# 4.8 Update (Patch Notes) **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [March 10, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870 "2020-03-10T23:26:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Hoots711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hoots711](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Hoots711)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870/335 "2020-03-16T12:35:46Z")
@Kafka can we please have information on when switch will get updated? Going back months we were told “with 4.8” and when 4.8 came (last week) you guys just said it would get its own patch notes? Please let us know. – the ever growing frustrated switch playerbase ---
**Author:** ![Mana\_Surgeon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mana_surgeon/32/55678_2.png) [@Mana\_Surgeon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mana_Surgeon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870/336 "2020-03-16T21:42:39Z")
I’m ok with soon™, personally. I can live without the things introduced in 4.7, 4.7.5, and 4.8. Kinda curious how, on Switch, they’ll integrate the new events, given that we have a lot of Invasions/Raids to go still, and the other platforms’ events won’t align with the Switch kingdom schedule at all. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870/337 "2020-03-16T21:46:40Z")
> [@Lyrian](#): > > Medals were changed to be consistent with the art style direction change that the game made quite awhile ago. This would make sense for the theory and practicity of it. But for the reality in the game it couldn’t be far more incorrect. They made the game assets more modern, light and simple like the card frames and icons. Abandoning the old frames was understanable in this regard, but comparing the old medals and the new ones they simply became uglier, they are still images, but just poorly made. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/f/9fc7a2b59714032a7af9a95e283538295677ce74.png) This [IMAGE] would be more in line with the current UI and designs of current cards/troops. Of course, my 20 minutes attempt at MsPaint can not be taken as a professional work, but it’s merely informative to pass out the idea of what can be done. SHAPE, COLOR, ATRIBUTE BONUS, NAME… All these elements can be used to help give identity to the medals, the symbols inside of them too of course, and the devs DID that, but they simply used very crude models/pictures and I doubt such elements are sparing memory usage on any devices because, personally, the game always lags for a few seconds when I try to open the new medals’ UI/Menu on my laptop something that didn’t happened before… ---
**Author:** ![Kafka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kafka/32/33529_2.png) [@Kafka](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kafka)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870/338 "2020-03-16T23:46:14Z")
@Hoots711 Switch’s next update will be version 4.8 however we don’t have a date to announce for it yet, when we do there’ll be a completely separate announcement made in the official news section of the forum and Switch will have it’s own patch notes page. Switch doesn’t follow the same update schedule as our other platforms due to platform specific restrictions on updates. You should never expect to get an update at the same time as our other platforms unless we specifically announce it. We’d like to sync your updates with our other platforms but at this stage it’s still not possible. We will always draw attention to an update announcement which involves Switch by including Switch in the thread title. @Mana_Surgeon The new events will be turned on on Switch later in the year to fit the Switch’s content schedule better even though you will receive the 4.8 update soon, the new world events won’t be turned on straight away. ---
**Author:** ![Starlite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/starlite/32/43018_2.png) [@Starlite](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Starlite)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870/339 "2020-03-28T14:09:35Z")
I don’t think the look of the old medals was perfect: I found it tricky to distinguish a Token from a Badge from a Medal, at times. But I think the new look does not fit the aesthetic of the game. They look too small and overly simplified: no detail. I do prefer the new selection interface, though I’m surprised it wasn’t improved even more. The Token images are actually tricky to spot on the Medals! Nysha and Aranaea are probably the worst, but both Nysha and Gaard really should be the same size on the left as that part of the graphic within the Medal. Finally, I cannot believe that the text for Medal of Orpheus _still_ hasn’t been changed!!! The English text simply does NOT accurately reflect how the Medal behaves. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s offered more accurate suggestions. Please check the relevant threads, and change it! Here’s two improvements, from memory alone: - One extra 10% chance to Cleanse each Troop when my turn begins - +1 Cleanse chance, at 10%, for each Troop at the start of my turn @Kafka@Saltypatra ---
**Author:** ![Live](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/live/32/40596_2.png) [@Live](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Live)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870/341 "2021-04-23T21:23:34Z")
> [@Saltypatra](#): > > - **Scoring:** New events will have new ways of scoring. They may score off of items dropped by your enemies, specific troops or troop types killed, colored gems matched, or even 4-or-5’s of-a-kind that you match; every event will be different. And will clearly explain the scoring method. > (…) > - Progress Rewards: Players will continue to earn Rewards based on their progress in an event, though now this progress may either be tied to their Guild (similar to Raid Boss or Invasion), or on their own progress (similar to Bounty). This will change from event to event. > (…) > - Leaderboards: These will continue to behave the same as before, with identical rewards to previous Leaderboards. Different events may choose to rank solo or guild performance in here though, so it’s worth keeping an eye on the leaderboard in these events to see if you need to mobilize your Guildmates! One year later, maybe to early for a friendly reminder that you may forgot your own plans in ALL these three points 🤷 ---
**Author:** ![canadademon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@canadademon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/canadademon)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870/342 "2021-04-23T23:44:04Z")
Yea, they definitely forgot about the scoring part. It’s just been items that drop, sometimes different ones in the same event, and not at all consistent nor clearly explained in the game. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/4-8-update-patch-notes/61870.md?page=16)