Q: Should I play x Event?
A: Yes, absolutely! There is no direct cost to play in any Event, and the rewards are often worthwhile.
Q: When is the next Event?
A: There isn’t a set schedule. Nevertheless, there is sometimes a pattern to Events.
Q: What’s this ANB thing?
A: A New Beginning (ANB) is an Event, which is a great (some would say, the only worthwhile) way to spin up a new Hero. Many things are cheaper or faster than with a standard new Hero, and if you have an empty Hero slot, you can keep your Hero forever; but you also have a very limited amount of time to play while things are cheap. You can even win rewards, both for achieving milestones and for competitive ranking! Here is a link to a brief guide to ANB Events. Other guides abound, as many players’ game experience revolves around ANB.
Q: What are these Celestial Transforms (CT) for? What does it mean to make an item Celestial?
A: CTs are powerful Enchantments for your gear; we recommend using them only on very high level gear (many players only use them on level 76 and 77 items). The only place to get a CT is from ANB. See Enchantments below for more.
Q: But it says I can Craft a Celestial Transform right here! How do I get Celestial Essence?
A: The only way to get Celestial Essence is to salvage an item that has been CT’d. Needless to say, this isn’t something you will often want to do. Get your CT’s from ANB like everyone else
Q: What does it mean by a Season?
A: Currently, a Season is an Event that does not require you to create a new Hero to join. Just log in during the Event and run a Trial Level (TL) and you are taking part! This event also has rewards, just like ANB; but the action takes place over weeks instead of days. Sometimes, a Season will run concurrently with some other Event. When this happens, all your actions count for both Events.
Q: What’s War Supplies?
A: A different kind of Event. Like a Season, you don’t need to create a special Hero or anything else to join. It’s non-competitive, but there are still rewards for achieving milestones, including the all-important Glory; but not Medals.
Q: Glory? What’s that?
A: A sort of tertiary currency used in-game to unlock certain Crafting Recipes. Events are currently the only way to collect Glory. See Crafting below for details about the recipes.
Q: OK. But what are Medals?
A: Medals are a reward that are also only found during Events. They give stat bonuses to all your Heroes. More Medals is always better. There is a great deal of debate about just how effective Medals are, but it’s enough to say that good play skills and planning will beat a poorly played Hero with a few Medals.
Q: Holy cow, I can barely finish Trial Level 10! How do I move up the leaderboard and win some of those sweet, sweet Medals?
A: For ANB, search the forum for some of those ANB build guides. It shouldn’t be hard to find something that gets you at least one Medal. Seasons are a little harder, as you are often competing against other players’ all-time best Heroes, but the basic principles are the same. Concentrate on getting enough XP to get all 20 Season Rewards, and you’ll find that your next time around will be significantly easier. Also, keep in mind that many veteran players get bored of the same-old-same-old, and will not bust out their five-time Champion for every Season. There’s always next Season!
Q: The Event is over! Where are my Medals?
A: Final tabulation of results is not automatic in Eternium, one of the downsides of the cross-platform, client-centric play so many of us enjoy. ANB can take days to tabulate, and Seasons might take a couple of weeks. Be patient! Your Medals are coming!
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