So, this stage is called "Injustice"...
Well, the only thing unjustified is the fact that there ARE SIX MERLINS! Although I could obviously win this fight, I can see why some people might rage. Six Merlins really makes a rally overpowered...
Welcome to the magical world of Mini Warriors, a world called Algers. Lead armies to battle in the ruins of Matilda, or take to the new continent and fight there instead. This is war, and it's time to fight. Want to contact Gamerichie? EMail me @gamerichieawesomeness@gmail.com
Monday, November 16, 2015
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Rabbit VS Turtle
There are two types of leveling in this game. You can level quickly (like a rabbit) or you can level slowly (like a turtle). Most of you may know that there is a story about a rabbit and a turtle in a race. The rabbit ran way ahead of the turtle, but stopped to sleep and the turtle eventually defeated the rabbit by not stopping. Thus, slow and steady wins the race. In Mini Warriors, something similar is necessary.
For example, leveling quickly will cause many to stop leveling so quickly eventually (when you notice your army power starting to lack compared to those around you). I feel like this is happening to me at the moment.
Leveling slowly, on the other hand, means all your heroes and minions alike are maxed. However, leveling too slowly somewhat prevents progress to a certain degree. The reason I said "something similar is necessary" is because, although leveling slower is somewhat better than leveling quickly (in the long run), a balance is still needed to ensure you actually do progress.
I am not at a point where I can say that this is true completely, but hopefully there is enough truth in it to help some of you. And those at higher PLs than me can confirm or deny.
For example, leveling quickly will cause many to stop leveling so quickly eventually (when you notice your army power starting to lack compared to those around you). I feel like this is happening to me at the moment.
Leveling slowly, on the other hand, means all your heroes and minions alike are maxed. However, leveling too slowly somewhat prevents progress to a certain degree. The reason I said "something similar is necessary" is because, although leveling slower is somewhat better than leveling quickly (in the long run), a balance is still needed to ensure you actually do progress.
I am not at a point where I can say that this is true completely, but hopefully there is enough truth in it to help some of you. And those at higher PLs than me can confirm or deny.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Losing Interest
I'm starting to lose interest in this game. I think I might take break from this game until the guilds come out.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Low Army Power?
Sometimes people ask me why they have low army power. I'll use a recent PVP battle to answer this.
Take a look at dfefan's rally. It is of a person with higher prestige. But where does the low army power come into play? If could be from his heroes, but it is more likely to come in the form of units.
Take a look at this second image:
His troops are severely underupgraded. They are hovering around Lv 130. My troops, on the other hand, are clustered around Lv 180 with a few I didn't upgrade up yet. 50 unit levels on all your troops gives you an extra 40000 army power, so upgrading typically isn't a bad idea. After the rebalance of army power, I feel that you can rely on it a bit more and lower levels (like mine!).
Anyways, that being said, I also want to point out a glitch. In the top photo, next to Galahad there is Nicolai. Nicolai leads mounted archers. But in the bottom photo, it claims that the hero in that spot has ARCHER minions. Not quite sure why this happened...
Take a look at dfefan's rally. It is of a person with higher prestige. But where does the low army power come into play? If could be from his heroes, but it is more likely to come in the form of units.
Take a look at this second image:
His troops are severely underupgraded. They are hovering around Lv 130. My troops, on the other hand, are clustered around Lv 180 with a few I didn't upgrade up yet. 50 unit levels on all your troops gives you an extra 40000 army power, so upgrading typically isn't a bad idea. After the rebalance of army power, I feel that you can rely on it a bit more and lower levels (like mine!).
Anyways, that being said, I also want to point out a glitch. In the top photo, next to Galahad there is Nicolai. Nicolai leads mounted archers. But in the bottom photo, it claims that the hero in that spot has ARCHER minions. Not quite sure why this happened...
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Don't Overload
Often, when a rally collapses, it is because a hero is overloaded. This can happen in one of four ways:
The same applies for heroes matched up against skill counters. Hyacinth can be a very strong enemy hero-that's why I sometimes swap in and out Gawain.
Never overestimate the power of a hero and match them up against too many enemies. Alash can be wrecked by sufficient damage (as he is not invincible to everything) and Reinhard can be killed with a well-timed Elizabeth or Robinhood proc.
Make sure you don't make these mistakes (like me) when you are playing the game, ESPECIALLY in PVP.
- The hero's minions are matched against enemy minions that have an advantage against your minions.
- The hero is matched up against an enemy with a perfect skill counter.
- The hero is matched up against too many enemies.
The same applies for heroes matched up against skill counters. Hyacinth can be a very strong enemy hero-that's why I sometimes swap in and out Gawain.
Never overestimate the power of a hero and match them up against too many enemies. Alash can be wrecked by sufficient damage (as he is not invincible to everything) and Reinhard can be killed with a well-timed Elizabeth or Robinhood proc.
Make sure you don't make these mistakes (like me) when you are playing the game, ESPECIALLY in PVP.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Too Much is Not Good
A critical way of building rallies is to use the given advantages/disadvantages of the minions against each other. When you have too much of a single type of unit, your rally can become quite weak.
Too much infantry results in a major weakness against cavalry.
Too many pikemen makes your rally squishy.
Too many tanks causes your rally to be too defensive and you won't be able to do enough damage.
Too many ranged units causes breaches in your frontline and resulting in your ranged units being massacred.
Too much cavalry can cause breaches and make your rally squishy (cavalry do die quite often)
Remember to use a balanced rally and to use certain units against enemies weak to them (e.g. Pikemen VS Cavalry, Cavalry VS Infantry, Mages VS Pavisers).
Too much infantry results in a major weakness against cavalry.
Too many pikemen makes your rally squishy.
Too many tanks causes your rally to be too defensive and you won't be able to do enough damage.
Too many ranged units causes breaches in your frontline and resulting in your ranged units being massacred.
Too much cavalry can cause breaches and make your rally squishy (cavalry do die quite often)
Remember to use a balanced rally and to use certain units against enemies weak to them (e.g. Pikemen VS Cavalry, Cavalry VS Infantry, Mages VS Pavisers).
