Machines of War - Interview and Insight with Tacticus' Lead Designers

Tacticus' first ever Designer Interview! Hear directly from Wilhelm and Arvid about the newest feature to come to Tacticus - Machines of War. Design Philosophy, Gameplay and Insights for you to enjoy!
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00:00 Start
00:04 Pre-Amble
01:45 Who are Wilhelm and Arvid?
03:03 What are the Machines of War?
04:58 The 6th Unit
07:17 Unlocking and Leveling Up
08:55 Game Modes
10:17 Balance
11:13 Resources
14:38 Future Plans
18:01 What is Next?
20:44 Final Thoughts
22:30 Earn 100 Blackstone & Support Nandi
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[@MrsNandi40k]

Love this video format Nandi! Hopefully this is something you can do with Snowprint again

[@Nandi40k]

Thanks for being such a supportive wife and best friend

[@ianwatson5791]

The mutal respect on this video was excellent! Great to see that such important devs are talking to one of the community's most diligent and respected creators. Would enjoy seeing more of this kind of thing if the Devs were open to it.

[@tojirokitsune1640]

I hope as Tau we get a broadside battlesuit as our machine of war!!

[@AidenTulik]

If only we could get a stormsurge

[@syraphian]

@@AidenTulikyeah I feel like riptide or stormsurge would make more sense than a broadside size wise

[@ivokostov2676]

Only good tau is in mech, all other Tau for me a garbage.

[@doomgoon8933]

Sssht guys, the grandiose Ivokostov spoke. Mech or nothing, everything else is garbage to him. 😂

[@vegladex]

I feel like that's the most likely, but I wanna consider alternatives too. With a size range from Field Ordnance to Forgefiend, Broadsides would sit very snugly in the middle, but I think there's space for a Hammerhead too. Or, in keeping with the "rocket artillery" theming, perhaps a Skyray? A Broadside might fit too, but I think that's perhaps a bit too big, and a bit too "frontline", they say they're going for more fire *support* units. I'd consider a Firesight Marksman as an unusual "Long Range Support" fit for the slot.... but we already have Sho!

[@kstud40k]

So pumped on this mode! I love “The Explainer” posts they make and it’s great hearing the insight direct from the Devs.

[@BobTheTrueCactus]

Their PR is exceptional!

[@friskydingo9024]

I really don't like having to buy ammunition for a character at all. I wish the dev's would focus on rolling out the campaign's for all the factions that have the full rosters out like Death Guard, Tau, Space Wolves and Sisters of Battle. I hope they change their mind on the cost of ammunition or make these not needed to use.

[@Niveama468]

They say that munitions are going to be limited, have a on screen thing saying upto 200 concerns me that whales will be able to just use them so much more.

[@HonorabilisMagister]

its going to destroy any "balance" the game has...

[@doomgoon8933]

That's what I'm worried about. The MoW will be usable only in those modes where we have leaderboards aka where we measure ourselves and our guilds... Tell me HOW is not going to be pay 2 win if the f2p player (called "the most competitive" by the Devs...) has to "pick and choose the perfect moment to utilize both the primary and secondary abilities" while the richest can just blast both every turn in every mode like there's no tomorrow? Imagine that. Imagine two players (or guilds) trying to get the first Arena position, or the first spot on the Raid leaderboard, or even winning a Guild War season, fighting each other. One, "the most competitive", utilizes what he has trying to do their best without paying, the other spends rent money on munitions and just takes everything over. Multiply that for a guild of 30 members. They even said it: "if someone wants to utilize both skills in each and every turn of every mode they will have to buy something"... What? Right now the balance is time-spent dictated (which is a demi-balance: you will never ever reach and beat players that started a year before you did unless they quit OR you buy everything with real money to gorge your roster and do in a month what a f2p does in 8) but with the introduction of this mechanic it won't be the smartest player, it won't be the oldest, it will just be the richest. Please, don't screw up Tacticus. Please. You already have sources of income...

