Hey, Raiders! It’s time for another Raid Digest and we would like to focus on the recent large addition to the game - Hydra and how it is going to evolve in the future. So without further ado, let’s get straight into the rabbit hole, or… well… rather the Hydra’s lair

Evolution of the Hydra

Yes, you’ve got the title right - we will keep developing the new battle mode to include a larger variety of challenges and here is what we have in mind for Hydra in the future.

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Please, keep in mind that the progression of Hydra’s phases is not directly tied to the overall updates sequence of the game. Thus there might be some other major game updates between the releases of new Hydra’s features.

First of all, we would like to improve the Hydra battle results interface - you’ll be able to see all the teams your Clan fellows used since the last reset, including after-battle statistics for each Champion. Along with those UX improvements, we are going to introduce some Hydra Clan quests. However, since the Hydra belongs to the late-game content, those Clan quests are more likely to be of Expert and Elite levels.

In the foreseeable future we will add 2 more Hydra’s Heads and 2 more Difficulty levels that will grant you valuable additional rewards. Those expansions will most likely happen in two separate batches.

Though the Hydra has been around for only 3 days, some players managed to impress us already with some great results (you may find some pieces of statistics below). To support and highlight such achievements in the future, we will implement a new Hydra Leaderboard where you’ll be able to see the best results both of your Clan and the whole Raid community. Moreover, players with steadily high performance in fighting the Hydra will be able to claim special Avatars as rewards.

Also, we’re preparing a list of minor UX improvements, including the ones requested by the community, like adding scrollbars in the pop-up tabs with Hydra’s Skills during a Battle and swapping the Demon Lord and Hydra keys in the upper bar of the Clan Bosses Map screen. We will also bring some AI tweaks to help you auto-battle the Hydra. Still, please remember that this content is specifically designed to pose a far more advanced challenge than elsewhere in the game. So thoughtful manual control is going to remain the way to score the best results.

Particular features might shift a little bit in the schedule, but that’s the basic outline of how the Hydra will evolve in the year 2022. For more detail, follow our official social media and content creators - more information will appear in due course.

Some points about the current state of the Hydra

Plans for the future are good, but we have to fight the Hydra now, in the present. So let’s turn our attention back to what’s already in the game. You’ve probably noticed that Champions defeated by the Hydra cannot be sent to the Sparring Pit - this is not the intentional gameplay behavior, and we’re going to fix that in one of the upcoming updates. We’ve also got a lot of questions about the transition between different Difficulty levels - so here’s the wrap-up - the next Difficulty level unlocks immediately after your Clan defeats the Hydra one Difficulty level below; there’s no need to wait for the Hydra reset. Once unlocked, the Difficulty level will remain available for as long as your Clan exists as evidence of your teamwork and collective achievement.

And while we're on the topic achievements - the Hydra has just appeared out of its lair, but according to our analytics, the whole Teleria has turned into a massive battlefield with players actively tackling the new Boss. Here are some numbers:

• Raiders severed 98,431 Hydra's Heads
• 24,300 times a new and different Hydra's Head grew to oppose a daring player who severed one of its predecessors
• Hydra ate and digested 1,158,659 Champions

And this is only the statistics collected during the sole first day of the Hydra's release!

Miscellaneous

Some players may be currently experiencing a bizarre visual bug - while progressing towards receiving the new Champion Aleksandr the Sharpshooter, they might occasionally see a tab popping up and promising the Epic Champion Shaman after visiting the game for 7 days. That might be somewhat misleading, but no worries, it is just a visual bug. This tab will not prevent you from getting Aleksander or otherwise interfere with your daily rewards progression. We will fix that annoying bug in the future.

That's it for today's Raid Digest. Have a glorious weekend! We're looking forward to hearing about your new accomplishments at fighting the Hydra!