EleventhDoctor
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Hero Academy |OT| free iPhone MP strategy game from Orcs Must Die/Age of Empires devs
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BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I'm probably off the game until/unless there's another way to get that TF2 team. It's really unconscionable to cut off content from players who have supported the game from practically Day 1 just because they don't have a PC.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Well, the Twitter account talked me down from my ledge, saying they're looking into other options to get the team but they have nothing to announce at this time. So I'm holding out hope.
Is there no way to buy it on somebody else's PC and link the team to your iOS version? Not getting the new team would indeed suck :/
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I don't know anyone with a PC! But yeah, I'm going to look into something like that.
Even though the game is PC only, cant you buy it on the Mac version of steam?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Not that they've yet announced, but I posited that idea to them via Twitter and they said it was something they're discussing.
What about using a VM or Bootcamp on your Mac? I can't imagine HA will be anything that needs a crazy graphics card for.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yeah, I'll try that too.
BolognaSoup
Member
Cool news but I agree that if it's only available through Steam, that's really lame. Just reeks of retailer-exclusive DLC finding it's way into the digital space. Gross.
Glass Rebel
Member
I can see why you guys are upset about this but from the devs perspective it makes sense. They will profit immensely from this promotion and it's not surprising that this'll only be available through Steam since they're actually using Valve properties.
Yeah, I really hope Mac users will get to use the new team, but I'm definitely happy about this. The game deserves it.
StrikerObi
Member
Agreed. It's kind of bullshit that they are not releasing a Mac version of a game that started on an Apple product.
I may pay for my lone PC owning friend to get a copy of the Steam version and link to my game to I can use the TF2 team. I think it's a great idea to add them, and I don't even like TF2.
Yeah I kind of agree. I can't imagine it would be that hard to port an existing iOS game to Mac considering most Mac apps use Objective-C natively. It seems like it would be harder to port to Windows, but what do I know.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
Since the update, my wins aren't counting towards my GameCenter "win" achievements.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Strange, the sound effects are missing on my iPhone. I was previously playing on an iPod Touch.
BolognaSoup
Member
That's happened to me a few times. Just force quit and restart it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Vaguely OT, but y'all are my Async iOS family, so I'd love to carry over the community to this game, Outwitters finally came out. Installing now, but I'll see if there's game specific GTs or what.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
It's GC based. My GT for that, as always, is KidInsomnia
Care to give us some info on what the game is?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
There's a lot of discussion on it in the iPod Gaming thread but yeah, it's basically HA meets Starcraft. Less variety in class types and different team details, but it seems to move quicker. I unno. I still like HA way more, but it's definitely a fun game worth pursuing. I mainly just wanted to bring it up here so some people check it out and we could build a community for it, but the regular iPod thread seems to be doing the trick.
Sounds fun, I will give it a download and check it out.
BolognaSoup
Member
Send me a pm if you want to play Outwitters. I downloaded it but haven't played 1 game yet.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
I haven't found Outwitters nearly as enjoyable as HA. It feels slower and more shallow.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Same here.
BolognaSoup
Member
I've started 3 games in Outwitters and no one has taken their turn in any of them after like 3 days so I just deleted it. It was too scrunched down on the iPhone screen anyway and felt clunky.
POWERSPHERE
Member
Yeah, not feeling Outwitters at all.
same. took a few turns, put it away. not mine at all. Been addicted to Summoner Wars though and neglecting my HA turns, sorry :/ Everyone needs to get Summoner Wars, I'd vote it best iOS game I own, or at least top5. Hands down. So addicting and shitloads of fun in multiplayer.
truth
StrikerObi
Member
Well I guess I don't need to play outwitters now. Thanks guy.
Edit: Speaking of football news. FSU cornerback Greg Reid arrested last night by Georgia State Patrol for possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license.
Fucking idiot. He's always been a loose cannon though, so I shouldn't be surprised. Kid is a dynamite return man, but he's a bit overrated as a CB in my opinion (he's good, but not great).
Edit: Speaking of football news. FSU cornerback Greg Reid arrested last night by Georgia State Patrol for possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license.
Fucking idiot. He's always been a loose cannon though, so I shouldn't be surprised. Kid is a dynamite return man, but he's a bit overrated as a CB in my opinion (he's good, but not great).
BolognaSoup
Member
That awkward moment when you edit the wrong post?
Goddamn tabs!
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
I find it really intimidating, but I will give it a shot sometime. Also, make a move, it's been three days!
Now that I've played quite a few games, I'd say these are my favorite and least favorite units from each team, not counting the Super units:
Favorites:
Wizard - Chain lightning is one of the best attributes in the game.
Void Monk - Splash damage + default 20% resistance to magic and added 20% defense + life leech makes it one of the best (if not the best) units in the game.
Grenadier - Despite having 100 less attack, the range edges out the gunner. AOE is larger too I believe.
Warrior - If the Axe Thrower could attack from three tiles away it would be my first choice. Getting units health down to 50% isn't typically that's hard, it's killing them that can be troublesome. The Warrior alleviates this problem.
Least Favorites:
Knight - Knocking back enemies is more annoying than helpful. The Impaler ability to pull forward is superior, although that has more to do with range.
Necromancer - The worst caster in the game. Phantoms are a minor annoyance compared to chain lightning, AOE attack and the explosion of dead corpses.
Engineer - Like the Necromancer the shield is a minor annoyance.
Witch/Shaman - I don't think either is particularly bad, just not great.