[@doomgoon8933]

Plus, the idea came up fast when they had to "encourage players to use what they have" (therefore no free stockpiling, it keeps the buying/spending munitions cycle alive and well) - but they didn't think of a maximum usage of said machines... I'm scared, and I'm a spender. What's unjust is unjust.

[@friskydingo9024]

Yeah I'm not a fan of this at all. I think it's a huge misstep to have the munitions cost money.

[@marcinmisiek768]

I think it's fine for normal arena and guild raids... but for TA and Guild Wars, I think it will matter more. If you have a limited item that is no longer limited with purchase through money, that is pay to win. It then becomes people with unlimited resources against people with limited resources.

[@firedrake110]

The fact it's a biovore warms my heart... I'm dying to get those spore mines flying -That Maladus Guy

[@Hot_Dice]

Maladus is an awesome toon

[@cloroz638]

ah we do love our D3 maladuses

[@jurizemljanski6118]

My man

[@noahlike4544]

Wilhelm said talked about how they don't want spending to allow players to "constantly win where you otherwise wouldn't". I'm worried that those who purchase bundles for primary abilities will feel a benefit of winning more against evenly matched players who simply can't use the MoW primary ability. Snowprint has gained my trust that they are very responsive to input, so I do have hope that they will appropriately monitor this, but I still wanted to comment to keep it on their radar.

[@Para-GR]

You are absolutely right. It goes beyond “winning” - it affects growth of characters. The comment about the game not being pay-gated is outright false. It’s ridiculously easy to demonstrate this.

[@PapaSmurf40K]

Thank you for this great view into the development process Nandi. I also want to say to snowprint, since you mentioned they read these comments: thanks so much for being so responsive to player feedback. I've never played a mobile game where the davs were this active with the community, and this good about changing the game when needed. Keep it up!

[@PP-qc5pd]

Thanks for the interview and the insights Nandi. It would be great to get this more often

[@__Jamez__]

Great video as usual. Looking forward to trying something new!

[@Landon11_36]

Excellent video. Very cool interview. Great stuff as always Nandi! My favourite content creator.

[@ronaldknight4980]

I'd be More than Happy to see if the Space Wolves get Bjorn, the Fellhanded. That would be Awesome! Hopefully, the Devs, and Snowprint will let us know what to expect, in the coming months, or even over a year. Thank you, Nandi, for always going the extra mile, to bring us these videos. You Rock! Enjoy Japan.

[@seanstastny7468]

or maybe logans santa sled

[@andreasmuller4666]

A more general question would be, is there a chance that equipment gets an overhaul as it starts to really fall off in the highest ranks vs the raw character power. A second one would be, many newer factions have a faction wide mechanic or trait but some like Ultra Marines and Dark Angels don´t. Any chance that those get a pass of looked at and something added for those as well?

[@jacksonville9642]

Orks didn't have a faction trait and they do now, that should already answer your second question

[@andreasmuller4666]

@@jacksonville9642 so far only because the "rewOrk" was so highly demanded on discord. There is no official line on that exact topic as a general point so your answer basically says nothing.

[@jacksonville9642]

@@andreasmuller4666 there is an official line on that exact topic as a general point Orks didn't have a faction trait, they do now Anything you say to try and refute that fact is just cope

[@andreasmuller4666]

@@jacksonville9642 beautifull description of not understanding how this goes with companies but oh well. You do you Mr random angry internet troll.

[@jacksonville9642]

@@andreasmuller4666 I'm literally right though, you're just coping

[@Xris_x]

id like more access to xp tombs

[@john-paulsilke893]

Battle Pass final repeat rewards would be a super fast but not perfect fix.

[@Bulgarian021]

+1

[@matt1700]

​@john-paulsilke893 the first battle pass had legendary tomes, they reduced it to epics, which is super lame

[@btf1287]

Said it before and said it again Hard to find a more generous and communicative studio and devs than these guys, specially for a mobile game.

