# 2.1.5 Arrives! **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [October 25, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356 "2016-10-25T22:49:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Darkness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkness/32/2712_2.png) [@Darkness](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkness)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/188 "2016-10-26T20:45:08Z")
This entire update seems to be totally focussed on making cosmetic changes and making another series of balancing changes… ☹ I guess in this day and age the game looks is more important than how the game plays… ☹ Regarding the changes in the update: I don’t care how my hero looks. I don’t use him much anyway I don’t need souls, so I don’t play with Valkyrie anymore I’m not in a guild that is going to complete many Legendary tasks, so that does nothing for me either. I don’t play with sound (never have actually)… I have no reason to disenchant any troops (I have over 100K souls laying around collecting dust)… So really, besides the balance changes (which are mostly to troops people in the high level meta don’t use on defense anyway) this patch has no effect on me whatsoever… I was hoping for at least some addition or change to gameplay (new kingdom? Anything really), but I guess maybe next update? 😭 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Esoxnepa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/esoxnepa/32/1837_2.png) [@Esoxnepa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Esoxnepa)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/189 "2016-10-26T23:21:16Z")
It sounds like they have a Pirate themed kingdom almost ready. With the new patch system, I look to the major patches 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, to have significant content, and the minor patches, 2.1.5, to have fixes and minor content. I do prefer these intermediate updates verses the waiting 3-5 months for a major update. > [@Darkness](#): > > I was hoping for at least some addition or change to gameplay (new kingdom? Anything really), but I guess maybe next update? 😭 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nimhain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nimhain/32/47049_2.png) [@Nimhain](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nimhain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/190 "2016-10-27T00:27:22Z")
> [@Darkness](#): > > I was hoping for at least some addition or change to gameplay (new kingdom? Anything really), but I guess maybe next update? With big game features- like the new PVP or the new Guild system- we prefer to release them with every 2nd patch update (like 2.0 or 2.1), while patches like 2.0.5 or 2.1.5 we use for smaller features or focusing on bug fixes, it allows us to release patches more often than we used to, which was about every 3 months. > [@htismaqe](#): > > I guess I’m not seeing how soul generation is inappropriate for an undead but appropriate for what amounts to an angel or holy warrior from Valhalla? Valkyries in Norse mythology, would gather the souls of dead warrior to take them to Valhalla. ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/191 "2016-10-27T00:30:14Z")
Can you explain the undead and how they make/gather souls? I am looking at those in ghulvania that have necromancy or generate souls. It seems thematic, but is it thematically correct? ---
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/192 "2016-10-27T00:31:35Z")
Ah that makes sense ---
**Author:** ![EternalElder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eternalelder/32/11273_2.png) [@EternalElder](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/EternalElder)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/193 "2016-10-27T01:31:00Z")
I didn’t get any Tattoo options other than on the Elf race. Is that correct? If so, will they be available for purchase at a latter date? ---
**Author:** ![Sidousai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sidousai/32/604_2.png) [@Sidousai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidousai)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/194 "2016-10-27T01:34:21Z")
Wow, I could play with the Hero facial combination all day. Need MOAR skin mesh selections per Race. Moar! Moar! Also would be great if there’s a feature for adjustiing Height and Bulkiness of the character model as well 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dave/32/10269_2.png) [@Dave](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/195 "2016-10-27T01:35:10Z")
> [@rocini.jr](#): > > After the last update on the Xbox one console, the game doesn’t enter into the quests ( on kingdoms) and the guild. Just the loading screen is showed and nothing more can be done, even go back to the main screen. > > I already restarted the game and the console. And reinstalled the game, also. Hi, Could you try flushing the console cache? Cache can persist through the the uninstall/update/reinstall cycle if you have [Instant-On](https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/learn-about-power-modes) enabled. 1. Turn your XBox One console off. 2. Unplug the power cord from the back of the console and let it sit for a few minutes. 3. Plug the power cord back into the console and power it on. This will rule out any console caching issue. If the problem persists then contact support. Best Wishes, -Dave ---
**Author:** ![Nimhain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nimhain/32/47049_2.png) [@Nimhain](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nimhain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/196 "2016-10-27T01:39:19Z")
> [@EternalElder](#): > > I didn’t get any Tattoo options other than on the Elf race. Is that correct? If so, will they be available for purchase at a latter date? We’ve tried to keep facial features unique for the most part for each race. We’re going to see how popular the Avatar stuff is before we make any decisions on further avatar options. ---