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Advanced Units #2-Pikemen
URZA
Urza is an interesting hero to pick here, but I will say Halberdier is the better choice as Urza gets two lives to boost his troops with. (Typically his troops always die before him, so unless you use a Hyacinth along with Urza I can't see much use in that)
LEONIDAS
Spartan is the obvious choice here. Not only is Leonidas already a Spartan, he dies too quickly for Halberdier to work effectively.
GAWAIN
For Gawain I still need to test this out. I don't know which advanced unit is the better choice but I do have a few ideas.
IGNATIUS AND ACHILLES
These two heroes are so similar in usage that I have grouped them together. For both I say Spartan is the better choice because they both can get tons of kills with their units. The heroes themselves are somewhat squishy, and Halberdier will probably not be as effective.
Urza is an interesting hero to pick here, but I will say Halberdier is the better choice as Urza gets two lives to boost his troops with. (Typically his troops always die before him, so unless you use a Hyacinth along with Urza I can't see much use in that)
LEONIDAS
Spartan is the obvious choice here. Not only is Leonidas already a Spartan, he dies too quickly for Halberdier to work effectively.
GAWAIN
For Gawain I still need to test this out. I don't know which advanced unit is the better choice but I do have a few ideas.
IGNATIUS AND ACHILLES
These two heroes are so similar in usage that I have grouped them together. For both I say Spartan is the better choice because they both can get tons of kills with their units. The heroes themselves are somewhat squishy, and Halberdier will probably not be as effective.
Free Accounts
Okay, I'm addressing all the people begging me for accounts with four-stars, etc. in this post.
I will DEFINITELY not be doing this, I don't know why people would think I would do this.
Firstly, it's a waste of my time to be honest. Sorry to be blunt (and maybe a bit rude) but I just cannot do this.
Also, to give an account away I would need to register a new account on a new device (one account per device...), and I don't nearly have enough devices for everyone to get an account.
To get four-stars, I'd need INSANE RNG and after obtaining all four-stars myself I don't think it's possible for me to be able to get tons of four-stars on another account. Remember-I am a player and an average human, not a god or a Triniti employee. I don't have any affiliation with Triniti either.
So sorry everyone, but it just isn't possible.
I will DEFINITELY not be doing this, I don't know why people would think I would do this.
Firstly, it's a waste of my time to be honest. Sorry to be blunt (and maybe a bit rude) but I just cannot do this.
Also, to give an account away I would need to register a new account on a new device (one account per device...), and I don't nearly have enough devices for everyone to get an account.
To get four-stars, I'd need INSANE RNG and after obtaining all four-stars myself I don't think it's possible for me to be able to get tons of four-stars on another account. Remember-I am a player and an average human, not a god or a Triniti employee. I don't have any affiliation with Triniti either.
So sorry everyone, but it just isn't possible.
Monday, November 9, 2015
To Hack or Not To Hack, That is the Question
Many people want to hack in this game and I have received several questions about whether hacking is okay or not in this game. My answer is OBVIOUSLY NOT! To play this game and actually enjoy it, one must play it through legitimately. I do understand that the RNG of this game can be a bit cruel (40 refreshes for me without a four-star) but still you must persevere on! Hacking is one of the worst things you can do in this game, and I definitely do not encourage it. Besides, hacking is something that can and WILL get you banned.
If you're one of those people requesting an account with four-stars and good items, I'll deal with that tomorrow ;)
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Edward Troops
I'm currently using Edward as a crit damage unit so I'mm wondering whehter to give him heavy musketeers to work with his skill or bombadiers to work with his luck.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
5+1 Advantages and Disadvantages
Using a 5+1 can be a very effective way to attack enemies. However, there are a few disadvantages.
First, it only works with PL ~70+. If you try it with lower PL (because of lower hero amount), it can leave gaping open spots in your rally.
Second, Reinhard is not a tanking god. He has faults and can die. If he does die it can severely leak through and get your ranged units massacred by a Lancelot that got through. Often my Philinus squad gets attacked and killed.
Advantages? Quite a few.
5+1 is a good idea if you have good three-star archers. The rest of your army attacks with strong firepower and your Reinhard (and maybe Alash) hold back until your army gets there. I prefer using my "firepower maximum row" in a 5+1 rally.
My "firepower maximum row" is a row consisting of Hyacinth, Ignatius, Saladin, and Octavius.
First, it only works with PL ~70+. If you try it with lower PL (because of lower hero amount), it can leave gaping open spots in your rally.
Second, Reinhard is not a tanking god. He has faults and can die. If he does die it can severely leak through and get your ranged units massacred by a Lancelot that got through. Often my Philinus squad gets attacked and killed.
Advantages? Quite a few.
5+1 is a good idea if you have good three-star archers. The rest of your army attacks with strong firepower and your Reinhard (and maybe Alash) hold back until your army gets there. I prefer using my "firepower maximum row" in a 5+1 rally.
My "firepower maximum row" is a row consisting of Hyacinth, Ignatius, Saladin, and Octavius.
Friday, November 6, 2015
5+1
This is a rally style that is quite popular nowadays due to the new promise in Reinhard. Several high firepower rows are made and Reinhard is meant to solo the rest of the enemy. Tomorrow I will discuss advantages and disadvantages.
Also, sorry about missing Octavius on yesterday's post.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Advanced Units #1-Infantry
greenlama recently gave me the idea to start this series. Remember, everyone, 90% of my content was suggested by someone, so please continue with suggestions and requests of what you want to see in the future!
I'll be comparing advanced units in this series. As there are two possible paths, sometimes it can be hard to choose.
There is the crusader, that works somewhat like a GDR troop, reflecting damage on enemies. The other possibility is the scutarii, which stuns quite often. Both are highly defensive types, but which one is best? For each hero, a different troop could be used to better effect, so I'll be directly comparing them for each infantry hero.
WILLIAM
William is a good damaging hero p, but unfortunately often dies too quickly. In this I'll say scutarii, to improve his defensive capability. I would use crusader occasionally, if I'm using him in a position to protect my archers in the top row of my 5+1 rally.
SEAMAS
I still need to experiment around here. Seamas could be very good with crusader (mini GDR) if the ability works for both his minions' lives. If it doesn't, I'd go for scutarii instead.
