Musketeers — One for All!
One for All! becomes guaranteed, but triggers only from Cover damage, no longer from Special Skill hits.
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+ PLAYER TRUST IS NOT TEMPORARY
INDEPENDENT VOICES. ONE COMMUNITY.
OUR HEROES CHANGED.OUR TRUST DID TOO.
Renewal 2026. We spent years building our rosters. Now we're speaking up for the investment, the commitment, and the community behind every hero.
REVERSE THE NERFS.
The story behind the movementCOMMUNITY POSITION · RENEWAL 2026
01 / THE BREAK IN TRUST
A TEMPORARY CHANGE. A LASTING QUESTION.
What happened?
The official notes describe temporary changes to passives, hero families and combat rules. These include both nerfs and buffs. Below we separate selected documented changes from our campaign’s position.
Selected changes from the official notes of 6 October 2026. Community opinion is presented separately. The notes do not specify every value.
Ghosts — Vengeful Haunting
Ghost damage and post-form mana are reduced; one buff is dispelled instead of all. Ghost forms become Stubborn rather than undispellable.
View sourceAstral Demon / Nine Lives
Astral Demon cleansing becomes random and once per turn. Nine Lives can be blocked by ailments and passives.
View sourceCheat Death
Cheat Death gains a reflection cap, targets the attacker and cannot activate for a lone surviving hero; only attacks and skills qualify.
View sourceThief’s Opportunity
Thief’s Opportunity triggers on an ally’s Special Skill, not each turn, targeting the enemy with most buffs.
View sourceGrowth / Wither / Stacks
Dispelling/cleansing halves Growth/Wither and removes one relevant Stack; Special Skill criticals halve Growth and remove one positive Stack.
View sourcePvP
Base critical chance decreases; defense survivability increases. Critical hits reduce maximum health in every mode.
View sourceSeedling Summoner / Ambush / Wild
Seedling/Sapling Fiend health falls. Ambush stops cleansing on application. Wild effects can deal triple damage.
View sourceEvidence before claims.
No sourced change records have been published here yet. We will keep documented changes separate from community opinion.
MORE THAN A ROSTER.01 — 04
Time
Months and years developing heroes, learning strategies and building alliances.
Money
For many players, paid summons, offers and resources are part of that investment.
Resources
Ascension materials, emblems and limit breaks take commitment to earn.
Trust
Long-term investment needs confidence that our choices will remain meaningful.
A live game needs balancing.
But when sweeping changes affect entire groups of heroes, players deserve transparency, dialogue and respect for the investment they have already made.
02 / OUR SHARED MESSAGE
AN OPEN LETTER TO SMALL GIANT
We love this game. That's why we're speaking up.
We are players because we care about Empires & Puzzles. Many of us have spent years building alliances, friendships and competitive rosters around this game.
Many of us spent real money on summons and months developing these heroes. In our view, changing Musketeers, Ghosts and so many other mechanics at once turns the game we invested in upside down. This is more than a minor balance adjustment: it undermines the role of our rosters and confidence in future purchases. We ask for the nerfs to be reversed and for meaningful dialogue with players.
For players who invested time, money and scarce resources into these heroes, this damages confidence in future investments.
We understand that balance changes are sometimes necessary. We ask Small Giant to listen, review Renewal 2026 and reverse the changes that significantly reduce the value and functionality of existing heroes and families.
We also ask for greater transparency and meaningful community consultation before future large-scale balance changes.
We want Empires & Puzzles to succeed. We want to keep competing and building our rosters. But that requires trust.
Please act quickly. Reverse the Renewal 2026 nerfs. Listen to your players. Do not treat the people who support this game like fools.
Signed,The Refresh Empires Community
03 / TURN CONCERN INTO ACTION
YOUR VOICE. YOUR NEXT MOVE.
Five minutes can make a difference.
Contact customer support
Use the official support option inside the game, or the verified support link if available. Send one thoughtful message in your own words.
Elite contact
If you have an Elite contact or another official community contact, send them your feedback directly.
Pause optional spending
If you disagree with Renewal 2026, consider pausing optional purchases while the changes remain active. This is a voluntary consumer choice.
Share the campaign
Invite your alliance to make its voice heard. Share respectfully, once, where it is welcome.
STRONG VOICES. NO ABUSE.
No harassment. No spam. No threats. No review bombing. Respect other players and the people receiving your feedback.
Send feedback
MAKE YOUR MESSAGE COUNT.
Choose your tone. Make it personal. Keep it respectful.
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04 / BRING YOUR ALLIANCE
ONE VOICE STARTS IT. AN ALLIANCE AMPLIFIES IT.
A ready-to-share message for the people you play alongside.
THE CAMPAIGN, IN YOUR HANDS
MAKE THE MESSAGE IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS.
Original artwork. One shared message. Choose your language, poster and format, then take it to your community.
Social toolkitREFRESH EMPIRESBALANCE THE GAME.RESPECT THE PLAYERS.#RefreshEmpires WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
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Immediate review
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Reverse the most damaging Renewal 2026 changes
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Explain the balance philosophy
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Consult the community
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Rebuild player trust