# The Right to Arm Bears **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [December 25, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279 "2016-12-25T23:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Simon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@Simon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/21 "2016-12-26T07:17:36Z")
Oh sweet, a chance to stock up on Arcane Summer traitstones. ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/22 "2016-12-26T07:57:45Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/a/6/a6aabd640ec5ca802c0d045b60789b526130acc2.png) “70d ago” _hmmm!_ ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/23 "2016-12-26T08:09:16Z")
[Gems of War Database](http://ashtender.com/gems/) is now up to date with the new troops and events. There are shortcuts that can help you build a blue team, a giant team, etc. New troops: [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/ursine-warrior](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/ursine-warrior) > **[Snowy Owl - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6291)** > > Night Vision (8 Yellow): Destroy all Purple Gems, and create 7 Gems of a chosen color. ---
**Author:** ![turintuor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/turintuor/32/4097_2.png) [@turintuor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/turintuor)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/24 "2016-12-26T11:05:59Z")
It should be better than the gold bonus applied also to the +400 golds… And none of the 2 new troops has a Blue color which seems to mean devs want us to not test them… Strange ;-). ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 11:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/25 "2016-12-26T11:07:12Z")
My thoughs exactly xD I first thought it would be +400 gold per blue troop used. But I was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![HKdirewolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hkdirewolf/32/21614_2.png) [@HKdirewolf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HKdirewolf)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/26 "2016-12-26T11:19:11Z")
You can tell at least one of these troops were probably blue but the Devs have been trying to steer away from blue. Too many good blue troops around with valk. ---
**Author:** ![ColonielZoland88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/colonielzoland88/32/19387_2.png) [@ColonielZoland88](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ColonielZoland88)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/27 "2016-12-26T14:19:19Z")
This Stormheim event looks like a BIG improvement over the last one, these troops actually look pretty good this time. ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/28 "2016-12-26T16:14:26Z")
@sirrian @nimhain the +400 gold reward for an all-blue PvP invade win is applied _after_ the armour / VIP bonuses… is this intended? (I have checked it in three successive battles) If so, this really isn’t much of a reward (for me anyway) and doesn’t compensate for the inefficiency / longer battle time of using such a team… Match takes say 50% longer and gets me about 10% more gold… just not worth it… ---
**Author:** ![Mekkalyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mekkalyn/32/21868_2.png) [@Mekkalyn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mekkalyn)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/29 "2016-12-26T16:46:39Z")
> [@Jainus](#): > > @sirrian @nimhain the +400 gold reward for an all-blue PvP invade win is applied after the armour / VIP bonuses… is this intended? Wasn’t it the same way for the soul event? I think it’s intentional. And I agree that it isn’t worthwhile ---
**Author:** ![polyester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/polyester/32/59766_2.png) [@polyester](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/polyester)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/30 "2016-12-26T18:41:11Z")
If you’re reasonably lower-level, +400 gold per fight is _huge._ Not so much for the end-game players, but that’s OK by me. ---
**Author:** ![NYCUrbanity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nycurbanity/32/12919_2.png) [@NYCUrbanity](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NYCUrbanity)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/31 "2016-12-26T18:47:00Z")
Event is defenitely for lower level gamers. ---
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/32 "2016-12-27T03:10:19Z")
@Sirrian, This might be a little nit picky but the bonus gold event features a pic of the sea troll. Although the sea troll generates blue mana it doesn’t use blue mana and thus does not qualify for the event. Some players might find that confusing. ---
**Author:** ![Mahamoti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mahamoti/32/19354_2.png) [@Mahamoti](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mahamoti)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/33 "2016-12-27T03:25:05Z")
> [@htismaqe](#): > > This might be a little nit picky but the bonus gold event features a pic of the sea troll. Although the sea troll generates blue mana it doesn’t use blue mana and thus does not qualify for the event. Some players might find that confusing. They were obviously trolling. ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/34 "2016-12-27T06:22:03Z")
But lower level gamers will really struggle to put a viable blue team together. They’ll need to spend half the week farming souls to level blue troops they haven’t used. And if they don’t have EK or the Bat, they’re gonna find things hard… Seems a contradictory event somewhat to me… the players that can compete and use the bonus won’t value the 400 gold… and the players that do value 400 gold won’t be able to compete to get it… ---
**Author:** ![Spherix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/spherix/32/2388_2.png) [@Spherix](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Spherix)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/35 "2016-12-27T07:29:32Z")
That’s basically the whole event system in a nutshell. If you can afford to build a new team every week to be able to participate in the events, then you don’t need the rewards they give anyway. I think the event system has been awful for newer or more casual players, since it encourages them to invest resources in troops that won’t be viable after the event is over. It’s definitely pushed the minimum weekly time investment up to stay competitive. I was on the edge before, and I think it’s pushed me over. I simply don’t play enough to make it worth playing at all, so I’ve lost interest. ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/36 "2016-12-27T12:38:21Z")
New players also have an option to do explores (this week) to get those traitstones they need while completing this week’s event and getting some nice rewards. And end game players that do explores will just get something extra on the side. ---
**Author:** ![wskill](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wskill/32/1119_2.png) [@wskill](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/wskill)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/37 "2016-12-27T12:59:36Z")
I dont understand purple link on him… if he destroys purples that doesnt match them, and hed work best in a team that has no purple in it aswell… maybe devs can rethink that trait… Other than that i think hes a good troop to counter alastairs and especially knight coronets. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/38 "2016-12-27T13:44:01Z")
Hes a great troop to use in any purple teams, why? - He destroys purple, means he gives all purple manas to allies that needs them. If the skill said remove purple he wouldnt do that and would not be anything very special. - While he destroys purple gems, there is a high chance some new purple will drop inside the board. - He can create 7 purple gems as well, preparing the board for Giant Spider. - He has Magic Link, as well as Giant Spider, means that he is a really good troop in any teams who has two other purple troops, like death, hero(sorcerer) or BD in it. - Using hero in the team with Sorcerer Class guarantee you to have 3 troops with Magic Link, if Giant Spider is in it. I struggle to see why people are not liking this troop Magic Link trait. He is truely a gift to purple teams with Giant Spider in it. ---
**Author:** ![wskill](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wskill/32/1119_2.png) [@wskill](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/wskill)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/39 "2016-12-27T15:37:42Z")
Well stop struggling, you explained it well. It was just unclear. ---
**Author:** ![NYCUrbanity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nycurbanity/32/12919_2.png) [@NYCUrbanity](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NYCUrbanity)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279/40 "2016-12-27T15:52:00Z")
Valid point my friend. I’d rather jus use my quickest pvp team. May not get as much with the event +400 but the time it saves me grants a better ratio. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-right-to-arm-bears/17279.md?page=3)