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Steam News5 March 20242y ago

7.4 Update

We have added the first expansion for the new PvP system, Monoliths. Monoliths are PvE battles that provide buffs to your team when fighting PvP Battles. Learn more about them below.

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addedWe have added the first expansion for the new PvP system, Monoliths. Monoliths are PvE battles that provide buffs to your team when fighting PvP Battles. Learn more about them below.
changedMonolithsEach Monolith gives a buff that applies to all Regions in PvP
changedMonolithsWinning further battles within a Monolith will increase the effect of the buff and give an additional 1 hour to the duration.
changedMonolithsIf a Monolith’s duration reaches 0, then the Monolith will reset and players will need to win the first battle again to activate it.
changedMonolith BattlesThis means there are 5 levels of power for the Monolith’s PvP buff.
changedMonolith BattlesMonolith Battles require Monolith Sigils, which can be gained from purchasing the Monolith Sigil Bundle from the PvP Shop, or defeating Valhawks in PvP Battles (see below for more info about Valhawks).

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addedWe have added the first expansion for the new PvP system, Monoliths. Monoliths are PvE battles that provide buffs to your team when fighting PvP Battles. Learn more about them below.
changedEach Monolith gives a buff that applies to all Regions in PvP
changedWinning further battles within a Monolith will increase the effect of the buff and give an additional 1 hour to the duration.
changedIf a Monolith’s duration reaches 0, then the Monolith will reset and players will need to win the first battle again to activate it.
changedThis means there are 5 levels of power for the Monolith’s PvP buff.

We have added the first expansion for the new PvP system, Monoliths. Monoliths are PvE battles that provide buffs to your team when fighting PvP Battles. Learn more about them below.

Monoliths

  • All Regions have Monoliths, however the number of Monoliths will be related to which ring the Region belongs to:

    • Center Ring: 3 Monoliths

    • Inner Ring: 4 Monoliths

    • Outer Ring: 5 Monoliths

  • Each Monolith gives a buff that applies to all Regions in PvP

  • Winning a battle in a Monolith will unlock its Buff which applies for 1 hour.

  • Winning further battles within a Monolith will increase the effect of the buff and give an additional 1 hour to the duration.

  • If a Monolith’s duration reaches 0, then the Monolith will reset and players will need to win the first battle again to activate it.

Monolith Battles

  • Players can fight up to 5 Battles in a single Monolith.

  • This means there are 5 levels of power for the Monolith’s PvP buff.

  • Monolith Battles require Monolith Sigils, which can be gained from purchasing the Monolith Sigil Bundle from the PvP Shop, or defeating Valhawks in PvP Battles (see below for more info about Valhawks).

  • While there is a cap to the amount of Monolith Sigils that players can earn from Valhawks of 6 per day, there is no cap on the number of Monolith Sigil Bundles that can be purchased.

    • If you have 10 Monolith Sigils, Valhawks won't appear in your battles until you have less than 10 Monolith Sigils

  • Each Monolith Battle has a “Boss Enemy” that will appear in the every battle

    • This Boss Troop will appear in the Monolith’s menu

  • Enemy teams will be built of predefined team restrictions that fit the theme of the Boss or Monolith.

  • Players will need to fight battles using the Region’s current team restrictions

  • After winning battles 3 and 5, players will also receive some copies of a new Talisman – the Victory Talisman.

Valhawk

  • Players can only encounter the Valhawk in PvP Battles (no matter the Region).

  • Players have a 20% chance to encounter a Valhawk in a battle.

  • Valhawk can be defeated up to 3 times per day.

    • It will not count to the daily limit if the Valhawk runs away or the player loses the battle.

    • Once the Valhawk has been successfully defeated 3 times, it will no longer appear in PvP Battles that day.

  • Winning a battle against a Valhawk will give 2 Monolith Sigils.

    • Valhawks will only give Monolith Sigils if the player is victorious

  • Monolith Sigils do not reset at the end of the week.

  • The Valhawk will be available as a troop from the Vault on Tuesday March 12th daily reset (7am UTC).

Victory Talisman

  • As mentioned, Players can earn Victory Talismans from Monolith Battles 3 and 5

  • When used, Victory Talismans will double any Victory Points earned from that Battle (+100% Victory Points)

  • If the Victory Talisman is used in a Blood Frenzy Region (more on Blood Frenzy Below), the bonus will be additive

    • (so it’s a x3 bonus not x4 as 100% Regular Amount + 100% Blood Frenzy + 100% Victory Talisman)

Monolith Buff Menu

  • On the World Map the Buff button will display how many Monolith buffs are currently active.

  • Players can use the Monolith Buff menu to see how many Valhawk Encounters they have left for that day.

  • The Monolith Buff Menu will display Monolith Buffs in a set order in the list:

    • Active Buffs – These are

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Steam News / 5 March 2024

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