds of dollars and effort into it and you kill it in 2mins - so you lost 1 customer who was willing to pay 50-100 dollar a month. This make complete no fun and it is worthless to get for something, build it and you come around the corner and complete destroy it. Really thanks, now I could use this money for other games.

Oct 19, 2024, 00:3510/19/24
12/31/23
1

The changes just put my account back to the begining great way to loose players im done !

IF YOUR GOAL WAS TO LOOSE PLAYERS YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED !

Oct 19, 2024, 09:1610/19/24
06/22/21
1

This update proves Plarium doesn't care about the players or the actual issue. I finally built teams that were competing in Hydra. Not cheap Trunda teams, etc...actual teams that i put my own work into...not something I had a calculator build and did no real work myself. Now those teams are a waste, and the teams in my clan doing billions...well they are still doing billions. Nice work Plarium.

You spout false information about wanting to fix overpowered teams, then only kill the little man. There was no need to change hydra completely. Like many others I am on the verge of leaving. Loyalty to my clan is the only thing keeping me here. I won't be spending any more money on this game though. 

Way to destroy your fan base and any loyalty you had left from longtime players Plarium. Your company is an absolute joke.

Oct 19, 2024, 10:3610/19/24
07/03/20
8

Having read all the comments to this point, I believe Plarium that you have a MAJOR problem on your hands.

I will speak of what I have more than a passing knowledge of (but less than a qualified lawyer)...Australian Consumer Law.

You have sold shards, books, energy packs etc to achieve champions that achieved certain things in your game, after getting that money, changing it so they don't do those things, lied about it, offered no refunds. 

That is fairly obvious Consumer Fraud here......ok, you're not based in Australia, think you're beyond the Law? The Directors of your Parent Company (who ARE based in Australia) could conceivably be charged, prosecuted and sentenced PERSONALLY. I wonder....are they even aware of what you've done?

I'd suggest some sleepless nights are awaiting for Plarium Execs if this disaster is not reversed, or remedy via refunds.

Oct 19, 2024, 23:2410/19/24
12/21/19
3

Hydra update is garbage.

G

Oct 19, 2024, 23:2710/19/24
12/21/19
3

I wonder how the Fateless people feel about Plarium chasing customers away?

Probably pretty happy