Emotes

Emotes in game are the only way inside the game to communicate with each other. LSWB has two types of emotes: text and animated. All emotes can be muted by selecting the crossed out face from the emote list in the battle. (This setting will continue in future matches until the LEGO head is selected to unmute emotes.)

NOTE: If you accidentally open the emote panel while in a game, you can close the panel by selecting the LEGO head.

## Emote Sportsmanship and Etiquette

While not every player will adhere to good etiquette regarding emotes, you can still be conscious of your emote selection and timing. In general, spamming emotes is considered obnoxious and unnecessary. There are certainly time-appropriate emotes as well as comedic timing of others. If the situation doesn't call for an emote, then don't. Timing of certain emotes can be considered rude and malicious, please be conscious of this to avoid if possible.

Due to the current game designed, it is incredibly likely for players to be matched with widely different unit levels. Higher level players should be more cautious when using emotes against players with lower level units as it is often considered rude or malicious simply due to troop levels taking advantage of newer players. In the miss-matched leveled situation, "too bad" should NEVER be used at the end of a match\*. This is considered the most malicious. "Well Played" to lower-level players can be understood as "too bad you aren't good enough". Even "good luck" can have some negative connotations while intended to be positive. The best position for a higher-level player to take is to not use emotes. Second to that, "good game" might be the least misunderstood option. (\*Disclaimer: the player "hotdeath" does this to everyone. It is nothing personal, he promises.)

For lower-level players facing higher-level opponents, keep in mind that this is the current structure of the game as there is negative incentive for pushing to high trophies (long game queues, continuous bots, longer scan times, etc). For more information on this, see "trophy dropping and its impact". Please remember that not EVERY higher-level opponent seeks to be malicious and truly wish you well on your journey. ASSUME GOOD FAITH OF OTHER PLAYERS. This attitude will help you overall when playing the game. Loosing simply because of levels can be incredibly frustrating. If you feel your emotions getting flooded, take a deep breath and step away from the game if necessary. This game is about time commitment and sticking with each battle and grinding out scans. You will eventually get your units leveled to let your strategy speak for itself. However, if someone is truly being malicious by spamming emotes (laughing, or "too bad"), turn off emotes for that game and ignore them. Remember their username and focus each time you match just to make their win that much harder. Who knows, maybe you will eventually kill their base and get sweet satisfaction.

**Simply put, be courteous with the emotes and respect other players.**

### Giving Up a Game

Some players to choose to give a free base kill to their opponent. In general, a player who chooses to do this will say "good game!" at the beginning of the match and usually play a strike card against their own base. Sometimes this emote is also paired with "Too Bad!" to indicate a game forfeit.

## Text Emotes

There are 6 standard text emotes for each player regardless of Light Side or Dark Side during battle. In english, these are:

* Good Luck!
* Good Game!
* Well Played!
* Wow!
* Thanks!
* Too Bad!

Note that players playing with localized versions of the app will see these messages in their own language. The translations will likely be fairly direct, and may have slightly different nuance. For example, english speakers tend to understand the phrase 'good game' to be a standard polite thing to say at the end of the game, *whether or not the game was actually a very good one*. It's unlikely this is captured in non-english versions. English speakers may notice opponents using the 'Too Bad' or 'Thanks' emotes in ways that seem slightly awkward in english, but likely make sense in the other player's language.

## Animated Emotes

Animated Emotes are available to unlock through a variety of methods: unlocking a champion, completing certain events, and completing season's missions. The emotes available to use in battle is dependent on whether the player is Light Side or Dark Side. Emotes can be set up in a tab on the deck builder. You are allowed 4 emotes per side to use during the game.

### Light Side Emotes

Light Side Emotes - Season Emotes
(S1, Sep 2021)
(S2, Oct 2021)
(S6, Feb 2022)
(S7, Mar 2022)
 Padme Wave
(S10, Jun 2022)
(S11, Jul 2022)
(S12, Aug 2022)

Light Side Emotes - Event Reward
(S3, Nov 2021)
(S4, Dec 2021)
(S4, Dec 2021)
 Sad Chewbacca
(S8, Apr 2022)

### Dark Side Emotes

Dark Side Emotes - Season Emotes
(S3, Nov 2022)
(S4, Dec 2022)
(S5, Jan 2022)
(S8, Apr 2022)

Dark Side Emotes - Event Rewards
(S1, Sep 2021)
(S2, Oct 2021)
(S4, Dec 2021)
 Jammin' Gamo
(S7, Mar 2022)
(S9, May 2022)
(S10, Jun 2022)
 Gamo Fail
(S12, Aug 2022)

## Discord Emotes

Playing with friends is fun! The LSWB Discord has a great community of people who discuss the game, strategy, wins, and losses. It's a great atmosphere to learn about the game and better your skill. The discord has a special code regarding certain emotes, so go ask and find out!