# 5.5 Update (Patch Notes)
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933
**Category:** Official News
**Created:** [May 12, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933 "2021-05-12T00:10:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mitamata](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mitamata)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/41 "2021-05-12T08:48:50Z")
> [@Jerry\_the\_skunk](#):
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> Since lycantrophy was introduced, I got the scary feeling, that it is kept so stubbornly as a feature in the same form that nobody likes, because there are plans to center one of the coming underworld kingdoms around it.
Not underworld kingdom, the whole of the next campaign actually.
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### Author:  [@Sytro](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sytro)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/42 "2021-05-12T09:05:51Z")
> [@Live](#):
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> After changing the gold task, the new task is 28(!!!) Level 8 explores!
> Next Bug or srsly?
Is it 28 full runs, or 28 battles? I don’t speak German… ☹
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### Author:  [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/43 "2021-05-12T09:06:39Z")
28 full explore runs.
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### Author:  [@Live](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Live)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/44 "2021-05-12T09:09:27Z")
Yes, maybe 150 Battles 🤪
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### Author:  [@Sytro](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sytro)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/45 "2021-05-12T09:11:44Z")
> [@Shimrra](#):
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> 28 full explore runs.
Now that’s definately ‘easier’ and ‘more affordable’ than what it was before… BUT at least it’s not time-gated task 😉
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### Author:  [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/46 "2021-05-12T09:15:26Z")
> [@Live](#):
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> After changing the gold task, the new task is 28(!!!) Level 8 explores!
Probably a bug, it’s the last week of the campaign, those should be 28 level 10 explore runs. 🙈
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### Author:  [@Ribeyefan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ribeyefan)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/47 "2021-05-12T09:31:20Z")
Didn’t see it mentioned but, as of the latest update, the gems now look like a throwback to the mid 90’s (even the Windows 95 UI was cleaner than these things are, which says a lot!).
Any chance we can get them back to their nice crisp shininess please?
/Edit
Forgot to mention, running a One X (connected to a 58" 4K TV or I’d probably not have noticed as much)
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### Author:  [@Neritar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Neritar)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/48 "2021-05-12T09:48:52Z")
Yes, I have also noticed that. The drop in image quality is visible.
I created a comparison, the left part - gems before 5.5, the right part - after 5.5 (PC/Steam, maximum quality in both cases)
Could we get our image quality back?
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### Author:  [@xolid99](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/xolid99)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/49 "2021-05-12T09:52:21Z")
My honest opinion of the past 2 streams and the live content is that the people behind this game have no thoughts whatsoever on playing the actual game. It’s clear that the additions will make some game modes much more difficult, that’s all they are doing folks, making it harder to play the game.
A further concern is with the gating off stuff behind a paywall, even then it’s screwing you over, as has been pointed out. The kingdom helper task is just madness, it can’t help at all, besides the cost of it, why does it not offer say 1 random deed, or 50 writs even.
A secondary concern is there is no information (still) that helps you properly as a player with campaign data.
Did anyone know that Leonis tower required the parts it does prior to it landing in SF? Did anyone when paying for the pass know this, did anyone not paying etc? Why does everything have to be a secret, and then so ineptly delivered? Game breaking, no proper bench testing, not giving the beta testers the tools to test? Then the veil of secrecy, then the bugs and errors.
There seems to be a real load of confusion with the pass and the troops and then there’s what you need to do with them. I think the decision to gate the tarot cards in the vault is a particularly obtuse decision. The drop rate should be increased at least.
We have also many times explained the doomed weapon update/affix issue, even with a bulletpoint list of the troops and an image of a spreadsheet explaining the issue, yet after the last patch we were asked to clarify (yet again) in a single post. I didn’t bother, apathy in the form of ‘Willy the Anchor’ set in… but we sent this direct before many times.
I noticed a flashing rectangular block when moving on roster and seals in the guild menu which froze the menus for 2-3 seconds… hope that won’t cause more crashing.
I recently paid for campaign passes as the twists and loops that we see today were deliberately made almost insurmountable. If the elite + gets further gated troop related content; then I’m pretty sure it will be the worst decision they ever make.
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### Author:  [@Adam](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Adam)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/50 "2021-05-12T10:18:04Z")
Glad I’m not the only one then. I thought my TV was broken lol this game looks awful currently and I’m on a Series X.
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### Author:  [@Live](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Live)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/51 "2021-05-12T10:19:14Z")
Round 2!!! In English now 😀
It took me 4 rerolls to get 2 of this crazy results - how cant this be revealed in the most simple software testing before release?
(ok i fear i know the answer, but i dont like it, so unbelievable…)
At least it only costs 50 gems to kill this bug - for one time!
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### Author:  [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/52 "2021-05-12T10:22:26Z")
> [@Live](#):
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> At least it only costs 50 gems to kill this bug - for one time!
Rerolls shouldn’t give a worse task though…
Otherwise…w…t…f… Was the point?
If the devs were a Doctor…
“Good news is we cured your cancer. Bad news is we gave you HIV instead.”
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### Author:  [@terberos](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/terberos)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/53 "2021-05-12T10:26:17Z")
Bob the Barbarian 😆😆 Sorry, please continue…
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### Author:  [@JuaitoR](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/JuaitoR)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/54 "2021-05-12T10:35:42Z")
I’m really looking forward to these new heroic gems, especially the Lycanthropy. I honestly like that it doesn’t trigger a death and that it allows you to use your fully traited gold elite beasts without reducing your stats in any way.
I say this without having really experienced it in all its potential, I can’t wait for the next campaign to start.
Please don’t assume that every player is against this. Complaints are always louder than compliments.
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### Author:  [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/55 "2021-05-12T10:45:32Z")
> [@xolid99](#):
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> My honest opinion of ~~the past 2~~ **all of the** streams and the live content is that the people behind this game have no thoughts whatsoever on playing the actual game.
Fiiiiixed…
Its only an easy target because they make it easy.
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### Author:  [@sls](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sls)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/56 "2021-05-12T10:46:32Z")
[www.twitch.tv/videos/1010368145?t=0h22m40s](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1010368145?t=0h22m40s)
Explains Ozball’s dumbfounded reaction when Salty mentions rerolling a task is going to result in a ‘ **slightly** ’ more difficult task
22m40s in case it doesn’t link correctly
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### Author:  [@Ribeyefan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ribeyefan)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/57 "2021-05-12T11:12:52Z")
Just a heads up, displays the following here 😉 (no linky);
" **[player.twitch.tv](http://player.twitch.tv)** refused to connect."
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### Author:  [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/58 "2021-05-12T11:55:22Z")
> [@Live](#):
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> It took me 4 rerolls to get 2 of this crazy results
Waiting for:
- Complete 30 Treasure Hunt with 300+ moves.
- Play 100 vault battles.
- Complete all Adventure Board tasks on 200 days.
I guess they should name the feature retrolling instead. 😏
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### Author:  [@Avathar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Avathar)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/59 "2021-05-12T12:23:03Z")
I rerolled the adventure board silver task to this one and was actually quite happy, not sure what’s the reason for all the complaints? It just took me maybe 12 minutes to complete 24 e12 battles (not runs)
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### Author:  [@Live](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Live)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/5-5-update-patch-notes/69933/60 "2021-05-12T12:36:26Z")
In english its run vs battle?
Have to check the german version next time, so its a new kind or did we ever had battles, just remember runs?
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