# Loss of Gem generation bonus for similar troops
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/loss-of-gem-generation-bonus-for-similar-troops/82985
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/loss-of-gem-generation-bonus-for-similar-troops/82985 "2024-01-17T10:03:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@GRADUR](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/GRADUR)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/loss-of-gem-generation-bonus-for-similar-troops/82985/1 "2024-01-17T10:03:10Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system:**
Windows 10, Steam
**Screenshot or image:**
**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:**
When you have 4 similar troops, you receive a +12 gem bonus, and since the bug happened, you only receive +8, even if you have all the fullfilled conditions.
**How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?**
allways since this weeke, maybe earlier
**Steps to make it happen again**
Just use “Calcedoine”, or “Todd Boisvert” (sorry, french names!), and the bonus don’t work corrrectely.
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### Author:  [@Lucien](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lucien)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/loss-of-gem-generation-bonus-for-similar-troops/82985/2 "2024-01-17T11:08:56Z")
see the number of threads disputing this very thing, it is intentional.
i guess translations are needed, its unfortunate you missed this information
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### Author:  [@Lucien](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lucien)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/loss-of-gem-generation-bonus-for-similar-troops/82985/3 "2024-01-17T11:09:22Z")
> [@Journey Event Scoring and Pathfinder Troop Rebalance information](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/journey-event-scoring-and-pathfinder-troop-rebalance-information/82979):
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> Hi everyone, Thanks for all your feedback about the [Pathfinder Troop rebalances](https://gemsofwar.com/badger-badger-badger/) and the Journey Event scoring. We are collecting your feedback in addition to monitoring how these changes are performing by reviewing our analytics and game data. The Pathfinder changes were in part made due to overwhelming evidence that they were ruining the PvP experience for the player base, with it being more unpleasant the lower level/newer the player is to the game. As mentioned in the blog post about the ch…
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### Author:  [@GRADUR](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/GRADUR)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/loss-of-gem-generation-bonus-for-similar-troops/82985/4 "2024-01-17T12:42:54Z")
Hi, Thanks for responding. Even if this wasn’t quite the answer I was awaiting for… I mean, what a pity. I’m more on the side of those who are moining about it, to be honest.
Well. Let’s see how the comunity will react, … and the developers also.
Cheers !
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### Author:  [@Stratelier](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stratelier)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/loss-of-gem-generation-bonus-for-similar-troops/82985/5 "2024-01-18T00:10:47Z")
Pathfinder looping was already [controversial enough](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/chalcedony-is-trash/78521) when the [first one](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-correctly-use-construct-teams/76372) debuted.
The new controversy about them being nerfed is a direct result of acclimating to them being previously OP (also the whole scoring system in Journey events).