REINHARD
Definitely crusader. Reinhards troops die so often I feel it is better to allow them to damage Reinhard's attackers rather than use a potentially failing stun attack.
JOAN AND SALADIN
Scutarii. It increases the chance that one of these will be able to start dealing dangerous damage out.
HELMAR AND RAGNAR
These two die so quickly I think that crusader is the only option that would work. Suicide attackers...
OCTAVIUS
Octavius is meant to be a half-suicide frontline infantry so I would say crusader, but I still need to test him
However, remember this is just a general guide. There are situations where using one can still be better than the other even if I didn't write it here.
I'll be comparing advanced units in this series. As there are two possible paths, sometimes it can be hard to choose.
There is the crusader, that works somewhat like a GDR troop, reflecting damage on enemies. The other possibility is the scutarii, which stuns quite often. Both are highly defensive types, but which one is best? For each hero, a different troop could be used to better effect, so I'll be directly comparing them for each infantry hero.
WILLIAM
William is a good damaging hero p, but unfortunately often dies too quickly. In this I'll say scutarii, to improve his defensive capability. I would use crusader occasionally, if I'm using him in a position to protect my archers in the top row of my 5+1 rally.
SEAMAS
I still need to experiment around here. Seamas could be very good with crusader (mini GDR) if the ability works for both his minions' lives. If it doesn't, I'd go for scutarii instead.
REINHARD
Definitely crusader. Reinhards troops die so often I feel it is better to allow them to damage Reinhard's attackers rather than use a potentially failing stun attack.
JOAN AND SALADIN
Scutarii. It increases the chance that one of these will be able to start dealing dangerous damage out.
HELMAR AND RAGNAR
These two die so quickly I think that crusader is the only option that would work. Suicide attackers...
OCTAVIUS
Octavius is meant to be a half-suicide frontline infantry so I would say crusader, but I still need to test him
However, remember this is just a general guide. There are situations where using one can still be better than the other even if I didn't write it here.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
150000
About 150 battles to Cannon.
Also, thanks to everyone who has been with me from the start. Over time I am finding it more and more difficult to write good quality posts.
Also, thanks to everyone who has been with me from the start. Over time I am finding it more and more difficult to write good quality posts.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
PVP Bug
PL 187 guy challenged me with about twice my rally power...
>_<
Yep, definitely lost that one. They need to fix this glitch...
Sorry about the lack of an image, stupid image glitches are annoying.....
Sorry about the lack of an image, stupid image glitches are annoying.....
Monday, November 2, 2015
?!
Not sure what exactly happened, but on a friend's phone he was playing PVP and one of his opponents, Blume, was Prestige 0 with some crazy attack power. Blume had ten heroes that were level 67000, and they weren't even displayed. Stil trying to find info, also the images glitched out. I will repost them later.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Dealing with Lancelot
Nowadays Lancelot's procs are so overpowered I decided to create a whole post just about dealing with him. Gawain should be the perfect counter but if the enemy has a Hyacinth that would be a better use for Gawain. Achilles can counter well enough if you are using Gawain against an enemy Hyacinth, but if you don't have Achilles Leonidas or Ignatius could do just as well. Basically, just use any four-star pikemen. AOE damage (especailly 3-star archers that proc a lot) can help to cut down on his health pretty well, and why not just use Lancelot against himself? It can buy you some time to do that.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween everyone!
Gawain honestly looks like he really enjoys Halloween-I mean, just look at his devilish mask.
Gawain honestly looks like he really enjoys Halloween-I mean, just look at his devilish mask.
Remember-REGISTER
ANYONE who plays this game seriously should register an account. There have been countless examples of people losing accounts because they forget to register. So remember-REGISTER!
Also, sorry I missed a post yesterday, I was very tired and not feeling that well so I didn't post.
Also, sorry I missed a post yesterday, I was very tired and not feeling that well so I didn't post.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Chariot Lord
I believe I now have an explanation for one of the most ancient mysteries of Mini Warriors.
The chariot lord.
My theory/explanation is based off of the fact that Uriah and the Chariot Lord are never shown at the same time. When there is the Griffin Knight version of Uriah, the Chariot Lord does not exist. But when there is the Chariot Lord, there is not Griffin Knight.
So, my theory is that the Chariot Lord is ACTUALLY URIAH. There are small counters against this, but so far I have found nothing I can't counter. Anyways, it would make sense to have such a OP-looking hero worth 1000 US Dollars.
Post your opinion on this tough warrior below!
If you try to contradict me, I will debate against your contradictions, but please, only friendly debate!
Mini Warriors Trailer
Found this trailer for Mini Warriors, and if you pause the video at certain points you can see heroes that have never been added to the game. Firstly, the savages look COMPLETELY different. Also, can you find the potion-brewer, native chief, and white knight? Also, the Chariot figure is in the video!
Brutal Pumpkin Heads
I don't know if it's worth it to buy this...
I'll probably just get the Hades Ring and give it to Ignatius.
I'll probably just get the Hades Ring and give it to Ignatius.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Halloween v2
Well, last Halloween I was still a noob and didn't get much of the stages done. Anyways, I'm qutie glad it's returned. YAY for PUMPKINS!
Just screenshots for everyone to enjoy about my gameplay:
My progress as of Halloween 2014 (:/)
This is underpowered....
Cool pumpkin head!
Hey, look! The last stage was called "Happy Halloween". This stage glitched out. "Default Text", hmm...
Also, I'm doing a "Bad Halloween Joke of the Day" thing from now until Sunday. Enjoy. Or don't. I don't care.
Today's joke:
What monster is the best dancer?
The Boogie Man!
Just screenshots for everyone to enjoy about my gameplay:
My progress as of Halloween 2014 (:/)
This is underpowered....
Cool pumpkin head!
Hey, look! The last stage was called "Happy Halloween". This stage glitched out. "Default Text", hmm...
Also, I'm doing a "Bad Halloween Joke of the Day" thing from now until Sunday. Enjoy. Or don't. I don't care.
Today's joke:
What monster is the best dancer?
The Boogie Man!
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
What is the Community?
The Mini Warriors community seems a bit odd to me right now...
After reading Dan Tracy's comment on yesterday's post:
"Just found this site. Not much of a community so nice to see some in depth blogs about the game. Legion also reminds me of CoC, also I wonder how the arena will be. Weekly ranking tournament style?"