[@ups-gaming-official]

They are so generous adding a fully p2w mechanic to the game that caters to top spenders only thanks snowprint! ❤❤❤❤

[@jacksonville9642]

"generous" is a reach since they're literally adding a P2W mechanic that's at all not needed They could just make the stronger attacks have bigger cooldowns instead of using a resource that you can buy with real money But they sure are communicative about it...

[@btf1287]

@@jacksonville9642 that is a very good point, didnt consider that. Assumed it was just a gameplay addition, you know see what works whats fun to keep the game from going dank

[@taintedseal]

Snow print is far from generous, ifthe battle pass it's essentially impossible to really progress

[@THE_Vorthex]

My Boy Nandi pumping out that content! thank you for your regular videos and for all the work and information ! Keep up the great work brother !

[@doomgoon8933]

Wait, something important is unclear. At the beginning you need to pick one of three machines and then pursue the unlock and improvement of said machine. Then in the future when more machines will be released each of them will have it's own event... So, speaking of the first ones, we'll be able to unlock only the one we picked out of three? EDIT: One more question about the way to get munitions for the primary ability: they said you get some munitions in f2p and the "most competitive players" will use both the primary and secondary ability only when really needed BUT if you want to spam both abilities every turn, every battle, fundamentally it's up to you and you will need to buy the munitions for that... hmm, isn't that exactly what pay 2 win means? Imagine two players with the same machine and same team, same experience, trying to get the first position in the arena or even winning the guild war season. One uses what he's given for free, meticulously picking the best situations, the other blasts munitions like there's no tomorrow spending rent money - isn't that unbalanced? Please, Dev team 🙏🏻 Think of a way to not screw up the game mechanics making the richest the kings of all leaderboards... Please. Nandi, amazing job as always. It's really wholesome to see you get closer and closer to the dev team as almost an "insider" journalist to give us all the detailed information we need to prepare for upcoming stuff like this and much much more!

[@ao1778]

They said that each machine will be unlocked in an incursion event every five weeks. The new machines will be available after the first three incursions.

[@doomgoon8933]

​@@ao1778Oh, thanks a lot, so you practically just pick for what you want to unlock first, you're not permanently discarding any of them?

[@vegladex]

From what they said about people having different machines at the start, yeah, I do think they meant that you'll only be able to choose one machine per event, including the first one.

[@doomgoon8933]

@@vegladex So we will only ever get the Astra Battery OR Forgefiend OR Biovore and the next i.e. Death Guard OR Tau OR AdMech and so on? We'll never be able to have them all? Please @Nandi have you understood this point better than us?

[@marcinmisiek768]

​​@@doomgoon8933From what I can tell, you can only progress towards one in a single incursion event. So let's say I go rocket artillery in the first one. In the second one I go biovore, my rocket artillery is still in my roster. In the third I go forgefiend, I still have rocket artillery and biovore in my roster. And an incursion will be once a month with their plan to release new MoW every two months, so long as you participate you can get everything and level them up in order of your choosing.

[@sergehidalgo9184]

Brilliant, Brother! ThanQ for all that you do! :D

[@sonntagsbrotchen801]

My man, you did great as an interviewer. Mad respect

[@ronaldknight4980]

This is why I Love Warhammer! The design of the game lends it towards expansion and engaging gameplay. Thank you, Nandi, for being so indepth with your videos and offering Us, the community, a peek behind the curtain.

[@xalice6369]

Amazing video. Thank you for your efforts.

[@heelidar9597]

Wow! Nandi, you took a next big step in content creation! Awesome job!

[@malloc7108]

I definitely got a HoMM3 vibe from the design, Wilhelm, nice nod. I only really worry about the monetization and balance (always the balance)

[@Zwedinho]

This was awesome!

