New Transformers Mobile Game - Forged to Fight

[griffin]

For the mobile device gamers out there, another Transformers game is coming soon (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/12/01/upcoming-transformers-rpg-mobile-game-title-info-announced-329409), by Kabam in Vancouver Canada.... aimed for Spring 2017 (our Autumn next year).


Kabam and Hasbro have united to create a new high-definition, action-fighting and character collection mobile game set in the immersive world of Transformers. ‘TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight,’ will feature intense one-on-one battles, meaningful robot to vehicle converting action and deep RPG elements. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream and Grimlock will level up over time, unleashing powerful new abilities and devastating robot-vehicle attacks.



In TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight, players will be able to collect the most memorable Transformers from every era of the brand’s thirty-plus year history — including Autobots and Decepticons from the animated TV series, blockbuster films, as well as fan-favorites from the Transformers comic book series and Hasbro’s line of iconic figures. As fans assemble their team, they will forge alliances, battle other players and dive into a unique storyline that goes beyond good versus evil.



Links to the Gamespot article, and the promo video can be found at the link above.

[1AZRAEL1]

Will have to check out at some stage. Though I'm still playing Angry Birds lol

[DaptoDog]

I swore off playing mobile games since Transformers Battle Tactics and Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. The formula is always to slowly make it more time consuming to the point where it affects everyday life. And they always become pay to win but they always screw the P2W players by changing the game dynamic. Thankfully I was never pay to win. IMO they are insidious and a blight on society. Rant over.

[tinyJazz]

Looks to be out on the google play store?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kabam.bigrobot

Idk if you're able to download it in Australia yet. I'm on iOS haha.

[drifand]

I swore off playing mobile games since Transformers Battle Tactics and Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. The formula is always to slowly make it more time consuming to the point where it affects everyday life. And they always become pay to win but they always screw the P2W players by changing the game dynamic. Thankfully I was never pay to win. IMO they are insidious and a blight on society. Rant over.

Correct, but still a lot of time used. Remembered people paying $400 for those games to win a digital card and now the game is gone. What a super waste of money and time.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I'm just fragged off that I'm playing Legends, turned in my 4* Crystal that it took months of shard collecting to get and then got a character I already had! :mad:

Only a 1 in 13 chance of it happening - I call shenanigans on that! :mad:

[Bladestorm]

i downloaded this yeasterday and it's not bad.

Kind of satisfying using G1 Prime to kick Bayformer Prime's tailpipe... even if the G1 is modelled from the Combiner Wars figure.

There are lots of facets to the game though so it's still quite confusing.
Anyway if anyone else ends up playing let me know (or look me up - same username as my instagram) as it seems to be non-transformers fans who are mostly kids right now which makes it a tad frustrating when looking for a decent alliance.

[philby]

i downloaded this yeasterday and it's not bad.

Kind of satisfying using G1 Prime to kick Bayformer Prime's tailpipe... even if the G1 is modelled from the Combiner Wars figure.

There are lots of facets to the game though so it's still quite confusing.
Anyway if anyone else ends up playing let me know (or look me up - same username as my instagram) as it seems to be non-transformers fans who are mostly kids right now which makes it a tad frustrating when looking for a decent alliance.

how is it in terms of paying for items or 'crystals' and stuff etc?

[Bladestorm]

how is it in terms of paying for items or 'crystals' and stuff etc?

I've never paid for stuff in-game on any apps I've played so bearing that in mind I have gotten to level 15 quite easily and there seem to be several ways to earn energon, crystals, etc. I think energon is where you could be suckered into spending $$ if you're so inclined as that seems to be the hardest thing to acquire.
Leveling up bots is quite easy and you can earn a variety of different currencies by doing different things - stories, quests, raids as well as getting crystals which open a space bridge for various things from repair modules, new characters (I've only got 6 characters so far), energon, gold, raid crystals, etc... like I say - there is a lot to get your head around in terms of what there is and a number of different reward systems - some of which I haven't figured out or don't have access to yet.

Crystals for generic things like the ore-13 seems to come up regularly in game play (to the point my inventory can't store everything so I haven't opened a lot of those crystals). Character crystals are much rarer but do pop up.
I probably am not far enough into the game yet though to see where the potential big spending might be required though...

[griffin]

A promo trailer for the app-game was released at the New York Toyfair, and BWTF.com has posted it up on youtube (http://www.bwtf.com/news/forgedtofight-toyfair2017-trailer).
To be released in "Spring", which would be some time around March to May.

[Bladestorm]

Wait... it isn't available globally already?

I'm playing this and there are LOADS of players... I just assumed it was already in general release. There are quite a few kiwis playing so I assumed Aussie had it too...

