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Mr EFord posted:Hey Goons! Final Fantasy Tactics is pretty good so far; it runs much faster than the PSP version did, although the random crashing is disappointing to see. It also seems to insist on zooming in to 120% at the start of the map, meaning that I have to adjust it at the start of each one; is there a way to fix that, or do you just grin and bear it?
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People use Happy Street challenges? Maybe it's because I've gotten most of the achievements for it (which is really sad), but I can't use it.io_burn posted:Keep in mind, willingness to stick around is the most important qualification. I've been dealing with this really irritating trend recently of people just vanishing shortly after I get their paperwork all set up. I think three of our best writers had zero pre-TouchArcade games writing experience beyond just being forum posters here and other places. Ursine Asylum posted:I will grant that, but the price of an app is inversely proportional to my willingness to suffer through problems that app has. Again, it's expensive enough that I can't wholeheartedly recommend it. But if you're on the fence and can afford it, I'd say "go for it".
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The rear end Stooge posted:Well, dealing with it appropriately would involve figuring out why the crashes occur and fixing them, but credit is due for implementing a frustration-minimizing workaround. 
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Is having a US credit/debit card an inescapable barrier to getting a US store account? I'd quite like to play Puzzle & Dragon, which is unfortunately not on the UK store, and trying to set up a US account gives me this barrier. Obviously, apologies in advance if this is not the territory of this thread or what-have-you.
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kontona posted:anybody here play dominion? it's a risk-clone with asynchronous multiplayer. when it's working (server's usually down) it's pretty great. Of the TCG games that are around, are there any that are particularly good/interesting and should be tried, or...? I'm not a massive fan of the genre but happy to give it a go.
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Vice Zoomler Aestro posted:No progression, I believe the rest of the avatars come with the various expansions.
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Ascension is really good so far, bit of a shame that Summoner Wars isn't really as good from what I've seen - it seems kinda like there's a lot more IAP for a minimum of content, like that Magic game on iOS. If anyone fancies a game of Ascension, my GC is AllanAssiduity; it seems like it's best online, although the actual online component can be kinda fiddly for games larger than two people. Could arrange a few four-player games if people wanna try them; I've only got the base game and the first expansion so far, but I think the £0.69 offer might tempt me into getting the other two soon.
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Optikalusion posted:Just want to say that Magic offers a lot of content in the base game and the standard decks are still top-tier competitive even after all the expansions. Never felt cheated by that purchase.  For mine, the base game was free, you start the game with two unlocked decks and unlock more by beating opponents (presumably), but a third of the cards in each deck aren't available until you use them to beat an opponent, and once "unlocked", they're added straight to the deck and you don't seem to be able to edit them.I dunno, between that and a "would you like to buy premium content?" after every game is kinda silly in my opinion. zonar fucked around with this message at 13:17 on Jan 20, 2013 |
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I personally don't care that much but tend to hit "no" regardless, largely because if I don't turn it off then, I'll turn it off as soon as it inevitably bothers me. If your game has push notifications, I'll likely delete it later, since that little alert button does get on my nerves - but that's only after I've stopped playing, so it doesn't actually factor that strongly into your plans.
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Just started Ghost Trick and after playing through the first chapter, I'm liking it. Is it worth shelling out for the full game (even if it's ~£7) now, or is there a point where the game gets really lovely that isn't worth playing or something? I can always read around the end if I'm curious about the plot if the gameplay gets bad, y'know?
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goferchan posted:(Is there a chapter select?
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#SomethingBones is the best guild named after the best character. #SomethingAwful is for babby scrubs. To my understanding, the system that's been set up rewards many guilds with a few members rather than a few guilds with lots of members, so it's better to diversify to stop people dominating. It's also more fun. Downloading iCut now, incidentally, thanks Bummey.
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Has anyone played the 'Towelfight 2' app yet? I heard it was like Legend of Zelda/Binding of Isaac but on iOS and it's apparently had the controls improved in a patch. Anyone got any thoughts/feelings before I take the plunge on it?
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waste of internet posted:PLEASE! Someone save me from Megapolis! It's loving horrible but here I am, playing it! The graphics are easily the best part, because they remind me of Sim City, but I'm obviously going nowhere, fast, because I'm not about to spend a single dime on IAP.
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I'm far too used to playing Nimble Quest with all the upgrades, so now I can't beat past the Dungeon reliably. I'm very tempted to buy one of the IAP gem packs, but I get the feeling that shortcutting like that would immensely cheapen the gameplay, so I won't - springing for the red gems would speed things up, but... That said, pooling all the goons into one guild probably isn't a good idea. #SOMETHINGBONES will rise again (or #DONGSLAYERS, I'm down with that).
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With regards to Rigonauts, can I ask if you're meant to be able to shoot through your own Bits? I've had some mixed experiences with getting it to work, which makes me wonder if the times it does work are glitches or if the times it fails to are. Or is it a specific ideal of some things shoot through, other things don't? Obviously the enemies can, of course.
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Is Worms 2: Armageddon any good? It just came down to 69p according to Appshopper, was wondering if it was worth playing or if it's just not worth playing? Noticed that it seems to float around £3 normally.
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Am I wrong to get the impression that in Sword & Glory, there's a point at which you need to start boosting your level in the "pre-character" screen using Epic Points to be able to access certain parts of the content before your character gets too old? You can only boost them up to Level 5 (for 200 Epic Points) but that would still save a fair amount of time.
