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Apr 3, 2026, 22:5404/03/26
01/12/25
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Tainted Demon Lord is mostly pointless

Unless you're a spender. This seems to be Plariums only priority. People who drop hundreds at a time. If you cannot 1 key UNM DL this event is a whole lot of nothing. Is this really where the effort is? Tweaking existing game modes? 


Im about a year in an ready to be super casual and not spend a penny. Its almost like Plarium has disdain for anyone who doesnt line their pockets. Im fairly certain they really dont give crap. Are they really that lazy to make buffs to epics ( which really helps new players)? The bare minimum for us serfs.  


As an asids, 35 bucks for an Arbiter skin? Cmon. 

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Apr 4, 2026, 05:5404/04/26
03/20/26
2

It certainly doesnt feel like an actual community thing it's a hit and quit for most the newest players are gonna be sitting at 100 points the whole event if they're unlucky (Most are that unlucky) I for one lost the urge to even bother spending money on the game at this point the event boss was that tipping point. 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Apr 4, 2026, 11:1004/04/26
06/24/19
4432

Its certainly doable without being a spender, but you do need a well developed account.  Overall not a fan of it though.  Every other coalition event has had ways for EVERYONE to cap the rewards.  Community events should be accessible for all players.  

Event isnt fun for end gamers like myself either.  I hit the 85M on all Stages the 1st day and now Ill just sit and wait for 4 weeks. 

Apr 4, 2026, 20:4604/04/26
12/19/19
7158
ShortOnSkillz

Its certainly doable without being a spender, but you do need a well developed account.  Overall not a fan of it though.  Every other coalition event has had ways for EVERYONE to cap the rewards.  Community events should be accessible for all players.  

Event isnt fun for end gamers like myself either.  I hit the 85M on all Stages the 1st day and now Ill just sit and wait for 4 weeks. 

Share teams 2 to 5 please 😀


Apr 4, 2026, 20:5804/04/26
Apr 4, 2026, 21:01(edited)
12/16/21
2413


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I had archbishop Pinthroy for heals and block buffs, but couldn't quite hit 85m

Swapped in Elva in 9pc protection. lost block buffs but gained block debuffs and cleanse, and the prot set bonus damage put me well over the top

Apr 5, 2026, 17:3504/05/26
01/06/24
20

Not happy with this event, because it is very hard to do better the next round. Unless you have plenty high ranking characters, it is for the average player not possible to do multiple rounds with a better result.

So for me I halted at the first four stages, unable to do better in each one of them. So after the 1600 points I will sit out the next four weeks. Not worth the time to try to do better. 

Apr 16, 2026, 20:4204/16/26
Apr 16, 2026, 20:55(edited)
01/31/20
2410

@Trips 

Stage1

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Stage 2

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Satge 3

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This one was close and w/o Fyna resetting Kro'Khad, I probably wouldn't have hit the 85M.  I have tried a few other comps and the next best was Kro'Khad, Shy'ek, Lydia, Kreela & Dark Kael, but it came up just short @ 84M.

Stage 4

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Stage 5

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I am at 10,400 right now.  If we make it to the 2X multiplier, I am good.  If we don't, I will work on my Stage 5 team in the final week to try to max out the rewards.  I'll throw Diamant in Protection, Thor & Suwai in 9pcs Merciless (If I have enough Barbarian Accessories) & Uugo in Feral and see what I can get.  I have tried variations with Skraank & Altan.  I don't really have any other good options for this stage.

Apr 16, 2026, 20:5304/16/26
01/31/20
2410
MooredRat


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I had archbishop Pinthroy for heals and block buffs, but couldn't quite hit 85m

Swapped in Elva in 9pc protection. lost block buffs but gained block debuffs and cleanse, and the prot set bonus damage put me well over the top

Fenax will give you block buffs unless you have his active skills turned off.

I turned off his A2 & A3 for my runs on that stage because his A1 does more damage than the other skills and I just let Mash steal the Inc Atk Buffs.

Apr 16, 2026, 22:1204/16/26
12/19/19
7158
WileyMan

@Trips 

Stage1

i

Stage 2

i

Satge 3

i

This one was close and w/o Fyna resetting Kro'Khad, I probably wouldn't have hit the 85M.  I have tried a few other comps and the next best was Kro'Khad, Shy'ek, Lydia, Kreela & Dark Kael, but it came up just short @ 84M.

Stage 4

i

Stage 5

i

I am at 10,400 right now.  If we make it to the 2X multiplier, I am good.  If we don't, I will work on my Stage 5 team in the final week to try to max out the rewards.  I'll throw Diamant in Protection, Thor & Suwai in 9pcs Merciless (If I have enough Barbarian Accessories) & Uugo in Feral and see what I can get.  I have tried variations with Skraank & Altan.  I don't really have any other good options for this stage.

Thx. I still have only done 1 pass on each. But think I lll get around to it at some point. 


ShortOnSkillzModerator
Apr 16, 2026, 23:1204/16/26
06/24/19
4432
WileyMan

@Trips 

Stage1

i

Stage 2

i

Satge 3

i

This one was close and w/o Fyna resetting Kro'Khad, I probably wouldn't have hit the 85M.  I have tried a few other comps and the next best was Kro'Khad, Shy'ek, Lydia, Kreela & Dark Kael, but it came up just short @ 84M.