A few tips (note I don't pay for games so this applies to playing for free):
If you've played MCOC (I haven't) you will find this very similar and players are preferring this to MCOC in the global chat comments.
Ore 13 will be the resource you run out of the most as you move up in the game so don't throw it out or waste it. Story mode is the main way to get this at the moment.
The higher level bots take a LOT of ore to upgrade them.
Arena is great for getting crystals to top up your gold.
You will need to raid other people to get raid chips to buy sparks to upgrade your bots with.
You will need to complete daily quests to get specialised sparks (based on bots) to upgrade higher tiered bots with.
You can take lower level bots and forge them to your higher level bots to upgrade them. The bots used for forging disappear but you can get a respawn of the character from crystals.
There are alliances but I haven't seen much advantage to these teams yet. I've started my own just to get the alliance point character crystal so if anyone needs an alliance to join to get these too just let me know. Most of the alliances I've seen so far are full of kids so not my cup of tea.

The 3rd tier fight sequence for most of the characters is really nice animation.
Grimlock (not currently available to players) and windblade in particular have great animation for their top move.

At the moment I find the space bridge seems to be a little rigged as it "hops" the top prizes (eg energon - the credits you pay for) from the free crystals 98% of the time.

[griffin]

Maybe it is released in some regions... because I think the Earth Wars one was out for several months before the official launch (in America maybe).

[FatalityPitt]

I just watched the trailer. The game looks really cool!

I saw they had G1 Arcee and CW Mirage, and their special moves look really sick.

I usually avoid playing mobile/social media games like this, since I almost wrecked my life playing Marvel Avengers Alliance on Facebook.

But if they start introducing characters like G1 Hot Rod, Weirdwolf, Star Saber, and/or Knock Out (from TF Prime); I might actually give the game a try.

So who else have you seen in the game so far? And who's your favorite?

[Bladestorm]

So who else have you seen in the game so far? And who's your favorite?

So far I have collected:
G1 Optimus, Peterbilt Optimus, G1 Ratchet, G1 Mirage, Windblade, Movie Bumblebee, Movie Ironhide, Movie Barricade, Movie Grinder, Movie Bonecrusher, G1 Sideswipe and Bludgeon.

Optimus is great, but I'm biased as I'm a sucker for Prime. He's my go to bot to complete the story stuff. The G1 and peterbilt have different classes and while their moves are similar their strengths are in different areas of attack.
Ratchet is funny as his special move uses his wrench.
Mirage is ok but I find him to be one of the weaker characters (and I have a 3 star one who still isn't as useful as 1 star G1 Optimus). His special move despite looking cool doesn't have as much punch as other characters.
Windblade is awesome with her moves and animation and quite strong as well.
Bumblebee and Ironhide are ok. Bumblebee doesn't become impressive until you get his second tier special move but he is very reminiscent of the movie with his kicks, etc.
Sideswipe is ok too but I find him somewhat weak. I forged him away because he just wasn't strong enough for my team and haven't had a replacement come out yet.
Barricade is cool but his vehicle move is lame as he just shoots a laser blast. Many of the characters use their wheeled forms to knock the opponent over.
Grinder is ok but a little weak and suffers from the same vehicle mode problem as Barricade only he's a helicopter shooting a missle.
Bonecrusher surprised me as his moves are awesome and his special moves can be particularly lethal as he makes the opponent continue to "bleed" after a hit. He's surprisingly also one of the stronger bots.
I only just got a 1 star Bludgeon so I don't know how good he will be but between his blades and tank modewhen I've battled against him he seems to be a pretty cool character as well.

G1 Arcee, like Grimlock, Prowl, Starscream, Movie Megatron and a variety of Sharticons aren't playable yet but do come up as opponents you have to battle. Soundwave and the Quintessons show up but they have only been in the story - not in game play.
Megatron is very hard (he's the end of story 1 big bad) and I haven't got to him yet as my team isn't strong enough to take him on.
Grimlock has awesome special moves and if he unleashes his 3rd tier move you're toast... literally. ;)

My favourite characters are Optimus - both of them, Windblade and Bonecrusher. I just love their game play and when G1 Optimus knocks out his opponent in truck mode his transformation back to bot is awesome.

[FatalityPitt]

My favourite characters are Optimus - both of them, Windblade and Bonecrusher. I just love their game play and when G1 Optimus knocks out his opponent in truck mode his transformation back to bot is awesome.

It's hard to go wrong with a good G1 Optimus Prime. It sounds like him and Bonecrusher are going to be most the most played characters, until maybe they introduce a stronger Optimus Prime, like say; Nemesis Prime? or Power Master Optimus Prime? :) Optimus Primal would be cool to see. I saw they already have Rhinox in the game.


... Soundwave and the Quintessons show up but they have only been in the story - not in game play.

When Soundwave becomes playable it'd be interesting to see what his attacks are like, and if we'd see him deploy his cassette minions in battle. I imagine it'd be like Hawkeye's trick arrows in MAA; where each cassette would damage or debuff the opponent in different ways (bleeding, poison, burn etc)... I dunno, I'm yet to try the game..


Bonecrusher surprised me as his moves are awesome and his special moves can be particularly lethal as he makes the opponent continue to "bleed" after a hit. He's surprisingly also one of the stronger bots.

