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The Fabulous adventures of the Fabulous Pyrolight

TheFabulousPyrolight

Well seeing if my sanity holds out this time.

The adventure so far!

Got to 66 no lost lives, kinda dicey a few times.
The event is okay BUT the levels are not ordered correctly. The second set of events was far easier than the first set.
Level 92 is meh as always, same rule applies, your first drop of new licorice has to be planned and large.
Hit 171 from 66 on the 6 hour stint.
66-200 is just such a awful grind. @QueenB Can't they tone that down just a wee bit.
As @christinewupp has mentioned, there is no consistency in difficulty between level classifications. Unrated are almost too easy most of the time and super hard + are just obnoxiously hard.
I am at 49 of 135 pins.
Daily Treat Machine decided to finally pop up while I was getting a SS of my avatar.
Avatar,

All for now anyway

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christinewupp

That is interesting! I got mine back yesterday after I'd lost my episode race (forgot I hadn't finished the episode, again, but no surprise whilst I am playing five accounts at the same time). The same happened last time I lost a race.

シリンダーノット

I lost my Delicious Dash as soon as I reached a Champions Race win streak of 100.

christinewupp

Thanks for the tips. I have noticed distinct differences between the old and new levels too, but didn't know about the starting boosters issue. I had incidentally noted though that some of these levels get easier if playing with no boosters, as the old algorithms then seem to kick in. Personally I hate the new AI ones for the very reason you state: They are so predictable and pre determined in their outcome. The old levels still sometimes work with my old strategy. One strategy I use when I see an old human written board is to NOT match four to create jelly fish as I think this may interfere with the old lucky board algorithm. So for those levels I avoid making match 4 square moves at all cost. Sometimes it seems to work in my favour.

I'll have to run some tests on that Meltdown level when I get that one. Most of these should be possible to pass with one UFO, the question is when to best play it. This one looks like it needs a double super charger plus a UFO. I wonder how many extra sets of moves it will extract from anyone intent on not losing their win streak.

Looking forward to your next run in the spring @Insertnicknamehere

Insertnicknamehere

All the "boss levels" have varying versions and this maxed out at 122 all the previous times and going as low as around ~90ish. When I saw 165… I actually did a bit of a double take.

When did you lose yours? Mine died late Sunday for some reason. Wonder if the test groups got shuffled. Might explain why I all of a sudden saw this comically idiotic version of the "boss level" Monday.

I really am hoping on the 2nd, since this season runs officially to the 1st according to the post about it, it is a non "event season" for the first month. ie unlike like the current "Melting Season as part of the larger "Winter Season".

Mainly laying my hopes on the fact that "All Stars" season is closing in and it likely cutting into March, they might just be lazy enough to not have anything special ie last year:

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3277315#Comment_3277315

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/489724/monday-march-10-2025-predictions

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/489962/candy-crush-saga-all-stars-2025-your-journey-starts-here

P.S. I am the same person as TheFabulousPyroight/PyroSpring so this is all in context of that game. Usually make a new account with a new play through but like 9/10 the second I try to verify my email, broken account haha.

P.P.S

Just noticed if you want to have links to other posts not have a stupid gap between them you have to add them in reverse order. Ie I did the last link first and added the one that would be before it above it and it did not create the gap.

シリンダーノット

Seeing someone else's progress updates is interesting. I unfortunately stopped receiving the Delicious Dash challenge, and I don't have any reason to believe that it's coming back to my game.

Also, wow. The event level you received for level 1,340 looks like a blocker spam disaster zone. I'm not looking forward to seeing it in the coming episodes.

Insertnicknamehere

Taking off until Spring. I am guessing it will be on March 2, since the 1st is the end of the current season and Spring should start on the Monday. Kinda hoping it is just pins and no event for the first season aka no "boss levels" just normal end of episode ones.

@QueenB Spring March 2nd?

AI levels vs old ones:

AI levels

Are not exactly exciting but they are FAR better balanced for Hard, Super Hard, Nightmarish and Legendary. You can actually beat those with a streak and 2 boosters a decent amount of the time first try if you are playing smart.

