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Prestige Tiers and Changes to Existing Great Buildings

Overview

Tiers, Blueprints, Refinery

Changes to Great Buildings


With the introduction of Prestige Tiers for Great Buildings, the entire feature undergoes significant changes. In this article, we detail measures taken to prepare the feature for the release and its effects for different player groups. If you do not know what Great Building Prestige is yet, we encourage you to read Great Buildings Prestige: Tiers, Blueprints, and the Refinery first.

Continue reading this article to answer the following questions:

  • Which Great Buildings receive new Tiers and what kind of bonuses do they provide?
  • What happens to Great Buildings that do not receive all three new Tiers and remain in the Copper Tier?
  • How does the update influence the Arc and its contribution bonus?

Let's start with the first question and Tiered Great Buildings.

Tiered Great Buildings

In this update, a limited number of the most popular Great Buildings will receive all three new Tiers: Copper, Silver, and Gold. As the entire system undergoes an overhaul, we wanted to ensure as many of you as possible can benefit from the new Prestige update as soon as we can make it happen. Therefore, after a careful analysis, we selected only the most commonly built and highest-leveled GBs for the first update.

Find the full list of Great Buildings to receive all three new Tiers, along with the effect they provide, below:

Great Building Silver Tier bonus(es) Details for army effects Gold Tier bonus(es) Details for army effects
Statue of Zeus
  • b4e7eb7f05b3dd050b5fc14f0b75c591 Guild Expedition Defenders - Shield
  • Multiplies your existing Defense for Defending Army bonuses in Guild Expedition and adds the result to your total.
  • ef60e2c46d50bfd9297ad55da9ff6bfb Guild Expedition Defenders - Sword
  • Multiplies your existing Attack for Defending Army bonuses in Guild Expedition and adds the result to your total.
Colosseum
  • c307135903032e77210e20682a46682a Guild Expedition Defenders - Defense
  • Defending units in Guild Expedition have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • 61b928fb1caa4faf4fb23747cc12e8f9 Guild Expedition Defenders - Attack
  • Defending units in Guild Expedition have their Attack values boosted by a %.
Cathedral of Aachen
  • 7c152dc37d3922057020fca1b7afe0ec Guild Battlegrounds Defenders - Shield
  • Multiplies your existing Defense for Defending Army bonuses in Guild Battlegrounds and adds the result to your total.
  • 595fd44b4449e7aebaaba73a52e093c9 Guild Battlegrounds Defenders - Sword
  • Multiplies your existing Attack for Defending Army bonuses in Guild Battlegrounds and adds the result to your total.
St. Mark's Basilica
  • 3c7d2096effbdb53d13c91d605ba6be5 Guild Expedition Attackers - Defense
  • Attacking units in Guild Expedition have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • 80c8cd54d7f432e2eae5577e6759bbae Guild Expedition Attackers - Attack
  • Attacking units in Guild Expedition have their Attack values boosted by a %.
Castel del Monte
  • 88d420e8c85e813cd0a96f45fec9465a Quantum Incursion Defenders - Defense
  • Defending units in Quantum Incursions have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • 5dee04dd052411cc2979fd078b339c5c Quantum Incursion Defenders - Attack
  • Defending units in Quantum Incursions have their Attack values boosted by a %.
Deal Castle
  • 3c7d2096effbdb53d13c91d605ba6be5 Guild Expedition Attackers - Defense
  • c307135903032e77210e20682a46682a Guild Expedition Defenders - Defense
  • Attacking units in Guild Expedition have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • Defending units in Guild Expedition have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • 80c8cd54d7f432e2eae5577e6759bbae Guild Expedition Attackers - Attack
  • 61b928fb1caa4faf4fb23747cc12e8f9 Guild Expedition Defenders - Attack
  • Attacking units in Guild Expedition have their Attack values boosted by a %.
  • Defending units in Guild Expedition have their Attack values boosted by a %.
Alcatraz
  • 1cc68699fd569ec030392bf5f0c4a03c Guild Expedition Attackers - Shield
  • Multiplies your existing Defense for Attacking Army bonuses in Guild Expedition and adds the result to your total.
  • 68cfe27ccee8593260ef17bcd4b65878 Guild Expedition Attackers - Sword
  • Multiplies your existing Attack for Attacking Army bonuses in Guild Expedition and adds the result to your total.
