I just don't know what to say. Been with Crusaders since Brogon/Leerion's introduction in T1 of Song of Thrones. Taken aback at content ending but I don't think I have and specific questions not already covered in your FAQ. I guss Ill just say I'm rather sad about this and leave it at that.
It's definitely been a hard decision, but there's so much to look back on and be proud that it exists. Feeling sad is totally understandable though.
No questions, but a huge THANK YOU for bringing this amazing game to life and the incredible adventure that I enjoyed for the last four years!
Thank you for being a part of the community Knotical! :)
Thank you for the Runic Bags, the farewell gifts, the cute Taskmasters, and for that crazy weekend buff! I didn't want to give it up! What I wouldn't give for it to be a perma boost for good ol' Zuc.
Especially since we'll be Dungeoning into the Sunset forever until you guys shut down the servers!
I knew Crusaders would come to an end some day (it's kinda inevitable when the power creep begins), but for it to be this soon!! In light of the recent survey, it felt like you guys had perhaps another year's worth of content. Then came the release of Zuc's GE. I jokingly thought that would be the most requested GE come Christmas raffle. But then a couple of days later bye-bye Crusaders?!
The timing of all this makes me wonder how far back you guys planned to make this decision before dropping the bomb?
Nevertheless, thanks for such a fun idle game for all these years and for listening to our feedback!
You're welcome for all the gifts.
Yeah, some Crusaders have some pretty crazy weekend buffs.
While there is a lot of potential content, the survey does help us decide what to prioritize for the final updates. And there probably isn't such a thing as a good time for an announcement. It would always be after something, be it a good Crusader, GE or update.
Thank you for being on the Crusaders journey with us.
CotLI 2, when? ( ^_^ )
I mean, that's technically Idle Champions. ;)
I don't know if the company plans to make sequel games any more, but keep an eye on the Codename socials for any new projects.
Hi Erika,
Sad to see Cotli packing its bags, especially in these worrying times. Personally I think Cotli is/was the best game in your stable.
Small question: is there some time left for you to add 1 or 2 input lines in the chat app? It would reduce the amount of typo's.
Wishing you and the team all the best!
Hi harimau2,
Crusaders is definitely something, and it will be weird to move on.
Given all the other quality of life items we want to get to for the final updates, I don't see us having time for chat tweaks.
Best wishes to you as well.
Hi Erika,
I hope you and all the team are safe and well.
Had to come back and just say thanks for all the memories and fun over the years. I never got over the flash death but Cotli was a cherished part of my day for so long.
I hope you guys keep going on Idle Champions and wish you every success for the future.
Finally, thanks to all the members of the community who's friendliness, humour, irreverent and sometimes downright crazy chat always brought a smile to my face.
Peace all
Pete
Hi Pete,
Thank you for stopping by, and for playing Crusaders as long as you could.
I'll pass the kind words along to the team as well.
Cheers, Erika
Thanks for the last 2415 days, it's been fun, I'm disappointed it's going (I expected BW2 to go first) but looking forward to the endless season. Grab bags in all three stores would be good to get rid of tokens and try to get crusaders up to level 15. How long do the codes for Idle Champions last because I may try it but not for quite a while.
Thank you for being a part of the Crusaders journey.
Another vote for more Runic Grab Bags, noted.
Checking the codes for Idle Champions, they currently do not have an expiry date. I'd imagine we'd keep them active for a good while, to catch players who might not have checked in yet, and because they're locked by ID as to who can redeem them. So there's some time to decide there.
Read moreHi Erika, sorry to see this come to an end. I plan to play as long as it remains fun and hope to hit that e255 idol limit. (currently at e150-ish)
A couple of thoughts about the QoL and Sunset Season 7:
Since long term balance (for future patches) is no longer a concern, please balance S7 for completion style balance. For example, please make sure there are sufficient Runic rewards so active players can generate a level 15 rune on a regular basis.
Please extend idol rewards so they continue to grow to much higher levels, like 35k for points and coins, so longer overnight idol runs are possible. Basically just remove the idol hardcap. Maybe have all dungeon rewards scale up to level 50k for S7, why not at this point?
A Mission autocomplete toggle if it is 100% would be nice QoL.
Coin balance doesn't really matter, so maybe consider unlimited dungeon runs per week (get rid of the 15 "free" runs), and just ha...
Hi Bipp,
Good luck on the e255 goal!
1) Just for the players who've been asking, we'll be adding more Epic Trinket chests. ;) J/k. We'll be adjusting the infinite level rewards to be worth chasing points for.
2) & 4) I'll be picking Justin's brain for advice on how best to tackle the dungeon system, thinking of an infinite season. We'll see what happens.
3) Since it was one of the survey vote winners, it's definitely something we want to try and tackle, though we'll be making sure to get Nate's Candy Conundrum and Season 7 squared away first as those are called out in the Sunset roadmap, and use the leftover time for the assorted QoL stuff and the Tier 9 talents.
Thank you for being an active part of the community for Crusaders. :)
will any form of dungeon run be available after the current one expires?
