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Post by Desc440 on Oct 19, 2020 10:51:50 GMT -5
This is not a rant thread. I'm just curious if other folks are starting to play less and less these days.
I used to play WAY too much. That was when I was just starting out. The game was GREAT when it was just Leos, Tashas and Grifs.
When I eventually made it to champs I still played a lot, but my enjoyment took a hit. The Champs meta is just 「fluffernutter」ing TEDIOUS. I've said it before and I'm saying it again: not being able to shoot the enemy (because of purple shields, overly long Stealth on a flying bot, Repulse, and now Reflector shield) in a shooter game is BAD DESIGN!
Eventually, my playtime diminished to where I could only just complete all event tasks - and I was playing JUST to do those.
And now I'm at the point where I only complete the 50 token task every other day and it's a CHORE to do even that. I'm openly contemplating quitting completely - or at least taking a very long break.
Anyone else where I'm at?
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Post by Koalabear on Oct 19, 2020 10:52:48 GMT -5
I was where you're at and now I'm passed it. It's healthy to take a step back from things sometimes.
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Post by punishingcossack on Oct 19, 2020 10:59:49 GMT -5
I've played 5 matches in the last two weeks, and I let my premium expire. I now spend my monthly War Robots budget on Mech Arena.
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Post by alphaomega001 on Oct 19, 2020 10:59:52 GMT -5
I use to be High Champions well established and now im somehow dropping lol im down somewhere with the masterbaters !!! More probably just from not playing than anything.And probably went lower after the league revamp.But yes alot less and my neck seems to like me for it .
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Post by no pain 80 on Oct 19, 2020 11:09:27 GMT -5
I havent played a single game on Tuesday through Thursday, and only one game on Monday. I played a lot again over the weekend. In overall, I played a lot less the season; operations at 38 current cups at 5500. I completed the last operations in 13 days, and the season at +11000 cups (yes, the games were not as though, but I was squading a lot also, meaning a lot less ranking points for the wins) This tells about how much I play nowadays I think.
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Post by dobby on Oct 19, 2020 11:13:45 GMT -5
Yup. On and off relationship.
By far the most 「fluffernutter」ing annoying thing for me (even more than dreaded lag - which is a close second) are the team compositions... I don't mind strong opposition as long as my fellow Blues are competent; but to go against strong Reds with ridiculously bad Blues at my back and sides is far beyond irritating. The harder I try the worse my fellow Blues are; they actively give away beacons I have just captured; I push a beacon on the left (tying up a couple of Reds) they give away the right or centre. I swear some of them are trying to force a loss.
So after several of those today, I decided 「fluffernutter」 it, I'll play along, shoot at some walls, run away from beacons, change out of full health bots for no reason at all other than to leave matches earlier. IDGAF for a little while at least - if I end up in LPQ, so what? MM wants me to lose, okay I'll play, letâs see how many losses we can squeeze in before it tries to force some wins for a 「fluffernutter」ing change.
Funny, maybe those idiot Blues I keep getting paired with were actually doing what I am doing now (becoming what I despise - ironic); if so I forgive them; my annoyance and irritation is primarily focused on Pix. There is no way a random semi-balanced distribution would lead to so many idiot Blues on my side so often. I'd keep a record to analyse the specifics if I cared enough, but I don't, I have better things to do with my time, and I'd rather throw money in the street for some random to pick up than give it to Pix at this point; and I mean that literally not figuratively. Ah well, some nice indie games I have my eye on, maybe they'll not actively try to piss me off, and I can support them and be okay about it.
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Post by Replicant on Oct 19, 2020 11:41:27 GMT -5
I'm on a break.
I log in to do upgrades, but the time I'm interested in playing again, I'll probably have a level 10 Ravana waiting for me.
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Post by teraflx on Oct 19, 2020 11:44:28 GMT -5
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Post by Jeb on Oct 19, 2020 12:17:10 GMT -5
Less? Nope. I mean, yes in the sense that I'm not actively grinding to get something*, so I'm sitting down for games maybe only a couple of times a day, but I haven't had a "「fluffernutter」 this, I'm off for today" moment**.
*This isn't entirely true, I'm working on the silver for my last upgrade to my second Fortifier, but it's not an "OMG gotta keep grinding" kind of thing.
**The only thing I'm actively not doing now is spending the $2/$3 microtransactions here and there to see what I can snag out of chests. My wife goes "Hey, so you spent $27 on War Robots last month" (to be fair, that included me and my son both, and I was getting him keys and coins as thank-yous for good son stuff).
