Transformers Legends mobile game now available for iOS (incl Australia)

[reillyd]

If you missed the announcement that NGMCo put out via email, Transformers Legends is now available for the iOS!

This game features some AWESOME artwork that was designed specifically for the app. I've only had it since last night, but I'm baffled by how to play it. It just seems to be click click click with no real strategy, and the animation for the battle scenes seems to be bewhildering. Maybe I'm just not "getting" this, but can anyone give advice on how to play it? Did you play for long or just give up in frustration?

[griffin]

A press release of details can be seen here, and an interview with more info & pics about the game can be seen here.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I've been playing it a bit lately too. But you don't really play it. It pretty much plays itself ,rather annoyingly it requires a net connection for some really boring pvp gameplay,but the game does it all for you. Whats the point?

Just to see the artwork.

I'd rather have real cards to collect.
Really thinking of taking it off my phone its that boring.

[Paulbot]

Does the iOS version have the current "Fatal Furies" episode?

It's a good time to start playing because during the events you can stock up on common and uncommon cards pretty quickly.

I think you have to get to level 5 first though before you can play the episode, but if you're lower levels some of the bosses might be hard. Worth a try though.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Yeah, I only had a at level 3 with both modes my Skywarp leader. Had/have Laserbeak and Thundercracker as well but not alt modes.

Since playing Fatal Furies over the course of the day I've picked up another Tundercracker bot and Skywarp bot, Slipstream alt, 2 Ratchet bots & 1 alt, a Ravage bot and Wheeljack Alt. So now have a pack of all Level 3's except for my Perceptor who is Level 2 but I have maxed out.

Do you know if you combine a robot/alt with it's other form, if you lose all the points you had put on the original form. I had a Ratchet bot, thought I had him at about level 9, then Transcanned him and he's back at 1! Did I do something wrong? It's making me build up the two Level 3's I do have, just in case I build up another level 3 (Like Laserbeak whom I have the canon of as well) to like level 20, then lose it all when I finally find his cassette mode and combine them.

[kaiden]

Yeah, I only had a at level 3 with both modes my Skywarp leader. Had/have Laserbeak and Thundercracker as well but not alt modes.

Since playing Fatal Furies over the course of the day I've picked up another Tundercracker bot and Skywarp bot, Slipstream alt, 2 Ratchet bots & 1 alt, a Ravage bot and Wheeljack Alt. So now have a pack of all Level 3's except for my Perceptor who is Level 2 but I have maxed out.

Do you know if you combine a robot/alt with it's other form, if you lose all the points you had put on the original form. I had a Ratchet bot, thought I had him at about level 9, then Transcanned him and he's back at 1! Did I do something wrong? It's making me build up the two Level 3's I do have, just in case I build up another level 3 (Like Laserbeak whom I have the canon of as well) to like level 20, then lose it all when I finally find his cassette mode and combine them.

yes once you combine the robot mode with the alt mode it always goes back to level 1. when you transcan them though, they take a percentage of their stats so if you get both modes to level 50 before combining, you get 10% stats of each card into the combined card.

so yeah its annoyingly slow and painful process.

one thing i noticed about the new update was that Firestar has generation kup's alt mode.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Yeah, I just got a Ultra Rare Level 4 Ironhide bot this morning - trying to decide whether to power him up or not because who know's when i'll be lucky enough to get the vehicle card


Does anyone know if you get extra XP if you add a built up character to another character? Considering adding my Level 11 Brawl (now that my Level 2 characters are redundant) to my Skywarp, but I don't know if that will add any more XP than a regular Brawl would.

Also, does anyone know if you get cards completely whether they dissapear from your cyber index? I've got all these character cards I am keeping just because... well... its the art that got me to play the game in the first place. But if you can get rid of cards but still access the artwork you unlocked in the cyber index then I can clear out my deck.

[tinyJazz]

I've been playing it a bit lately too. But you don't really play it. It pretty much plays itself ,rather annoyingly it requires a net connection for some really boring pvp gameplay,but the game does it all for you. Whats the point?

Just to see the artwork.

I'd rather have real cards to collect.
Really thinking of taking it off my phone its that boring.

I agree with this. I'd pay money for real cards. It's painfully obvious the app just exists to facilitate microtransactions.

For anyone who can't download the game, or just wants to look at the artwork, there's a gallery here. Planet Iacon on facebook might have some bigger pictures.

Yeah, I just got a Ultra Rare Level 4 Ironhide bot this morning - trying to decide whether to power him up or not because who know's when i'll be lucky enough to get the vehicle card


Does anyone know if you get extra XP if you add a built up character to another character? Considering adding my Level 11 Brawl (now that my Level 2 characters are redundant) to my Skywarp, but I don't know if that will add any more XP than a regular Brawl would.

Also, does anyone know if you get cards completely whether they dissapear from your cyber index? I've got all these character cards I am keeping just because... well... its the art that got me to play the game in the first place. But if you can get rid of cards but still access the artwork you unlocked in the cyber index then I can clear out my deck.

Try it out with a common card like Grappel. I'd think they'd stay in the index.

Also, I know in Rage of Bahamut - another Mobage "card game" - you will get extra xp from upgrading with a built up card. They give out a maxed-out prize card quite a lot, its stats are useless for battle but it's fantastic for upgrading quickly.

[kaiden]

Yeah, I just got a Ultra Rare Level 4 Ironhide bot this morning - trying to decide whether to power him up or not because who know's when i'll be lucky enough to get the vehicle card

nice.

Does anyone know if you get extra XP if you add a built up character to another character? Considering adding my Level 11 Brawl (now that my Level 2 characters are redundant) to my Skywarp, but I don't know if that will add any more XP than a regular Brawl would.

Yes, you do.

Also, does anyone know if you get cards completely whether they dissapear from your cyber index? I've got all these character cards I am keeping just because... well... its the art that got me to play the game in the first place. But if you can get rid of cards but still access the artwork you unlocked in the cyber index then I can clear out my deck.

once you've unlocked them they stay there forever.

[Paulbot]

Also, does anyone know if you get cards completely whether they dissapear from your cyber index?

On the Android version I got a bug during the first of the three recent events. I got Megatron gun mode, then got a Megatron robot mode. Transcanned them but then when I looked at my Cyberdex I had the alt mode and combined mode, but no robot mode card... which is impossible, I couldn't have merged the cards without the robot mode. I think what happened when I got the robot card I didn't see it full size before I combined it so it didn't register. So now I make sure I see each card in full before I transcan.

I agree with this. I'd pay money for real cards. It's painfully obvious the app just exists to facilitate microtransactions.

The events are even worse in this regard. If you want to get high on the charts you have to buy energon recharges or you'll never fight enough battles to get enough points.