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Splizwarf posted:I have no idea what this refers to. I'm just talking about the login stamps for playing the game on more than one day. You can like the Battle Cats facebook page for more cat food or something. Also you can install random Tapjoy apps for food as well.
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illicitporpoises posted:What if there was a cool down period between dungeons in KoPP that you could bypass with a dollar or two? What if there was a mechanic where you had to wait real-world time to upgrade your characters' gear? (hint: there is) I lost all my progress near the end of the game and it's really loving annoying that you have to unlock so many of the classes, too. Geektox posted:Anyone have tips on KoPP? I'm not sure how beneficial any of the equipment is so I've been spending my money on upgrading the game room instead. That's what I'd recommend doing first. Buy the table that gives +4% critical chance, the Crown and the Grail, the book of your choosing, the thing that reduces Blacksmith cost, the pet that reduces Blacksmith time (only because all the other pets are useless), the Rug that gives you extra gold, and either Doc Brown or Splinter for your DM. Then once you've done all that and unlocked the good classes, start a new game. I never bought anything in the shop for a very long time because you gain levels so fast for most of the game so you'll always be saying "poo poo, I could have waiting and got a much better item than what I bought 5 minutes ago".
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precision posted:I lost all my progress near the end of the game Use Titanium Backup and set it to nightly backups. Then restore from yesterday next time.
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Splizwarf posted:I have no idea what this refers to. I'm just talking about the login stamps for playing the game on more than one day. Well, I blew the first injection of catfood on speed ups, and the second one only gave me 30? food. I just logged in and got 30 so I can buy Ninja Cat, but still.
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I absolutely adore Hero Academy on the PC, and wondered if there were any hot seat turn based strategy games in a similar vein for Android? Robot have promised an Android port is in the works, but they haven't updated the progress on that since December. drat it. Would love to find something to scratch that itch though.
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precision posted:
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Geektox posted:You can like the Battle Cats facebook page for more cat food or something. Also you can install random Tapjoy apps for food as well. Wait what? There's a Facebook cat food thing???
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andrew smash posted:How do you lose all your progress? Wipe and not have the gold to rez any of your characters?  I got a new phone.edit: And didn't back anything up, obviously.
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tater_salad posted:I took my TV back as soon as I saw the cost of optional cable subscription. Subscription TV and iap are not even remotely the same kind of thing and you know it. I would rather play games the developers designed to be fun rather than games that are designed to make me buy things continue to play. Freemium game designers have an incentive to put up walls or otherwise impede game play rather than balance a game properly.
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All I can say is that Real Racing 3 has been a lot of fun. It looks great and the cars handle pretty well. It has a similar progression to Gran Turismo where you need to beat certain races to unlock later ones. The cash payouts (used to buy anything in the game) are consistent with other sim racers. The microtransaction currency is only used for speeding up time. So far, they impose a time wait for a few different things. The first is servicing your car, which, depending on the service being performed can take between 5-20 minutes. They also have you wait for upgrades (1st upgrades were 2 minutes, then I think 5, and up from there). The last thing you wait for is new car delivery. I think my second car took 20 minutes or so. As far as car delivery goes, I could still drive my other car while waiting for it to arrive. I'm not sure if it works the same way for servicing a car (i.e. using your other car while the first is awaiting service/upgrades). If you can juggle cars, there would hypothetically be a point where you have 3 or 4 cars and can just hop around in different rides to avoid any actual wait. This is a business model that is extremely effective and isn't going anywhere. People seem to be looking at this one as the worst of the worst. I think the problem is really that the game is REALLY good. Because it's so good, people are judging the pay-structure harshly. The pay model is comparitively reasonable when compared to other games using the same model. I know people would poo poo bricks if the next Halo only let you play 3 rounds of multiplayer then made you wait an hour or pay $2, but if it was free to begin with, I think those people would be assholes. If you are the kind of person who plays their mobile games for 10-20 minutes at a time a few times a day, it's probably the best racer on the platfrom. End of story.
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Mar 4, 2013 01:47
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Is there a good reason why MicroVentures needs all of those permissions?
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So, how is Star Command coming along?
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Lowen SoDium posted:Subscription TV and iap are not even remotely the same kind of thing and you know it. IAP when done right woks well, Battle cats has never required that I paid to enjoy it I didn't like it enough to pay but play occasionally Major mayhem is a great game so I tossed the dev a few bux because it was stupid fun. There are games that are pretty much unplayable without IAP, or even pay games that are unplayable without IAP and that is unacceptable. The problem is that consumers have forced a race to the bottom for price, and also made IAP like printing money.
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Bohemian Nights posted:So, how is Star Command coming along? Probably working on another Kickstarter so they can port the game to toasters.
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Lowen SoDium posted:Subscription TV and iap are not even remotely the same kind of thing and you know it. I took my TV back as soon as I saw the cost of Pay-Per-View shows.