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Post by dukeofadvil on Oct 19, 2020 12:41:13 GMT -5
Logging in once or twice a day. Mostly to watch ads for resources amd upgrading stuff. I may have played 3 games over the weekend, and only played a couple games a day on average for about a month. I still enjoy the game, but I also have other hobbies that seem to be taking my gaming time away.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2020 13:03:34 GMT -5
Iâm playing a lot less. Sick of the bull「dookie」 matchmaking, lag, and revolting new graphics. Remastered has killed my already waning enthusiasm. Every single aspect of this game is worse.
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Post by [CK]erazor on Oct 19, 2020 13:06:21 GMT -5
Haven't played in days. War Robots is boring. If I want to play a fantasy RPG with colourful magic spells flying through the air, there's other games for that.
Also the nerf cycles and ever faster release of new items that nobody wants does not increase the desire to play War Robots. It's just more of the same old. Boring.
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Post by gman2057 on Oct 19, 2020 13:23:31 GMT -5
Playing less and less. I loved this game while it involved robots and skill/thought. Too many add-ons that are not skill related (MK2/boosters/pilots/drones). Now I ‘skillfully’ (up for debate) reduce someone’s HP to 10 % only to watch it climb back to 75% in 2 seconds.
First operation I have not spent any money. Was good for $50 every event and operations. I would never have thought that my addiction would be cured by the company that inflicted it. Feels I just quit smoking and now I have new found money.
Stay thirsty my friends.
Update... Just deleted the game. Taking a break
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Oct 19, 2020 13:27:54 GMT -5
yep. silver payout reduction, nerfs, pilot rework, expensive drone building, major nerfs, never reimbursing for what they should, not fixing the booster timer system, removing nearly all means of winning power cells while increasing the ways they are used and stacked etc etc. has greatly weakened my interest. I play still, but nowhere near what i was when i was really having a lot of fun
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Post by Шɑɡɡɪή on Oct 19, 2020 13:40:52 GMT -5
Yep, this game is more broken now than it has ever been in the 4 years I've stuck it out. Not only the things everyone is talking about right now, but other major annoyances. Like almost every match I play now starts out with something like 3 or 4 blues against a full complement of reds. I can't even use my hard earned and piloted Loki to help turn a losing battle into a win (because of course bots like Loki and Phantom are broken as hell). So when I do play (which isn't very often any more) I use a hangar full of old legacy bots and watch my league points spiral downward. It's that or nothing at all and I'm close to nothing at all ...
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Post by Joopiter on Oct 19, 2020 13:48:49 GMT -5
I' probably playing about 1/4 what I used to. I'm still doing 30 min a day to get some daily rewards and make sure I don't kicked from the clan. It's usually a fun 30 min, but a far cry from 2 to 3 hours of full squad on comms every night.
I may get back into it, but I'm enjoying CODM more nowadays. And the hawk meta is getting old real quick. Also, there's so few clans left now that are squadding which was the big draw for me.
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Oct 19, 2020 15:16:57 GMT -5
Yep, this game is more broken now than it has ever been in the 4 years I've stuck it out. Not only the things everyone is talking about right now, but other major annoyances. Like almost every match I play is now starts out with something like 3 or 4 blues against a full complement of reds. I can't even use my hard earned and piloted Loki to help turn a losing battle into a win (because of course bots like Loki and Phantom are broken as hell). So when I do play (which isn't very often any more) I use a hangar full of old legacy bots and watch my league points spiral downward. It's that or nothing at all and I'm close to nothing at all ... yeah, itâs a weird time for War Robots. tons of people have left, top clans closing down or joining a long list of people boycotting pixonic and even preparing a lawsuit, and tons of problems with game content not functioning. makes one wonder 「whiskey tango foxtrot」 is going on at pixonic right now
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Post by punishingcossack on Oct 19, 2020 15:25:50 GMT -5
Yep, this game is more broken now than it has ever been in the 4 years I've stuck it out. Not only the things everyone is talking about right now, but other major annoyances. Like almost every match I play is now starts out with something like 3 or 4 blues against a full complement of reds. I can't even use my hard earned and piloted Loki to help turn a losing battle into a win (because of course bots like Loki and Phantom are broken as hell). So when I do play (which isn't very often any more) I use a hangar full of old legacy bots and watch my league points spiral downward. It's that or nothing at all and I'm close to nothing at all ... yeah, itâs a weird time for War Robots. tons of people have left, top clans closing down or joining a long list of people boycotting pixonic and even preparing a lawsuit, and tons of problems with game content not functioning. makes one wonder 「whiskey tango foxtrot」 is going on at pixonic right now wait there's a lawsuit??? are you at liberty to share details? If not publicly, can you DM them?