This quote makes me wonder if these blogs (mine, Kenny's and Wagner's) have kinda turned into the "community". I've been getting less views on my blog but more comments, giving me the idea that my blog has turned into a substitute community. Anyone agree/disagree? I still think the forums are more community-like.
After reading Dan Tracy's comment on yesterday's post:
"Just found this site. Not much of a community so nice to see some in depth blogs about the game. Legion also reminds me of CoC, also I wonder how the arena will be. Weekly ranking tournament style?"
This quote makes me wonder if these blogs (mine, Kenny's and Wagner's) have kinda turned into the "community". I've been getting less views on my blog but more comments, giving me the idea that my blog has turned into a substitute community. Anyone agree/disagree? I still think the forums are more community-like.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Gift System
I REALLY want a gift system to come out with the legion. It seems like a good idea, and I can give free items away to people too! Win-win! :)
Terim VS AOE
Yep. I officially have found a new way to counter Merlin. Terim. He distracts the enemy Merlin into trying to kill his dragon, and the result is that the enemy Merlin has no chance s to murder my troops.
No more sacing GDR for Merlin anymore!
No more sacing GDR for Merlin anymore!
Sunday, October 25, 2015
I don't get it...
I don't see how people can complain about hero levels being disproportionate to their PL I've never ran into this problem...
Terim ====> ?
My final decision-Nicolai. I'm removing Nicolai for Terim. I can't see the use in dropping anyone else.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Testing Terim
I've been testing Terim to see who I can drop and keep Terim. So far I'm thinking Edward, but El Cid is still a possibility.
Firstly, I tried putting Edward's gear on Terim and trying removing Edward and using Terim where I use Edward normally.
The result surprised me. He actually dealt quite a lot of damage!
A second test (in case that first one was just a fluke) gave nearly the same results:
I wanted to see how well Terim's dragon could do. Terim's dragon ended up distracted half of the enemy and once it vanished, it just came back to troll again. I'm wondering...
If it could distract enemy troops like that, what about AOE? I can already picture a bunch of three-star archers and a Sarky trying to kill it and failing. What about Merlin? This could be an excellent way to defend against Merlin. No GDR sacrifice necessary if you can just use Terim!
Terim doesn't work well against all melee rows, however.
Must test further.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Terim
Been trying out Terim lately, and I actually think he is quite good. I used to hate him for some odd reason I cannot explain anymore. The only question-who to swap out? I'm thinking maybe El Cid but at my point it doesn't really matter. STill testing the waters....
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Gltiched the System
The game doesn't like me having all the four-stars from the tavern, it's trying to stop me from refreshing!
:)
:)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Evolution of a Player
To continue to encourage newer players to play the game more, I've decided to show a few images that showed what I was like in the past. WARNING-Noobiness!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Set Complete!
Got Terim today with a bronze refresh, meaning I now have every single four-star except for Merlin and Uriah (not available for free), Manto and Mary Read (not available yet), and Cannon (still working to get him.
:)
:)
Sunday, October 18, 2015
An Unfortunate Truth
Mini Warriors is based in China, where Blogger and YouTube are both banned. Unfortunately, this means I cannot raise the morale for the Chinese community.
:(
:(
A Message to the Community
Post 500! :)
Check out Kenny Plays Games' post on this same subject on his blog.
I'm working with Kenny Plays Games to solve one of the biggest problems ever posed the Mini Warriors community. This problem is itself.
Yes, you heard me right. The community is steadily going downhill, and sooner or later this game will die from a lack of a decent community. The two of us, being quite attached players to this game, have decided to work to boost the poor community.
First problem-newer players are not feeling welcome and/or are not encouraged to play further. Often, newer players find the game complex and brutal, and fail to understand simple aspects of the game that can make the game easier and more fun, but, since there is so much to do, newer players tend to make major mistakes early on. I'm going to admit it, there was a time when I used two-stars over three-stars.
I highly encourage all of you readers out there to spread word about Mini Warriors, and recruit others to join this game and to play it through. Newer players feel that they have terrible and worthless rallies, and when they see better players discouraging use of some heroes, they feel they have not been lucky and their heroes are not good enough. Lacking a method to start over, many simply quit. So, what we must do is to encourage the newer community. Better players, find newer players and encourage them as much as you can, and give them as much help as possible.
Second problem-shaving off the top. I expect many will not understand what I mean by that. What I am trying to describe is that the Mini Warriors community is like a pyramid. The bottom and biggest chunk of the pyramid is the newer player section, consisting of people from PL 0 - PL 30. A middle chunk consists of people from PL 30 - PL 80. There is a middle-high chunk from PL 80 - PL 150, and then the tip of the pyramid, PL 150+. There are many very pro people who are quitting because they do not find the game interesting enough anymore. This is discouraging to newer players. If one starts a game, one typically does not want to see professionals quitting left, right, and center.
The fix for this one is harder. It will be difficult to prevent pros from quitting, although I'm thinking this is because of poor performance on Triniti's part.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Community or Company
Sometimes good games are ruined. Why are the ruined? There are often two reasons.
1-Bad company (a bad company can make bad changes to a game)
2-Bad community (a discouraging community is quite detrimental to a game)
Which one is it? That's up to you to decide.
1-Bad company (a bad company can make bad changes to a game)
2-Bad community (a discouraging community is quite detrimental to a game)
Which one is it? That's up to you to decide.
ಥ_ಥ
I found ten gift codes that I thought would work.
AT3WL9LKL639 37MKM69A49NE MHEWAYLMRA3P NXXXE4FHWMF9 RE3ALTAX996K H6T7PXWY7EPY MLY7MEXATX66 R6EKL67NT9TM T4NM4KTAXH3J JLRRKHEWTT7X
Shortly after I booted up my game and got ready to test, I found out some sad news...
The "gift code" thing has been removed. I think this kills all hope for that.
AT3WL9LKL639 37MKM69A49NE MHEWAYLMRA3P NXXXE4FHWMF9 RE3ALTAX996K H6T7PXWY7EPY MLY7MEXATX66 R6EKL67NT9TM T4NM4KTAXH3J JLRRKHEWTT7X
Shortly after I booted up my game and got ready to test, I found out some sad news...
