# 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:** 7
**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 26, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/126 "2016-10-26T02:26:54Z")
Changed troops: > **[Valkyrie - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6062)** > > Valhalla (10 Red/Yellow): Transform a selected Mana color to Blue. Gain \[Magic + 1\] Soul(s). > **[Acolyte - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6009)** > > Unearth Secrets (10 Blue/Purple): Create 9 Brown Gems. Gain \[Magic\] points to a random Skill. > **[Avina - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6094)** > > Stake (11 Red/Purple): Deal \[Magic + 4\] damage to an Enemy. If the Enemy is Undead, deal triple damage. Gain \[Magic + 4\] Soul(s). > **[Banshee - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6053)** > > Scream (12 Yellow/Purple): Deal \[Magic + 2\] damage to an enemy, and transform all Blue Gems to Red to boost the effect. Gain \[Magic + 2\] Soul(s). \[2:1\] > **[Marid - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6159)** > > Dirty Trick (13 Blue/Brown): Deal \[Magic + 5\] damage to an Enemy and inflict a random status effect. There's a 20% chance to gain a Treasure Map. > **[Nobend Brothers - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6204)** > > Go Crazy (13 Red/Brown): Gain an extra turn, and either: Eliminate \[Magic + 2\] Attack from all Enemies, OR Deal \[Magic + 2\] damage to all Enemies, OR Explode \[Magic + 2\] Gems. > **[Queen Ysabelle - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6259)** > > Royal Decree (15 Blue/Green): Deal damage to the first Enemy equal to an Ally's Attack, then give \[Magic + 1\] Attack and Armor to them . Give 3-8 Mana to all Allies other than myself. \[1:1\] > **[Sacrificial Priest - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6201)** > > Sacrifice (11 Yellow/Purple): Sacrifice an Ally. Deal 12 scatter damage, boosted by the sacrificed Ally's Attack. There's a 30% chance to summon Abhorath. \[1:1\] > **[Sacrifice - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6265)** > > Arcane Surge (13 Purple): Create 15 Gems, a mix of Purple and a chosen type. Kill the last Ally. Give \[(Magic / 2) + 1\] Magic to all other Allies, boosted by Death Marked Enemies. \[4x\] > **[The Dragon Soul - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6236)** > > Fallen Stars (16 Red/Purple): Explode \[(Magic / 2) + 3\] random Gems. Deal 8 damage to all enemies, boosted by number of Dragon allies. Gain 15 Souls. \[3x\] > **[Warlock - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6010)** > > Dark Channel (8 Blue/Brown): Remove all Purple Gems. Deal \[Magic\] damage to an Enemy, boosted by Gems removed. \[2:1\] > **[Wight - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6037)** > > Life Drain (10 Blue/Red): Steal \[Magic + 1\] Life from an Enemy. Create 5 Purple Gems. Gain \[Magic + 1\] Soul(s). Changed weapons: > **[Phylactery - Weapons - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/weapons/1090)** > > Phylactery (14 Blue/Purple): Restore your Life to full. Gain an extra turn. Gain \[Magic + 1\] Souls. > **[Soul Blade - Weapons - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/weapons/1089)** > > Soul Blade (12 Blue/Yellow): Deal \[Magic + 6\] damage to an Enemy. Gain 10 Souls. @Sirrian: Soul Blade has a typo: “Gain 10 Soul.” ---
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/127 "2016-10-26T02:28:57Z")
> [@Kurokazna](#): > > The fear that you have of other cards being nerfed “just because people are actually using them” is completely irrational and unfounded That is just what happened. You noticed I did quoted Sirrian on that right? I’m not alone in my displeasure as you can see. And I did not say SHE was around a month. There have been a too many nerfs and ‘adjustments’ to cards since I’ve been playing. An opinion yes. And many cards have there been up for refund in, say, the last 5 months? “The “fact” that you’ve never seen games nerf things this much is either blatantly incorrect, or your sample size is too small for you to be calling out such a judgement” I’ll stand by my statement dispite your displeasure of it. Since you can’t possibly know how many games I have played I say your “judgment” of my statement is blatantly incorrect. I will not dispute with you farther. I free you to jump on other people for expressing their opinions. ---
**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 26, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/128 "2016-10-26T02:29:40Z")
Omg there IS a weapon that makes souls holy sh/t! I need to make a team with phylactery! ---
**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 26, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/129 "2016-10-26T02:34:04Z")
> [@Lyya](#): > > Soul Blade has a typo: “Gain 10 Soul.” We’ll fix that ---
**Author:** ![Kurokazna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kurokazna/32/11246_2.png) [@Kurokazna](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kurokazna)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/130 "2016-10-26T02:43:05Z")
> [@LYNDALE](#): > > You noticed I did quoted Sirrian on that right? There is a difference between “just because people are actually using” a thing and an unhealthy rate of play. A large one. All you have to do is look at the numbers. > [@LYNDALE](#): > > I’ll stand by my statement dispite your displeasure of it. Since you can’t possibly know how many games I have played I say your “judgment” of my statement is blatantly incorrect. I can conclude from your result that you have a low sample size. How many games do you actually pay attention to the balance and patch notes of other than this? You will notice that almost every game out there (that has continual balance maintenance) has a history of using the nerf bat as needed. See League of Legends, Hearthstone, Overwatch, any MMO on the face of the planet, and any game with developers that have heard the phrase “power creep”. So from your conclusion, I can deduce that you either have a small sample size of games that you keep up on the patch notes for, or you happen to be just flat out wrong. Do I know this as fact from having seen numbers or asking you? No. Do I need to in order to reach a sound and valid conclusion here? Also no. And now for the tastiest morsel of the bunch: > [@LYNDALE](#): > > And I did not say SHE was around a month. There have been a too many nerfs and ‘adjustments’ to cards since I’ve been playing. Now the second half of that _is_ an opinion. The first you have stated, which I will dispute after stating that there was a heavy implication, as your original statement did not directly reference anything but Valkyrie in any other way. Have there been too many nerfs? Oh, maybe. But that’s because of things that flat out broke the balance of the game. Maw’s devour was just ridiculous, having him able to 100% team wipe you in a single turn with nothing but skulls and a quad devour. Did it happen often? No. Did it happen? More than some might think. More commonly than Death first turn four troop kills presently, that’s for sure. Mab? Was incredibly strong. Still is. That patch ended up being an overall buff though, because her third trait wasn’t working prior to it. Golem losing Impervious? It had to in order to buff countless other troops. I can keep going, if you wish. The amount of buffs and nerfs have been proportional, I feel. That is entirely up to personal interpretation, and you have a right to disagree. But please, I implore of you, provide some supporting evidence. ---
