# January Dev Q&A Summary **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [January 19, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/january-dev-q-a-summary/35083 "2018-01-19T03:12:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Arelana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/arelana/32/16081_2.png) [@Arelana](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Arelana)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/january-dev-q-a-summary/35083/162 "2018-01-29T17:37:59Z")
> [@Slypenslyde](#): > > I wish, for fun, there were some table somewhere that displayed the top 10 most-used teams and/or top 20 most-used troops. I would take this a step further and divide this into level brackets. Maybe a lot of low/mid-tier players are kvetching due to TDS, but it hasn’t been an issue for me for a long time and I play at a high level. Heck, I would love to see some sort of info on the top-20 most used troops _on defense_ for the level 1000+ bracket. ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/january-dev-q-a-summary/35083/163 "2018-01-29T18:10:19Z")
The counterargument I was making to this sort of leads me to “why I think TDS sees so much play”. _This is a theory, I don’t have data to support it!_ I still feel “midgame” and I’m at 930 hurtling towards 1000 by the end of the week. I don’t have Psion, Famine, Infernus, or half a dozen other troops that seem to form the backbone of the endgame arsenal. I got TDS at 400, and by 500 had the team I’ve been using since fully traited. Many of the endgame teams seem to be strong against a wide array of defenses but have a very narrow, very strong counter. So endgame players swap between their teams, making sure not to take a “bad” matchup. Midgame players tend to have one “really good” team and the rest of what they have is “75% of a good team”. TDS synergizes so well with so many other troops it’s extremely likely to be on that “really good” team. I’m still missing a couple of crucial dragons, but I think I have at least 5 viable TDS teams in my arsenal. I’m traiting a dwarves team, but just obtained Pharos-Ra so obviously that’s a distraction. It’ll probably be months before I have a not-TDS team that’s viable! So that’s my theory: TDS is “overused” because for mid-game it’s the most useful troop. A midgame player can’t adapt to their weaknesses, and TDS doesn’t have many glaring weaknesses. Taking it away feels weird, unless there’s some other choices for a midrange hero, or a way to get out of mid-game faster. I’ll see how the nerf affects it, but tbh I’m finding that the more I advance the more I want to spend time in Explore/Challenge matches than PvP. I crave arcane traitstones. None of the proposed nerfs seem like they’ll hurt TDS much in this area. ---
**Author:** ![Strat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Strat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Strat)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/january-dev-q-a-summary/35083/164 "2018-01-29T18:16:36Z")
> [@Slypenslyde](#): > > unless there’s some other choices for a midrange hero Heros will be getting a minor buff in v3.3. I dont know if it will make a difference at midgame… All 3 Perks on the Hero class will be active instead of just selecting one. It should help early gamers greatly. Of course, At end game those bonuses are minor. ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/january-dev-q-a-summary/35083/165 "2018-01-29T18:24:30Z")
Whoops, I meant “hero” in the sense of “a troop that can fit on so many teams almost any midrange player can use it” and forgot it has a specific meaning in this game. ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/january-dev-q-a-summary/35083/166 "2018-01-29T18:32:37Z")
Gorgotha was my mid-range hero. Not a great damage dealer, but does everything else (tanks, self-cleanses and generates big mana). Still an integral part of many of my teams at level 1175. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/january-dev-q-a-summary/35083.md?page=8)