The "gift code" thing has been removed. I think this kills all hope for that.
Alash?
Why did Alash take so much damage from this battle? I get why Carter did, I sac'd him against an enemy William, also Lancelot got himself killed by running into Merlin, but why Alash took so much damage is odd. He was not against AOE or Achilles.
Also, ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°), ( ͠° ͟Ê– ͡°), ᕦ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°)ᕤ, ( ͡~ ͜Ê– ͡°). ( ͡o ͜Ê– ͡o), ͡° ͜Ê– ͡ -, ( ͡͡ ° ͜ Ê– ͡ °), ( ͡ ͡° ͡° Ê– ͡° ͡°). (ง ͠° ͟Ù„͜ ͡°)ง, ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡ °), (Ê– ͜° ͜Ê–). Reinhard lived to the end of the battle, and this happened:
Reinhard = good
Also, ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°), ( ͠° ͟Ê– ͡°), ᕦ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°)ᕤ, ( ͡~ ͜Ê– ͡°). ( ͡o ͜Ê– ͡o), ͡° ͜Ê– ͡ -, ( ͡͡ ° ͜ Ê– ͡ °), ( ͡ ͡° ͡° Ê– ͡° ͡°). (ง ͠° ͟Ù„͜ ͡°)ง, ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡ °), (Ê– ͜° ͜Ê–). Reinhard lived to the end of the battle, and this happened:
Reinhard = good
Kelly the Killer
Wow. Kelly can actually kill without getting hurt. She just one-shot my Gilles de Rais (his squad is dead because Merlin proced, see dead Merlin?). So... wow.
Now I'm wondering what Kelly does against Eugene. If Eugene proced and Kelly proced and hit Eugene, does it kill him or does it heal him to full?
Probably kills him, since GDR couldn't reflect the damage.
Now I'm wondering what Kelly does against Eugene. If Eugene proced and Kelly proced and hit Eugene, does it kill him or does it heal him to full?
Probably kills him, since GDR couldn't reflect the damage.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Difficult Heroes #2-Kelly
Since I talked about hero-killers in my other post, I feel like I should address Kelly, a hero that can one-shot enemy heroes. Her proc rate is extremely low (25% at Level 10). Anyways, Kelly's skill will kill any hero with one hit. Urza does still resurrect if Kelly hits him and Reinhard is the exception. Reinhard can actually not take damage from Kelly's skill if he has Holy Shield triggered.
I believe Kelly is most useful in only one major situation in the endgame. And this case is when used against Uriah. Uriah's skill can be very annoying, since it procs quite often. With Kelly, however, one-shoting Uriah prevents him from wrecking your backline. Kelly could be used to take out annoying heroes but to be honest I can't find too much use in her. Overall she is decent but can be easily swapped for.
By the way, did you know that Eugene's skill doesn't protect him or his companion against Kelly? Kelly will one-shot Eugene even with skill on.
I believe Kelly is most useful in only one major situation in the endgame. And this case is when used against Uriah. Uriah's skill can be very annoying, since it procs quite often. With Kelly, however, one-shoting Uriah prevents him from wrecking your backline. Kelly could be used to take out annoying heroes but to be honest I can't find too much use in her. Overall she is decent but can be easily swapped for.
By the way, did you know that Eugene's skill doesn't protect him or his companion against Kelly? Kelly will one-shot Eugene even with skill on.
Experiments #1-Hero Killers
First time I've decided to start testing out stuff about the game. Since I have so many four-star heroes, I feel like it would be bad to not use this to my advantage and use them to test aspects of the game out.
I've been testing out a bunch of hero-targetting heroes (Nicolai, Elizabeth, Robinhood, Morgana, and Circe), and here are my results. I decided to test them out in a test rally against a weaker PVP opponent.
I took out some heroes from my rally on purpose, I essentially wanted as little AOE as possible, but not so little that I could not win the battle.
This was the battle I did.
I used 5 + 1 so I could see how the enemy reacted to my mass of hero-targetters.
By the way, I'm going to be re-conducting this test tomorrow with Kelly added in, I couldn't find any PVP battle I felt confident I could win once Kelly was added.
Eugene was used because he protects heroes and I wanted my hero-killers to stay alive as long as possible, since the enemy used 3 MA strategy.
Not sure Nicolai and Elizabeth really did that well, the damage does not look very good.
Also, Robinhood proced 6 times, which is decent. Only Level 5 skill, so....
By the way, "hardest" PVP battle of the day, I barely won!
Then again, I was testing.
I've been testing out a bunch of hero-targetting heroes (Nicolai, Elizabeth, Robinhood, Morgana, and Circe), and here are my results. I decided to test them out in a test rally against a weaker PVP opponent.
I took out some heroes from my rally on purpose, I essentially wanted as little AOE as possible, but not so little that I could not win the battle.
This was the battle I did.
I used 5 + 1 so I could see how the enemy reacted to my mass of hero-targetters.
By the way, I'm going to be re-conducting this test tomorrow with Kelly added in, I couldn't find any PVP battle I felt confident I could win once Kelly was added.
Eugene was used because he protects heroes and I wanted my hero-killers to stay alive as long as possible, since the enemy used 3 MA strategy.
Not sure Nicolai and Elizabeth really did that well, the damage does not look very good.
Also, Robinhood proced 6 times, which is decent. Only Level 5 skill, so....
By the way, "hardest" PVP battle of the day, I barely won!
Then again, I was testing.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Three-Star Substitutes
Some three-stars can work as sufficient substitutes for four-stars that you do not have. Examples:
Reinhard can easily be substitued by 3-star Reinhards.
3-star Carters don't work very well, but are decent.
3-star Archers are the best 3-stars.
Polymorph mages are excellent.
3-star musketeers are decent, but because of the lowered proc rate they are not as good as they once were.
Reinhard can easily be substitued by 3-star Reinhards.
3-star Carters don't work very well, but are decent.
3-star Archers are the best 3-stars.
Polymorph mages are excellent.
3-star musketeers are decent, but because of the lowered proc rate they are not as good as they once were.
