Incase you devs didnt know, this is the original that the genre is modeled after. Squad Tower D

Rubeido Montain·Sep 9, 2019·3 votes·847 views

This genre of games that was created in dota 2 that started this craze of mass produced clones, was an adaptation of the original Squad Tower D. That game was absolutely epic in every way. It didnt have all of this random B.S. it was a true tactics game. It was player versus computer though. The adaptation to player versus player was always something that was desired. This game is a clone. it wont do well. currently the most popular "auto chess" game on google play store isnt even in the top 100 games in popularity. The design of the game is decent for a mobil platform when you have a some time to kill while at the bank. It is not good enough for pc. the craze is dieing off and the genre is going the way of flappy bird.

BUT!!!! the initial concept behind squad tower D is very solid. It isnt riddled with gimmicky RNG. In case you are lazy. i will provide a link to some information about the original game, since it appears to me that you probably havent played it, or are too young to have heard about it and think this genre of game is new. *spoiler its not new at all

https://squadtd.fandom.com/wiki/Squadtd_Wiki

if you stick with this auto chess clone, itll fail. If you break from this auto chess clone and make a badass league of legends themed squad tower D (pvp) you will have a great game everyone will love and make a boat load of cash for a decade, and not just a quick cash grab then shut down development on a dead game.

4 Comments

Sire HippingtonSep 9, 20191 votes

the original would be legion td fromwc3, but tbh, i feel like Castle Fight or Holy War are much closer to the concept - and also without all that RNG. The there is also gem TD which used the 'combine X of the same to lvl up'.... And the first Standalone PvP autobattle probably was Art of War: Red Tides

But yea, i agree on the rest, if they keep it as a RNG infested autochess clone, it might work as a casual game especially if ported to mobile, but it will quickly fall of as a competetive game and stay fae behind it's potential. If they instead tried to make an PvP autobattle base on league and shaved of unneccesary RNG, it could become a great game.

Rubeido MontainSep 10, 20191 votes

yeah true, squad tower D was a remake of legion, but starcraft II is probably one more people are familiar with since warcraft 3 was a bit of an obscure game in its own right. But yeah games like castle fight which spawned clash of kings are more real time type combat, as opposed to turn based like in the other games.

But yeah. we need to voice to them their mistakes. People who play tactics games play tactics games because they are games of skill and because they are NOT games of chance. It kinda shows that riot is losing touch with their player base. Why do these developers think that pc gamers will get on board with these crappy mobile games?

Sire HippingtonSep 10, 20191 votes

Why do these developers think that pc gamers will get on board with these crappy mobile games?

Cause sadly alot actually will, especially from their new playerbase. They already turned league into more of a flashy casual game compared to older seasons, there are more than enough people that play tft just for some quick fun inbetween rather than getting really invested and competetive. I feel like core players, especially for tactic/strategie, are a minority and since games these days are all about the big money, minorities aren't served well... Back when LoL started, i felt it was a strategie/tactic game from core gamers for core gamers, not focused on what appeals to the masses but on simply the game and it's dedicated playerbase. Now i feel like all their deccisions are based on what they think can yield the biggest profit...

BrokenRayquazaSep 9, 20191 votes

I mean, it's like Funkys being the predecessor to Skylanders. Funkys was overshadowed bc it wasn't a multiplayer game. It was fun tho. Wish they would bring it back for the kiddies