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I hated the forum closing You dont know what you have till its gone. This is so freaken awesome

Hello! Glad to see this forum is active again. It looks really awesome. I was quite active in the previous one but stopped following discussions on Discord (it's too chaotic. lol).

So many more options available here beyond simply 'like'. I am confused

Well, found the new forum by empuzzled.com. I'm very happy to have "it" back. Never used Discord and reddit was frustrating. Hope it will grow fast I forgot: THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Thank you for all your hard work! But... even though I only have 10 souls to trade and my choice was already made, your arguments for and against are so well thought out that I'm now unsure again... Thanks I think... Maybe I should wait? Too many 5* waiting. But not enough roster space. Argh! Decisions!

Howdy all! Time for *return of the Snark* as I chip in my own personal reviews of this jam-packed Soul Exchange! Good hunting https://www.bobthesnark.org/soulexchange

Hi Everyone thanks for that great work on forum, my name is Venom and i have been playing the game since day 1 so if you want to ask about anything just go ahead. Good luck

Here´s the link to the Gargon´s guide: SE 17

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Hello all, I have missed you. Discord / Line just ain't the same. I liken the forums to writing letters to each other, sharing information, gossip, good times; and Discord to hanging around the water cooler just shootin' the

Hi everyone! It's nice to be back, kind of. Thanks AeroMatix for all your hard work

Hi everyone! Someone said “forum,” and a wild Snark appears! Looking forward to the rebirth, and as always

Its great to see a Forum back - thank-you to the creators! I'm retired from playing - formerly Captain at The Pirate Horde. Here to connect with old friends

Its good to be home 🕊

Thank you to all for bringing back the forum in an accessible format!

Didn't follow Discord when the old forum died and was just going to treat the new game contents cold turkey without any too updated information, until an alliance mate told us today about this and had to see it for myself. I missed browsing the forum (even if mostly reading and browsing) and seeing the posts of familiar names. Thank you @ AeroMatix (E&P Forums) for making this possible.

Hey everyone! Glad we have a Forum again

Of your suggested sacrifices, I would choose the following: Vivica: you can get her easily again Cristobal over Zhang Fei: both are sniper, but you have less yellow heroes Finley: i never saw and don't see his worth, it was never a problem to face him Penelope, Zavinia: i don't like the insanity heroes - i don't wanna play russian roulette

So, I was reasonably active on the old forum, so probably more or less known. I've got my seven-year pin in game. Longtime member of the Crew family, now with the Boo Ya! family. Thanks so much to the people who put the forum together. Discord was impossible to use, at least as SG had set it up!

Took Silverpaw

Vivica is available almost everywhere to replace her. And yes it WILL take a long time to max every costume, plus taking one of them to 4/90 as well. Finley is useful to me for the def down, and he does hit multiple with high buffer opponents. But my blue def down options are very limited. Then again, he will probably be pretty far down the list of your heroes to max with Lempi and Chitrangata and even Nerasis. Cristobal is already dated and will only get worse. Hard hitters tend to have the shortest utility timespan. I'm not familiar with Zhang Fei but see Cristobal above. Sacrificing a few you are not completely sold on for one that you are is a good trade. 15 souls -- Silverfox? Hope this helps.

Loved the SE17 guide. The only thing I'd change is to highlight Thalasa's immunity to insanity which is fairly unique as a skill that'll stand the test of time and so worth highlighting. Unless I've totally misunderstood the card

try typing "Gargon´s guide"

16th occurrence updated

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I participated in the voting process, and I will confess it was hard to not just automatically dismiss any of them I already had, like C Thalassa and Verity, even though I find them very useful.

Malicna's message: Minions, gather 'round! Your endless chatter finally interrupted my potion brewing. I have sifted through your many votes for the next **Soul Exchange**, and I've decided to humor you by selecting from your top picks. A lineup came together from your top-voted Heroes, but honestly... it didn't move me. So, I sprinkled in a pair of truly formidable Heroes that weren't even on the ballot to give the mixture some kick! You can thank me later. Prepare to toss your dust-gathering Heroes into the void! The exchange officially opens this **Thursday, February 26**. Here are the souls I am willing to offer you this time around: **Dark**: Odile, Swiftpaw, Gooldron **Holy**: C. Meresankh, Silverpaw, Wealtheow **Fire**: Abigail, Iocantha, C. Domiventus **Ice**: C. Thalassa, Pophit, Hrothgar **Nature**: C. Ahmose, Peregrine, Maegwyn Start deciding who gets sacrificed to expand your miserable rosters. Muahaha!

Glad the forums are back! I miss my pins

Here’s a consolidated summary of how the upcoming Soul Exchange (26 February 2026) is being handled, based on all the information shared so far: Summary of the Soul Exchange Process (26 Feb 2026) • SG provided a fixed list of 40 heroes to all participating Content Creators. These 40 heroes are already approved for Soul Exchange consideration. The final SE will include 15 heroes chosen from these 40 — nothing outside the list. • The purpose of the initiative is not to run a single global poll. Creators were not instructed to create official polls or tally raw votes. Instead, SG asked for community‑informed feedback, and creators are free to gather it however they prefer: YouTube polls through comments on their videos Website polls (e.g., https://empuzzled.com/soul-exchange) Comments Live streams Discord discussions Creator‑curated summaries Every creator can choose their own method. • The goal is twofold: Help SG understand which heroes the community values most from the approved list. Strengthen collaboration between SG, Content Creators, and the player community — increasing visibility, engagement, and appreciation. This is not a replacement for the old forum polls, nor an attempt to outsource decision‑making. • Creators must submit their feedback to SG by Monday, 23 February. SG will then review all submissions collectively. • Final decisions rest entirely with SG. Community sentiment influences the selection, but SG ultimately chooses the 15 heroes. • The official Soul Exchange list will be released on/before (hopefully) 26 February 2026. In short SG gave creators 40 approved heroes → creators gather community feedback in any format → creators submit summaries → SG reviews everything → SG selects 15 heroes → final list arrives on Feb 26.

I'm here!

Hello everyone, I have been playing the game since 2017. It is great to have a proper forum again Thank you to everyone who made this happen!

Waves

There is always a need for

Need fish?

It will take time for it to establish itself, so this is the most important time for people to really show it some love whilst it grows into the forum it deserves to be.

Hello and welcome

Welcome! Glad to have you here

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