# Guild Wars - FAQ **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive\ **Created:** [April 24, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guild-wars-faq/23038 "2017-04-24T23:13:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Ozball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ozball/32/36110_2.png) [@Ozball](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ozball)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guild-wars-faq/23038/1 "2017-04-24T23:13:57Z")
With the plethora of threads popping up, all asking similar questions I figured it might be useful to have a single thread to hopefully act as a repository of answers (either from the devs or the accumulated community knowledge). > **Sentinels** > > **Q. Sentinel Bonuses not adding up?** > _A. Known issue._ > Source: > > > [@3.0.1 Update and Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-0-1-update-and-notes/22868/1): > > > > Bonuses Pop Up in Sentinels tab not displaying correct calculations from Other guildmates sentinels. (We’re going to disable the numbers displaying from other players but the final number displayed will be correct amount). > > HOWEVER, there seems to be uncertainty about whether the final number is actually correct or not. So to hopefully work this out I’m looking for data from various people and guilds. What is needed: > Sentiels tab (Showing all the bonuses from guild members and your own) > The total number of statues bought by players below your GW rank. Eg if you’re Vanguard, then all the Soldiers. If you’re Herald, then all the Vanguards and Soldiers. This can be found in the Results tab of the Guild Wars screen. > **Defense** > > **Q. Do defense teams get colour bonuses?** > _A. Currently the community consensus is no. Based on this quote from Sirrian:_ > > > [@3.0 Patch Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-0-patch-notes/21925/1): > > > > Each day has a color theme for the attackers to try out. > > _This seems to suggest that the colour theme is only for attackers._ > > **Q. Do defense teams gain any points for winning?** > _A. No. But if they do win, they prevent/lower the attacking teams points, which makes it easier for your guild to win the day’s war._ > > **Q. Do Sentinel bonuses apply anywhere other than Guild Wars? Do defense teams get sentinel bonuses?** > _A. No and yes respectively._ > _Note: Emphasis mine_ > > > [@3.0 Patch Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-0-patch-notes/21925/1): > > > > There are 4 Sentinels in Guild Wars (one for each Skill: Attack, Life, Armor & Magic), and your guild can interact with them to gain some bonuses in **Guild War battles**. > > These bonuses will apply for both on offense & defense. > > **Q. Are defend teams locked in after the first day, or can they be changed at any time?** > _A. No. They can be changed at any time._ > > **Q. Do defense teams reduce the attackers points by more if more of them are alive at the end of battle?** > _A. Unknown at this point in time. (My guess is no, but that is literally just my own guess)_ > > **Q. How I can I see how my defense team is doing?** > _A. At the moment you can’t, other than viewing your PVP combat log (in the normal PVP tab) and checking each defense and seeing if it’s from the current guild you’re warring against. However, the devs have mentioned they plan on adding something in the future._ > > ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/c/f/cffbd8013775d56db74b04fb215d82552e5a2e15.jpg) > **Offense** > > **Q. How main points are battles worth?** > _A._ > > > [@Ladyhawk (PC/Mobile and Console)](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ladyhawk-pc-mobile-and-console/28427/1): > > > > We’re re-jigging the points from a flat 300 across the board to: 250,275,300,325,350. This should make the paragon battles feel as if they’re worth a little more without skewing the results too far in terms of the effects of RNG. > > > [@3.0 Patch Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-0-patch-notes/21925/1): > > > > ~~The battles are worth (in order) 50, 100, 200, 400, 750 points. You get bonus points for use of the correct color, and a tiny bonus the more troops you have alive at the end of a game. A loss is worth a small fraction of a win. Quitting or skipping a battle is worth 0 points.~~ > > **Q. Does summoning a troop count as not having lost a troop for bonuses purposes?** > _A. Yes._ > _Source:_ > ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/2/62d9776bbe72f4154e22bf6775d4449284126317.png) > > _To further add to this: The number of colour troops you have is checked at the start of battle, while the surviving troops is checked at the end (obviously)._ > > ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/c/9c5032d78959c12ee278a1c5934094090b99a91d.jpg) > > **Q. Does the Hero count for colour bonuses, assuming they’re using the correct weapon?** > _A. Yes._ > > **Q. Do I gain points for a loss?