Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-25442605-20141113225759/@comment-25442605-20141118223507

Igyzone wrote:

Anyone got their first combiner, devastator? How does it work and if it is super worth having it? I got Devastator completed yesterday and the short answer is "hell yeah!"

Once you have all six bots you can add Devastator to your deck. He takes up an entire squad in your deck, hence why you need to get to Level 31 to unlock the Combiner raid.

He gains XP like any other bot, in campaigns. However, he levels up when ALL of your constructicons level up. His XP level seems to be an average of your other bots. For example, I got Hook and Scavenger early on and was levelling them up before I got the rest. As a result, they are over level 30. Bonecrusher came along last so doesn't have as much XP, and is around 23. Devastator himself is around level 25 as a result.

The same principle applies (I think) to developing. His values seem to be based on the average of the rest, so essentially you need 6x the resources to see him improve. As you are essentially developing an entire squad of six at once, there is some scaling in that regard.

Promoting: you need to promote everyone in the team at least once to get him promoted, and while I haven't evolved any constructicons yet, I would assume the same applies. The same should go for his 'talent', I haven't started that process yet but the logic follows for now.

He is a beast in battle though. His special ability (Solar Eruption) literally 'devastates' all opposition to the point where Starscream, Optimus Prime and Sunstorm can finish off the rest. A worthy investment for me (obviously!) as this was something that TFL was sorely lacking in and will continue to draw people in. Imagine having Devastator, Menasor and Bruticus as the only three in your army, laying waste to everything!