[@adammotter]

Great stuff! As an Iron Hands player I cannot emphatically express how much I hope they'll get a faction with an Iron Father and Dreadnought someday...

[@H.P.L.-ln9of]

WOOOOO yea baby i won a bet i was sayin to a friend like 2 weeks ago that i think tacticus got Inspired by Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and this is the confirmation. thk for the 30 euro my guy XD

[@aernz6093]

I love this interview! So amazing to hear from the developers!! Thanks Nandi for this awesome content ❤

[@KalakUK]

'If you want use your primary every turn every fight, you'll need to buy some munitions' well that doesn't sound like guild wars and tournaments will become a direct p2w hellscape at all 😢

[@doomgoon8933]

Who cares right? It's just the only modes where we have leaderboards and measure ourselves as players or guilds by skill and not by our wallet! ... Right? ... Right!? C'mon guys, come out...

[@aloser8703]

I love having one always usable ability and one cost. I had thought to use them at all would be using a resource and I would barely remember they exist at all as a f2p player.

[@oteris2924]

I enjoy Tacticus alot, I have issues with it that stem from the nature of it being a mobile game. I hope years down the line there is a premium version that has been reworked to just be a game without all the waiting for the game to allow you to play a match.

[@ryanshea7007]

Thank you, Nandi! Looking for new members in guild - Gillis and the people

[@denniserikdevree]

I would love to finally see the Adeptus Custodes coming to the game. Love the addition of the machines of war and I‘m sure it‘s gonna mix up gameplay for sure! Would love to see a Landraider or an actual dreadnaught.🔥

[@Vorenus40k]

Yesss, I knew the Titans would be Guild Raid Bosses!! It's just the right thing!

[@doomgoon8933]

Noticed that?! It just slipped out of their mouths 😂

[@Vorenus40k]

Imagine the size of those Beasts in the battlefield jajajaja

[@benburkhart5944]

Will machines of war eventually make their way to requisition drops or will they be kept separate?

[@v1kt0r1997]

Great video Nandi! I really hope they revert the munitions feature - We don't need a new currency. I can only imagine that this will result in a negative experience when you cannot use half of a cool new feature, simply because you either dont have or dont want to waste a scarce currency. This smells like when the EA director wanted paid reloads in battlefield...

[@Enclave_General2077]

Now with the MoW coming part of the game are we getting space combat or will that do come

[@LordInvocatus]

It's Nandi!!!!

[@neptun2814]

Wilhelm, add voice acting for the characters to the game, it will be very cool

[@jorgedelacantera2377]

Wait a minute, to use the missile launcher I have to deploy only AM? Who plays will a full faction

[@JC-mj3tc]

I agree with many of the comments here that there must be some restrictions / balancing to ensure that the Machines do not predominate in TA and Guild War, where skill and coordination should be primary for success.

[@enixraghunath703]

An idea For the factions that don't have a warmachine, Astartes: Whirlwind Tank Eldar: Falcon Grav Tank Deathguard: Blight Crawler Adepta Sororitas: The Excorcist(I mean come on) Tau: Hammerhead(with Missiles instead of Railgun)

[@crowely3034]

Everyone is drooling over what they could possably get for their faction Aeldari lover here hoping for a fire prism :D

[@Bulgarian021]

Hello. Im glad Nandi keeps doing interesting videos. Please, let me say that sometimes LESS IS MORE. It is nice to have the machines of war on theone hand, but really new stuff comes too quickly tbh, I mean how can we soquickly develop so many things _? In 2024 we got new heroes, like Wrask, new modes like the Guild war, tons of events like the quests for a certain hero, TA , etc. It is better to have all that but not at once, just to wait a bit more between introducing new things

[@brobrochannel2387]

Get me a dreadnaught

[@realtowen]

MoW MoW MoW

[@jajsem1109]

I wonder... if someone from the Snowprint can answer... does it do any good at all, to rotate through all the adds in the game every day? I know it is not as good for the company to just spend money for stuff, but does it at last help a bit?