Old Levels

Do not waste pre level boosters on them past say 300. the 30 min color bomb and striped/wrapped do nothing for them. All that will happen is you will feel like you are getting closer to wining.

Also one last "hilarious" image

165… riiiiight.

christinewupp

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3476633#Comment_3476633

Thanks for the warning @TheFabulousPyrolight ! I managed to pass level 813 on my first attempt by using a striped brush. That may in fact be the mechanics the game demands for a first move: Use the required booster wisely. This one seems to be calling out for this, with all the purples on the board and the one colour bomb already present on the board to tempt us. I passed easily using this combo:

I replayed the level a second time to test out what would happen if I don't play the paint brush: I was left exactly one jelly short. There was no chance to use a lollipop as this was on move 0 and followed an unpredictable colour bomb + wrap cascade on my last move. A major cascade leaving you exactly one jelly short, that is match fixing at its best. Well done, A! (I'm no longer calling it "AI" as I think the "I" is sadly missing)

TheFabulousPyrolight

Nope no conveyors. Just the basic mechanics and blockers. Honestly since the levels were so gutted in the past don't really notice the absence of the conveyors.

Ya I did notice speed vary a little still after 1000, likely AI thinking about what to do next, but not as bad as the section mentioned.

@QueenB

We do need to address the complete change in mechanics. Ie make a move the AI likes it will random spawn in special candies, make a move it does not like and it will randomly blow them up.

While the game always did this to a degree, it seems to be a major mechanic now. Example, three turns left and you make a move that the AI likes and clear some stuff. The next turn you would have a blocker or two that you could not take out normally but since you "ticked the belly" of the algorithm, the game spawns in the exact special candies you would need.

While that works well enough, it is not stated anywhere that

christinewupp

I haven't worked my way up to level 800 yet on this latest run. Have you seen any conveyor belts? That's what I mean by boring. The conveyor belts make levels interesting for me and they were absent from these levels last time I played. Also very few cake bombs and magic mixers, which also add interest. I can't wait to see if my levels play like yours. I'll try them out in the knockouts and finals.

Also on speed: I have often noted that speed varies. If you are following the intended algorithms sometimes the candies drop and explode very rapidly, other times they seem much slower. I did a test once on level 1000: Initially it played out in 1 minute 34 seconds roughly. But soon after it changed to about 1 minute 50 seconds, and that is also what I found last week. I am not sure what affects speed, but it doesn't seem to be the speed button.

TheFabulousPyrolight

I PINNED ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS ON THIS!

The rest of the week:

To start off my mini vacation, took Thursday and Friday off and started with:
Then I ran into two terrible levels
Not sure what this level used to be, not the old 813, but the split and offset mechanic is a just a tire fire and just terrible design. Which candy well falling has precedence will give you nightmares.

I know which level this used to be and NO, BAD KING AI. The color bombs are pointless where they are since one has to basically clear everything to get to them anyway. Those used to be licorice shells and there was licorice in the way as well. The goal was to break 4 or 6 licorice shells. Basically the AI broke the design
Go Me!
I never realized it said Jelly. Also this level STILL sucks
The Grand Conclusion!!! Boy was I shocked to find out there were two ranks… Took me to level 1260 to get it with a few minutes left on my six hours!

I also… used up my allotment of Elite Chocolate Boxes and Delicious Dash HAHAHAHA! Seriously, Gold Box went to a timer and Delicious Dash just stopped appearing ><

Other things of note:

The speed up actually just stopped working for a few hundred levels around 700-1000. Didn't notice at first till I hit 1000 and it worked again.
After 800 the levels while dull, been crap for the windows version for a year, year and a half, did that a nice flow and while unrated are too easy, the rest are generally balanced.
Super Color Bomb… Ya just a gold sink. Figured I would see if one could keep it, 5 levels in a row made me pay to keep it with one level self detonating two of them that were on the screen after a single move. Not an effect hitting them, they both just went off. There were on different rows and on either side of the board. I actually had to chuckle at that.
So I think I have found the "true" four level types
1. This level does not matter here have some fun.
2. Pay me, or basically every end of episode level now. (Super Hard levels are the other ones.)
3. I will break your win streak! (Can be any level difficulty)
4. You are NOT getting the elite race 9 gold! (Super Hard+)
Lastly… The episode starting at 1131 is old school… Every level regardless of rating is pure crap. Seeing the old level difficulties, ya don't exactly miss that.