Long Term Heroes
In Mini Warriors, many heroes are best when you are at higher levels. These are not so good at lower levels but can be very excellent at higher levels. The heroes on today's post are mostly heroes that are very good at higher levels and should be kept and trained so that they are not behind when you achieve higher levels.
They include:
Merlin
Sarky
Terim (surprisingly not bad at higher levels)
Uriah
Hyacinth
Reinhard
Seamas (also not bad at higher levels)
Gilles de Rais
Circe
Belthor
Robinhood (not that bad at higher levels)
Alash
They include:
Merlin
Sarky
Terim (surprisingly not bad at higher levels)
Uriah
Hyacinth
Reinhard
Seamas (also not bad at higher levels)
Gilles de Rais
Circe
Belthor
Robinhood (not that bad at higher levels)
Alash
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Difficult Heroes #1-Charles Martel
This is a new series, where I suggest how heroes with poor overall quality should be used. First of all, good old Charles Martel.
Charles Martel is probably the worst four-star hero there is. But how can using him be possible? First of all, he should never be used in a defensive situation (A.K.A. when you are offline and the enemy attacks you), because his skill gives you morale, and the computer uses morale terribly.
Charles Martel should be only used offensively, and where your morale skills are very useful. Because of the 1.8 morale cooldown update, he has diminshed in use. However, since he gives you extra morale and extra morale tends to be versatile, you coud spend it on several different things. Mist and heal orb to protect your own troops, explosion to damage the enemy, and militia/ninjas/giants to attack the enemy. Overall, he still remains weak and difficult to use.
Charles Martel is probably the worst four-star hero there is. But how can using him be possible? First of all, he should never be used in a defensive situation (A.K.A. when you are offline and the enemy attacks you), because his skill gives you morale, and the computer uses morale terribly.
Charles Martel should be only used offensively, and where your morale skills are very useful. Because of the 1.8 morale cooldown update, he has diminshed in use. However, since he gives you extra morale and extra morale tends to be versatile, you coud spend it on several different things. Mist and heal orb to protect your own troops, explosion to damage the enemy, and militia/ninjas/giants to attack the enemy. Overall, he still remains weak and difficult to use.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Apology
Sorry for the continuously downhill quality of my posts, I've been really busy. I'll try to keep going on.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Vote
There are two things I'm in the middle of doing right now and I want you guys to vote on what I should finish first, the hero guide or the hero comparison page? I don't really care, so I wanted you guys to have to choice on what you would like to see sooner.
Also, on the hero guide, you can say which heroes you want me to finish first.
Also, on the hero guide, you can say which heroes you want me to finish first.
Rally Page-FIXED!
Okay, apparently a page can only fit 100 comments... I'm deleting all the comments and restarting the page. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone!
Rally Page
The Rally Page is glitching out. Sorry to everyone whose rallies have not been replied too or even showing up, because the page has glitched out. Still working out this problem right now.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Edward IV Get!
Okay, this leaves just Terim, Cannon, Merlin, Uriah, Manto, Mary Read, and the five new heroes coming soon for me! :D
I'm still leveling him...
I'm still leveling him...
Saturday, October 10, 2015
New Page-Hero Name Origins!
I did some research and recalled some things from memory, and compiled this page. This page is a list of all the four-stars and their name origins.
Also, believe it or not, this was 100% from my brain. No searching anything up.
Achilles-Greek mythological hero who was invincible everywhere but his heel, which led to his unfortunate demise when an arrow hit his heel.
Alash-?
Anatol-The name of the main character from an Austrian play.
Bellerophon-A Greek hero who killed many monsters.
Belthor-?
Cannon-?
Carter-?
Cedric-?
Charles the Great-Also known as Charlemagne, he was a Frankish king that extended the kingdom of the Franks to it's greatest size.
Charles Martel-The grandfather of Charlemagne, he was known for inflicting an epic defeat upon a Muslim army at the battle of Tours. The last name "Martel" was dubbed onto him later, meaning "hammer".
Circe-The Greek god of magic.
Cyrus-A Persian that assassinated the last king of the Medes, and started the Persian Empire that would later extended from the Indus to Egypt.
Edward-Also known as Edward Teach/Blackbeard, he was a pirate known to attack enemy ships and plunder loot.
Edward IV-A king of England that began the house of York.
Einar-?
El Cid-A Spanish lord whose full name is El Cid Campeador (The Lord Champion). He fought for many different Spanish kingdoms at a time when Spain was chaotic and fragmented.
Elizabeth-England's Virgin Queen who never married. Elizabeth was known for several notable events during her reign.
Eugene-?
Galahad-A knight serving King Arthur in Celtic mythology. He found the Holy Grail, according to the myth.
Gawain-Another knight of the Round Table, along with Galahad and Lancelot. He was the greatest knight until Lancelot came.
Gilles de Rais-A lord working with Joan of Arc during the French attempts to free themselves from English rule. Eventually executed for torturing children.
Hedvig-?
Helmar-?
Hilda-?
Hyacinth-?
Ignatius-Also known as Ignatius of Antioch, he was a church bishop.
Jerome-?
Joan-A.K.A, Joan of Arc. French rebel until the English burned her, believing she was a witch.
Kelly-?
Lancelot-A knight of the Round Table who was the purest until his downfall in having an affair with King Arthur's wife, Queen Guinevere.
Leonidas-King of the Spartans during a golden age of Sparta.
Manto-?
Mary Read-An infamous female pirate that plundered ships in the Caribbean.
Merlin-King Arthur's advisor that eventually fell under a spell cast by Vivian, Lady of the Lake.
Morgana-King Arthur's sister that attempted to kill him several times.
Nicolai-?
Octavius-Julius Caesar's grandson that became the first Roman Emperor. Also known as Augustus or Octavian.
Philinus-A Carthaginian historian who served as head advisor to King Hannibal of the Carthaginians as Hannibal led them in an attack on the Roman Empire.
Ragnar-?
Reinhard-?*
Robinhood-A 11th century British hero that supposedly stole from the rich to give to the poor.
Saladin-A Muslim king that fought many Europeans during the Crusades.
Sarah-The wife of Abraham in the Bible.
Sarky-?**
Seamas/Summers-?
Shazzo-?
Terim-?***
Uriah-A Hittite (an ancient Turkish kingdom) that did many great deeds.
