What should I know in general about new mechanics added on the "Too hot to handle" Quest?

Question

Hello, I wanted to start doing with a friend new quest called "Too Hot to Handle", where as I know we have daily tasks.

I wonder what I should be careful about while being in the new Warzone area. Is there anything helpful that I can point out?

How the new mechanics work? Are the monsters more dangerous there than those we met in earlier Warzones?

What level range and team size is recommended to start doing it?

Comments

Well as Loreffy said I wanted someone to explain how new mechanics works. This Shield/Heat/Protective Layers. I guess someone who wants get some information would like to have it all in 1 places instead jumping between questions as What is a "Shield" in Too hot to handle quest? How works Heat in new quest called Too hot to handle?

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indeed. I've seen that these new things were added and enhanced the question. Hopefully you will get a good answer in the near future.

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Just for the record: these places are NOT officially called Warzones 7-9. Some players use these names because they seem to make sense, but they aren't technically correct.

Answer 1

Hi!

The recommended level to safely start the task is 400+ with a team of 5 people. Based on personal experience, we started with a EK 380 and 2 ED, both below level 400, and we had some scares. The most important concepts to take into account are the following:

• Shield Capacity : To enter the portals, Gnomevisor will provide you with a protective crystal shield. This shield will be seen next to your name character and will have a number that will state its duration. You will see that this number will decrease 1 point every 5 seconds, which means that if you have, for example, the number 360 when you start, you will be able to stay protected for 30 minutes. There are 7 levels of shield capacity and you can get an upgrade by earning crystal splinters. The shield capacity will be renewed every 20 hours. Upgrading your shield capacity will grant you access to harder areas. 

Crystal Shield	Requirements	Duration
Level 1	--	360 / 30 min
Level 2	20 crystal splinters	540 / 45 min
Level 3	40 crystal splinters	720 / 60 min
Level 4	75 crystal splinters	1080 / 90 min
Level 5	120 crystal splinters	1440 / 120 min
Level 6	180 crystal splinters	1800 / 150 min
Level 7	Kill The Brainstealer	2160 / 180 min

• Heat Level : Another counter that will appear next to your character’s name is the heat level. If it reaches it maximum of 50 points, you will start to get death damage of 7.5% of your hit points. You can decrease the number on the counter by standing on the Gnomish Sanitizers that you will find all over the Warzones.
• Protective Layer: To be able to enter the tasks, you will need to have a protective layer of 20 points. These points are obtained by killing creatures inside the Warzones.
• Crystal Splinters: These are points you will obtain in the tasks that will help you to upgrade your Shield Capacity.
• Tasks: There are 7 different tasks that will help you earn crystal splinters. You don’t need to do all the tasks in order to kill the Brainstealer, they are only a  way to help you improve your Crystal Shield to level 6.

Area	Recommended Protection	Crystal Shield	Tasks	Reward	Dungeon Creatures
Warzone 7	Physical, Earth, Energy, and Death	Level 1	Treasure Digging Swarm Madness	10 crystal splinters 10 crystal splinters
Warzone 8	Fire, Death, and Physical	Level 2	Gnome Scouting Waxworker	20 crystal splinters 10 crystal splinters
Warzone 9	Ice, Physical and Holy	Level 3 Level 4 Level 5	Lava Fishing Lava Wall Breaker Mega Magmaoid	25 crystal splinters 30 crystal splinters 40 crystal splinters

Also, for the creature strength comparison, I prepared the following table where you can see what monsters spawn on each Warzone Dungeon and also added a link to each creature so you can see the amount of HP they have and maximum damage according to the tibia wiki. But as a summary, yes, these creatures are stronger than the other Warzones and the estimated max damage (according to tibia wiki) is higher. However, I myself feel the Brainstealer is a much easier boss than the ones in Dangerous Depths Quest even though it has a limit of 5 people to kill it.

WARZONE	CREATURES	BOSS
1	Humongous Fungus, Hideous Fungus, Armadile, and Stone Devourer	Deathstrike
2	Magma Crawlers, Lava Golems, Lost Berserkers, Weepers, and Infected Weepers	Gnomevil
3	Orewalkers, Cliff Striders, Ironblights, and Lost Berserkers	Abyssador
4	Moles, Chasm Spawns, Lava Lurkers, Drillworms, and Elder Wyrms	The Baron From Below
5	Cave Devourers, High Voltage Elementals, and Tunnel Tyrants	The Count of the Core
6	Diremaws, Deepworms, Moles, Humongous Fungus, and Spit Nettles	The Duke of the Depths
7	Afflicted Strider, Blemished Spawn, and Eyeless Devourer	NA
8	Lavafungus, Lavaworm, and Streaked Devourer	NA
9	Cave Chimera, Tremendous Tyrant, and Varnished Diremaw	The Bainstealer

Sources: 

• https://tibia.fandom.com/wiki/Too_Hot_to_Handle_Quest
• https://www.tibiawiki.com.br/wiki/Too_Hot_To_Handle_Quest
• My personal experience