P.S.

@christinewupp I don't know what you were saying about boring levels from 800 - 1500. I was almost overwhelmed when I saw a mallow level! Thankfully it was only one and the game went back to the reasonable number of mechanics. It was getting confusing :P

TheFabulousPyrolight

CRUSHING NEWS!

I have reached JELLY JARS!

Also

Level 500+ Episode events are just a 10 gold auto withdrawal from your stash. Hilarious how straight up insane they became.

And

So, on the 9 gold Delicious Dash and the non rated level just goes utterly hardcore until I have objectively not enough that to pass the remaining levels, 5 levels 5 minutes, even spamming stuff like Party Poppers. The next try, went lucky level…

Lastly

What worries me is what we will find when we get to levels 800-1500: Last time I played those they were so boring it was just painful. The AI rewrote them all, took out all the conveyor belts and removed everything else that might add some variety. Usually I quit when I reach there because I just can't stand it.

I cannot believe I missed adding a clever quip here, Ahem: "Rewritten by machine on new technology". Hahahahahahahaha, got my A material today!

Anyway just hit 800 so will have to see. Considering 800 to 1500 has had anything interesting gone for probably 2 years now on the windows version, can't be much worse. Seeing the same level 3 times in that stretch was not uncommon.

christinewupp

I agree with all that you say @TheFabulousPyrolight . That is exactly my own experience on the new games I started in the past month. @QueenB I second this feedback.

I am currently approaching level 700 in my own game. There are lots of different elements including conveyor belts in all these early levels, which makes them interesting and fun to play. They include many older levels still written by proper level designers. Let's hope they will be preserved in their current form.

What worries me is what we will find when we get to levels 800-1500: Last time I played those they were so boring it was just painful. The AI rewrote them all, took out all the conveyor belts and removed everything else that might add some variety. Usually I quit when I reach there because I just can't stand it.

TheFabulousPyrolight

So some thoughts Feedback @QueenB

I have experienced a feeling I have not had in YEARS with CCS… FUN! Levels 200+, up to 500, have been a joy. While the non ranked are a tad too easy, the harder levels generate the right amount of rage to keep it enjoyable. (Run with no hints). Seriously it has been years since the game was reasonable at 200+.
66-200 is like going through hell but to get to heaven at 201. It is really really REALLY weird.
Level 348 as example played like it used to 4 or so years ago.
Nice to see the end levels all there now. Ie 300 was 303 and 500 was 497.
There is no explosion delay anymore so two side by side special candies, striped, can hit the same tile where as they had to have a few tile gap.
Also the fact that special candies will not drop into the path of another candy effect when there are multiple going off is great. ie they will freeze where they are then drop after the special candy has done its thing.

Fish

Well done on them they are quite good now and make some of the most annoying levels so much better. A very good booster now.
The fact fish will now hit any target including fish.
They can adjust their target in mid flight. Funny when it happens as it is so obvious but still is a nice smooth curve.
Fish + wrapped is so amazing since it will actually deal with licorice property and actually target the middle. (Me thinks the rockets that appeared for Volcanic Panic for a bit where testing for that.
Lastly the fact multiple fish can hit the same tile is so nice.

BTW did someone beat the folks over at Microsoft that support the windows version? I cannot fathom why the game is not in full on ahole mode atm. Very odd feeling.

christinewupp

Sorry but I really don't know about the Champions Race. I'm not sure what you mean by trigger. I always get the first race when I reach level 51 and then after three episodes automatically the Champions Race. Time of day does not seem to come into it. If you mean that we fail if we don't complete the race by 6pm or within 24 hours, I never tested that out or noticed. I go for the delicious dash anyway. That always goes from 5 to 7 to 9 gold and then back to 5 in all my games at all level ranges.

I have also noted that the first few special event end of episode levels are easier for newbies than for other players. I have noted this with the last few such events.