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Post by wrampager1 on Oct 19, 2020 15:28:00 GMT -5
Yep, this game is more broken now than it has ever been in the 4 years I've stuck it out. Not only the things everyone is talking about right now, but other major annoyances. Like almost every match I play is now starts out with something like 3 or 4 blues against a full complement of reds. I can't even use my hard earned and piloted Loki to help turn a losing battle into a win (because of course bots like Loki and Phantom are broken as hell). So when I do play (which isn't very often any more) I use a hangar full of old legacy bots and watch my league points spiral downward. It's that or nothing at all and I'm close to nothing at all ... yeah, itâs a weird time for War Robots. tons of people have left, top clans closing down or joining a long list of people boycotting pixonic and even preparing a lawsuit, and tons of problems with game content not functioning. makes one wonder 「whiskey tango foxtrot」 is going on at pixonic right now Did you ever have to do case studies in college? This would be one hell of a case study and a very interesting read if it covered the last four years until now. Countless topics they could touch on. Monetization, Player Relations, New Product developments/Life Cycles, In-game currency, AD's, Loot Boxes. These are just a few.
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Oct 19, 2020 15:28:51 GMT -5
yeah, itâs a weird time for War Robots. tons of people have left, top clans closing down or joining a long list of people boycotting pixonic and even preparing a lawsuit, and tons of problems with game content not functioning. makes one wonder 「whiskey tango foxtrot」 is going on at pixonic right now wait there's a lawsuit??? are you at liberty to share details? If not publicly, can you DM them? Yes, but I don’t really know much about it. I saw some posts somewhere a few days back about people forming a detailed lawsuit. If it gains any traction you can expect to see it posted in the forum for others to join I’m sure.
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Post by punishingcossack on Oct 19, 2020 15:30:00 GMT -5
wait there's a lawsuit??? are you at liberty to share details? If not publicly, can you DM them? Yes, but I donât really know much about it. I saw some posts somewhere a few days back about people forming a detailed lawsuit. If it gains any traction you can expect to see it posted in the forum for others to join Iâm sure. popcorn.jpg it'd be nice to get money from pixo, and then as a 「fluffernutter」 you to them, I'd spend that 「dookie」 on mech arena haaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Oct 19, 2020 15:33:02 GMT -5
Def playing less 6.0 Pilot cost changes hit, along with a lot of lag, and I uninstalled, half out of protest, half out of unplayability. Got my new phone, reinstalled and played it on my newly installed home network that has tons of bandwidth; still laggy as HELL... uninstalled. Remastered hit iOS, played for a couple of days without restoring my account... actually had a bit of fun... not a lot, but enough to start thinking things were OK. Restored account, and started getting performance issues, along with all the other issues, like non-functioning pilot skills, weird bugs, horrible MM, etc., uninstalled. I mean, just a little bit of concentrated action (3 or 4 bots in the same area all shooting and using abilities) would introduce these aim-killing stutters in my turret movement that made getting hitting what I was aiming at, almost impossible. Lag occurring between ability button presses and the activity occurring, just stuff I haven't had to deal with before... I'm on an XR so it can handle War Robots in theory, not the phone's issue) No other issues on ANY other game. I don't think I will try again without some serious overhauling by the overlords at fail.fu/Pickso, and even then, this bridge may be burned all the way down... dunno yet.
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Post by frunobulax on Oct 19, 2020 15:42:53 GMT -5
This is not a rant thread. I'm just curious if other folks are starting to play less and less these days.
I used to play WAY too much. That was when I was just starting out. The game was GREAT when it was just Leos, Tashas and Grifs. [...] And now I'm at the point where I only complete the 50 token task every other day and it's a CHORE to do even that. I'm openly contemplating quitting completely - or at least taking a very long break. Started in the Camelot days. At 6500 victories this averages to 10 games a day, not counting 6pack, Skirmish and Arena. And that's only my main, I figure I have half of that again in smurf accounts.
Of course I took two long breaks, one was about a year fairly recently. So I did play A LOT when I wasn't taking a break.
In September I managed perhaps 15 games - all month. Now I'm playing one set of boosters (4-5 games) on a good day, only 1-2 games (to get the 1700 HP) on other days, and not at all on quite a few days too. I'll usually end the day if I get locked down, suppressed, frozen and one-shot too much for my taste.
