so Clash of Clans has just released an anime themed event to celebrate its 12th anniversary now the event itself looked crazy impressive at first we got the new event pass with free ORS and a broken new epic equipment but what seemed like an incredible update quickly turned into a major letdown leaving many of us feeling scammed today I'm diving deep into why this event missed the mark why the new epic equipment sucks and I'll reveal all the truth behind why the recent events doesn't hit the same anymore so let's get right into it the August anime season was supposed to be something special a celebration marking supercell's 12th birthday on August 2 players were really hyped as sneak peeks teased something big just before the month kicked off the hype was real but then the season started and the disappointments began first the season pass players both free-to-play and gold pass holders found themselves with no special items to celebrate the event the special 12th anniversary cake was just like the other ones just another reskinned version of what we've seen before and the new skins let's just say they left a lot to be desired but the biggest letdown came with the special event on August 9th supercell has been rolling out these events for almost a year now and used to also add special birthday event before these kind of events existed who could forget the mashup Madness event from October 2023 it was one of the best events by far delivering fun rewards that perfectly captured the spirit of the Season back then we didn't have to worry wor about ores or equipment we just enjoyed the game and could choose whatever reward we wanted unfortunately the quality of these events seems to be declining sure everyone loves free rewards but it's hard to ignore how these events are increasingly becoming pay to win since the introduction of equipment the focus has shifted to unlocking epic gear and the freedom to choose what players really want has been lost also the cost of these items is crazy high and if you don't unlock them during the event you're looking at spending 1,500 100 gems later in the trader shop in past events at least the bonus Road provided enough medals to get something worthwhile whether it was books ores or special decorations but this time things took a turn for the worse the bonus Road only offers 650 medals which even with the usual Creator link bonus isn't enough to unlock even one special decoration next to the Epic equipment and forget about getting any real value from ores or books as well I really don't know why did Supercell decide to lower the amount of unlockable bonus medals but now active players won't have any advantage by playing more as well as less rewards for everyone just when you thought the recent updates couldn't be more frustrating let's talk about the new epic equipment the magic mirror at first this gear seemed really promising we even got a sneak peek with a challenge to try out a lower level version and who wouldn't be excited about commanding Archer Queen's twin sisters on the battlefield but as enticing as it sounds the magic mirror falls short short in some critical ways the magic mirror is designed to clone your Archer Queen creating duplicates with stats based on your Heroes and the equipment's level unlike The Clash Royale clone spell these clones doesn't die one hit they mirror your Archer Queen stats exactly if you have a fully maxed magic mirror but the new clones won't have any equipments imagine endlessly cloning your hero sounds great right but most players especially those who play for free or don't spend excessive will struggle to max out even one piece of Epic equipment we already have six epic pieces with more likely on the way and the cost to upgrade them is astronomical so while the magic mirror isn't inherently bad it's not worth pouring your hard-earned resources into just for a slight DPS boost why because these clones only last for 30 seconds at max level sure that could mean a few extra buildings destroyed if you can keep them alive but it's a steep price to pay for such a limited benefit another issue is that to get any real value out of the magic mirror you need both a highlevel hero and a highlevel piece of equipment with recent updates many players have been holding off on upgrading their Heroes due to the introduction of costly epic equipment and the value of hero potions and here's the kicker hero potions don't affect equipment this means the Clones level is tied directly to your hero's original level not the boosted level from potions this means even if you wanted to boost your Heroes you would still get get clones that match your hero's level now this part of the equipment is the worst knowing hero levels don't really matter anymore if the Clones are going to be even lower level than your hero unless you have maxed everything they are technically going to function as the hog rider puppet for Royale Champion just some stronger summoned units what can't even last more than 30 seconds because of the limit so after all I don't really recommend buying it the price just isn't worth it for the value we get from it though I will probably purchase the piece just just because I like collecting everything but this way I will miss the chance to unlock any other special decorations or even bonus ores and books from the trader which lowkey pisses me off probably buying the giant decoration would be the best option to be fair the overall mid-season event pass is just a moneymaking method of supercell it's crazy we only get 600 glowy ores and that's it that's barely enough for a single equipment upgrade hard to ignore that in the past Clash of Clans used to add special Traders with crazy deals like almost free books and runes but anyways this year we have got the 12% boost which is definitely better than nothing we also get a broken troop and a new easy strategy like back in the mashup Madness event the lavaloon was crazy the broom witch can just go through the whole map and wipe the base out under matter of seconds and I also like the small role playay they added to the event so after all I like the event but there is still space for improvement I was expecting more what do you think write your opinions in the comments [Music] go