TheFabulousPyrolight

So ya got 200 and super color bomb and win streak… ya… They need to tone down 66-200.

Joke aside, @QueenB are they trying to drive players away right off the bat? 200+ is night and day even without the super color bomb. The difference is just shocking.
200+ has been toned down so far so that is nice. Some of the worst levels are easier now, hello weak 240. I am glad they did not mess with 225. They would never find the bodies if they did. Considering there are not that many different blockers it is still IMO one of the best designed levels.
Level 300 (old) is offset by 3 now and is 303. Kinda odd.
Guess when I got my first UFO you pampered mobile players… 215… ya from the Meltdown Event. Windows is the hardcore version! Also guess what I have NOT got yet? I think it will be "The Ski Trip" collection that nets me that one.
One thing I really noticed with the new smarter fish, fish + wrapped is amazing, level 291 as example.
Multiple Coconut Wheels still spawn on large blasts, level 291 as example. Blow up 2 get 3.
Delicious dash going 5 → 7 → 9 → 5… I mean getting 9 is hard enough as is, dropping back to 5?
@QueenB, @christinewupp did they ever adjust the Champion's race timer back to a full day and no longer always trigger at 6PM GMT? I mean damn that was odd.
So far the Meltdown has been reasonable, not pulling an Alien Invasion difficulty wise.
Also it should have been Marshmallow Meltdown with marshmallow and chocolate themed levels. That or "S'more Work Ahead".

TheFabulousPyrolight

It's always great to hear from you! I have had an overall feeling that this Monday level difficulty has been reduced overall across the board, especially for anyone playing starting boosters. I guess that doesn't include levels 66-200 then. Sometimes I wonder if they have just forgotten that these levels don't include win streak boosters any more and keep revising them as if every player had boosters on their opening boards.

Ya I did notice the difficulty was down somewhat. Still a grind since it is trivial, trivial, brick wall, trivial… I think they are playing with the difficulties in the range again as I had two nightmarish go, was not playing starting boosters, in the last episode I did after only a few tries while a unrated took more tries.

Unrated levels are too easy all the way up to and beyond level 500 at least: I pass these simply by following the hints, which now follow a set order of priority (1. two specials combo, 2. special + normal candy, 3. create special, 4. lowest possible match). Sometime we have to "find" the one obvious last winning move ourselves, just so that we feel we achieved something.

Ya running not using hints and unrated are for the most part… just do stuff, you will win.

QueenB

Hey @TheFabulousPyrolight 😃

So good to see you back and I have to say, this little adventure log was a fun read.

First of all, respect for that run 💪
And as you can see from Christina’s comment, you’re definitely not the only one feeling this way.

Really appreciate you sharing this and as always noting down the feedback that will be shared with the team and I’m looking forward to the next chapter whenever you feel like posting it 😉

christinewupp

Good luck and nice to see you back, @TheFabulousPyrolight.

It's always great to hear from you! I have had an overall feeling that this Monday level difficulty has been reduced overall across the board, especially for anyone playing starting boosters. I guess that doesn't include levels 66-200 then. Sometimes I wonder if they have just forgotten that these levels don't include win streak boosters any more and keep revising them as if every player had boosters on their opening boards.

Unrated levels are too easy all the way up to and beyond level 500 at least: I pass these simply by following the hints, which now follow a set order of priority (1. two specials combo, 2. special + normal candy, 3. create special, 4. lowest possible match). Sometime we have to "find" the one obvious last winning move ourselves, just so that we feel we achieved something.

Comments

christinewupp

シリンダーノット

I lost my Delicious Dash as soon as I reached a Champions Race win streak of 100.

christinewupp

Looking forward to your next run in the spring @Insertnicknamehere

Insertnicknamehere

All the "boss levels" have varying versions and this maxed out at 122 all the previous times and going as low as around ~90ish. When I saw 165… I actually did a bit of a double take.