Château Frontenac
  • 3c7d2096effbdb53d13c91d605ba6be5 Guild Expedition Attackers - Defense
  • 5adcbe3594736ff78b71141ba29b28cf Previous Era Goods production
  • Attacking units in Guild Expeditions have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • 6bc3a70b4fddee1eefd27e8c2d66e3f8 Attackers - Attack
  • Attacking units have their Attack values boosted by a %.
Lotus Temple
  • 177ab89f1981d85a2d39f99644e108d4 Guild Battlegrounds Attackers - Defense
  • Attacking units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • 09c7a7d2156551d6b26ae3327b6c048d Guild Battlegrounds Attackers - Attack
  • Attacking units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Attack values boosted by a %.
The Arc
  • f948baef472b3b555ec1095f68b9a5f0 Guild Battlegrounds Defenders - Attack
  • 55afff6a4fb7eea68458718dc1305f8a Forge Points production
  • Defending units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Attack values boosted by a %.
  • deaec3bdcb84c1559651af9e492e048b Defenders - Defense
  • Defending units have their Defense values boosted by a %.
Arctic Orangery
  • 80c8cd54d7f432e2eae5577e6759bbae Guild Expedition Attackers - Attack
  • c3da4c78a0fb2156ce1708d303a408bb Current Era Goods production
  • Attacking units in Guild Expedition have their Attack values boosted by a %.
  • 1432a1607c480a2c17984a4a83bc172d Attackers - Defense
  • Attacking units have their Defense values boosted by a %.
Seed Vault
  • c307135903032e77210e20682a46682a Guild Expedition Defenders - Defense
  • 150629c9abd08ca232a796b2e810b8c0 Guild Goods production
  • Defending units in Guild Expedition have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • fcdd5e8d3b4c2be66568ff0bcaea60e8 Attackers - Attack & Defense
  • Attacking units have their Attack & Defense values boosted by a %.
The Kraken
  • 7296549ecc35f8643db91e43de7cb94e Guild Battlegrounds Attackers - Shield
  • Multiplies your existing Defense for Attacking Army bonuses in Guild Battlegrounds and adds the result to your total.
  • d94c96937b8046d8368f01d1450f7524 Guild Battlegrounds Attackers - Sword
  • Multiplies your existing Attack for Attacking Army bonuses in Guild Battlegrounds and adds the result to your total.
The Blue Galaxy
  • 61b928fb1caa4faf4fb23747cc12e8f9 Guild Expedition Defenders - Attack
  • 55afff6a4fb7eea68458718dc1305f8a Forge Points Production
  • Defending units in Guild Expedition have their Attack values boosted by a %.
  • a4c45fe0ce2db77242f07a4c78392035 Defenders - Attack & Defense
  • Defending units have their Attack & Defense values boosted by a %.
Terracotta Army
  • 20d2d07a9b8aacfc165472f1c2f3c984 Guild Battlegrounds Defenders - Defense
  • Defending units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • f948baef472b3b555ec1095f68b9a5f0 Guild Battlegrounds Defenders - Attack
  • Defending units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Attack values boosted by a %.
Himeji Castle
  • 177ab89f1981d85a2d39f99644e108d4 Guild Battlegrounds Attackers - Defense
  • 20d2d07a9b8aacfc165472f1c2f3c984 Guild Battleground Defenders - Defense
  • Attacking units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • Defending units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • 09c7a7d2156551d6b26ae3327b6c048d Guild Battlegrounds Attackers - Attack
  • f948baef472b3b555ec1095f68b9a5f0 Guild Battleground Defenders - Attack
  • Attacking units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Attack values boosted by a %.
  • Defending units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Attack values boosted by a %.
The Virgo Project
  • d017b3806128bfe4dce8da4a75608e79 Quantum Incurstion Attackers - Defense
  • Attacking units in Quantum Incursions have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • e2bcb10c4e8391cf57fefac7d1102c0c Quantum Incursions Attackers - Attack
  • Attacking units in Quantum Incursions have their Attack values boosted by a %.
Space Carrier
  • 5b2c976152415acbc4100295bb615909 Coin boost
  • c3da4c78a0fb2156ce1708d303a408bb Goods production
  • 88c2c040ba19407d91546bd8975f6b5a Supply boost
  • 150629c9abd08ca232a796b2e810b8c0 Guild Goods production
Observatory
  • 20d2d07a9b8aacfc165472f1c2f3c984 Guild Battlegrounds Defenders - Defense
  • Defending units in Guild Battlegrounds have their Defense values boosted by a %.
  • d3c8e311d7b8d434027d562068823fe4 Defenders - Attack
  • Defending units have their Attack values boosted by a %.

