# 5.4 Update (Patch Notes) **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [March 23, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151 "2021-03-23T23:43:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sibelios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Sibelios](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sibelios)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/24 "2021-03-24T02:17:37Z")
Multiple reports on Xbox including personal results of pvp match crashing, suspect it relates to new Lycanthropy status effect, but not sure. ---
**Author:** ![HONUSDAN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/honusdan/32/58074_2.png) [@HONUSDAN](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HONUSDAN)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/25 "2021-03-24T03:02:04Z")
I gave myself Lycanthropy and it crashed the game. I’ll try replicating it. It could have been Luther’s explanation of the spell that caused the crash. ---
**Author:** ![peffsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@peffsi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/peffsi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/26 "2021-03-24T03:03:19Z")
I got the Kingdom Power Level trophy/achievement to pop by spending chaos shards. It worked on both Steam version and PS5. (I already had 5+ kingdoms at power level 15+ in both versions of the game) ---
**Author:** ![captain\_video](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@captain\_video](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/captain_video)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/27 "2021-03-24T03:09:15Z")
> [@anon6277487](#): > > There is still a bug that I have had 0 war coin offers since it was introduced. I have even been playing area each day to get the 3 extra chances. This is ridiculous. I have completed all kingdoms. Not giving us those war coins is terrible. It is completely disrespectful to the players who have been here since launch (6+ years and counting) and have absolutely NO WAY to obtain war coins, not even by spending real money (which I wouldn’t do for this anyway). But since the publisher now owns the studio, what reason do they have to care… at least not until the whole thing goes belly up. ---
**Author:** ![Tresk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tresk/32/98004_2.png) [@Tresk](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tresk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/28 "2021-03-24T03:10:35Z")
Kudos for the fix things. The rest does not excite me. It also does not annoy me. So kudos again for the fix things. ---
**Author:** ![HONUSDAN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/honusdan/32/58074_2.png) [@HONUSDAN](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HONUSDAN)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/29 "2021-03-24T03:11:04Z")
You can add epic Keys to that list. I’d pay real money to find my 1st one. ---
**Author:** ![Crow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/crow/32/44074_2.png) [@Crow](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Crow)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/30 "2021-03-24T03:13:04Z")
That’s cause all new updates are just updates to the cash shop… ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/31 "2021-03-24T03:14:42Z")
> [@captain\_video](#): > > It is completely disrespectful to the players who have been here since launch (6+ years and counting) and have absolutely NO WAY to obtain war coins, not even by spending real money (which I wouldn’t do for this anyway). They exist for new players to get for free, and for old players to get lucky and buy with Gems from daily offers or arena offers… Or spend real money on them. ![Screenshot_20210323-221324](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/d/6/d61a697d88202151592b72bdc21b3b6bd005119c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![EliteMasterEric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/elitemastereric/32/59948_2.png) [@EliteMasterEric](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/EliteMasterEric)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/32 "2021-03-24T03:14:58Z")
> [@Saltypatra](#): > > We had to disable the back button on Android when this issue first appeared. We have re-enabled it in the 5.4 Update. 10/10 best update. In all seriousness, the patch seems small but I bet the team put in a LOT of work behind the scenes and resolved a lot of technical debt. ---
**Author:** ![EliteMasterEric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/elitemastereric/32/59948_2.png) [@EliteMasterEric](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/EliteMasterEric)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/33 "2021-03-24T03:16:15Z")
> [@awryan](#): > > They exist for new players to get for free Only 35 War coins have been available for free since the last update, enough to get… zero of the Warbands. They said they would be in Adventure Board tasks but the only time they have been available without Gems has been the 5.3 Login Calendar. ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/34 "2021-03-24T03:18:36Z")
> [@EliteMasterEric](#): > > Only 35 War coins have been available for free since the last update, enough to get… zero of the Warbands. They said they would be in Adventure Board tasks but the only time they have been available without Gems has been the 5.3 Login Calendar. Idk if your statement was to correct me or what. But the key word from my quote was “new”. New players get War Coins when they complete quest lines. Those who already have quests completed do not get War Coins. ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/36 "2021-03-24T03:21:25Z")