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/131 "2016-10-26T02:43:27Z")
The devs do a lot of things right in this game. Valkyrie just wasn’t one of them. Cosmetic changes? That is fun. I am relieved the treasure hunt music is the same! I love that bit and was wondering where I was going to find it if it had changed. @Nimhain and Sirrian I give you credit for a lot of things. Valkyrie? Nope sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Smuggler007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/smuggler007/32/5320_2.png) [@Smuggler007](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smuggler007)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/133 "2016-10-26T02:49:41Z")
@Sirrian Hmm, well, based on that logic, mind showing us the data for which shop items players pay for most often? When you do, may I suggest you heavily nerf that as well and make them all even going forward, just to be fair? ---
**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 26, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/134 "2016-10-26T02:57:12Z")
> [@Smuggler007](#): > > mind showing us the data for which shop items players pay for most often? When you do, may I suggest you heavily nerf that as well and make them all even going forward, just to be fair? lol - well if the game were all about shopping that would be a reasonable thing to balance! Fortunately it’s about puzzle/combat though, so I think we’ll just stick to balancing that 😛 For the record though, even though I can’t share exact numbers, our best sellers are Gem Subscriptions, The mid-to-large sized Gem Packs, and the weekly troop/traitstone packs. ---
**Author:** ![Draprion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/draprion/32/8238_2.png) [@Draprion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Draprion)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/135 "2016-10-26T03:01:43Z")
@sirrian any idea when iOS will be available? ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/136 "2016-10-26T03:02:49Z")
> [@Ivar](#): > > No new races for our avatars? ☹ Oh i just found out that THERE are new races,in the store, but still nice. 😀 ---
**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 26, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/137 "2016-10-26T03:04:57Z")
> [@Draprion](#): > > any idea when iOS will be available? We’ve been contacting Apple to try and find out what’s gone wrong. So far no response. We’re going to attempt to bring the servers back online for the iOS version shortly with 2.1.0 (instead of 2.1.5) if they don’t solve it shortly ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/138 "2016-10-26T03:06:06Z")
> [@Sirrian](#): > > lol - well if the game were all about shopping that would be a reasonable thing to balance! > Fortunately it’s about puzzle/combat **though** , so I think we’ll just stick to balancing that 😛 > > For the record **though** , even **though** I can’t share exact numbers, our best sellers are Gem Subscriptions, The mid-to-large sized Gem Packs, and the weekly troop/traitstone packs. Careful there, you are overusing the word “though”… It might get nerfed at some point… 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Draprion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/draprion/32/8238_2.png) [@Draprion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Draprion)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/139 "2016-10-26T03:07:19Z")
Ok thanks, that would be good ---
**Author:** ![Mekkalyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mekkalyn/32/21868_2.png) [@Mekkalyn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mekkalyn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/141 "2016-10-26T03:12:24Z")
Please please please bring back the hero stat bug Why would we spend money on appearance packs if we hardly use the hero due to its lackluster stats? ---
**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 26, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/142 "2016-10-26T03:29:06Z")
We’re going to look at a small rebalance of the hero stats in the next 5-7 days, and give a few more points out. He/she was fun with the stat bug, but it was going to be a bigger problem in the future if we left it there, since it would get bigger and bigger and bigger over time! ---
**Author:** ![agentronin316](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/agentronin316/32/9921_2.png) [@agentronin316](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/agentronin316)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/143 "2016-10-26T03:31:13Z")
Sirrian, I looked at the avatar race packs in the shop. Would it be possible to show what the hairstyle and detail options for them are before purchase? ---
**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 26, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/144 "2016-10-26T03:31:30Z")
Giggity. However i like big heros. ---
**Author:** ![Personette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/personette/32/3845_2.png) [@Personette](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Personette)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/145 "2016-10-26T03:46:10Z")
Oh god. I just opened up the game & my hero is a brunette. _shudder_ ---
**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 26, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/146 "2016-10-26T04:00:12Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/9/93717b92064e03a95d5049c6d0abe63af29dfd4e.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mekkalyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mekkalyn/32/21868_2.png) [@Mekkalyn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mekkalyn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356/147 "2016-10-26T04:39:27Z")
Should it instead be “that’s messed up right?” P.S. Psych is the best show ever. My boyfriend and I laugh at each other and say his signature catch phrase weekly (“did ya hear about pluto?”) [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356.md?page=6) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-1-5-arrives/14356.md?page=8)