TheGrandestine2

TheGrandestine2 is a parallel universe of TheGrandestine (Joseph Lormand). During the year-long wait for update v0.50, he got locked out of his Kongregate account and posted an explanation of what was to come.

In this topic (http://www.kongregate.com/forums/32630-chess-evolved-online/topics/897512-official-status-on-v0-50-cant-release) named "***official status on v0.50 (can't release)***", Lormand details it here.

## Post 1 - September 5th

*I've planned everything for the greenlight release so far, and everything on steam is already set, but as you may have figured out from the title, it's not possible to release right now. The issue is that kongregate has locked me out of my account, so I can't log on and update the game. there have been some times where I haven't gotten an error logging in, but every time so far the connection stops working and the same error occurs.*

*this isn't the only time it has happened before, so again, comment any balances or suggestions you think are important, it might take a week or more until you see the update. Thankfully it's backed up, but there's no telling how long it could take until I don't get errors anymore.*

*prepare for the cascading hurricane \ V /*

*GAME ON*

### Testimonials 1

Of course, this was rejoice-worthy! It was about time he came back - for a while, a new tag/meme came up, called #grandded. Who wouldn't be happy?

*grand alive?!* - James1011R

*Grand is alive! He posted on the forum about v0.50.* - Blackrots

*Grandnotded!* - anonimus123

*Hopefully I'm able to get on on release day despite the actual hurricane (a Hurricane+++) likely striking near my area.-*James1011R

Most everyone in the community was surprised by this. Curiously, F300XEN, main\_gi, and capybara42 seemed to be the least effected.

*(btw, do we have proof that you're not a tet? @TheGrandestine2)* - ABC\_Boy

Wait, what's a "tet"?

## Post 2 - September 6th

*a small note to everyone replying, I am looking more for minor pieces, ones that have been mostly overlooked, as well as small feature suggestions (like bulk boxes before) that could be added in a few days, some of the new structure makes piece modification a little more annoying, so nothing game changing here. Also in this update, a few smart people will know what I mean when I say this, little glitter to the goldy connections in this world, the first spread of chaos you will have to fight or get devoured by it, and traps in the endless spiral, I look forward to feedback from those who speak it. (in other words, i need suggestions - contribution will be awarded)*

I suppose I could give a small teaser on some of the balance changes coming, but some old pieces will have massive reworks, so just because the piece is not on the list doesn't mean it won't be changed.

-Necromancer once again changed to the lich/skeleton version

-Greed penalty reduced to 3/6/12/18

-Apprentice promotes to Wizard

-Reaver nerf rolled back

-GravityMage freezes target again, but is pay 4

-Legionary cost increased to 10/11/12/13

-Bat moveset improved

-FrostMephit is now Status-Immune

-All boxes can now be bought in bulk

-Hostage is no longer Magic-Immune

-Militia penalty +1 at all tiers

-Phantasm and Ghost now don't block movement until they move once

-Challenge UI improved

-Daily Piece Deals re-added

-Butterfly Portals added