As noted, Season 7: Sunset will be available starting May 4th, 2022, and that season will run as long as the servers are kept going.
Hi Erika
1 Can you unlock all the DLC packs? TM's, GL's.... (DLC taskmasters in for rubies or something)
2 Last Talents when you make them can you consider to make them or some of them as MT? So we can spend our idols on them for longer
3 Can you make Talents that have a chance or so to drop Rune chests and Rune bags based on per Boss kill and/or area/s?
4 Can you make another Double Sprint talent or an option and/or increase Sprint talents?
5 Can you unlock the Dungeon's Pass?
6 Can you make the GL's in the challenge shop rotate every week or so?
9 Can you give more Tags to the speeders for missions?
Thank you
Hi barawar,
1) The DLC items will still be DLC only.
2) We aren't planning on having any uncapped Talents in the final updates.
3) It's a suggestion that's come up, so we'll see what happens.
4) Depending on how the balance for season 7 shakes out, we may add more Sprint, but it's not a guarantee.
5) The Dungeon Pass will still be a real money purchase for season 7.
6) We may consider adjusting the timer on the Challenge Token Store Goldens, but it's not a high priority on the list of final things we'd like to add before the end.
7) We'll be adding the 3 new skin shop skins, but we're not planning on randomly adding tags to Crusaders.
Hi Erika,
I have no questions, but I would like to express my gratitude for the service you have rendered in the past for my game enjoyment. I have been playing for about 6 years or so and I will continue to play till I have everything or the servers are shut down. You guys have kept the game interesting and real for me.
I had a funny feeling the death of flash would affect us eventually. I know some other companies shut their games down entirely and started new ventures. We are lucky to have what you are offering us.
I hope new games are possible for you guys, because I enjoy the style of play you offer. I don't really care for Idle Champions, though I have started playing it again.
Please accept my kind wishes for your personal future and of the rest of the crew. Have a full-filling life!
Cecil
Hi Cecil,
Thank you for being a part of our Crusaders journey as well. I'll share your feelings with the team. :)
Keep an eye on Codename socials for any announcements of new games in the future.
Cheers!
It's very sad to see Crusaders moving on into sunset mode. That being said, I'm really glad to hear that you will be keeping the servers running (even if there are no future updates).
I did have a question regarding content sales. I know in the past, you have participated in Steam sales and have put DLC and other things on sale from time to time. Will the content discount sales continue?
Definitely a roller coaster of emotions for sure, but yeah, no plans for shuttering the servers for as long as we're able to keep them up.
With the sunset and no new content, there will be no more sales on the DLC packs.
Hi Erika, thanks for all !
You don't want to sell the game, so I guess it's because you don't need money, nd then all the content will be free ?
Hi mervinside,
We're glad you've enjoyed Crusaders.
We just don't plan on selling the Crusaders code base.
Players will still be able to make real money purchases in the game as long as the servers are available, if they want to, and the DLC items will still be exclusive to the DLC. But the Challenge Token store will eventually get a player a lot of Golden Epics.
I think this would be an awesome idea to have Runic Grab Bags show up. Any chance those could also pop-up in one or more of the shops in some capacity?
That might be something we can look at as well. We'll see what we get done before the end.
How long ago did you take the decision to stop the support for COTLI ?
(thanks for the years of fun, i have 2200 hours)
Every year in Q1 we review the games to see how they're doing. This year we chose to do a more in-depth review of Crusaders. The whole review process took about 2 weeks of focused work for the company to come to the decision, and then some time to craft the announcement and sort out all the pieces included in that.
Thank you for being part of the Crusaders adventure. :)
Her tags are pretty nice so that’s fair. Fingers crossed Shir got that dragon skin.
I should have clarified; I was talking about the Yogcast unit recipes. They were all events right? I understand not adding the DB crew.
The Yogscast crew have recipes and gear missions. Depending on how many Crusaders are missing things, it might take a while for the RNG to make them show up for you.
They just don't have very many Golden Epics in the Challenge Token Store, since we only tried to give them those during the event running.
Hi Erika
First of all, to all Codename Entertainment folks : Thanks so much for all these years of fun. And a huge thank you Erika for being so receptive and close to the community, always kind and helpful
I wish you all the best
Have an awesome Thursday !!! :)
Hi pastuso1,
You're quite welcome. I'll pass it along to the team.
Have an awesome Thursday yourself! :)
Hi Erika,
There is 1 talent missing in the last row (middle column). Can we get something silly there, just for completion? It doesn't have to be a great buff even.
Hi Darkliandra,
I'm hoping to squeeze some talent updates in to the final content pushes, so we'll see what happens.
Hi Erika,
Thanks for making this great game, I spent 2387 days in it until now.
Now, that we are out of the beta phase, could you give the number v1.0 to the final version? Would be fitting.
Hi Helpful_Ingenuity586,
You're quite welcome. Definitely a lot of days on the game for sure.
I'll make a note and see if we remember to do that for the final push.
So sad that this is all ending. Thank you for the 7 years, Erika and all the rest at CNE!
It definitely brings out the feelings. Thank you for being a part of our Crusaders adventure!
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