Oh, I meant to suggest that you might consider a fast travel system to specific towns you've already visited. Maybe for silver coins or something. Gold coins would kill it for me, personally. Traveling should be fairly easy to get to a home base in my opinion. Anyway, just a suggestion to my earlier comment.
Some towns have things others don't and I don't understand how to make that distinction. So I spend a lot of time running around HOPING a town will be there. And with each screen, I am forced into a sometimes lengthy fight where I will be rewarded with more crap I can't carry and coins I can't fit in my purse. It becomes a huge chore just to move around. I find most of my time in this game is spent in one spot just hitting the duel screen and then dumping all the items I get on the ground.
I think this game has a ton of potential and I really think it's fun when it feels fluid and easy to play. These main issues I have are what makes it cumbersome and less immersive for me, so hopefully it's some kind of constructive feedback for you. I look forward to supporting this game for a long time. Thanks.
The other big issue I am having is the very confusing map. The system for getting around is really clever given that it's a side-scroller. But the map is confusing and navigation is hellish sometimes as a result. I am often following storyline quests and end up in the middle of nowhere for long periods of time where my coin purse is filled and I'm dropping every useless item I get. It's inefficient to have to run back 10+ screens to find a non-abandoned town where I can sell and buy supplies. Instead, I get stuck somewhere I have no idea where I am because of a quest and I have ZERO clue how to get a town that has inhabitants. Furthermore, how do I know what's in each town? I have no idea if I'll show up to town and no bank exists or not.
I really loved the original Straw Hat Samurai, so I've been psyched about a more MMO styled version. In a lot of ways it's successful. Finding new gear and upgrading stats is fun. Dueling other players is awesome.
However, I think there are some glaring weaknesses that should be addressed. Sometimes the slashing feels like "click and pray" where it is very difficult to position yourself in a strategic way. It happens sometimes and the abilities can really come in handy, but often I find my duels are just two guys jumping around missing each other because the click-slash mechanic feels proactive rather than reactive. So I have to hope my opponent will be where I clicked, but by the time I'm there, they're usually not. Regardless, I still find I win most duels, but it can be really confusing and sometimes frustrating to wrap your head around where your attacks will land.
Also, 30 second respawn times? No way in hell I would pay money for this until these types of times are removed. I'm not waiting half a minute to respawn and die 5-10 seconds later only to wait another 30 seconds, that's ridiculous. Fix these things and you have a customer.
I would spend money on this game if more levels were added, that's very minor though. This level is fine for now. My biggest issue is the fact that the Tank is overpowered simply because his secondary shield continues to respawn while he has his special power shield up which negates all damage. Coupled with his extreme attack power, he only has one downside which is speed. Whereas the scout has one upside, speed. Make the Tank's secondary shield NOT regenerate while his special shield is up and it will help a lot. I can't tell you how many times I've just about killed a Tank then he uses his special and negates all my damage while fully healing his secondary shields back up. I simply don't stand a chance as a scout, which is my favorite class.
This game would be a lot better than a 1 star game if I could ever log in. The fact that I can log in about 30% of the time I try to is a huge problem. I won't be playing this game past the badges and I certainly wouldn't entertain the idea of spending money on it. The server crashes are ridiculously annoying and it's an issue when you lose all your resources due to crash and the GM tells you "I need a screenshot of before and after." That's great and all but I'm not psychic and I don't take screenshots randomly all day. Sorry but I can't rate this game more than 1 star until it is actually playable and the staff doesn't ignore half my questions after I wait 10 minutes for a GM who replies like a snail.
Servers are always crashing or down. Get more servers. This game isn't going to hold too many people's interest with all the crashes. No way in hell I would spend any real cash on this after losing so much to server crashes and such. This game has a long way to go before it deserves a solid rating.
Every single time I play this game it glitches and freezes. My web disappears and all the flies and my spider just stay in the same spot but they still are moving their animations. I dunno, I'm rating this a 1. Screw this.
I hate this game now. The more I play the more I hate it. You slide when you walk and your team always jumps into your arrows or shoots you. The collision detection for melee is so bad. I rated it 5 out of 5 initially because I loved the concept. Too bad they screwed up the gameplay. You get stuck fighting guys with worse weapons and armor than you and it's because of these little glitches or factors. Screw this.
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