User blog:PeppermintSoda/The Dragon Has Awakened, and Season 8 Has Arrived!

The past season, Tower of Frozen Waves, was a really unexpected season. We did not know when it will pop up because of the lack of announcements. However, this time, this season was one that was really anticipated for. Let's hear it for—

"Cookie Run: Wrath of the Dragon"!
The title was based on the Tom & Jerry Kids episode The Wrath of Dark Wolf.

Just like the title of this season, the loading screen is all about fire, fire, and more fire! and dragons. There are also two new Cookies featured in the loading screen, which I will talk about later on in this article.

1. New Secret Code.
Again, we have a new secret code to retrieve for a certain amount of Crystals every season. The Crystal amoount for this season is 200. Unlike the other secret codes in Kakao, you can get the full secret code directly from the game. The code is shown to the right of this text, hidden.

Layout
When I first looked through the game, I was surprised that there was no new episode to try out. However, the map layout has been changed, just like back in the City of Wizards update. Only this time, the background has been changed for Dragon's Valley when you go through the game.

The background for the world map is also different. The entire sea is full of lava (even though Soda Cookie would not care), and the background music has changed from a calm feeling to a dramatic one with the use of classical instruments.

Balance
When I first heard about the balancing, I was expecting the points to go down so that players can obtain up to 300M points in total, but when I tried it out, it's very hard even to get 50M! Yes, most of the Cookies and Pets have been nerfed down. Even the boosts and Treasures have been nerfed. However, there might be a hope of a buff in the near future. More details will be explained below.

3. Nerfing of Cookies, Pets, Treasures, and Boosts
In accordance with the balance, most of the Cookies we have have been nerfed down to meet the standards. This means that the points these Cookies and Pets give, and the bonuses from the Treasures have decreased, and possibly their cooldown time has increased.

Some examples include Cinnamon Cookie, which the points for each Card Jelly has gone down from 19,519 points to a whopping 1,000. Another example is Herb Cookie, which its Jelly has gone down from 26,000 to just 2,000. For Pets, Brain Gum's SED has gone down from 25% to 15%.

The full details about the nerfing are described here. However, it is in Korean. I advise that you click the little button at the top right of your screen in the address bar (if you are using Google Chrome) to view the translated page. It may not be accurate, but it can be correct enough to understand.

I will talk about the random boosts though.


 * The most underestimated nerf of all is the Slower Energy Drain boost: it has been nerfed from 25% to 15%.
 * Potions recover from 25% to 20% more.
 * Increased base speed has dropped from
 * There is more chance of getting a Double Coins boost now.
 * The Fast Start boost has been removed from the Random Boost selections.

4. New Cookies and Pet
Oop, didn't I tell you about this one yet? Sorry. Anyway, meet the two new Cookies: one is L-grade, and the other one is S-grade.





Also known as McWolf by, Dinosaur Cookie is one of those few Cookies that don't have the word "맛" before "쿠키", just like all the chocolate Cookies and the L-grade Cookies. His ability is to create Jellies upon landing in Giant Mode, just like the Jumpy Jelly Bouncy Ride. During his ability, he also emits a Mini Magnetic Aura, which can be used to collect the generated Jellies. His pet, Popping Dragon Egg, creates Giant Jellies, and when activated, creates Popping Candies.

His unlock requirement is. Go make some friends now!





Sea Fairy Cookie happens to have melted as a result of 100 warm hearts of the Cookies! Well, the Red Dragon might have helped her break a curse a little bit.

To find these hearts, you have to search through the Mystery Boxes. I haven't got any yet, so I am safe to say that the hearts can only be found rarely, possibly in the Rainbow Mystery Boxes.

Her ability allows her to create Jellies and destroy obstacles using her "Wave Sprint." This means that she summons waves (possibly from Tower of Frozen Waves) to guide her way. Her Power+ lets Cookies restore Energy after a collision, similar to Restoration Pendant of Water.