After the addition of Tiers, these GBs will remain on the same level. So, if you've fully leveled any of them beyond level 101, you can take advantage of new shiny Tier effects immediately after the update. You can continue leveling GBs from this list within the new system, now with more impact from every new level up. As part of aligning the system with the current game progression, Forge Points requirements per level have been adjusted upward. This helps maintain the balance and long-term value of the final milestone.

Despite only a limited number of GBs receiving new Tiers, all of them are updated in order to integrate the system into the game properly and prepare for future Tier additions. GBs that do not receive Silver and Gold Tiers will nevertheless receive the Copper Tier. Read more in the next section.

Copper-only Great Buildings

GBs not on the list above will have their first 200 levels reclassified as the Copper Tier. Due to the lack of higher Tiers, the evolution of those GBs will stop at level 200 for the time being. Leveling beyond level 200 can then resume if new Tiers are added for such a building.

As mentioned, all GBs are updated in order to fit the new system. In case of Copper-only GBs, it means that, while the final bonus at level 200 remains the same, the effects and costs on every individual level might change after the update. This change comes as a result of general recalculation of the building scaling. We'd like to highlight that only the distribution of effect values may change. The full effect a GB can achieve in 200 levels remains unchanged, so any discrepancies to the previous state can be rectified with the next level up.

Based on our analysis, Great Buildings from this group aren't commonly upgraded beyond level 200. For the absolute vast majority of players, the biggest change will be the level cap and the inability to continue growing Copper-only GBs until a new Tier is added for them.

General note: In extremely rare cases, Great Buildings upgraded to uncommonly high levels will need to be downgraded. Depending on whether a Great Building receives new Tiers or stays in Copper, the cap will be different: 200 for Copper, and 400 for GBs with Silver and Gold Tiers. Owners of such GBs will be compensated with Forge Points, Goods, Resources and Blueprints proportional to the number of levels they lost. The compensation will be send directly to Inventory. 

It is important to underline that the downgrade, regardless of the GB group, is a very uncommon occurrence that applies to extremely rare high-level Great Buildings. For instance, an Arc leveled beyond level 400 will have to be downgraded because we do not release new Tiers beyond the Gold. However, the absolute vast majority of players have their Arc - and the other GBs selected for the addition of new Tiers - at a much lower level that falls within the new Tier system. The same logic applies to the Copper-only GBs: they were not selected for the Tiered update because they are not as popular as their counterparts. Thus, the potential negative impact of leaving those GBs in the Copper Tier is as low as it can be.

The Arc Contribution Bonus 

Being arguably the most popular Great Building in Forge of Empires, the iconic Arc receives the new Silver and Gold Tiers. As seen from the list above, new Tier effects do not include the Arc's most noticeable effect – the contribution bonus. This skill can no longer be upgraded beyond the Copper Tier (level 200). The already existing contribution bonus is already high enough to allow you to invest Forge Points with a surplus, so it seemed only logical to conclude its evolution at this stage. 

Additionally, the Arc's contribution bonus will only apply to the first 200 levels of other GBs. Meaning, you will receive the Arc contribution bonus only as long as you donate to Great Buildings under level 200. The reason for this change being that the new Tiers employ a slightly different leveling system, meaning they require extra Blueprints, Goods, and overall are supposed to represent a more challenging, long-term goal. We find that expanding the Arc contribution bonus to new Tiers has potential to devalue the feature and unnecessarily accelerate power creep on Great Buildings as well. 

Great Buildings Ranking

With the release, the Ranking will be updated to include Tiers and new mechanics and will be accessible by default from the Ranking window. Following the update, you may notice a change in your Ranking points. It comes as a result of Great Buildings costs being adjusted with the update, so new Ranking points aim to reflect that cost. 

The addition of Prestige Tiers fundamentally changes the feature, so we decided to preserve the current Great Buildings Ranking and make sure your achievements can find a reflection in the game. 

Click under the ranking list to access the classic Legacy ranking. The new ranking will pick up where we left off and continue evolving – now in the new Prestige era.
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