Challenge the Panzer Hydra!
Hello, everyone! I'm sure by now you're all drunk and having a great time, but hopefully not so drunk that you aren't up for a bit of battling fun.
Over at Yun Enterprises, I've spent years now designing the various steamwork pets. But with each passing year, there are fewer and fewer pets to design, and soon I'll run out of them entirely! I'm not one to sit around idly, and while it's true that there are still some pets to work on, I wanted to give myself a challenge this year. And my challenge can also be your challenge, if you think you're up to it.
So please, give a big, warm welcome to the Panzer Hydra! You can face off against my newest creation in the Battle Coliseum. You'll start off against the single-headed version, and if you defeat it enough times you'll earn yourself an achievement and way to unlock the three-headed version. Defeat that one enough times to unlock the next, and keep doing that all the way up to the final, the toughest, eight-headed Panzer Hydra!
Have fun!
These challengers will show up in the Event tab! They will no longer be available to battle after Masquerade, so make sure to use your medals while the event is still going on.
Note: We do have a plan to release items that are like the medals (same image, different name) for those that want them for treasure chests etc so no need to keep suggesting it. We’re also looking into doing this for some account bound items like the Meat Slab items. :)
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I'm actually kind of disappointed. I ended up using the first medal only to find out I have to be way way WAY stronger to even have a chance. I was hoping to get to do this challenge event, but nope. I wish I could have sold the medal to someone who could have used it instead, now. Dx Arghhhhh.
8-headed Panzer Hydra....nope nope nope....Madison isn't going to be able to even dent an 30,000 hp combatant. Not till next year...maybe....
Amber
STAFF
@Aloysius Yeah, if you unlock it this year and we bring them back next year you won’t have to unlock them again! They’ll just be disabled from fight outside of Masquerade.
Also added a thing to the news post about the medals!
Note: We do have a plan to release items that are like the medals (same image, different name) for those that want them for treasure chests etc so no need to keep suggesting it. We’re also looking into doing this for some account bound items like the Meat Slab items.
Also added a thing to the news post about the medals!
Note: We do have a plan to release items that are like the medals (same image, different name) for those that want them for treasure chests etc so no need to keep suggesting it. We’re also looking into doing this for some account bound items like the Meat Slab items.
@Amber Thanks! I didn't even realize it was achievement based, even though it's right there in the news post, doh!
So just to clarify that I'm understanding correctly, if I open it now and can't beat the challenger, but they come back next year or whenever I'll already have it unlocked so I would be able to beat it then, assuming my stats are high enough at that time? Hopefully that made sense.
@Ferinsy See Ambers post below this, basically it's an achievement so they won't be reset.
So just to clarify that I'm understanding correctly, if I open it now and can't beat the challenger, but they come back next year or whenever I'll already have it unlocked so I would be able to beat it then, assuming my stats are high enough at that time? Hopefully that made sense.
@Ferinsy See Ambers post below this, basically it's an achievement so they won't be reset.
Amber
STAFF
@FLUX Like I said, we already have plans for the medals. :)
@Aloysius No, you won’t be able to get the item again because it’s from an achievement. So I suggest using it if you think you want to try that challenger later on. You could buy one from user shop, if someone sells one off. I’m not going to for sure say they’ll be back next year, but there is a very good chance.
@Aloysius No, you won’t be able to get the item again because it’s from an achievement. So I suggest using it if you think you want to try that challenger later on. You could buy one from user shop, if someone sells one off. I’m not going to for sure say they’ll be back next year, but there is a very good chance.
Well, my little T6 got me to the 3rd opponent, and thats more then I thought he would, however my idiot self redeemed the medal and can go no further, ah well xD
@Adventurer You have to unlock the next challenger by clicking on the prize medal in your inventory and redeeming it ^^
Ehhh I kinda beat the first one 52 times while watching movies and still no sign of next stageopponent? :c
I got the achievement and prize correctly after 10 wins thought.
I got the achievement and prize correctly after 10 wins thought.
@Aloysius thanks... I was just thinking the same. If they come back sometime, I think it'd be nice to reset our progress, so we can have the medals at galleries/vaults
@Amber I've got a couple of questions, please. Are these guys coming back next year? Also, assuming they do come back, if I were to get rid of the Gold Medal(lion) would I be able to get another Gold Medal next year (after beating all the challengers again) ? Or would we have to buy one from user shops, assuming anyone would want to sell?
If we beat the boss a additional 10 times for a total of 20- can we get another medal? I really dont want to loose this awesome thing.
This was fun, thanks! I'm glad I managed to beat them all except for the last one. Too bad for those amazing looking scales!
Oh my god, I love this! The artwork, the challengers themselves (even though I'm already sad about the fact that my battle pet won't be able to beat the last one), the loot, everything! Thanks for this nice surprise!
I got the gold medal to keep! Syrax is only a mid tier 12 so I don't believe she can beat this one even with the manifesting weapon!
@Amber I saw where some were saying something about the the achievement prize and having to chose between TC and challenger. Why not leave it the way it is, but on the 10th win have a loot drop also with an inactive shield. Would that maybe work instead of trying to code the achievement to give next challenger. That way the achievement can give the active item and the 10th win loot give the inactive one? Just a thought, might be a dumb one but tossed it out there anyways.
@Ziorac I think my issue, aside from PEBKAC, is the combination of the normal stat up that happens between every battle and the weapon upgrade that happens at battle 10. The stat up I could probably take (he would be a challenge probably), or the weapon upgrade, but both together just equals a brick wall. I'm not sure if it's intended or what. Feels disappointing to suddenly hit an unpassable wall like that without much challenge build up.
I'm keeping my gold medal, darnit. I know I can't beat the last one, so I'm keeping it. wishes she could keep them all
I was able to defeat the third hydra 5 times, so I'm glad I at least got the sword! I can't get past that, though.
Also learned that my pet has squeaked into tier 9 at some point!
Also learned that my pet has squeaked into tier 9 at some point!
oh my god !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is great !!!!!!
i want that one as my own pet !!!! pitty we cannot create them as a pet to keep :):):)
i want that one as my own pet !!!! pitty we cannot create them as a pet to keep :):):)
Really wanted to try to keep fighting by dammit I need at least one of these gorgeous medals for Once and Future King's TC. The art is SO gorgeous. ;__;
@canebrake I am having the exact same problem. Breezing through up that point and then suddenly it starts spamming Mighty Cannons or whatever. It's not an instakill for me, but it's still unbeatable. I feel like it's on purpose so you don't unlock the last one, but come on, just let me have that last achievement and then hit the boss wall. This just isn't fun. .____.
Weird. Everything up to the seven headed version battle 9 was a breeze to me, which I could handle with ease. Battle 9 is one shotting me on the second turn about half the time and I seem unable to make much of a dent in it. Maybe the stats are jumping too much? Hard to say if I was just lucky those other times, but I'm not sure it's entirely bad luck on my part after hitting the battle 9 wall. I went from success with standard tactics to not even like sliver of hope or any seeming progress by switching things up. BAM, hit for 3.5k, dead.
Aww, I got all excited because I thought that they were trophies that would appear on your profile . . .
Hmmmmm I guess I will wait to see how prices for loot shake out and maybe I will consider keeping one of these medals instead of unlocking a challenger.
The art is stunning, I'm in awe. Beautiful.
The art is stunning, I'm in awe. Beautiful.
New challengers are always a lot of fun for us and hard work for staff. Thank you again for making this site awesome. We do appreciate it. Now off to finish the last five wins for the last Hydra.
Anybody know how long these will be around? Are they going away when Masq ends? Because I'm too busy dancing to fight. :)