Traveling Merchant September 2023

dabookman

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Dear players,

the traveling merchant Midas is back and again in need of your help!Your job will be to guard him during his travels, and make sure he reaches his destination.

While the event surely sounds familiar to our seasoned veterans, please note that we made several changes and improvements since the last time you saw the event.

Midas will will start his journey on 14 Sep 2023 at 14:00 and be on his way for 5 days. His journey will end on 18 Sep 2023 at 14:00.



Defeating the raiders
During this event you have to defend the merchant Midas by battling incoming groups of raiders with your band of mercenaries. Each on of them has different strengths and weaknesses.

The raiders you encounter are randomly chosen from a pool of varying units with different offensive and defensive values. In each encounter you will have to use your men wisely, to be victorious.

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The battle will happen in turns. At the bottom of the battle screen you will see which unit will attack when. When one unit attacks another it will reduce the defensive value by a randomly chosen value within it's attacking power. Once a unit's defensive value is reduced to zero it is knocked out. But don't worry if your mercenary gets knocked out. He will be available again in the next battle. At the bottom of the screen you can find a bar displaying the order in which the units will attack.The active unit is displayed by having a bigger icon. To attack a unit, simply click on it. An arrow will show you which unit was attacked and a number will display the damage it took. To speed up the animations and safe some precious time, you will find an option at the very bottom of the battle screen.

Should you get the feeling you wont be able to win a battle you will find a button to "Run away!" in the battle screen. This allows you to immediately end a battle. But that this means that the battle will count as lost, including all the negative effects.

Upon successfully defeating the raiders your caravan will move on and your mercenaries gain experience to eventually become stronger. Their offensive and defensive abilities improve but it is also more likely that they will encounter more daring opponent along the way. Only keep in mind that your mercenaries, while they can fight more often, can only gain experience from 20 battles per day. Chests on the other hand, will always include additional experience for your mercenaries.

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The battle will happen in turns. At the bottom of the battle screen, you will see which unit will attack when. When one unit attacks another it will reduce the defensive value by a randomly chosen value within its attacking power. Once a unit's defensive value is reduced to zero it is knocked out. But don't worry if your mercenary gets knocked out. He will be available again in the next battle. At the bottom of the screen, you can find a bar displaying the order in which the units will attack. The active unit is displayed by having a bigger icon. To attack a unit, simply click on it. An arrow will show you which unit was attacked and a number will display the damage it took. To speed up the animations and save some precious time, you will find an option at the very bottom of the battle screen.

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Opening chests​

When all the raiders' units are defeated you will be rewarded with a chest. These can contain several items. To see what can potentially be inside, you only need to click on the chest. Opening the chests will take some time, and you can only carry three. So make sure to unlock them regularly! Inside you will also find some experience for your mercenaries. Once they reach a higher level their offensive and defensive abilities will improve, but they will also encounter more daring opponents.

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Changes to the balancing​

As in the past, we have received complaints about the event not being balanced, so we went ahead and changed some parts of the balancing.

Old Big Chest - 18% Chance

1Resource package (30%)Large War ChestNoble Booster (gold)Recruiter 10% (gold)Construction Booster (15%)Construction Booster 15%
2Growing CropsPrivilegeOffensive Reinforcement (Silver)War FootingMounted Archer Booster 25% (silver)Archer Booster 25% (gold)
3War Effort (gold)Effective WorkersDefensive Reinforcement (Silver)Heavy Cavalry Booster 20% (gold)Attack Booster 5% (silver)Barbarian Raider 15% (gold)
New Big Chest - 18% Chance

1Resource package (30%)Large War ChestNoble Booster (gold)Recruiter 10% (gold)Mounted Archer Booster 40% (Gold)Catapult damage booster (25%)
2Good ConnectionsFlag BoosterWar Effort (silver)War FootingDefense Booster 15% (Gold)Archer Booster 25% (gold)
3War Effort (gold)PrivilegeConstruction Booster (25%)Heavy Cavalry Booster 20% (gold)Attack Booster 15% (Gold)Barbarian Raider 15% (gold)


Mounted Archer Booster 40% (Gold)Sigil of Distress 30%
Archer Booster 25% (Gold)Workshop Booster 15% (Gold)
Barbarian Raider 15% (Gold)Construction Booster (15%)


The merchant Midas will also reward you with additional rewards the closer you get to his destination. You can see the possible rewards displayed at the top. But remember that only successful battles bring you closer to your destination! If you lose a battle you will have to flee and lose some of the distance you already traveled.



We hope you enjoy our event and wish you good on your journey ahead!
We are also looking forward to your feedback, which you can provide in this thread.
Your Tribal Wars Team
 
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