Urza-A character from Magic: The Gathering?
William-A German leader?
William Tell-A Swiss hero reputed to have shot an apple off his son's head.
Alexander-A Macedonian who liberated all of the Greeks and led them on a conquest which eventually led to the downfall of Persia.
Arthur-King of Camelot in Celtic mythology. May have actually existed.
*-I do know a friend who is a WWII geek, and he has told me Reinhard was a Nazi general.
**-Couldn't think of anything relating to Sarky, but I did find out it actually is a word meaning "sarcastic".
***-In the story/description of Terim, it states his name is Tristram, for some reason. Closest thing I could find was another Knight of the Round Table.
Also, believe it or not, this was 100% from my brain. No searching anything up.
Achilles-Greek mythological hero who was invincible everywhere but his heel, which led to his unfortunate demise when an arrow hit his heel.
Alash-?
Anatol-The name of the main character from an Austrian play.
Bellerophon-A Greek hero who killed many monsters.
Belthor-?
Cannon-?
Carter-?
Cedric-?
Charles the Great-Also known as Charlemagne, he was a Frankish king that extended the kingdom of the Franks to it's greatest size.
Charles Martel-The grandfather of Charlemagne, he was known for inflicting an epic defeat upon a Muslim army at the battle of Tours. The last name "Martel" was dubbed onto him later, meaning "hammer".
Circe-The Greek god of magic.
Cyrus-A Persian that assassinated the last king of the Medes, and started the Persian Empire that would later extended from the Indus to Egypt.
Edward-Also known as Edward Teach/Blackbeard, he was a pirate known to attack enemy ships and plunder loot.
Edward IV-A king of England that began the house of York.
Einar-?
El Cid-A Spanish lord whose full name is El Cid Campeador (The Lord Champion). He fought for many different Spanish kingdoms at a time when Spain was chaotic and fragmented.
Elizabeth-England's Virgin Queen who never married. Elizabeth was known for several notable events during her reign.
Eugene-?
Galahad-A knight serving King Arthur in Celtic mythology. He found the Holy Grail, according to the myth.
Gawain-Another knight of the Round Table, along with Galahad and Lancelot. He was the greatest knight until Lancelot came.
Gilles de Rais-A lord working with Joan of Arc during the French attempts to free themselves from English rule. Eventually executed for torturing children.
Hedvig-?
Helmar-?
Hilda-?
Hyacinth-?
Ignatius-Also known as Ignatius of Antioch, he was a church bishop.
Jerome-?
Joan-A.K.A, Joan of Arc. French rebel until the English burned her, believing she was a witch.
Kelly-?
Lancelot-A knight of the Round Table who was the purest until his downfall in having an affair with King Arthur's wife, Queen Guinevere.
Leonidas-King of the Spartans during a golden age of Sparta.
Manto-?
Mary Read-An infamous female pirate that plundered ships in the Caribbean.
Merlin-King Arthur's advisor that eventually fell under a spell cast by Vivian, Lady of the Lake.
Morgana-King Arthur's sister that attempted to kill him several times.
Nicolai-?
Octavius-Julius Caesar's grandson that became the first Roman Emperor. Also known as Augustus or Octavian.
Philinus-A Carthaginian historian who served as head advisor to King Hannibal of the Carthaginians as Hannibal led them in an attack on the Roman Empire.
Ragnar-?
Reinhard-?*
Robinhood-A 11th century British hero that supposedly stole from the rich to give to the poor.
Saladin-A Muslim king that fought many Europeans during the Crusades.
Sarah-The wife of Abraham in the Bible.
Sarky-?**
Seamas/Summers-?
Shazzo-?
Terim-?***
Uriah-A Hittite (an ancient Turkish kingdom) that did many great deeds.
Urza-A character from Magic: The Gathering?
William-A German leader?
William Tell-A Swiss hero reputed to have shot an apple off his son's head.
Alexander-A Macedonian who liberated all of the Greeks and led them on a conquest which eventually led to the downfall of Persia.
Arthur-King of Camelot in Celtic mythology. May have actually existed.
*-I do know a friend who is a WWII geek, and he has told me Reinhard was a Nazi general.
**-Couldn't think of anything relating to Sarky, but I did find out it actually is a word meaning "sarcastic".
***-In the story/description of Terim, it states his name is Tristram, for some reason. Closest thing I could find was another Knight of the Round Table.
Cavalry Broken-DO NOT USE YET
Templar Cavalry have so far proved to be useless. Although they are immune to stun and polymorph, it seems that enemies will not even try to polymorph them. Polymorph mages will only proc on the nearest squad to them, and it seems that upgrading to them is useless. There is also a rumor that shock cavalry are not working either.
Seems like Triniti's coding style is bad. No wonder there are many problems with this game. I honestly want to take a look at the Tavern Rate code and the PVP Matchup code for this game.
Seems like Triniti's coding style is bad. No wonder there are many problems with this game. I honestly want to take a look at the Tavern Rate code and the PVP Matchup code for this game.
Friday, October 9, 2015
CATAPULTS AND CASTLES?!
Found a image from the oldest days of Mini Warriors. It depicts what are... CATAPULTS! AMAZING!
Also, a castle:
Also, a castle:
?
Take a look at this image. It seems to be very odd...
Any explanations? Nope.
Especially notice what the heroes are called. "Great Wizard"?
Any explanations? Nope.
Especially notice what the heroes are called. "Great Wizard"?
5-Star (wait, no)
Found a hero I thought was a new one.

See the guy with a hammer on a griffin? Then, I realized it was actually...

Whoops! Also, I found a schematic on the blonde female mage on the homescreen.

See the guy with a hammer on a griffin? Then, I realized it was actually...
Whoops! Also, I found a schematic on the blonde female mage on the homescreen.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Hero Comparisons
Many heroes in this game are similar in power. This post is intended to help you distinguish between which heroes should be used.
Healers
Sarah, Philinus, Jerome, Manto, and Hyacinth.
Hyacinth is a powerful healer. He typically heal more than Sarah, and will be able to protect an entire row for a long time. Especially strong with Octavius.
Sarah doesn't heal that much when you compare her to her competitors. Of course, she can be a good healer if you don't have anything else, but her skill has to proc to heal, unlike Hyacinth.