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One thing I've noticed with Sword & Glory is that there seems to be some level of adjustment when it comes to how the levels of enemies in quests work. For example, in the Thickwood quest line, if you get to Level 4 (I believe), the enemy you fight after digging the treasure up is Level 4. However, if you do it after Level 4, it becomes a Level 7 enemy - which makes doing Thickwood before you straddle that line important if you want to build the village up quickly. The most obvious quest for this is "The Eternal Tournament", which is easily repeatable as well. This doesn't apply to every quest (since some stick with Level 0 enemies whenever you do them), but I was wondering if people had any other quests which have this quality? It makes prioritising certain quest lines easier if I know I should do them before I reach Level X.
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(Sword & Glory) Defence is fairly useless from what I've seen - I pick up the Freed Slave perk, and it's the only passive defence restorative I have, unless it's in my equipment. You can use equipment/home base to easily get all the buffs in that area you need, as you get 3 health from buildings. I've never seen a particular need to get more health then that, as any fight where I take five points of damage isn't one you'd be saved in by having six. Fast/careful/power attacks exist in a triangle, with some attacks being better than others - Power helps you close distance, for example, while Fast helps you wound easily. Shield Bashes are the fastest attack, but are too weak to be worth doing unbuffed. Also: with the new update, there's a new shield that gives +6 damage to Shield Bash, which is amazing. Helped me beat the Darknessborn in Some Awful Thing - the only reward I had was the Mace, but you might unlock something for beating both Darknessborn. According to the design notes, there's new monuments for Worldly people - what are their effects?
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If there's any goons who play Ascension but don't read the board games thread, we're hosting our second tournament for it. I'll be closing the sign-ups later this week, so be sure to sign up soon if you want to play some fairly well designed card games. We're playing with the latest two expansions, so make sure to have those if you're signing up!
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discoukulele posted:Can anyone recommend a good TCG? I've been playing Order & Chaos: Duels, but the IAP is annoying. I'm totally fine with buying packs of cards, but having to buy items and potions and whatnot is annoying. e: oh, but it's iPad only. If you're phone-based, scratch this. zonar fucked around with this message at 15:47 on Aug 30, 2013 |
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Sieg posted:Generally poop time is not time that could otherwise be used productively. I think there was some discussion of this in the old thread or the one before that. Or maybe I made it up.
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I was digging Card City Nights at first, but playing against the Stoneface guy makes me hope that the packs that he offers have few good cards and that there aren't too many "stalling" enemies, because the only alternative seems to be to turtle out, which is ultra-boring. Disabling enemies only seems worthwhile if you've already got a second attack combo ready to take out the double-health card they'll drop immediately afterwards, if you get a chance to disable it at all. Even as someone who normally digs games like this a lot and it's different enough to keep me playing, it's annoying that the 'optimal' way to go seems so boring.
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While I wasn't feeling Card City Nights at first, it is definitely worth playing; it can be a little rough to start, depending on what cards you get, but given that I've now finished it, it's definitely worth getting through some of the difficulty rough patch that I was in earlier. Fun, fairly imaginative, definitely worth the 69p.
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porktree posted:I hate editing my deck - I wish there was a clear deck button, and I wish the app was more touch sensitive. But it is a pretty fun game. Speaking of which, Quarriors is fun, but I am kinda glad I picked it up for free; the base game doesn't seem to have enough content to make playing against the AI too much fun, and the online multiplayer doesn't seem very good either. It's probably more of a multiple-person game, for sure.
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Is there any particular reason for why Apple has the system it does? I mean, it probably saves effort for general app makers, but for games, it just seems to not make much sense. At the very least, it'd be easier for Apple to ask devs to state "iDevice X and up".
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I'm guessing that with the soft launch, Hearthstone for iPad is a week or two away from release anywhere else?
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FlashBangBob posted:Also, Thwomp Limited went from having 10 bids on the first go around to nearly 80 tonight. Went from $0.01 to $153.30. Stellar guys, making me proud. When you pass the $5,000 mark, how long is it before your company is opened up for bidding? I'm getting close to that margin, but I'm a little unclear as to how it works.
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FlashBangBob, when I trash a ship post-update, will the cost for building the next one decrease? As the cost of building ships rises prety quickly, it'll be nice to know that I don't need to get my hands on ten pieces of Electrium because I built a Lava Miner by accident. I hope Steelfur keeps going down until it costs less than fuel to purchase.
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Stumpus posted:Which Ascension in app purchases are worth it if you really liked the base game? For what its worth, I feel that Storm of Souls is the best single expansion if you were only buying one. Return of the Fallen is fun, but Storm of Souls is incredibly well-balanced by itself.
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I'm aware this question gets asked a lot, but I can't recall the answers to it or find any recommendations in the thread: what are the good 4x games in the iOS store, if there are any notable ones? Preferably something similar to Civ, but any recommendations would be appreciated.
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AppShopper just gave me an alert for a price drop in FTL -- down to £5. I'm probably going to pick it up, is there any reason why I shouldn't? Are there any bad performance issues on the iPad mini or the 3?
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Flaggy posted:Is SolForge fun? Just saw it in the app store and it looks like just another TCG.
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jerkstores posted:I think new people make the mistake that constructed is the game. I find that drafting is infinitely more fun and I am able to do so for free about 3 times a week. The event ticket rewards are pretty generous - 7 tickets per week for winning one game a day plus your rewards from drafting. I have accumulated 60 tickets pretty easily.
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