# Birch Team - fighting for number 1 in ranking (with style) - last place for hardcore players **URL:** \ **Category:** Guild Recruitment (Xbox One)\ **Created:** [December 12, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864 "2015-12-12T17:24:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![ChooseMyFate](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/choosemyfate/32/1192_2.png) [@ChooseMyFate](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ChooseMyFate)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/307 "2016-03-30T03:46:42Z")
What all should I be hoarding for the update? Should I be spending anything? like souls? or the wing money thing that i can’t remember the name atm? ---
**Author:** ![Studs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/studs/32/3498_2.png) [@Studs](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Studs)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/308 "2016-03-30T20:42:59Z")
I’d spend all of your gold now on iron keys. They have a chance to drop legendaries whereas the gold keys in the update do not. Otherwise, I’d hoard everything. ---
**Author:** ![Horror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Horror](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Horror)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/309 "2016-03-31T00:58:04Z")
No, that isn’t a good idea. Every iron key after the update translates to 1 gold + 2 glory keys. Glory keys can drop legendary troops. Gold also needs to be saved to level kingdoms, as it takes hundreds of thousands of gold per kingdom. I have almost 2000 iron keys saved up, so I’m getting a crapload after the update. The gold and glory keys also can drop gold and souls, so you want to open as many as you can. ---
**Author:** ![Macawi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/macawi/32/21289_2.png) [@Macawi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Macawi)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/310 "2016-03-31T01:04:06Z")
> [@Horror](#): > > as it takes hundreds of thousands of gold per kingdom. It takes 122,500 to level a kingdom to level 10 (not counting the kingdom cost) ---
**Author:** ![actreal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/actreal/32/1945_2.png) [@actreal](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/actreal)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/311 "2016-03-31T01:06:33Z")
> [@Horror](#): > > Every iron key after the update translates to 1 gold + 2 glory keys. Round the wrong way. Iron key = 1 glory + 2 gold keys. Still, as a PC/mobile player, I think your advice to hoard gold is a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Horror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Horror](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Horror)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/312 "2016-03-31T01:06:51Z")
122,500 to level to 10 from 1? That’s be nice. I have half a million gold saved up. I was under the impression that would only be enough for maybe 2 kingdoms. ---
**Author:** ![Macawi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/macawi/32/21289_2.png) [@Macawi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Macawi)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/313 "2016-03-31T01:07:57Z")
> [@Horror](#): > > 122,500 to level to 10 from 1? That’s be nice. I have half a million gold saved up. I was under the impression that would only be enough for maybe 2 kingdoms. You’re in good shape, you have enough for four already 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shikashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Shikashi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shikashi)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/314 "2016-03-31T03:18:53Z")
I’m interested my guild isn’t very active.fairly new player lvl 51.have a great team and will contribute. ---
**Author:** ![ChooseMyFate](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/choosemyfate/32/1192_2.png) [@ChooseMyFate](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ChooseMyFate)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/315 "2016-03-31T04:25:59Z")
Thanks for all the advice guys! ---
**Author:** ![Demolisz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Demolisz](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Demolisz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/316 "2016-04-01T14:10:05Z")
so we ve got an update… ---
**Author:** ![Horror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Horror](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Horror)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/317 "2016-04-01T14:23:29Z")
After spending 6k keys and 600k gold, I’m actually pretty disappointed. It’s underwhelming compared to what I expected. If anything, it makes me want to play less. ---
**Author:** ![Demolisz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Demolisz](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Demolisz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/318 "2016-04-01T15:07:17Z")
i dont know yet… i think there is a lot more combinations than before and it is good but they totally break tau. for me it was getting away my chance to kill enemies on hardest mode without all theese ascensions and levelling. i noticed two flaws till now use four maps is not working and use 10 glory keys is not working as well i hope they will refund me theese ---
**Author:** ![Testr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@Testr](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Testr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/319 "2016-04-01T18:56:11Z")
Finally got Shadow Dragon, in my last set of Glory Keys, so I’m happy about that. I’m disappointed that it will be a while before we get all the new troops/kingdoms that the PC version has. ---
**Author:** ![Strat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Strat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Strat)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/320 "2016-04-01T21:30:24Z")
I just realized I think the Treasure maps are reversed. I have BUY 4 maps from the store Ive bought 8 no change… for kicks I played a map now I’m at 1/4 completed. This requires more testing but I think the text description is opposite what you need to do. ---
**Author:** ![Horror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Horror](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Horror)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/321 "2016-04-02T03:17:53Z")
If I go offline for too long feel free to kick me. I might play a match or two a day but the update completely killed my interest in the game. ---
**Author:** ![Demolisz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Demolisz](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Demolisz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/322 "2016-04-02T17:29:18Z")
come on horror… i have just understand what people had in mind writing about goblins and rockworms, in some way they are better than dragons, especially in first steps in gow after update. anyway i m still thinking that breaking tau was huge mistake 🙂 no other card you can strnghten to power 99 in few moves… ---
**Author:** ![Testr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@Testr](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Testr)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/323 "2016-04-02T17:46:22Z")
How in the world did you use that horrible card lol. It was never a threat in pvp and its stats sucked too hard to actually use on a team. ---
**Author:** ![ibohr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ibohr/32/4367_2.png) [@ibohr](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ibohr)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/324 "2016-04-02T17:51:42Z")
I love the update. Using a demon only team at the Moment. My favourite troop abhorant is so much Fun now. Especially with traits 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![absane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@absane](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/absane)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/325 "2016-04-02T19:06:59Z")
Hi, please send me an invite. Level 108: bluh ---
**Author:** ![Horror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Horror](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Horror)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864/326 "2016-04-03T04:53:53Z")
Idk what to do really. Today I played for a few hours and didn’t have too much trouble. Guess I’m just pissed off that almost 7000 gave me so little. Playing against full mythic level 20 traited teams is also annoying. Guess it’s half good and half bad. I don’t think I could up and quit after 4 months of playing, but eh. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864.md?page=15) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/birch-team-fighting-for-number-1-in-ranking-with-style-last-place-for-hardcore-players/1864.md?page=17)