State of the Game, Buildings, Unit Drops, Future
I played about 1k hours of this banger game. This game was super fun when it launched with like 50% of current units available. Now we have so much more! But still, players are leaving the game and it makes me super sad. I left as well, but I'm still thinking about this game a whole lot. Watching tons of YT. I come to the conclusion that a lot of features are underwhelming:
- Buldings: They were announced as Neutral buildings integrated in the terrain in the very first interview. I thought about hills with a bunker inside, or a set gun, which you have to destroy or sth. Instead we get 3 square "buildings" that are just cannons which we immediately sell. This could have been so good, make maps feel different, position buildings into terraint etc, finally add a 3D-layer to the battlefield. Sad!
- 2v2 Maps and tournaments: I have a twin brother playing about 500h of this game and we played 2v2 and it was just like 1v1 but with lag. They said we add new maps and elo and tournaments. The new maps are basically the same, still you fight your opponent then whoever survives fights again. No units on my brothers side for me to place, no unit drops i can reinforce him with, no shared towers like a nexus. Still feels the same. Yes they added PvP mode but that is another feature I never use and dislike. Sad!
- Techs and Cards: Yes we got tons of new cards and techs. But in the end, you are stuck with the same minor decisions. The reason: You go with meta. If shockwave is op, you go for it. If fire is OP, you go for it. If subterrain is useless, you dont go for it. Simple math. Same about cards: Too many no brainsers. Examples are: 4th round supply enhancement, or EMP. While other cards are just plain useless and still in the game. Like cheap tech is never worth it. Also, you dont go dominion core, as you dont have a clue on how to use it unless you played hours in this weird dimensional portal mode. This is another lost cause to me as you can only truly have fun with this when you play 2h a day and regular mode gets boring.
- Fun patch: This is ofc the most discussed one, and it reduced positive ratings of above 90% to about 80% and most players leaving the game. They said: We will introduce crazy features and listen to community which ones we should keep. And they kept the worst. Sad!
What remains after all the new units, features, game modes? Basically still the same game, yet slightly worse due to unit drops. You are left with higher expectations to what it should deliver after so many years.