One of the best games!
Fri Jan 05 2024 GetroiTSo, I have to say that I was never into WarCraft before but I saw this ad in a PvP app (Clash of Wizards) and like the animation so I pressed the link and read some reviews before downloading. I’m very very very glad I did! This game is fresh and the animation is seamlessly amazing! There are soooo many characters to unlock and the game play doesn’t get stale like other games. Note: The removal or lack of timed chest boxes and having to grind to build each character is WAY BETTER then waiting for free items like other games! Make the player earn their “Quest!” Tab is awesome! The first time I lost a battle I was thinking, how can I build up… duh, Quest and build your troops! Then I went back and was able to beat the map challenge… Grinding for earnings is something lost in all of these new games and I’m so glad times chests are not part of the game! But I have to say it one more time, the animation style of this game in my opinion is hands down the best out there… it’s more than polished but rather very well thought out down to the littlest detail… even when you level a character, there’s a special animation showing you’ve achieved something… simply put… Amazing!!! Highly recommend… I will look on Discord to see if there’s server… Can’t wait to see what your team is going to release next update!
Exceptionally mid tier
Fri Nov 10 2023 SchnaterI had high hopes for this game. I’ve been playing Clash Royale since it came out and I’ve been looking for something to replace it. I thought this game would be it but unfortunately it is not. From the get go it barely piqued my interest and I felt I had to power through the tutorial. Barely any explanation as to how counters work or what the card types are. You pretty much just keep spamming cards until someone spams more. The only level of strategy is the miner you put out to get more gold in order to out spam your opponent. Personal gripe here that I can’t see the whole battlefield at once and have to constantly keep scrolling around, makes hard to really anticipate and play your opponent. Game loop is this; place a troop, scroll up to see enemy, oh they played a card in this lane, scroll down, place my card in that same lane to fight their card, scroll up, oh they placed another card in another lane, scroll down, place a card in that lane, repeat this process for the next 3 minutes until someone wins. The other sad part is that I’m early on and I can already see how the micro transactions will only get worse the longer you play. The game is quick to shove a bunch of progression at you at the beginning to make you feel good but that will wear off and the real progress will rely on how much you’re willing to pay. The game is still on my phone but each time I open it I lose all motivation to play.
Rumble on!
Sat Nov 04 2023 Broly ChudsoapReally fun game right from the start. Easy for all ages yet has enough depth to become very competitive. I love building teams while also being able to choose and unlock known heroes throughout the Warcraft universe. I think the pace of the game is fun so far and the mechanics on each map help spice things up. It’s a breath of fresh air to play this mobile game and I’m sure some will try and compare to “Clash Royal” but this game is really on it’s own level. The sound effects, music, and interfaces are all FLAWLESS. It’s what you would expect from Blizzard and more. I am really looking forward to dungeons, raids, and PvP. I hope they expand upon these modes and build progression systems that have depth and strategy to them. I also hope they add more customization to the teams you build. Overall this is a fantastic game that anyone can enjoy. You don’t need to know everything about World of Warcraft to get started. However, having played WoW makes it all that much better!! Familiar characters, areas, and abilities in a brand new incredible game that is filled with action and mechanics that keep you interested in what’s going to happen next. Highly recommend this game.
Working better! Needs more competitive PvP
Wed Nov 29 2023 SexnessIf they added global exp from mini (mobs) trading and changed the way chests drop items: gold/exp and added a boss middle which gave a buff +gold and changed the position of towers or requirements on tower order like other moba game so people actually contested them this game could be fit for ESports arena. I’d also love to see a 2v2 and 3v3 competitive more with more objectives and towers that can manage big pushes you’d see this game spike for a lot of players looking to jump away from league. This game is simple right now which makes it fun but so was LoL at first and as it got better and the content became more advanced yet simple the game took over. This game needs to advance strategically because atm you just rush right side and drop unbound for gold points and everyone is using the same mobs isolating the meta to very few minis. You need to create reason for other minis to shine and objectives and power dynamics helps with balancing. Game has the potential to be amazing as long as blizzard pulls back on this horrible pay wall opens it up to free to play and focuses on map and character skins vs. A horrible pay wall! WARNING: pay wall is very bad!!!
Haven’t a clue what’s going on
Fri Nov 03 2023 ManjuS.When you first open this game you’re greeted with a 15 fps cutscene of a cool looking story. It then immediately throws you into a game and starts bombarding you with menial information and telling you to place units down without actually explaining what they do or what they are, and apparently a combat triangle is critical here. So after you win your first game that is handed to you, you’re immediately put into another game all on your own. I have no idea what’s going on other than I can spawn creatures that walk forward and fight - very poorly. I have no idea what counters what because nothings labeled, so I’m just endlessly spawning monsters in. The only memorable one is the kobold that carries a pickaxe. The rest of the character are boring and look alike. There are multiple flying characters, but one is supposed to be siege and the other is ranged, both die instantly. Game doesn’t have any explanation, even as a 15+ year World of Warcraft player, I haven’t a slightest idea what is going on. It’s left me frustrated and unwanting to continue. Haven’t even touched the actual game past what is supposed to be the tutorial to take a look at what a cesspool of a cash grab this is supposed to be. Really unfortunate, I should have definitely learned my lesson from Blizzard pushing out bad games, but I hoped this would be different. It’s not, it’s the same old song and dance.