Mainly laying my hopes on the fact that "All Stars" season is closing in and it likely cutting into March, they might just be lazy enough to not have anything special ie last year:

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3277315#Comment_3277315

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/489724/monday-march-10-2025-predictions

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/489962/candy-crush-saga-all-stars-2025-your-journey-starts-here

P.P.S

シリンダーノット

Seeing someone else's progress updates is interesting. I unfortunately stopped receiving the Delicious Dash challenge, and I don't have any reason to believe that it's coming back to my game.

Also, wow. The event level you received for level 1,340 looks like a blocker spam disaster zone. I'm not looking forward to seeing it in the coming episodes.

Insertnicknamehere

@QueenB Spring March 2nd?

AI levels vs old ones:

AI levels

Old Levels

Do not waste pre level boosters on them past say 300. the 30 min color bomb and striped/wrapped do nothing for them. All that will happen is you will feel like you are getting closer to wining.

Also one last "hilarious" image

165… riiiiight.

christinewupp

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3476633#Comment_3476633

TheFabulousPyrolight

Nope no conveyors. Just the basic mechanics and blockers. Honestly since the levels were so gutted in the past don't really notice the absence of the conveyors.

Ya I did notice speed vary a little still after 1000, likely AI thinking about what to do next, but not as bad as the section mentioned.

@QueenB

We do need to address the complete change in mechanics. Ie make a move the AI likes it will random spawn in special candies, make a move it does not like and it will randomly blow them up.

While that works well enough, it is not stated anywhere that

christinewupp

TheFabulousPyrolight

I PINNED ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS ON THIS!

The rest of the week:

To start off my mini vacation, took Thursday and Friday off and started with:
Then I ran into two terrible levels
Not sure what this level used to be, not the old 813, but the split and offset mechanic is a just a tire fire and just terrible design. Which candy well falling has precedence will give you nightmares.

I know which level this used to be and NO, BAD KING AI. The color bombs are pointless where they are since one has to basically clear everything to get to them anyway. Those used to be licorice shells and there was licorice in the way as well. The goal was to break 4 or 6 licorice shells. Basically the AI broke the design
Go Me!
I never realized it said Jelly. Also this level STILL sucks
The Grand Conclusion!!! Boy was I shocked to find out there were two ranks… Took me to level 1260 to get it with a few minutes left on my six hours!

I also… used up my allotment of Elite Chocolate Boxes and Delicious Dash HAHAHAHA! Seriously, Gold Box went to a timer and Delicious Dash just stopped appearing ><

Other things of note:

The speed up actually just stopped working for a few hundred levels around 700-1000. Didn't notice at first till I hit 1000 and it worked again.
After 800 the levels while dull, been crap for the windows version for a year, year and a half, did that a nice flow and while unrated are too easy, the rest are generally balanced.
Super Color Bomb… Ya just a gold sink. Figured I would see if one could keep it, 5 levels in a row made me pay to keep it with one level self detonating two of them that were on the screen after a single move. Not an effect hitting them, they both just went off. There were on different rows and on either side of the board. I actually had to chuckle at that.
So I think I have found the "true" four level types
1. This level does not matter here have some fun.
2. Pay me, or basically every end of episode level now. (Super Hard levels are the other ones.)
3. I will break your win streak! (Can be any level difficulty)
4. You are NOT getting the elite race 9 gold! (Super Hard+)
Lastly… The episode starting at 1131 is old school… Every level regardless of rating is pure crap. Seeing the old level difficulties, ya don't exactly miss that.

P.S.

TheFabulousPyrolight

CRUSHING NEWS!

I have reached JELLY JARS!

Also

Level 500+ Episode events are just a 10 gold auto withdrawal from your stash. Hilarious how straight up insane they became.

And

Lastly

What worries me is what we will find when we get to levels 800-1500: Last time I played those they were so boring it was just painful. The AI rewrote them all, took out all the conveyor belts and removed everything else that might add some variety. Usually I quit when I reach there because I just can't stand it.

I cannot believe I missed adding a clever quip here, Ahem: "Rewritten by machine on new technology". Hahahahahahahaha, got my A material today!

christinewupp

I agree with all that you say @TheFabulousPyrolight . That is exactly my own experience on the new games I started in the past month. @QueenB I second this feedback.

