Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Dec. 11 Update and Trial Info
This article will cover:
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What has changed from last Trial event
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New rewards and game policies
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The new banner
Spoiler alert: It's not great news.
Nerfed Rewards
Happy… trial… event??? We're seeing some serious nerfs all around for this one. Gonna be honest here? This event is filler. Maintenance next time falls on Christmas day, so here's hoping for a real Christmas gift from Konami instead of… this Scrooge-like behavior. Firstly and most noticeably, the login rewards have been directly nerfed from last Trial event. Let's cover what we get this time, then compare.
| Day One | Gems x 100, Trial Quills x2 |
|---|---|
| Day Two | Enhancement Rune (1000 exp) x3, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Three | BH Coins x1000, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Four | Gold x 1000, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Five | Gems x100, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Six | BH Coins x1000, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Seven | Enhancement Rune(1000 exp) x3, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Eight | Gold x3000, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Nine | BH Coins x1000, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Ten | Gems x100, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Eleven | Gold x5000, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Twelve | Enhancement Rune(1000 exp) x3, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Thirteen | BH Coins x1000, Trial Quills x2 |
| Day Fourteen | Enhancement Rune(1000 exp) x3, Trial Quills x2 |
Veterans should immediately see what's wrong with this! These are the same login rewards as the previous Trial Event, but the gems have been nerfed from 500, 300 and 300 to all 100 respectively, incurring a total loss of 800 gems for players. That's horrendous! This is the second event in a row that a login board was worse than its predecessor- the winter Hunter Ranking had no login board!
That wasn't the only nerf. Formerly, BH rewards were more generous overall in normal seasons. Not anymore! The rewards in diamond and master have changed as follows.
| Ranking | Previous Reward | Current Reward |
|---|---|---|
| First Place | 200 Bounty Coins | 200 Bounty Coins |
| Second Place | 185 Bounty Coins | 185 Bounty Coins |
| Third Place | 170 Bounty Coins | 150 Bounty Coins |
| Fourth Place | 150 Bounty Coins | 70 Bounty Coins |
This was likely done to discourage AFK players from "wasting ether" but I have serious doubts if punishing real players' rewards for underperformance is the way to go.
On the plus side? Konami now has temporarily doubled experience (not rank points) for this Trial Event. Repeating stages now gives 200 Exp each rather than 100. Doubly on the plus side, and for BH this time, the rewards remained the same for ascending in the ranks.
| Rank | Reward |
|---|---|
| Gold 5 Promotion | 3*+ weapon guaranteed |
| Platinum 5 Promotion | 3*+ subweapon guaranteed |
| Diamond Promotion | 4*+ armor guaranteed |
| Master Promotion | 4*+ weapon guaranteed |
The 'Banner'
The banner. I think they just ran out of ideas. Look, it's the normal banner… but with slightly better rates. Knowing there are limited items in this game, there is no way I can, in good conscience, tell anyone to pull this. The normal rates are 6% for a 5* and the rates in this banner are 8% for a 5*, going from .24% in the usual banner to .32% for this banner for each weapon, evenly spread. Only whales should use this for AA.
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