[@adonpatrick9527]

Canoptek Doomstalker or a Heavy Lokhust Destroyer for Necrons?

[@firedrake110]

Fuck it, we goin' full Monolith!

[@pedroantoniorinconcinca9944]

In it itself, great video as usual. That said, all the euphemisms can't hide this is yet another move in an increasingly clear trend towards p2w. Sad and worried about the direction a brilliant game I truly love is going... Oh and I do spend on Tacticus.

[@peterusmc20]

I think there needs to be some thought into how a limited resource munitions feeds into the difficulty of arena. Im sure everyone has seen talk about the difficulty spike due to what i think was a combining of leagues. A 6th unit will by default increase difficulty as the difference between higher a lower level players would be greater but also depending on how the defender are able to use munitions would be a second difficulty spike. I guess the easiest answer would just be not at all? The suppress effect with a garunteed hit is also insane for arena in a way that i dont mind as it will shake up the meta. Just having read the units released today i would say the astra militarum one seems a little too much better than the others depending on how well they scale.

[@Gojo.but.communist]

Typhus typhus typhus Farmable typhus plss

[@Para-GR]

My main concern is for this to not further strain the economy. The game is absolutely pay-gated after roughly mid-30 level and gold II gear. Made worse by the incredibly stingy resource economy and the random character shard drops, which mean, now that there is a large number of characters, that the chances of progressing who you want to are infinitesimally small. The game has reached the point where it needs to choose whether it will just churn new players or give more options beyond the hard pay wall. Even paying for the monthly pass no longer makes growth viable.

[@colonelturmeric558]

I think thats the design, force players to get so frustrated that they either cough up or leave. After all, non paying players aren’t needed to keep profits up

[@Para-GR]

That’s the thing though… I am not against monetisation but they have lost the plot. I buy the monthly pass and it is *still* pointless. The game design is tilted towards people who are willing to spend *minimum*~$100 per month on a mobile game. I don’t know, maybe they have such an audience at sufficient numbers. But people should come into this with open eyes now.

[@robdenini6972]

I think I like the astra militarum one. Perhaps Thaddeus will no longer be obligatory in Arena due to all the re'vas

[@neptun2814]

I also ask you to add rewards in clan wars that I, as the head of the clan, can distribute to my distinguished guild members

[@itsumibestgirl3490]

Only thing I felt sad about is that we can’t use campaign because it could really help a lot in a some of campaign. Really hope they allow us to use it sooner or later cause I struggle a lot getting 3 stars, specially Fall of Cadia. They hit like a struck and radio imperial guard is not making life easier.

[@ivokostov2676]

FIRST Incursion happens when ?

[@CesarTheBoss]

I really hope that they remove the munitions feature

[@malloc7108]

"feature" is doing some heavy lifting here

[@firedrake110]

I'd also prefer they balance the abilities properly and make good use of cooldowns rather than shoehorn in a new resource that can be purchased 😔

[@necroprogaming6851]

Necrons can get a doomstalker perhaps?

[@tehfelf]

Real cool interview opportunity Nandi! As for the actual units, I'm cautiously optimistic. Seems cool, but now EVERYONE will have a one of these nearly EVERY battle. The entire game is going to change from here on out. I don't think we're really prepared to see what the ramifications of the commjnity picking one as the "meta machine" and seeing it every pvp battle. On top of that - it kind of feels like some of these attacks are similar to Thad abilities. Thad is already the least fun hero in the game IMO. No counter play to a turn one artillery sniping a backline unit. It may be a risk that the person using it - but the big thing is they are choosing that risk. When you are on the other end, there's no positioning or blocking or anytbing you could do. Its just "welp, good luck with this 4v5 battle". Thad already is in a lot of arena teams as is. With these cannons on top of it, I feel like the game has the chance to become a lot more frustrating as the feeling of agency is taken away from the defender and they just have to figure out how to deal with being at a random disadvantage sometimes.

