# 1.0.9 - Known Issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [March 10, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/1-0-9-known-issues/4372 "2016-03-10T03:42:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 87
**Author:** ![LegendMaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/legendmaker/32/859_2.png) [@LegendMaker](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LegendMaker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 6:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/1-0-9-known-issues/4372/87 "2016-03-12T06:24:24Z")
> [@LegendMaker](#): > > 'm hoping they will respond eventually, and also that it is a bug, because this is completely crushing the Arena meta right now. On second thought, I take that part back. I hope it’s not a bug, I no longer believe it’s game-breaking at all, and I might have jumped to conclusions too soon reporting it as such. The color-based magic bonus to weapons from Hero Classes is the _only_ part of the 1.0.9 Hero rework we’re getting in the Arena, after all, and we _did_ expect the Hero to become much stronger with this patch. Without this boost, it would still be the 1.08 Arena, only with some added and changed troops, and more status effects. The Hero would still be one troop among others, instead of the powerful leader it used to be back when troops were capped at level 10. Yes, this turns the meta on its head quite a bit, but isn’t this what a big patch should always do? It takes some getting used to, but it’s definitely not for the worse. Sure, weaker players will jump on the most obvious easy advantage they can get out of it at first, and so should they. Let them spam their boosted Burning Scythes to their hearts’ content. After a few runs and a serious reconsideration of my strategy, I’m already beating that trick fairly consistently; it’s just the new Imperial Jewel, basically. Bring it on! I am not afraid. Actually, I’m having a blast. =) Sorry for the tl;dr Arena analysis. I should save this for a guide. More importantly, sorry for being the one to cry wolf this time around! ^^ Please keep up the great work. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/1-0-9-known-issues/4372)._