**Author:** ![Namour](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/namour/32/2957_2.png) [@Namour](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Namour)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/197 "2016-10-27T03:00:43Z")
Hello Darkness, my old friend (from Aes Sedai and Royal Fire) - it’s not all so bad, and if you’re interested I know of a guild that has already completed 28 legendary tasks… ---
**Author:** ![TheRani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/therani/32/7768_2.png) [@TheRani](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheRani)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/198 "2016-10-27T03:30:56Z")
I really liked the crafting and researching mini-games in Puzzle Quest. Perhaps we could have a mini-game that costs gems and lets you try to craft traitstones by matching a certain amount of that color before you run out of turns. That would be more fun for me than a slot machine. ---
**Author:** ![Rasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rasper/32/2363_2.png) [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/199 "2016-10-27T03:33:02Z")
> [@TheRani](#): > > Perhaps we could have a mini-game that costs gems Or souls!! ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/200 "2016-10-27T03:49:38Z")
> [@TheRani](#): > > I really liked the crafting and researching mini-games in Puzzle Quest. I second this. Puzzle Quest and PQ2 both had really fun minigames that would be a refreshing change of pace here. As usual, the trick is balancing the rewards to make them optional and not essential. ---
**Author:** ![Sirrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sirrian/32/35758_2.png) [@Sirrian](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sirrian)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/202 "2016-10-27T03:54:40Z")
> [@Lyya](#): > > I second this. Puzzle Quest and PQ2 both had really fun minigames that would be a refreshing change of pace here. As usual, the trick is balancing the rewards to make them optional and not essential. Fun Fact… they almost never made it into PQ. They were originally games that looked a lot like poker machines, with a very random outcome. I was very unhappy with them, and with about 1 month to go on the project we rewrote them into their current form. Our poor producer on the publisher side almost had a heart attack, but it turned out the new games were a lot of fun, so they stayed! ---
**Author:** ![Darkness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkness/32/2712_2.png) [@Darkness](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkness)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/203 "2016-10-27T05:48:33Z")
Hi Namour 😃 I’m actually very happy with my current guild (Black Pearl). Black Pearl is competitive enough that we complete all the regular guild tasks each week, but casual enough that the minimum requirements are reachable by just playing when I want to, and not feeling I have to play to reach the standards set by the guild. 😃 @Nimhain: I understand. I think my previous post was just fuelled by the fact that I got very excited that the game had an update (I was hoping for something new to re-kindle my slightly fading interest in the game) and then being disappointed that there was nothing in the update that would affect me. But the current “big update - small update” sequence does make a lot of sense… ---
**Author:** ![Nimhain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nimhain/32/47049_2.png) [@Nimhain](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nimhain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/204 "2016-10-27T05:53:41Z")
We are currently working on the next kingdom which we hope will be released soon (no exta eta yet), as well as some adding some more hero classes. ---
**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/robert/32/12802_2.png) [@Robert](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robert)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/205 "2016-10-27T07:41:18Z")
@Sirrian The initial post never mentioned what the soul cap was raised to. I believe it was previously (unofficially) stated to be 60 with 2 necromancy traits. Is 60 the max? ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 7:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/206 "2016-10-27T07:50:37Z")
They would not be goblin or dragon would they? ---
**Author:** ![EternalElder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eternalelder/32/11273_2.png) [@EternalElder](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/EternalElder)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/207 "2016-10-27T09:24:16Z")
> [@Nimhain](#): > > We’ve tried to keep facial features unique for the most part for each race. > > We’re going to see how popular the Avatar stuff is before we make any decisions on further avatar options. Okay, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Dustin1280](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dustin1280/32/7970_2.png) [@Dustin1280](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Dustin1280)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/208 "2016-10-27T17:09:04Z")
Fun Fact: I consider Puzzle Quest to be one of the top 10 games of all time. It is the ENTIRE reason I got into gems. EDIT: Galaxtrix was also fun, but doesn’t hold a candle to PQ1 IMO [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356.md?page=9) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356.md?page=11)