** > _A. Yes. Albeit a small fraction of the points you’d get for a win._ > > > [@3.0 Patch Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-0-patch-notes/21925/1): > > > > A loss is worth a small fraction of a win. > > **Q. What is the forumla for the score at the end of the battle for a win?** > _A. This was changed recently, the current formula is unknown other than this info from Sirrian._ > > > [@Guild Wars, Point-Scoring for Battles, and You!](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guild-wars-point-scoring-for-battles-and-you/28179/1): > > > > FINAL\_SCORE = BASE\_SCORE + BASE\_SCORE \* (COLOR\_BONUS + SURVIVAL\_BONUS + SPEED\_BONUS + MANA\_BONUS + DAMAGE\_BONUS) > > ~~_A. (Base score + (number of troops of the day’s colour \* color bonus)) + (surviving troops \* 10%)_ > Example: I’m fighting a Soldier, with a full team of Yellow troops. My guild’s yellow bonus is 50%. I lose one troop in the fight, but still win.~~ > > ~~(50 + (4 \* 50% of base)) + (4 \* 10%) > = (50 + (200% of base)) + 30% > = (50 + 100) + 30% > = 150 + 30% > = 150 + 45 > = 195~~ > > > > ~~Thanks to @DonBoba for figuring this out.~~ > > **Q. Do troops have to be unique for the colour bonus from Guild Wars?** > _A. No._ > > ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/0/e/0e5e4180e976517d1e313d597440a402ae0943a7.jpg) > > Credit to @netwizard for the image. > > **Q. Can I fight guild wars without any of the War’s colour troops and still gain points?** > _A. Yes. Though you lose out on the colour bonus obviously._ > **Rewards** > > **Q. Is Guild Wars the only way to obtain the reward troops?** > _A. Yes… for now. They will be added to Guild Chests once the new set comes out._ > > ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/1/31f93e4ee7e278dbe85f517a0b3150307cc76f4c.jpg) > > Credit to @netwizard for the image. > > **Q. What are the rewards for winning the guild War of the day?** > _A. 24 hours of +100% XP and 50 Guild Seals. These rewards get sent to all members in the victorious guild._ > > **Q. Do the seals from winning a war count towards caps?** > _A. Yes._ > > > [@Seals from daily win rewards not counting](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/seals-from-daily-win-rewards-not-counting/23121/39): > > > > It should pretty much work like how seals are awarded in game (eg. claiming seals from the guild menu). > > > > Now it should: > > > > - Add 50 to your Seals count > > - Count towards your personal weekly total > > - Count towards your guild’s weekly total > > - NOT add to your personal or guild cap > > - But say you had 1500 weekly seals, and your guild had 20,000. It wont add to your personal total (as you are at the cap), but should still add to your guild total (as 40,000 is the cap there) (but you should still get the seals though to use) > > **Q. Are rewards calculated before or after the brackets at the end of the week?** > _A. Before. You’ll get your rewards before you move brackets._ > **Other** > > **Q. What is the colour bonus formula?** > _A. It appears to be a base 30% + 1% per 5 statue levels._ (Changed from week 1) > > **Q. When are we getting more team slots to deal with all the extra teams we now need?!** > _A. No ETA at the moment._ > Source: > [Guild Wars - Unanswered Questions - #15 by Nimhain](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guild-wars-unanswered-questions/23003/15) > > **Q. Is the colour order the same for all guilds?** > _A. It appears to be. The order should be: Yellow, Brown, Red, Purple, Green, Blue > However it appears to change each week. > Week 2: Green, Yellow, Red, Brown, Purple, Blue._ > > **Q. Do Sentinel bonuses apply anywhere other than Guild Wars? Do defense teams get sentinel bonuses?** > _A. No and yes respectively._ > _Note: Emphasis mine_ > > > [@3.0 Patch Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-0-patch-notes/21925/1): > > > > There are 4 Sentinels in Guild Wars (one for each Skill: Attack, Life, Armor & Magic), and your guild can interact with them to gain some bonuses in **Guild War battles**. > > These bonuses will apply for both on offense & defense. > > **Q. Do weekly event bonuses apply to guild wars?** > _A. Yes_ > > > [@On another topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/1004/2746): > > > > > [@On another topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/1004/2745): > > > > > > do the Event bonus will also be applied in the GW? > > > > Short Answer: Yes > > > > Long Answer: Hopefully event bonuses encourage a more diverse range of teams in Guild Wars, as it has been in PvP since it’s release. > > (Thanks to @Yonizaf for finding the quote!) > > **Q. What happens if my guild decides to skip a week?** > _A. Nimhain has provided an answer for this further down in this thread, and explains it better than I could._ > [Guild Wars - FAQ - #73 by Nimhain](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guild-wars-faq/23038/73) > > **Q. Can we move multiple brackets?** > _A. Yes, it is possible to move multiple brackets at once._ Feel free to add any questions/answers I’ve missed. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guild-wars-faq/23038)._