[@TrueThundergod]

Final question: what about an API for guild leaders 😅

[@bryanvingilot863]

Legendary badges and Xp tomes. Please add them in GW shop.

[@doomgoon8933]

They're already in the guild shop and RT, we won't get that many...

[@anidiot2284]

Wanna see a dread one of the space marines

[@LayronPK]

Abaddon Extremely powerfull Yeah... (It's a joke)

[@apiu1001]

Next: a trade system, or at least ability to send stuff between accounts

[@Dante130666]

Wheres my Blood Angels?!!

[@goldenxan2567]

I like the Machines of War concept a lot, but I definitely strongly dislike the munitions aspect. A limited amount of shots in battle is fine, but having to scrounge ammunition from outside is just an extra layer of hassle that will be obligatory if you want to take full advantage of it, and you WILL want to, as your opponents will also be.

[@doomgoon8933]

Anyone else hoped for a Skulls 2024 avatar because he missed the 2023's? Ahah

[@kingfede1985]

MoW in Guild War with not so clear and equal ways to get ammo? That's a silly move imho. Moreover, after the release Incursion feels more useful as an Onslaught-type daily event rather than a once-every-five-weeks one. I want to be able to progress my machines with my own pace, not just picking if I want to get a new one or push one already in my roster... that is not enjoyable at all. We need a daily event after the first three months imho.

[@alexbalex7620]

so if I want to unlock the Forgefiend for my Black Legion lineup I need to use Imperial characters? Now thats great isnt it..

[@tinkerer3399]

To be fair it is how the abilities are done as well. They want a bit of spread in building.

[@alexbalex7620]

and I think thats the most idiotic thing ever. I dont want to play imperials if my favorite faction is chaos and vice versa.

[@ao1778]

​@@alexbalex7620sucks to suck. Your team has to be diverse.

[@alexbalex7620]

skibidi toilet rizz gyatt ohio

[@warp-smith]

Calling it now- At least 1 dreadnought and 1 helbrute Necrons getting canoptek doomstalker Tau getting broadside Ork get deff dread

[@jamesdeaville6033]

Have to be honest looking at the abilities I don't see any really being useful in guild raids. They all seem pvp focused

[@jacksonville9642]

I hope that Tanksmasha gets his counter attack back, make it retaliate AFTER being hit instead of BEFORE like the other counters we have, make it do PHYSICAL damage so armor reduces it's value significantly enough and just make it infinite like Jaeger's That way Tankmasha will have something to take advantage of his newfound tankiness since his direct damage output is still nowhere near good enough A tanky crowd control retaliator

[@christopheratkins8443]

I really wish SP would focus on the Reworks before they release anymore new content. For me, the excitement for new content is numbed. It’s more like great (sarcasm), another things that might/will prevent the Devs from starting/completing “quality of gameplay improvements”. Sorry for the negativity. I just think the Reworks will draw more ppl to the game than the new content. When I tell ppl about Tacticus, I mention the good and the bad and wish there were less bad. For example the Requisitions, I’m inclined to spend $ on something Requisition related as a thank you to SP. I bought the Elite BP (bc the Rework should be patch 1.19) already but if they had a really good deal for Scrolls after the Rework then probably that too. Or I’ll actually buy the Monthly BS if not.

[@christopheratkins8443]

Also, thanks Nandi for making this video. I really enjoyed hearing the Devs perspective

[@jdurthu4304]

Tbh buyable amunition will destroy live arena. It will be pay to win in there

[@samuellyons8097]

Munitions to use abilties is going to be absolutely terrible for the health of the game, quite aside from all the balence issues. This will probably drive quite a few people away from the game; it is already incredibly hard to keep up for newer players, the barrier to entry is HUGE even if you spend quite a bit of money. Even the uninteractive nature of the machines seems unfun, cannot be damaged and cannot move or interact directly, just seems like spending tonnes of tight resouces on a passive buff with a visual. I really hope they are not implemented in this state.

