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The grind to get the hard badge wasn't horrible, but I just did leave and go do other things leaving the monkey in the center of the screen to come back to more money. I understand you guys wanted to cater a bit to the completionists but there is a line someplace. I completed the game and wasn't even anywhere NEAR getting a max upgrade though everything was one below. I'd have to play round 5-5 at LEAST five more times just to get the CHEAPEST max dart upgrade. It doesn't just cross the line, but is catapulted over it. I will however, give you a lot of credit for the designs of the bloons and found them interesting and fun. I'll finish with my comment of "If I'm playing another game while also playing yours, something is wrong with your game."
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I really like these games, they are fun. The game looks and feels great, and the upgrade system is one of my favorite aspects of flash games.
...but this is just too much. I shouldnt have to grind the same lvl 50+ times to save up enough for one upgrade that doesnt even progress me to the next world.
I think its clear we were meant to buy these upgrades and not play the game for fun. sorry, but that mentality just ruins potentially great quick games like this.
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Boss of Stage 3 = Grind fest.
Enjoyable until realizing have to go back over all the levels many many times to get enough to upgrade. 2/5 for initial amusement and fun, but turns into horrible progression and no fun.
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I didn't spend any kreds (nor did I have any to spend) and I managed to get the hard badge! The dart machine upgraded a lot is pretty amazing. I managed to beat the game with: research from top left across then next row: 12/12, 12/12, 1/12, 1/12, 2/12, 1/12, 3/12, 3/12, 3/12, 2/12, 5/12, 1/12, 1/12, 12/12 d still recommend playing rather than using kreds though unless you feel like wasting money to save a lot of time.
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I'm super angry at this game. I spent money on kreds and the game glitched, killing my upgrades. So...you guys basically stole from me?...good job?...
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Would be 3/5 with the grind-iness, but the fact you lose all your research progress and your upgrades when you change to a different type just plummeted this game to a zero if only it were possible to give that rank.
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Too many flaws. I'm slightly okay with the grinding. But, there's way too many other things.
1.) Why in the world would you throw hundreds of balloons on the screen, all with shields and knocking your character around while hundreds of tiny balloons (blops) are flying even faster off screen while your character can't pick them up?
2.) Weapons upgrade are sometimes really a downgrade. The fire upgrade, for instance, goes from shooting across the screen to being 1" in front of your character...seriously, how in the heck is that good, even if it's more powerful?
3.) Weapons have negative effects. I could understand that an uber powerful weapon would be MUCH more costly than the regular one. But to make all of your weapons ignore a certain type of balloon, even when you have different types that are costlier than others, that's just ridiculous.
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Enough with these awful à la carte microtransaction/buy-your-progress grinds. Either release ad-supported free games, or charge a one-time price through Steam, etc. If I wanted to be nickeled and dimed to grind through a boring game, I'd play Farmville, Candy Crush, or whichever cash cow Skinner box is the current Facebook rage.
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A total mess. I prefer the original any day. Also the lag. Here's how to improve the game.
1. Stop being moneywhores.
2. Less grinding
3. Less particles
4. Less Bloons-generic upgrades
5. Introduce new gameplay mechanics.
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I really have to agree, this game not very good, I liked the bloonTDs but this game is boring and eating (a whole lot of) my CPU cycles for nothing, better re-enable boinc.
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Underrated. Who gives a crap if it's grindy? Grinding is quicker than in most other games anyway. Who gives a crap if it's a cash cow? If you don't want them to take your money, don't give it to them. If you're impatient, you don't belong in games that require grinding. Who gives a crap if you have negative m- oh wait I would. You could use the BUG REPORT button perhaps? And if they don't fix it within 5 months you can 1/5 it.
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Sometimes I accidentally click the wrong level, but I can't go back and select a different one? Just doesn't seem right. Good game though.
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Hard Badge Get! Cool, now let's rate it. Umm... Game replay value: ... ... 0 .
Enjoyability? Turn to 0 real quick! Ruined what could have been a great upgrade system? Yes. Got greedy? Check. Guess that's a 1/5. No love for NinjaKiwi today.
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In short: This whole concept of 'Balloons' has been cash cowed before, but this is taking is to a whole new level of bad. Either make your game worthwhile and come up with more ORIGINAL ideas, (reusing old ideas doesn't count), or stop making games. 1/5 for destroying what remained of the balloons series.
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i gave this a 2 star because of a single problem I'm having. The "money" to use to buy upgrades keeps reseting after each level I complete to the amount I had a while ago.
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Spend an hour grinding to upgrade only to hit a bug, after every stage my total $ resets to minus one. Not impressed.
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also there is a bug that steals your upgrades. every time i try to play i have to drop down a level on my weapons then re-buy to unlock the next level.
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I like how you can stage select now :3 also its a very fun and challenging game, a great way to spend my free time.
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Things I found out the hard way: 1) Play each level once for real, then grind it (i.e. hit start, place cursor, walk away). 2) Don't get a sandwich for every grind. I have consumed well over 200 sandwiches in 2 days. Do some laundry or cook too. 3) Keep it on hardware-rendering. It is prettier, but "phasing" balloons didn't exist on my screen until day 3 of grinding when I switched back. 4) Seriously, get sandwiches, but not too many.
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Has anyone else had problems with it not giving you the money you earn? I am stuck on 19,238 for some reason. Trying to get upgrades but everytime I play a level at the end it takes it away!!!! SO frustrating!
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Some tips to make the game a little easier:
1. Get lasers for your core, and darts/spikes for your left and ride sides. After investing a lot on magic for the sides I found out that it was a waste of time and spikes to much better. The lasers in the middle will clean up what the spikes don't get.
2. If you are sick of grinding and still want to get the hard badge, do a google search for "free mouse recorder". It allows you to setup a program and then walk away so it does the grinding for you.
I was able to get the hard badge with minimal effort without spending any money on this silly game.