> [@anon6277487](#): > > Yes that is the problem. They should gift players will all kingdoms complete like 100 war coins. Its only fair or there needs to be away to earn the currency in game They want you to buy them or use Gems. It’s not a matter of fairness. They exist to make money. It’s a revenue source. Not a fairness source. ---
**Author:** ![rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@rojo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/rojo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/38 "2021-03-24T03:41:45Z")
Enough about war coins. They are not a big deal. They are random or you can buy them if you refuse to wait any longer. New players probably could use any help they can get. Maxed players can use the slot I guess. Other than that not a big deal really. ---
**Author:** ![SevenSidedBox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@SevenSidedBox](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/SevenSidedBox)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/39 "2021-03-24T03:50:47Z")
Has anyone tested the Lycanthropy effect yet? I’ve had it happen once while in a pvp battle and the effect turned the creature into a lvl 1 hawk. Of course, a creature that weak was easy to kill so I never got a chance to see how long the effect lasted. ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/40 "2021-03-24T04:00:57Z")
> [@5.3 Update out in the Amazon App Store](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-3-update-out-in-the-amazon-app-store/67579/14): > > If this were a one-off thing, I’d be totally fine with it. Games like this absolutely need to make money, and GoW is still comparatively f2p-friendly. But let’s take a look at the updates we’ve been getting for a long time now. 5.2 Modified the awful Arena to an Arena that is, at best, slightly more playable, and at worse, less playable New Arena event which most people can’t stand and is a huge time sink Flash offers for doing this time-sink, tiny reward gamemode 5.1 New kingdom… I’ll add this here for reference of the game’s direction and add a new bullet to the list. **5.4** - Next-gen support (nice) - Tiered real money flash offers - New spell shapes and color combos - Lycanthropy debuff added Generally still following the “monetization over all else” strategy which stemmed from around the time of 4.7. I guess it’s nice to see a new debuff and some fun little spell options, but, as has become the norm, this new content would hardly be enough to warrant an update in many games in this genre. Disappointed as usual, but hey, at least I don’t get excited for new updates anymore and my hopes don’t end up in the gutter. And hey, it’s better than 4.9. ---
**Author:** ![AMT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amt/32/56829_2.png) [@AMT](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AMT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/41 "2021-03-24T04:01:28Z")
![Screenshot_20210324-115621](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/e/f/efbf30b62abdba41c600f8e715e6e9fbd297d198.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20210324-115810](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/8/2/8218e09b18770c67e0f1b285b6893d836b7f03e4.jpeg) Tested, level was unchanged after transformation. Also: Uther seems to think 10% = 15% ![Screenshot_20210324-115719](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/5/f/5fe8040e4ba5d15b00233a81da32a0feddd4583d.jpeg) 🙄 🤦‍♂️ 🖖 #gowQA ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/42 "2021-03-24T04:04:41Z")
That’s so strange… Lycanthropy could sometimes be a debuff (especially in PvP to mess up synergy) and sometimes be a buff against high-leveled opponents. Does EoE inflict it? EDIT: Tried EoE on a lvl 7 troop on AB. Lycanthropy applied and activated, putting a level 7 beast in its place. Because after the transform, the troop is cleansed, this is a nerf to EoE. ---
**Author:** ![SevenSidedBox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@SevenSidedBox](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/SevenSidedBox)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/43 "2021-03-24T04:05:33Z")
Odd. The one in mine definitely changed to a lvl 1 creature. It was in PVP though so it may actually depend on the player’s card pool. For everything else, I guess it uses the same level? That’s disappointing if true. ---
**Author:** ![AMT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amt/32/56829_2.png) [@AMT](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AMT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/44 "2021-03-24T04:09:02Z")
Yes, tested it through EoE, and whereas usually all 4 troops become manageable once EoE has them, it has now become a race to kill them before Lycantrophy refreshes them into a fully healed Beast. > [@(!) Spoiler Alert (!) -- \[Any Details Provided are Subject to Change\] (Part 1)](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/spoiler-alert-any-details-provided-are-subject-to-change-part-1/1280/9934): > > Lycanthrophy just looks like a backdoor nerf to Essence of Evil. As predicted, it would seem. 😅 😊 🖖 ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151/45 "2021-03-24T04:10:24Z")
Edited my post right as you replied. Rip EoE. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-4-update-patch-notes/69151.md?page=3)