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Post by munkeeee on Aug 11, 2024 12:54:18 GMT -5
Just like the title says, HOW would you fix this game. Leave out the obvious, ie. hacks, unbalanced meta, nerf cycles, etc. Give some real thought into it and see if we come up with anything interesting.
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Post by Wolfblood7 on Aug 11, 2024 13:30:18 GMT -5
Can it even be fixed anymore? Apart from the obvious things munkeeee mentioned, I think one of the most overlooked things today are the upgrade times and the workshop. 4+ days upgrade times for a mobile game just don't work. The workshop needs a serious overhaul. We need up to date gear in there, and once again, lower production times and more components. These two things would surely make some contribution to fixing the game? |
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Post by Method Games[YT] on Aug 11, 2024 14:41:34 GMT -5
The game is just over complicated with unnecessary "features" that we all know are put in place for one reason only and now they are bringing us the Intel "feature" just to murky the waters even further.
Since the workshop has been mentioned.....I genuinely have not even looked in there for maybe two years.
Has anything even remotely recent been added in there? I think the last things were the Cryo/Rime weapons.
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Post by Wolfblood7 on Aug 11, 2024 15:39:48 GMT -5
Has anything even remotely recent been added in there? I think the last things were the Cryo/Rime weapons. Latest robot is Seraph, latest weapons are Talon family. Still ridiculous times to produce them... |
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Post by spectre729 on Aug 11, 2024 15:59:03 GMT -5
the ability to upgrade multiple equipments at once
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Post by easystrider on Aug 11, 2024 17:33:48 GMT -5
Start cutting and simplifying. Orbital strikes into the garbage in its entirety. I would say the same for titans or for those that must have them save them for special mode. Get rid of Mk2 & MK3, that alone will do a lot for balancing. Only one ability for every bot, no exceptions. And etc, etc.
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Post by Eradicator1 on Aug 11, 2024 18:03:22 GMT -5
Limit hangars to only one meta bot. No dupes. We do it in six pak with tarancilots. And for good reason.
Make titans killable. I’m ok with them in game but let’s not go crazy.
Get rid of any and all healing. Once a robot is damaged, that’s it.
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Post by tabbylion on Aug 11, 2024 18:30:42 GMT -5
Limit upgrade ceiling to level 9 mk1 instead of mk3.
I could be wrong but I think the power discrepancy between the strongest and weakest T4 bot at that level is more manageable for both players and matchmaking.
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Post by tabbylion on Aug 11, 2024 18:33:32 GMT -5
Start cutting and simplifying. Orbital strikes into the garbage in its entirety. I would say the same for titans or for those that must have them save them for special mode. Get rid of Mk2 & MK3, that alone will do a lot for balancing. Only one ability for every bot, no exceptions. And etc, etc. I commented before seeing your comment…..😅 Yeah, don’t need so many upgrade stages!!! |
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Post by T34 on Aug 11, 2024 21:11:08 GMT -5
The response to the question is only reasonable if current levels of monetization are maintained or increased. Pix will go bust before walking that back.
However, I reckon the opportunity exists to create a permanent skill based game mode. Something like the Six Pack. Provide minimal or no rewards so a player is either forced to spend to get different gear for the mode or needs to go back into the normal game modes to acquire resources for game mode entry. Perhaps Pix can even charge say 200K Ag to enter each game. Perhaps even more so people would need to buy the entry fee or grind for it a bit.
Establish rankings based on skill and not the size of the wallet or time spend in game. A skill based matrix could include percentage of where the person finishes on the table and perhaps lessor factors like average number of kills, average number of titans killed, average number of assists, average number of beacons captured after say a minimum of 30 to 50 games. To top it all off, run a ranking list for all to see and reset it periodically.