TheFabulousPyrolight

So some thoughts Feedback @QueenB

I have experienced a feeling I have not had in YEARS with CCS… FUN! Levels 200+, up to 500, have been a joy. While the non ranked are a tad too easy, the harder levels generate the right amount of rage to keep it enjoyable. (Run with no hints). Seriously it has been years since the game was reasonable at 200+.
66-200 is like going through hell but to get to heaven at 201. It is really really REALLY weird.
Level 348 as example played like it used to 4 or so years ago.
Nice to see the end levels all there now. Ie 300 was 303 and 500 was 497.
There is no explosion delay anymore so two side by side special candies, striped, can hit the same tile where as they had to have a few tile gap.
Also the fact that special candies will not drop into the path of another candy effect when there are multiple going off is great. ie they will freeze where they are then drop after the special candy has done its thing.

Fish

Well done on them they are quite good now and make some of the most annoying levels so much better. A very good booster now.
The fact fish will now hit any target including fish.
They can adjust their target in mid flight. Funny when it happens as it is so obvious but still is a nice smooth curve.
Fish + wrapped is so amazing since it will actually deal with licorice property and actually target the middle. (Me thinks the rockets that appeared for Volcanic Panic for a bit where testing for that.
Lastly the fact multiple fish can hit the same tile is so nice.

BTW did someone beat the folks over at Microsoft that support the windows version? I cannot fathom why the game is not in full on ahole mode atm. Very odd feeling.

christinewupp

I have also noted that the first few special event end of episode levels are easier for newbies than for other players. I have noted this with the last few such events.

TheFabulousPyrolight

So ya got 200 and super color bomb and win streak… ya… They need to tone down 66-200.

Joke aside, @QueenB are they trying to drive players away right off the bat? 200+ is night and day even without the super color bomb. The difference is just shocking.
200+ has been toned down so far so that is nice. Some of the worst levels are easier now, hello weak 240. I am glad they did not mess with 225. They would never find the bodies if they did. Considering there are not that many different blockers it is still IMO one of the best designed levels.
Level 300 (old) is offset by 3 now and is 303. Kinda odd.
Guess when I got my first UFO you pampered mobile players… 215… ya from the Meltdown Event. Windows is the hardcore version! Also guess what I have NOT got yet? I think it will be "The Ski Trip" collection that nets me that one.
One thing I really noticed with the new smarter fish, fish + wrapped is amazing, level 291 as example.
Multiple Coconut Wheels still spawn on large blasts, level 291 as example. Blow up 2 get 3.
Delicious dash going 5 → 7 → 9 → 5… I mean getting 9 is hard enough as is, dropping back to 5?
@QueenB, @christinewupp did they ever adjust the Champion's race timer back to a full day and no longer always trigger at 6PM GMT? I mean damn that was odd.
So far the Meltdown has been reasonable, not pulling an Alien Invasion difficulty wise.
Also it should have been Marshmallow Meltdown with marshmallow and chocolate themed levels. That or "S'more Work Ahead".

TheFabulousPyrolight

It's always great to hear from you! I have had an overall feeling that this Monday level difficulty has been reduced overall across the board, especially for anyone playing starting boosters. I guess that doesn't include levels 66-200 then. Sometimes I wonder if they have just forgotten that these levels don't include win streak boosters any more and keep revising them as if every player had boosters on their opening boards.

Unrated levels are too easy all the way up to and beyond level 500 at least: I pass these simply by following the hints, which now follow a set order of priority (1. two specials combo, 2. special + normal candy, 3. create special, 4. lowest possible match). Sometime we have to "find" the one obvious last winning move ourselves, just so that we feel we achieved something.

Ya running not using hints and unrated are for the most part… just do stuff, you will win.

QueenB

Hey @TheFabulousPyrolight 😃

So good to see you back and I have to say, this little adventure log was a fun read.

First of all, respect for that run 💪
And as you can see from Christina’s comment, you’re definitely not the only one feeling this way.

Really appreciate you sharing this and as always noting down the feedback that will be shared with the team and I’m looking forward to the next chapter whenever you feel like posting it 😉

christinewupp

Good luck and nice to see you back, @TheFabulousPyrolight.