BolognaSoup
Member
I mostly agree with those except I think the Engineer's shield is incredibly useful. I have so much freaking trouble against those shields. It so often means the difference between knocking someone out/killing and them remaining standing to then knock ME out.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I find it really intimidating, but I will give it a shot sometime. Also, make a move, it's been three days!
Now that I've played quite a few games, I'd say these are my favorite and least favorite units from each team, not counting the Super units:
Favorites:
Wizard - Chain lightning is one of the best attributes in the game.
Void Monk - Splash damage + default 20% resistance to magic and added 20% defense + life leech makes it one of the best (if not the best) units in the game.
Grenadier - Despite having 100 less attack, the range edges out the gunner. AOE is larger too I believe.
Warrior - If the Axe Thrower could attack from three tiles away it would be my first choice. Getting units health down to 50% isn't typically that's hard, it's killing them that can be troublesome. The Warrior alleviates this problem.
Least Favorites:
Knight - Knocking back enemies is more annoying than helpful. The Impaler ability to pull forward is superior, although that has more to do with range.
Necromancer - The worst caster in the game. Phantoms are a minor annoyance compared to chain lightning, AOE attack and the explosion of dead corpses.
Engineer - Like the Necromancer the shield is a minor annoyance.
Witch/Shaman - I don't think either is particularly bad, just not great.
Listen to the man. Dude is DEMOLISHING me with a Sworded Grenadier sitting on a Sword Square. Drops Scroll Attacks every time.
(I think that's you. I may be misremembering.)
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
See I never experience that. You do lose one turn out of it, but it rarely ever prevents a death. Most of the time my opponents will ignore the unit with a shield unless I put them on the front lines. The benefits aren't apparent and typically I don't feel the need to ignore enemies with shields.
KidInsomnia? If so, yes. 20% bonus from premium square + sword + three tile AOE is a dangerous combo.
New details about the TF2 team:
SPY
Cloaked unit who is not targetable at range. Deals massive damage from behind.
SCOUT
Fast-moving recon hero; gain an AP when deployed. Automatically hops back when hit.
SNIPER
Can target enemies anywhere in his row. Crouches at the end of turn; crouched attacks are at increased power.
MEDIC
Heals and revives allies; can link to a full-health ally to increase their power.
ENGINEER
Defensive hero with a basic ranged attack. Upgrades allies' weapons.
HEAVY
AOE attack at range. Every successive attack deals more damage as his minigun spins up.
PYRO
Does full damage to two enemies in a row; attack can hit cloaked units.
DEMOMAN
Lobs grenades that do AOE damage. Bonus damage against crystals.
SOLDIER
Ranged hero. Powerful rockets knock enemy units back.
TEAM BONUS
Relentless Action - Stomping enemies grants an action point.
Seems pretty overpowered at first glance, but then again all new teams do.
SPY
Cloaked unit who is not targetable at range. Deals massive damage from behind.
SCOUT
Fast-moving recon hero; gain an AP when deployed. Automatically hops back when hit.
SNIPER
Can target enemies anywhere in his row. Crouches at the end of turn; crouched attacks are at increased power.
MEDIC
Heals and revives allies; can link to a full-health ally to increase their power.
ENGINEER
Defensive hero with a basic ranged attack. Upgrades allies' weapons.
HEAVY
AOE attack at range. Every successive attack deals more damage as his minigun spins up.
PYRO
Does full damage to two enemies in a row; attack can hit cloaked units.
DEMOMAN
Lobs grenades that do AOE damage. Bonus damage against crystals.
SOLDIER
Ranged hero. Powerful rockets knock enemy units back.
TEAM BONUS
Relentless Action - Stomping enemies grants an action point.
Seems pretty overpowered at first glance, but then again all new teams do.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Holy shit at that new map. Please let this be available to Mac players oh my god.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Why.
Why pc only.
They better release a mac version like, the day after
Why pc only.
They better release a mac version like, the day after
BolognaSoup
Member
NINE different units on one team? I take it they'll have no items.
StrikerObi
Member
They definitely have items. The screenshots show a sandwich (LOL) and some sort of power with two arrows, maybe it lets you swap units places? My guess is they'll just have fewer of each unit. I bet you that two of them are super units (like the Tribe), and you only get one of each. Sniper is probably one of them, given that he can shoot for big damage across the map.
The fact that this team can gain extra action points seems to be the big thing though. If things set up right, you could take massively long terms just killing and stomping units. I also love that the scout essentially casts for free.
StrikerObi
Member
I was just thinking the other week about unique things they could do to make a new team really different. The three things I thought up were 1) messing with the action points; 2) messing with movement speed and; 3)A cold-based team.
They seem to have read my mind about the action point thing in the TF2 team.
As for the speed idea, I thought it would be really cool to have a really fast team where a majority of the units had a 3-space movement range, and one unit would have a ranged buff ability that reduced the movement speed of enemy units. Or maybe they all have standard movement ranges, and that one unit with the negative buff can also cast a positive buff to boost the movement range of your own units.
I like the idea of cold-based abilities because they could let you freeze units in place, and their map could have ice that units could slide across.
They seem to have read my mind about the action point thing in the TF2 team.
As for the speed idea, I thought it would be really cool to have a really fast team where a majority of the units had a 3-space movement range, and one unit would have a ranged buff ability that reduced the movement speed of enemy units. Or maybe they all have standard movement ranges, and that one unit with the negative buff can also cast a positive buff to boost the movement range of your own units.
I like the idea of cold-based abilities because they could let you freeze units in place, and their map could have ice that units could slide across.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
That's genius. I'd love that.