Hi there.
There have been many threads about Tower Defence lately. Tower Defence had a complete makeover in 2017.
If you look at the number of players playing now and the number of players playing before the update, you see a huge difference. Several players that play a lot of Tower Defence and also invest their time on the forums to discuss the game, feel ignored by staff. I engaged myself into that conversation and got to know a few things. They didn't want to make a thread with all the current issues in Tower Defence as they think it's completely pointless, that's why I am making the thread right now.
In this thread, I will sum up all the current issues in Tower Defence. I will also describe a potential fix.
Let's start with the new update. Players seem to dislike it, as the number of players playing drastically decreased after the update. According to a really experienced Tower Defence player, a poll went out asking if players wanted the old version of the game back right after the update. The majority of the voters voted yes, but the game left unchanged. I am not suggesting it should get changed, but staff should undoubtedly discuss this (again).
The Tiki Tower. Some of you might have overlooked it, so I'll explain what happened. Back in 2016, there was a contest for a new Tower Defence tower. Of course, someone won. Luke said the tower would get added in the next Tower Defence update, but the tower has, sad enough, never been added. I think the tower should still get added even though it's almost two years ago. (https://www.cubecraft.net/threads/tower-defence-contest-winner.119102/)
The vote kick command. Several players made threads about this. Some players want the command back, and some definitely don't want that to happen. Players get irritated by other players misplacing their towers. A staff member claimed that the command has been removed due to abuse. No alternative has been added. I am also against re-adding this command, as I think there are more efficient ways to resolve it. I saw one suggestion about an alternative for the command that I truly like. https://www.cubecraft.net/threads/organize-tower-placement-tower-defence.206662/
Currently, if a player keeps misplacing the towers and occupies a lot of space, it's nearly impossible to still set up a proper defence. There is currently no way you can make a player stop doing this, so an alternative to the command is absolutely needed.
Timed out. Sometimes, you get randomly kicked when you are in-game. I hear a lot of players complaining about this issue. If the developers don't know where this comes from, they won't be able to fix this. I haven't experienced this bug in a while, but I do see players complaining about it. A fix will be absolutely great.
The last little bug that has been here for a while is the health bug. You currently can't see the health of a giant. It's just really annoying. :p
Win farming. This is presumably the most urgent issue existing. Only the obsidian rankers are able to vote for the game mode and the pricing. Currently, you are able to win in under three minutes if you know this 'strategy'. I am not going to describe how, as I might encourage players to win farm too. Some players might think this is a strategy, but there's nothing you can really do to stop the troops, other than doing the same thing. I currently can't think of a good solution, other than removing it. (Hardcore mode) Harcore mode has been removed!
The following suggestion has been suggested previously. It got suggested by @DaGreenerCreeper. I surely think this is a good suggestion, and they should definitely keep this in mind when working on a new update. He suggested downgrading troops, which will simply permit you to downgrade troops you upgraded earlier in the game. You will get 50% of the XP back used to purchase that level.
In my opinion, the concept of the game is genuinely good. It's gloomy to see players leave the game because they didn't like the update. Some games/bugs might have a little priority, but not updating the game ensures the game will have no players in the near future. I understand why some players think the game is getting desolated. Though, we don't know what's getting discussed within the staff team. I told the other TD players staff members do oversee their suggestions, but their opinion left unchanged. All the bugs have been reported earlier, but they haven't been fixed yet. Developing takes a lot of time, I am aware, but this is becoming a problem.
Any opinions and feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading.
-Scott
There have been many threads about Tower Defence lately. Tower Defence had a complete makeover in 2017.
If you look at the number of players playing now and the number of players playing before the update, you see a huge difference. Several players that play a lot of Tower Defence and also invest their time on the forums to discuss the game, feel ignored by staff. I engaged myself into that conversation and got to know a few things. They didn't want to make a thread with all the current issues in Tower Defence as they think it's completely pointless, that's why I am making the thread right now.
In this thread, I will sum up all the current issues in Tower Defence. I will also describe a potential fix.
Let's start with the new update. Players seem to dislike it, as the number of players playing drastically decreased after the update. According to a really experienced Tower Defence player, a poll went out asking if players wanted the old version of the game back right after the update. The majority of the voters voted yes, but the game left unchanged. I am not suggesting it should get changed, but staff should undoubtedly discuss this (again).
The Tiki Tower. Some of you might have overlooked it, so I'll explain what happened. Back in 2016, there was a contest for a new Tower Defence tower. Of course, someone won. Luke said the tower would get added in the next Tower Defence update, but the tower has, sad enough, never been added. I think the tower should still get added even though it's almost two years ago. (https://www.cubecraft.net/threads/tower-defence-contest-winner.119102/)
The vote kick command. Several players made threads about this. Some players want the command back, and some definitely don't want that to happen. Players get irritated by other players misplacing their towers. A staff member claimed that the command has been removed due to abuse. No alternative has been added. I am also against re-adding this command, as I think there are more efficient ways to resolve it. I saw one suggestion about an alternative for the command that I truly like. https://www.cubecraft.net/threads/organize-tower-placement-tower-defence.206662/
Currently, if a player keeps misplacing the towers and occupies a lot of space, it's nearly impossible to still set up a proper defence. There is currently no way you can make a player stop doing this, so an alternative to the command is absolutely needed.
Timed out. Sometimes, you get randomly kicked when you are in-game. I hear a lot of players complaining about this issue. If the developers don't know where this comes from, they won't be able to fix this. I haven't experienced this bug in a while, but I do see players complaining about it. A fix will be absolutely great.
The last little bug that has been here for a while is the health bug. You currently can't see the health of a giant. It's just really annoying. :p
Win farming. This is presumably the most urgent issue existing. Only the obsidian rankers are able to vote for the game mode and the pricing. Currently, you are able to win in under three minutes if you know this 'strategy'. I am not going to describe how, as I might encourage players to win farm too. Some players might think this is a strategy, but there's nothing you can really do to stop the troops, other than doing the same thing. I currently can't think of a good solution, other than removing it. (Hardcore mode) Harcore mode has been removed!
The following suggestion has been suggested previously. It got suggested by @DaGreenerCreeper. I surely think this is a good suggestion, and they should definitely keep this in mind when working on a new update. He suggested downgrading troops, which will simply permit you to downgrade troops you upgraded earlier in the game. You will get 50% of the XP back used to purchase that level.
In my opinion, the concept of the game is genuinely good. It's gloomy to see players leave the game because they didn't like the update. Some games/bugs might have a little priority, but not updating the game ensures the game will have no players in the near future. I understand why some players think the game is getting desolated. Though, we don't know what's getting discussed within the staff team. I told the other TD players staff members do oversee their suggestions, but their opinion left unchanged. All the bugs have been reported earlier, but they haven't been fixed yet. Developing takes a lot of time, I am aware, but this is becoming a problem.
Any opinions and feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading.
-Scott
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