Manto is essentially a more than good replacement for Sarah. He heals more but his drawback is if allies move out of his "healing spring", his heal becomes worthless.
Jerome is okay when used along heroes that don't rely too much on their minions, but because of his low proc rate, he is outstripped by Philinus.
Philinus is an excellent guy to keep heroes alive. His good heal works excellently with Reinhard. Overall, quite a useful hero.
(more coming soon)
Healers
Sarah, Philinus, Jerome, Manto, and Hyacinth.
Hyacinth is a powerful healer. He typically heal more than Sarah, and will be able to protect an entire row for a long time. Especially strong with Octavius.
Sarah doesn't heal that much when you compare her to her competitors. Of course, she can be a good healer if you don't have anything else, but her skill has to proc to heal, unlike Hyacinth.
Manto is essentially a more than good replacement for Sarah. He heals more but his drawback is if allies move out of his "healing spring", his heal becomes worthless.
Jerome is okay when used along heroes that don't rely too much on their minions, but because of his low proc rate, he is outstripped by Philinus.
Philinus is an excellent guy to keep heroes alive. His good heal works excellently with Reinhard. Overall, quite a useful hero.
(more coming soon)
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Anticipate this Weekend!
Just wanted to throw it out there: This weekend we have Friday off (some teacher development day) so I'll be sure to work on the Hero Guide a bit more. Please hang in there!
Also, Triniti seems to be okay with several heroes having the same first name.
Edward, Edward IV
William, William Tell
Charles Martel, Charles the Great
Also, Triniti seems to be okay with several heroes having the same first name.
Edward, Edward IV
William, William Tell
Charles Martel, Charles the Great
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Thank You, Followers
I have had many moments in the history of my blog where I have wanted to quit doing this. And yet, the blog continues today. Why? I do it for all of the followers surrounding my blog. Without this group of followers, this blog would ave been long gone. Thank you, everyone.
Random Stuff
Well, look at that! Nearing post 500! I have no ideas about what to do for this one. Anyways, I also wanted to just tell everyone that when the Legion comes out, if it is possible to create your own Legion with your own name, I'll create one called the Order of the Elites. Yeah, crappy name.....
Sunday, October 4, 2015
The Disappointing Community
Looking through the forums I have found several negative figures in the Mini Warriors community. I'm wondering if this game is on a downhill slope...
If the game really is going downhill, I'm going to try to keep on playing as long as I can, but there is always a point where a game can go too far. If that happens with Mini Warriors, I think I might quit.
If the game really is going downhill, I'm going to try to keep on playing as long as I can, but there is always a point where a game can go too far. If that happens with Mini Warriors, I think I might quit.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Three-Stars and Four-Stars
I have seen tons of people raging because of the tavern rates for four-stars being too "low". Thus, I created this thread to try to eliminate these "rage threads". I have a theory about how the tavern works based a few pieces of information.
1-The fact that when you use a bronze/silver refresh and get a non-two or one-star hero, it will say "A three or four star hero has just showed up!", as IF THEY WERE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME.
2-The fact that my biggest failstreak (40 refreshes, no four-stars) was when I COLLECTED THREE-STARS. Upon dismissing most of my three-stars, my luck changed to NEARLY 1 IN 3!
So, my idea is that the chances that a four-star shows up is governed by the following idea:
More four-stars and three-stars = Less chance to get one
It seems reasonable, right? The game should be balanced, so that everyone doesn't get all the four-stars right off the bat.
If any of you tavern-raging people are mad at this rate, I have two things to say. One, try dismissing all your three-stars and see if that helps (I am not responsible if it doesn't). Two, remember that four-stars are SUPPOSED TO BE RARE!!! (those players with all four-stars at low levels tend to spend lots of cash).
If you aren't a tavern-rager, then I say that you should spread the word. There is no way this is going to stay at the top of the posts list, and there is even less chance this will be stickied, so word of mouth is the only way my theory could spread around.
One more note: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LOSS OF THREE-STARS IF YOU TRY MY STRATEGY AND IT FAILS. I DIDN'T DISMISS ALL MY THREE-STARS, I KEPT MY ARCHERS AND MUSKETEERS! KEEP THAT IN MIND!
1-The fact that when you use a bronze/silver refresh and get a non-two or one-star hero, it will say "A three or four star hero has just showed up!", as IF THEY WERE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME.
2-The fact that my biggest failstreak (40 refreshes, no four-stars) was when I COLLECTED THREE-STARS. Upon dismissing most of my three-stars, my luck changed to NEARLY 1 IN 3!
So, my idea is that the chances that a four-star shows up is governed by the following idea:
More four-stars and three-stars = Less chance to get one
It seems reasonable, right? The game should be balanced, so that everyone doesn't get all the four-stars right off the bat.
If any of you tavern-raging people are mad at this rate, I have two things to say. One, try dismissing all your three-stars and see if that helps (I am not responsible if it doesn't). Two, remember that four-stars are SUPPOSED TO BE RARE!!! (those players with all four-stars at low levels tend to spend lots of cash).
If you aren't a tavern-rager, then I say that you should spread the word. There is no way this is going to stay at the top of the posts list, and there is even less chance this will be stickied, so word of mouth is the only way my theory could spread around.
One more note: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LOSS OF THREE-STARS IF YOU TRY MY STRATEGY AND IT FAILS. I DIDN'T DISMISS ALL MY THREE-STARS, I KEPT MY ARCHERS AND MUSKETEERS! KEEP THAT IN MIND!
I posted this on the forums too.
Friday, October 2, 2015
New Heroes
Lel, forgot to show this image earlier, it's a picture of the new heroes I got along with Achilles and Saladin.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
When I Was A Noob
I decided to do a flashback today, and here is what I found:
I can't believe I was that nooby at one point xD
Look how many problems there are in my rally! Plus, Urza is terrible and I though El Cid was xD!
I can't believe I was that nooby at one point xD
Look how many problems there are in my rally! Plus, Urza is terrible and I though El Cid was xD!
My Opinion #8-Terim
Some people say he is a must-have now, but no matter what I just cannot find the usefulness in him. Can any of you find it? It still seems to be he's a loser
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