No problem, happy to playtest.
Ill add some further notes here, but they are not extensive. Once you have improved the onboarding Im happy to play again and offer you some more detailed feedback on the actual core of loop of the game.
For now, here is some additional feedback outside the onboarding comments:
- Watching the battles play out is actually quite satisfying. I think youve done a good job on making it feel like a battle is taking place.
- Having an ordered log of attacks would be useful as battles can be a bit chaotic.
- The placement of your team vs the enemy team on the battle screen is not immediately clear to me. You could separate your 4 from the enemy 4 a little bit more, maybe with a "VS" in between.
On the onboarding, I suggest having a QUICK and ADVANCED option, or at the very least, add pre made selections for the characters, so people can get to the battling in about 90% less clicks. I understand your desire to show off the customization, but having some presets, or the ability to create a pre-set character and then RANDOMIZE the abilities, upgrades etc would be pretty useful. At least that way most of the setup is done for people, and as they play and learn, and fail, they could choose to try again and put more time into the ADVANCED customization. Right now that barrier for entry is too high.
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Hey. I took what you wrote to heart (and what my friends also criticized when they tested the game) and decided to change the gameplay loop to a more classic one: draft -> battle -> draft -> battle
That, along with a few other improvements I’m planning, should make onboarding easier, Additionally, I’ve weighed the pros and cons of this system change, and even for experienced players, it might turn out to be a change for the better (less fatigue after a long drafting session—every decision becomes more important, your build has to be strong at every stage, not just in the late game, fantasy, etc.)
I’ll try to implement this new system, and when it’s ready for testing, I’ll ask you for your feedback. Thanks a lot once again.