# \[Reported\] Hint does not apply to the Epic Trial Team
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [October 9, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709 "2023-10-09T12:30:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@DAeron](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DAeron)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709/1 "2023-10-09T12:30:06Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system:**
All Platforms except Switch
**Screenshot or image:**
**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:**
I expected the Hint to apply to the team provided for use. The Hint only applies to the enemy team (Crimson Bat)
**How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?**
Since Epic Trials was changed yesterday.
**Steps to make it happen again**
Open the Epic Trials in Ghulvania.
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### Author:  [@Stratelier](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stratelier)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709/2 "2023-10-09T16:04:06Z")
Merlantis has a similar issue, but for different reasons (it advertises Submerged, but for the current team it is only useful for Kharybdis’s boost ratio, when previously it was completely useless because there Merlantis has literally no troops that Submerged can protect you from).
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### Author:  [@DAeron](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DAeron)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709/3 "2023-10-09T16:45:18Z")
At least they changed it so that it at least worked on some level and the hint applied to your chances of success in some way. In this one the only Life Stealing mechanic involves you converting Life from your own troops, which is not only counter to what the hint says but also detrimental to completing the trial at all and it wasnt that way before it was “fixed”.
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### Author:  [@Bramble](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Bramble)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709/4 "2023-10-09T23:14:49Z")
Hello, 🙂
Thank you for the screencapture.
I’ve let the development team know about this issue, and also included your screencapture into the created report.
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### Author:  [@kimber](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kimber)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709/5 "2023-10-09T21:00:34Z")
:iPad
Epic Trial Hint wrong. Only life consuming troop, takes life from allies not enemies
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### Author:  [@DAeron](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DAeron)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709/6 "2023-10-09T22:14:48Z")
> [@\[Reported\] Hint does not apply to the Epic Trial Team](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709):
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> Platform, device version and operating system: All Platforms except Switch Screenshot or image: What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened: I expected the Hint to apply to the team provided for use. The Hint only applies to the enemy team (Crimson Bat) How often does this happen? When did it begin happening? Since Epic Trials was changed yesterday. Steps to make it happen again Open the Epic Trials in Ghulvania.
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### Author:  [@Stratelier](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stratelier)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-hint-does-not-apply-to-the-epic-trial-team/81709/7 "2023-10-10T00:57:08Z")
Why not put Vlad the Unsated on the player team instead?