Bonecrusher is someone I'd have overlooked if I were playing the game (no emotional connection to the character), but it's good to see they've made him a strong.

[Bladestorm]

I forgot to mention Rhinox and Motormaster. Both are only opponents at the moment.
Rhinox is surprisingly disappointing thus far... I was expecting a lot more power and attack from him. Motormaster is a decent opponent in the lower levels but in the middle where I am now he isn't using his special moves so he doesn't pose that much of a challenge.

I think Optimus Primal will come into the game as it grows; he'd be a logical addition. It wouldn't surprise me if they add Black Arachnia to the lineup as well since the female bots seem to be quite popular.
The beauty of having multiple continuities to draw from is the developers have so much choice!
I prefer this to Earth Wars as I have more control over characters and while levelling up the higher bots is a challenge due to resources I guess I prefer this format ... which is a huge surprise for me as I generally love a good city building game before a vs game but not in this case.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Available to play in Australia now.

Seems fun and I always wanted a TF fighting game. Shame it's a mobile app, I'd love a properly done console version

[dsphatlite]

Just played it on my way to work on the bus. Seems fun but also looks grindy and expensive for those that cannot wait.

What are the Google Play exclusives?

Apple has Ultra Magnus.

[UltraMarginal]

at some point I'll have a crack at this. I didn't get into the base defence game so much. I wanted too it might have just been too early in it's release when I jumped in.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I created an alliance - Big Angry Bots! Feel free to join kids :)

[griffin]

Google Play Awards - not sure how respectable they are within the gaming community, or how new they are (to make a name for themselves), have awarded the Transformers game "Forged to Fight", as the best game in the last year (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/05/19/transformers-forged-fight-wins-best-game-award-google-play-awards-2017-339209) (as one of 12 award categories).
A press release soon followed from Hasbro about it (https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-press-release-on-kabams-transformers-forged-to-fight-winning-best-game/38165/).

[griffin]

Admins of five American fansites were invited to the Kabam studios (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/06/07/tfw2005-visits-kabam-publisher-transformers-forged-fight-340511), who produced the app game "Forged to Fight"... for a quick tour of their offices and meet with key people behind the game.

[griffin]

Five years later and the game appears to still be around... and they have released some news about upcoming updates for 2022 (https://transformersforgedtofight.com/2022-roadmap-expanding-the-fight/).


As we round out 2021 and look into the new year, we want to take a moment to share with you what is on the horizon for New Quintessa.

Commanders were surprised and excited about the unexpected arrival of a new member of the Seekers in December, but what’s to follow this year is even more exciting!

We have a lot planned for 2022, and want to give you all a glimpse at what’s to come!

More Bots!

In the next Timeslide, Commanders will find Dirge was guarding a recently uncovered natural Spacebridge against the clutches of Necrotronus! Once activated, this Spacebridge will open gates to worlds unseen, bringing new friends and foes to New Quintessa!

Commanders can look forward to more new Bots coming their way this year, starting with 2 new Bots in v9.0 coming later this month! One of these Bots has been hiding in plain sight, while the other is our take on a Generations classic.

Don’t hold on to those Bot Chips or Titan Fragments though! These new Bots will be available in Crystals and other offers before being added to any other method of acquisition.

These new Bots will not be released right away, and come with a new content schedule of events and Missions themed around them.

New Content Schedule

Each new Bot will have a 5-week event dedicated to them. These events will include:

2 Timeslide length Missions called “Bot Incursions”
Objectives
Login Rewards
4 Featured Bots available for Bot Chips
Showcases for the featured bots and the new arrival
Alliance Events

This new schedule will be replacing our current monthly content schedule. During this time, our goal is to really make the Game feel like it’s dedicated to the New Bot.

Off-Cycle Events

There won’t always be back-to-back Bot releases, and during those downtimes, we’ll be running special off-cycle events, focussing on other Bots, factions and teams on New Quintessa, such as Beast Wars or Decepticon events!

More Content Update Priorities

Throughout the year, we also want to take some time to focus on updating some other kinds of content and modes. We don’t have details to share on these at the moment, but would like to give you a glimpse at some of the priorities we are working on:

Sharkticon Week Revamp: We’ve revamped this fan-favourite event, and you can look forward to it coming soon!

Quest Content Update: We want to work on new Buffs and Map layouts to give players more variety in-game, as well as taking another look at Prime Difficulty as more Commanders have access to Rank 6 Bots.

Alliance Mission Update: We want to adjust the Alliance Mission Map to be shorter, so that we can regularly mix up the Bots alliances will be facing off against, and reinvigorate the challenge in one of our most popular game modes.

This all starts soon!

Get ready Commanders, because all of this kicks off this month! You’ll find out the first new Bots heading your way when v9.0 releases on Feb 8th, and have your chance to snag one of them before the end of the month! These won’t be the last new Bots you see this year either, so look forward to even more additions to the Fight throughout 2022!