So I guess that's a yes on the original question.
The only reason why I'm still playing War Robots at all is that I haven't found a new "main" game. My initial enthusiasm for MA has cooled off considerably.
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Post by aaronc on Oct 19, 2020 15:52:17 GMT -5
Alot less. Gone completely cold turkey. Havent touched it in over 2 weeks. It was an odd moment. I played two games and they were so unfun I just deleted the app. Thought I’d give remasters a try when it came in but I’ve been checking in on the forum and it doesnt sound like a big hit.
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Post by _FakeNews_ on Oct 19, 2020 15:55:40 GMT -5
I’ve stopped.
Stopped participating in the forum for a large part
Stopped writing news articles
Stopped playing.
All because of overstimulation and stagnation, two favorites of mine. Perhaps I might put my writings on the game together into a video essay format. That might be cool, I would need footage of the early days of the game and leading up until the end. Hm. I think I may be able to do this.
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Post by ironstar on Oct 19, 2020 15:56:36 GMT -5
I usually always had a buffer of 500m+ Ag. But due to a combination of a lot of my gear getting nerfed and my playtime going to down to almost exclusively squad time, I'm having to live upgrade to upgrade. Stressful. I have invested heavily in atomizer family weapons in terms of Ag, so whenever Pixo decides to nerf them, I'm probably terminally screwed because I will be without an Ag reserve and without the drive to grind it out once again.
I should mention that remastered runs beautifully on my emulator so I'm not annoyed by technical issues. I just find myself less inclined to play, especially solo
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Post by shivaswrath on Oct 19, 2020 18:50:54 GMT -5
Yeah it's just not playable this past week....
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Post by S1E1 on Oct 19, 2020 20:13:09 GMT -5
I quit. Discovered Mech Arena and just kept playing it instead. Last time I played was just before the drones update. Was waiting a bit for the update bugs/lag to get sorted out and I couldn't even bring myself to open the app to renew upgrades and deal with the super-long Yahoo ads.
War Robots is dead, long live Mech Arena.
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Post by mhphakeem on Oct 19, 2020 20:47:54 GMT -5
This is not a rant thread. I'm just curious if other folks are starting to play less and less these days.
I used to play WAY too much. That was when I was just starting out. The game was GREAT when it was just Leos, Tashas and Grifs.
When I eventually made it to champs I still played a lot, but my enjoyment took a hit. The Champs meta is just 「fluffernutter」ing TEDIOUS. I've said it before and I'm saying it again: not being able to shoot the enemy (because of purple shields, overly long Stealth on a flying bot, Repulse, and now Reflector shield) in a shooter game is BAD DESIGN!
Eventually, my playtime diminished to where I could only just complete all event tasks - and I was playing JUST to do those.
And now I'm at the point where I only complete the 50 token task every other day and it's a CHORE to do even that. I'm openly contemplating quitting completely - or at least taking a very long break.
Anyone else where I'm at?
Hiya Desc440, I’m still playing pretty regularly, still in Champs (but advancing more slowly, like everyone else). dealing with meta bots still presents a challenge, but that’s alright. The nature of this game is there’s always an element of the “haves and the have nots”. This imbalance is hard wired into the game...and I guess we each deal with it in our own way; Some folks become determined to play the game on their own terms; they refuse to pay a cent to the game makers and run their own race. Kind of like a thoroughbred with blinders on, they just drive to their goal. They even take a kind of pride in their monastic spending habits. They remind me a little of vegans, but whatever floats their boat, you know? some folks open up their treasuries and just spend spend spend to get the mightiest arsenal available. Even though playing the game and that manner sounds a little boring to me, I’m fine with the whales also. People spend their disposable income on all sorts of things. A $500.00 dinner for two. A $10,000 custom made sofa that they just have to own. $150 for a cigar. $600.00 on a scarf from Burberry. If you’re earning power makes those kinds of purchases no big deal, then spending a couple grand on War Robots is just pocket change for someone like that. don’t let those spenders ruin your experience of the game. If those folks are smashing you, eventually your rating will drop and you’ll find yourself in the shallower end of the pool! before long, you’ll be placed in competition that is more suited to you. so have faith....chin up...and happy hunting! respectfully yours, -MHPhakeem
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Post by Eradicator1 on Oct 19, 2020 21:12:04 GMT -5
Less. But that is more to keep my addiction in check than the issues with the nonsense of the game. The game is still fun for me, so I will keep playing. Drones took a bit for me to understand. But now I “get them”.
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