Legitimately Good
Sat Nov 04 2023 LothianI don’t like mobile games. I actually wish I could play this on my pc. I try mobile games all the time because of their convenience, but never stick with them. I just don’t like playing games on my phone for a number of reasons that I won’t get into.
This game, however, is very good. I’m not very good at it yet, as I’m getting used to its more unique nuances compared to similar games, but I’m always able to eventually pass a mission I get stuck on without having to spend money or grind for hours. It’s fun to play, it’s quick, and it’s adorable. The perks in other games from it are appreciated as always. Nice work, Blizz.
I do get stuck on 50% loading sometimes when launching. It’s usually bypassed by forcing an update check in the App Store or restarting my phone, but it would be super cool if that got fixed soon. Otherwise the connection seems to be pretty good. I’ve only disconnected while on reliable wi-fi maybe twice over the last couple days. It doesn’t seem to be able to hold a connection to the servers if another app has taken priority for more than maybe 30 seconds, but I’m pretty sure that’s just the phone.
Pretty good game
Fri Jan 05 2024 Bil?So, whether you like Warcraft or not, it’s a fun game. It doesn’t have the complexity of some of the other strat games out there, but that’s what makes this one great. There isn’t a huge and arduous intro, and it doesn’t feel as planned as other games. The pick up and play feel is great. The difficulty ratios aren’t super fine tuned and the grind can get very grindy. I found myself getting stuck at certain places for a while with a random breakthrough that then allowed me to move forward. That might be the intent so you buy coins. But you can be successful without spending anything. I’d love to see more daily login reward and other activities to build xp or earn gold. Also, the Arclight events have been buggy since the last update. That’s your main source of good day to day. Sometimes is says an arclight is surging and nothing happens. Other times I get no notification and there’s two of them. And one day there was a bug that let you do them an unlimited amount of times. Either way, bugs aside - it’s a solid 4/5. With some rebalancing and increased things to do it’s a 5 all the way.
Decent gameplay, pay to win model
Fri Nov 10 2023 DteveI played the game for a few hours. The gameplay is just alright. I’m sure there are more engaging team combinations once you’ve unlocked more minis, but if after three hours it starts to feel like a grind, then it’s not very enjoyable. After these three hours, I was offered a pack for $4.99 that would give me 3x as much gold as I had earned during my playtime. It instantly made me feel like I had wasted my time playing at all, since all I would need to do is spend less than I would for a coffee and have a ton of gold. It made me think of how much I make hourly at my job and equate that to playing the game. If I make say 300 gold per hour and a pack for $5 is 1500 gold. Then I’m basically making $1 an hour in gold in this game. And I’m not complaining about the price of the pack, or the amount of gold you earn in game. I’m annoyed that while playing a video gam, it makes me think of real life working and has me drawing parallels at all. I wish more people would take a harder stance on micro transactions in games, because I know most people would choose for them to not exist given the option. Yet people still rate games that have them 4.8 stars and spend their hard earned money for a fleeting sense of superiority.
Unfair AI and bland pvp
Tue Nov 07 2023 XerynthisOntop of insta-countering player actions, the AI also starts off maps with scathing advantages. To the point that you need to be atleast 2 levels higher in order to even put up a fight. And even if you are staying in with more base hp than the AI, the match times out to a ‘draw’ (loss) very rapidly. Gold makes such a ridiculous difference in pvp too that getting even 1 or 2 more gold than the other player very quickly spirals into an unrecoverable pubstomp. All my wins correlate. All my losses correlate. At that point it’s no longer playing for objectives but rather who can kill the enemy miners more efficiently.
Also it’s p2w. The reviews saying it isn’t are blatant lies. What it isn’t, is “exclusive content” from payments- although you “can” get everything in those packs f2p at some point… it’s months and months later based on the content available. The game limits your gold gains and the only way to obtain any past first clears of story mode is the arclight events… 400g total per week. Oh wow. So amazing. When i can buy a 15$ pack for a Rare quality leader that would other wise be a 3 month long grindfest MINIMUM… yeah totally not p2w… oh and sylvanas (the 15$ rare pack leader) singlehandedly obliterates everything in pvp btw so totally balanced. Doesnt even NEED support units.
Money grab
Fri Dec 01 2023 DaoxPlayed for a month. Was fun, then hit the talked about impassible wall. It’s designed to beat you down so you’ll open you’re wallet. I don’t mind micro transactions, if they make sense. This is just fleecing people. You get to certain encounters with an army you like, then have to switch armies to something you may not be playing because it will do better in that particular fight. Problem is those minis are so low level that you’ll spend another month to get them on the level, even with buying xp. PvP will match you with players completely out of your league (on purpose it seems), to give you a beat down, again so you’ll spend money. No explanations of boss mechanics, you think your on your way to a win and be completely wiped because of a surprise mechanic or ability. Rewards for just playing are so minimal it may as well not be there. Thursdays and Sundays are the only time you can earn real gold. Guild rewards are easily earned in about two weeks and then there’s nothing to do or work for. Overall, the gameplay is fun, but the progress grind is incredibly frustrating and debilitating. The way to win, it seems, is to just be 2-3 levels above the bosses. And even that’s hard to do, even with buying xp.