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Post by ahmetkocyigit201 on Aug 12, 2024 2:31:06 GMT -5
U can fix all the problem by uninstalling
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Post by easystrider on Aug 12, 2024 8:41:02 GMT -5
U can fix all the problem by uninstalling ... and yet here we are all still playing the game. Go figure.  |
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Post by gus169 on Aug 12, 2024 10:07:44 GMT -5
hangar based matchmaker
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Post by kamikazejohnson on Aug 12, 2024 10:21:05 GMT -5
In order to fix this game, the Powers That Be have to understand that in the long run, a large stable player base spending small/moderate amounts and playing ads will generate more money than squeezing large amounts out of a tiny fraction of the player base. But since most companies are beholden to quarterly profit statements, that's unlikely to ever happen. Sacrificing 5% earnings this quarter to secure 10 years of recort profits in the future gets executives fired.
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Post by killmenow on Aug 12, 2024 10:39:25 GMT -5
it's rather simple so here goes.
*deep breath* DELETE (yes i said that) DELETE the current owners and have someone take over that knows what they are doing and don't solely base the game on monetary gains (yes i know you need money to maintain the game) they need a balance between gains and fair play , make the game actually competitive instead of completely 1 sided .....entice a player base that has a sense of fair play not obsessed with I AM THU BESTEST EVERRRRR!!! FEAR ME LOW LVL PLAYERS!!!
the owners should probably play or have IN GAME admins that play and monitor games so they can deal with the hacks and such in real time , if no one is online they should at the very least have a battle recorder system that can take a video of games with reports made thus have clear evidence of rule breaking.
ranking systems in this current system of play mean absolutely nothing so with the above they can be made valuable again and serve a purpose beyond money spent , you could even have E-sports events where teams face off on a level playing field.
prevent de ranking of players (came across an expert player with full meta including 3x healing raptors in expert yesterday no one could even play , he had 59k games played) OR extremely limit de- ranking , on top of this any too powerful reports should be looked into and players moved to appropriate ranks.
thing is ...i know all to well being a gamer for years we'll never get rid of all hackers BUT if we had a system in use that could at the very least monitor reports OR have active ingame gm's to find and ban them on the spot it would massively improve the game.
with fair play you can then introduce a chat system between team members to coordinate and improve.
these same GM's could be content creators and stream live play too ...to show they are doing the job.
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Post by dinnerplain on Aug 13, 2024 7:06:03 GMT -5
Just like the title says, HOW would you fix this game. Leave out the obvious, ie. hacks, unbalanced meta, nerf cycles, etc. Give some real thought into it and see if we come up with anything interesting.
Bring out "War Robots: Legacy" - a permanent 6-pack version/style of game, without anything from tier 4 and a lot of tier 3 missing too. No pilots, no motherships, no titans, no drones (but keep modules), no space port.
Ok, so the question is, how does someone monetize that kind of game? How do you make money off of it?
What would make players want to watch ads?
I think serious consideration would need to be given to making it so that players need to repair their robots after battle. Either players use Ag/Au from thier reserves or they watch an ad or something like that.
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Post by 0megaman on Aug 13, 2024 16:39:34 GMT -5
The entire currency system needs to be completely overhauled and simplified. Its intentionally complicated for monetization purposes, and segmented as to make sure some resources cannot be had freely/easily unless you spend.
Hanger & Player level matchmaking. From a code standpoint, its not hard to do at all. An aggregate quantification approach is all thats needed. It wont be perfect, but close enough to be fair most of the time.
The biggest effort will be to revisit each bot/titan/module/weapon/pilot, and re-baseline them, old to new in tiers (all of that contributes to the aforementioned matchmaking model). They have messed up so many stats by all the hidden and published nerfing/buffing, capabilities/vulnerabilities are ALL over the place.
Implement a proper reporting system, simple AI can handle a lot of the necessary actions.
Close all of the 「gosh darn 」 HOLES in the code/API. Seriously, I can hack the game with 2 tin cups tied together with a string, and Sony calculator.
Get rid of every single 'gambling' mechanism in the game.
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