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I have a tv and i only use it to play games. ( My internet + cellphone bill cost me more then a $100, I am a huge hypocrite!) edit: I prefer to pay $15 dollar up front to get some game then pay $1 for each feature. Bleusilences fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Mar 4, 2013 |
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Am I misremembering, or didn't a Final Fantasy Tactics game come out for android for like 15 bucks?
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The Flying Milton posted:Probably working on another Kickstarter so they can port the game to toasters. They actually nixed that idea since they'd need at least 6 slots, and most typical brands were between 2 and 4.
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coyo7e posted:Am I misremembering, or didn't a Final Fantasy Tactics game come out for android for like 15 bucks? Only the Japanese port so far.
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coyo7e posted:Am I misremembering, or didn't a Final Fantasy Tactics game come out for android for like 15 bucks? In Japan. It'll be released in the US/etc eventually. It's been out about half a month, so hopefully not terribly longer. Other than that the most recent release was Final Fantasy Dimensions, which is a 3-6ish era game, not a Tactics style.
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DemonMage posted:In Japan. It'll be released in the US/etc eventually. It's been out about half a month, so hopefully not terribly longer. Other than that the most recent release was Final Fantasy Dimensions, which is a 3-6ish era game, not a Tactics style. Thanks for clarifying, I am dying for it. Also Hero Academy Android, so I can quit forgetting to log in to steam..
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I can't imagine playing tactics without a controller though. The onscreen controls are really not good enough for most types of games in my opinion.
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Kharmakazy posted:I can't imagine playing tactics without a controller though. The onscreen controls are really not good enough for most types of games in my opinion. Don't quote me on this, but I believe the iOS port (and subsequently Android) have been modified to take into account a touch interface.
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Quixzlizx posted:Is there a good reason why MicroVentures needs all of those permissions? A lot of games say they "need" those permission but never do anything with them. It's probably just laziness with how they put it on the Play Store, I think. Like, if a dev doesn't specify permissions it defaults to "all the permissions" or something. It's certainly not anything weird or malicious, I've had that on my phone for a while now and it's not doing anything odd.
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precision posted:Like, if a dev doesn't specify permissions it defaults to "all the permissions" or something. Absolutely not. Some get added automatically but only if the application is targeting an old API level before the permission was added. http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html#permissions
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The store doesn't default to 'all permissions' but it seems like some developers do.
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Kharmakazy posted:I can't imagine playing tactics without a controller though. The onscreen controls are really not good enough for most types of games in my opinion. It's a turn-based game on a grid with menus. Touch screen controls suck for most types of games, but I'm not sure why it wouldn't be a perfect fit for this type of game.
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The idea that micro transactions are a recipe for success is a misnomer. If you look at two of the biggest proponents, EA and Zynga, you'll note that they're basically famous for not being able to make money. Even in the mobile space there are a handful of companies sitting on all of the money, and adding in IAP in to your game isn't going to save you. You've got an entire industry faking it until they make it, but the make it isn't coming. There's nothing inherently wrong with micro transactions, but the way they're being handled right now is sloppy and anti-consumer. Someone's going to hit the right notes and probably make a lot of money.
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Bohemian Nights posted:So, how is Star Command coming along? Star what now?
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sethsez posted:It's a turn-based game on a grid with menus. Touch screen controls suck for most types of games, but I'm not sure why it wouldn't be a perfect fit for this type of game.
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WMain00 posted:Star what now? Star Forever
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Bohemian Nights posted:So, how is Star Command coming along? Check their Facebook page. It's hilarious.
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Bohemian Nights posted:So, how is Star Command coming along? It isn't. Its the Duke Nukem Forever of the mobile gaming world.
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I honestly have no idea what Star Command is or why I should care about it. Check your star privilege.
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Keito posted:I honestly have no idea what Star Command is or why I should care about it. Check your star privilege. Its a proffesional kickstarter team that use their 'star' power to 'command' suckers into supporting them. Its like a Nigeria scam, but for bitcoins.
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I think they just are overwhelmed and have poor management skill.
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SpitefulHammer posted:It isn't. kickStarter Command
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MikeJF posted:Is there a consensus on a best PSX emulator?
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illicitporpoises posted:The idea that micro transactions are a recipe for success is a misnomer. If you look at two of the biggest proponents, EA and Zynga, you'll note that they're basically famous for not being able to make money. Even in the mobile space there are a handful of companies sitting on all of the money, and adding in IAP in to your game isn't going to save you. You've got an entire industry faking it until they make it, but the make it isn't coming. Riot! is basically rolling in money from League of Legends micro transactions. I think the general model of making a really solid fun game that is free and then adding "MORE FUN" that you pay for is attractive to people. Putting in a boring part of the game just for someone to pay to skip it is not fun.
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