[@davidwilkinson80]

If the developers read this - my guild is not able to meet the minimum 10 x level 20 players to play Guild Wars! I have been kicking inactive members and have a full roster but we have not been able to play yet. I could leave the guild I started to join a higher level guild but that is not much fun for me and doesn't help the lower level players in my guild. Please lower the level requirements for Guild Wars :)

[@silverblack110]

I can appreciate the honesty of: "We want these to be limited resources because... We want you to pay money so we get a paycheck". This is the gameplay design that will ruin the game. Even if MoW is not the new meta, this kind of mindset will ruin the game longterm if continued. The funny thing is they could have just said something about "limiting resources makes the gameplay more balanced" but instead they admit its to generate more profit lol.

[@doomgoon8933]

It's not limiting resources if the only resources being limited are the free ones... I really, actually, sincerely hoped this wasn't the untold cash grab milk cow game by GW and minions where they try to keep a resemblance of balance before making it blatant, having people tired of it quit it, close the project, "we bought our houses, let's move to the next milk cow". We even went past the old but unavoidable "it's not p2p, nor p2w, you just have to play for years to unlock a character if you don't buy anything but you can still unlock it! Getting top 10 when you started a week late?! Impossible, unless you spend the equivalent of a sports car" stuff... This is the beginning of the end of they don't hit the brakes and make a U turn.

[@silverblack110]

@@doomgoon8933 Great point on limited resources for free players. It's not a problem if you want to use the premium ability each turn, it's an issue that they are not making money each time you use it. World of Tanks/Warships do this same thing and its gross. it turns people away and is not a fun mechanic to play around. I agree that without course correction that we will see the game die off. Every argument I see from critiques on the P2W is justified pending this update goes through. My guess is the players will reject this change at first, developers react by making ammo easier to get, then people stop talking about it as much. Classic appeasement while whales waste money away for the first few months.

[@Para-GR]

I agree. I consistently buy the monthly pass, am OCD about collecting and, at power 46, I have hit the point where things are no longer moving meaningfully for me. So if even “obsessive” customers, willing to pay for the monthly pass, like me, are not the target audience, good luck to them.

[@francisyn7584]

"ammunitions" smells like p2w

[@Heavenknight_Infinite]

this will be so broken. i meant if someone max it out and put low farming on pvp and no one dare to approach or sit wait for them to come. they just bombed you.

[@Oldgreg9229]

If we want to be able to use munitions consistently we’ll need to buy some bundles. Great new pay to win addition devs..

[@Bulgarian021]

they said it directly, they want more money, ...so sad

[@steventyler3985]

I really don't like the animation for the forgefiend. It vomits a power attack? Looks goofy when it has all these weapons on it.

[@doomgoon8933]

Remember Volk has a goddamn minigun that shoots flesh metal ammo the size of beer cans and in his animation he tries to scratch your chest lmao

[@steventyler3985]

@@doomgoon8933 Well doesn't he always shoot unless you're in melee range?

[@phelaar]

Abbadon is extremely powerful??? When the H did this happen? 😂😂

[@momati2294]

feels a bit like they came with their own questions...

[@connairemcloone4103]

Munitions feature is really off putting for me. Its basically pay to use... Hopefully they remove that and make it accessible to people who dont want to drop a ton of cash on a mobile game.

[@Tianzi38]

1) The fact primary MoW abilities will require consumable munitions is concerning. I do not want to see victory in GW, Arena, etc be based on who is willing to spend the most money so they can use munitions for every attack. There will need to be a daily stream of munitions received by players on a FTP basis, and additional munitions received as FTP rewards based on performance in various game modes. Monetize this by making a monthly, very cheap plan for daily munitions no more expensive than the monthly BS packages and preferably even cheaper. I do not want to see US$100 packages for a bundle of 10 munitions!!! 2) Nothing was mentioned about MoW and intra-faction synergies. Are there any? And in general, why are faction synergies in Tacticus so weak as compared to other similar games such as Marvel Strike Force?