Stage 4

i

Stage 5

i

I am at 10,400 right now.  If we make it to the 2X multiplier, I am good.  If we don't, I will work on my Stage 5 team in the final week to try to max out the rewards.  I'll throw Diamant in Protection, Thor & Suwai in 9pcs Merciless (If I have enough Barbarian Accessories) & Uugo in Feral and see what I can get.  I have tried variations with Skraank & Altan.  I don't really have any other good options for this stage.

Feels like we make it.  Points are increasing steadily...one way or another...

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Apr 16, 2026, 23:1304/16/26
06/24/19
4432
Trips

Thx. I still have only done 1 pass on each. But think I lll get around to it at some point. 


Still got plenty of time.  That is one of the nice points about the event I suppose.  Time vs reward ratio is quite good. 

Apr 16, 2026, 23:3204/16/26
01/31/20
2410
ShortOnSkillz

Feels like we make it.  Points are increasing steadily...one way or another...

Points seem to be moving again now.

It was a days-long crawl to get from 1.5B to 1.6B, but the jump from 1.6B to 1.7B seemed like it was almost overnight.   

Apr 16, 2026, 23:3704/16/26
12/19/19
7158
ShortOnSkillz

Still got plenty of time.  That is one of the nice points about the event I suppose.  Time vs reward ratio is quite good. 

Yep. I get the complaints (sort of ... lol). But the reality is if u r early game you aren't gonna get all the rewards.   Splitting into an easy and hard mode so you get the 1st 10 % of rewards for appearance sakes is asinine.  I'm also guessing half the people giving up and crying on day 1 are just too lazy to move gear around.  This is fully understandable. 😆 

Guessing I should hit the threshold if I put in a little effort. 

Apr 16, 2026, 23:4304/16/26
Apr 16, 2026, 23:46(edited)
01/31/20
2410

@Trips 

Unless your first pass was awesome, it'd be silly not to work the teams. The rewards are pretty solid for just needing to swap some relics/gear, build a team preset, and then run it a few times.

I wouldn't be over 10K w/o stage 5 if I hadn't spent some time tweaking the teams for Stages 1, 2 & 4.

Most beneficial changes were (1) Switching Mikage into 9 pcs Protection & (2) Venus into 9 pcs Feral.

Apr 17, 2026, 11:5304/17/26
12/19/19
7158
WileyMan

@Trips 

Unless your first pass was awesome, it'd be silly not to work the teams. The rewards are pretty solid for just needing to swap some relics/gear, build a team preset, and then run it a few times.

I wouldn't be over 10K w/o stage 5 if I hadn't spent some time tweaking the teams for Stages 1, 2 & 4.

Most beneficial changes were (1) Switching Mikage into 9 pcs Protection & (2) Venus into 9 pcs Feral.

Far from awesome 😆 presets will definitely help.  Was dreading manual runs.

Need to find 2 hours to knock em out all at once Otherwise my gear will be all over the place.

I always forget to swap back... need a reset all champs gear button to "baseline"



Apr 17, 2026, 18:3704/17/26
01/31/20
2410
Trips

Far from awesome 😆 presets will definitely help.  Was dreading manual runs.

Need to find 2 hours to knock em out all at once Otherwise my gear will be all over the place.

I always forget to swap back... need a reset all champs gear button to "baseline"



While I appreciate the fact that there is a whole page of presets just for this Coalition Event, it is totally asinine that they can add a page of presets for this and won't add one for Siege.  

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Apr 17, 2026, 19:1004/17/26
06/24/19
4432
Trips

Yep. I get the complaints (sort of ... lol). But the reality is if u r early game you aren't gonna get all the rewards.   Splitting into an easy and hard mode so you get the 1st 10 % of rewards for appearance sakes is asinine.  I'm also guessing half the people giving up and crying on day 1 are just too lazy to move gear around.  This is fully understandable. 😆 

Guessing I should hit the threshold if I put in a little effort. 

My big problem was right from the jump if you didnt have the champs you were just shut out.  No way to grind anything to hit personal milestones, just sol. 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Apr 17, 2026, 19:1004/17/26
06/24/19
4432
WileyMan

While I appreciate the fact that there is a whole page of presets just for this Coalition Event, it is totally asinine that they can add a page of presets for this and won't add one for Siege.  

You dont like all encompassing arena presets that work correctly only sometimes on defense anyway?

Apr 17, 2026, 20:2704/17/26
01/31/20
2410
ShortOnSkillz

My big problem was right from the jump if you didnt have the champs you were just shut out.  No way to grind anything to hit personal milestones, just sol. 

While I agree with this for the most part, I just re-looked at the points.

If we hit the 2X Multiplier, which now seems likely, any player than can achieve a mere 500K on all 5 stages will have 1600 points, which is just enough to open up the rewards.  If you can do a mere 2M on stages 1 & 2, and then 500K on the rest, that would be 2800 points.   


ShortOnSkillzModerator
Apr 18, 2026, 14:578 days
06/24/19
4432
WileyMan

While I agree with this for the most part, I just re-looked at the points.

If we hit the 2X Multiplier, which now seems likely, any player than can achieve a mere 500K on all 5 stages will have 1600 points, which is just enough to open up the rewards.  If you can do a mere 2M on stages 1 & 2, and then 500K on the rest, that would be 2800 points.   


Yeah its definitely worth doing as much as you can.  

Apr 20, 2026, 21:215 days
12/19/19
7158

Bumping back up. Maybe tackle this after live season finish tonight.