[@TheRider2012]

Amazing, I already spend a decent amount, not massively like a whale, but I use expendable income on this game to progress (BS deals, Ultimate BP, Event packs etc). Adding P2W features like having to by ammo is a big miss from me. I'll give it a season or 2 to see how it goes, but for me I feel like doing this is going to drive not just F2P players away because they can't compete, but also it's going to drive away lower level but consistent spenders, leaving whales who can just spam abilities. I'm sorry but that's a big no no. It's a short term gain at the detriment of the community at large in the long term. I'd love to see their active player stats in 6 months to see the effects this has had on the community. The game is already expensive enough, there has been points where I've had offers to buy characters that cost more than it does to buy the physical model, something that is mine that I can use forever, even resell to recoup money later.....That is just bad.

[@warget]

I was excited about this feature, now I couldn't care less. P2W feature, for the whales. Lovely - they had the opportunity to make it a bit more fun for f2p players, in a game that has so much focus on pay 2 win, and they just showed they didn't care. I suppose every gamer played a game with limited potions or smt, and never used them, because "I might need it later" - it will be similar for this one

[@generalwoe359]

"So what inspired you to add Artillery to tacticus" "Well, it's a way to add even more monetization to the game. And we do love lining our pockets from people buying digital assets they'll never get that value out of. Thanks for buying my new car for me!"

[@doomgoon8933]

They're German, it must be a Volkswagen or an Audi. Probably bought it with Blackstones money the first month

[@colonelturmeric558]

Lets hope this isnt going to be a huge cash grab. I understand the need to make money to keep the lights on, but the game is already bad enough with all the whales. Munitions seem pretty bad on a prima facie basis at the moment

[@momati2294]

Please don't kill the game with too big P2W mechanic, you are on the edge don't push it too far:(

[@georgeblair3894]

Ahh P2W.

[@brianred7146]

Did anyone ask for these changes in gameplay? This just seems like a money grab by forcing players to shell out resources to keep pace with a forced change of the Meta.

[@milosmarek5757]

The Developers dont want the feedback, the developers want our money and they do whatever they can to take them.

[@ao1778]

"People who make a product want to profit off of it." Wow. Real groundbreaking insight.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Not true. They want our feedback so they can get the most money AND keep the free to play gamers interested and not feel bitter because someone with $20 can completely win against them. Do you want them to work for free? GW is definitely taking a HUGE chunk of their income for licensing and this all costs them huge and is a big gamble as well. Nobody likes to keep paying money for a “free” game. But this isn’t a black and white issue.

[@doomgoon8933]

​@@ao1778You would be right if we got to pay one time to play the game and a little extra fee for each big patch. I can elaborate more if you're willing to listen

[@doomgoon8933]

​@@ao1778The said product (MoW) was totally uncalled for, nobody asked for them and nobody asked for them to be pay 2 win. So what is happening is, a product made with the purpose to destabilise the product that you already have is added to the game and you must buy it if you want to keep being competitive in said game or else all the money and time spent on the game will be wasted - that's the underlying, hidden threat. You would be right if we paid to play tacticus. They made a product, they need to be paid for it. in this case the product is already there under the false pretenses of being free, once you start playing every second and dollar spent adds to the effort you put into it, making the threat bigger, therefore uncalled for patches which are basically 'pay to win, not to have fun, pay to disrupt the fun of everyone until they pay too' are made to be mandatory if you don't want to quit and think of the years and money already given as thrown in the garbage

[@ells101]

The monetisation in this game is already absurd. 22.99 for a battle pass is absolutely insane. The amount of content in other games you can get with that money is way more. Also the money you spend to buy things on Tacticus has such a small impact it really incentivises whales and not people who dip £5 here or there