Game requires too much focus

[Lito]

Guys, sorry about writing this on this forum (it's the only place I know I can talk about incremental games).

Here's the thing, I started playing Clicker Heroes on mobile (have about 3-4 days of playtime, hitted my first transcendence but didn't trancended yet).

I got EXTREMELY hooked by the game and couldn't let off my phone, draining and recharging it's battery like crazy. I researched and tried to switch to a "idle" build but my progress was immensely slower if compared to the active build (especially after I bought 1 auto-clicker).

So I was trapped in my addiction, I couldn't let off the phone while the run was "running" because I would lose juggernaut combos.

Now that I need to transcend I'm thinking of letting it go all that active speed and go total idle, and just check the game from time to time. But I started to think.. Even if I go full idle, heroes will be stuck every 5 minutes on bosses if I don't open the game and level/hire new heroes, right?

I'm starting to think this game isn't for me. I don't want a game that requires my full attention 100% of the time to make progress. I'm thinking on trying adventure capitalist, people say there's lot less clicking required in that game, is that true? Other games on mobile I'm considering are (by no particular order): Civcrafter, Billionaire, Tap Titans, Bitcoin Billionaire, Doomsday, Tap Tycoon.

Anyone more experienced on the genre can recommend a game that doesnt require constant attention from me and I can progress slowly but surely by checking the game a few times per day?

Thank you very much

[zin]

Most clicker games will require your attention. There's really not much point in playing a game if you want it next to 100% automated(by the sound of it).

Adventure capitalist was a fun game. You can check my profile to get an idea how much time it may take to beat it. I have a few other clickers on my profile as well, in case you don't want to go trough the whole Steam shop.

As for Clicker Heroes, or CH, it requires some effort from your part. The start is always slow, especially for new players and at the beginning of every transcend you do. This is basically unavoidable, but can be sped up by raid rewards(clan) or with rubies(Quick Ascension).

I recommend you play CH on PC for convenience. You can leave the game on while doing other stuff, and then come back and upgrade your heroes. If you want to progress faster, the only thing that will do that is more or less you being there.

[Lito]

I get your point, but the thing that is bothering me in CH is the fact that if I don't check the game every 5-10 minutes my progress is completely halted.

Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm fairly new to the game) but it doesnt matter if my guys farmed 50 gold for 2 hours on lvl 100 (because I didn't checked the game and lvled them up/hired new guys). That amount of gold can be aquired in seconds on lvl 200 (numbers completely random, just to show my point).

So, essentially, those 2 hours are wasted and no progress was made. So this means, if I'm not actually playing the game, I'm not progressing.

Which is fine, that's the way games many game are and should be. But on mobile I'm looking more for a game that let's me get constant progress while "offline". Slower progress if compared to "online", but still, progress. I want a game I can check on bank line or any other situation that I can fire it up, do some things and close it down.

CH is an excellent game I got really addicted but as you said, it's better if I play on the PC, like a normal game. It's not very mobile friendly.

I'm gonna try Doomsday, seems an adventure capitalist clone. In AC the player still make meaningful progress (money) in offline mode without complete halts like it happens with CH, right?

Thank you for your reply it helps me greatly

[Lito]

It's already implemented on mobile.

I've checked adventure capitalist and doomsday on mobile. Both looked similar but AC ran better on my phone, doomsday was graphically more demanding.

AC seems the type of game I'm looking for for mobile, even if I don't check the game optimally the offline progression isn't 100% halted, it's just slowed down. With CH on mobile I needed to check the game and lvl heroes regularly or the game would stop progressing 100% and start farming gold, which is kinda a waste as I explained before...

I guess I'll stick with AC for mobile and will start playing CH on PC as a normal, common game ;)

Just sucks having to abandon my 350+ progress ready to my first transcendence D= Well could be worse I guess

[Snickerbobble]

doesn't AC have the same issue? the game also has exponential progression, so even while idling making lots of money, it won't make too much of a difference. same happens in CH, the gain from idling two days vs 5 hours is very slight.

[Chadwbacca]

AC is more passive, you only have to open the game a few times per day (And sometimes, a few times per week), but the gameplay it's simpler than CH. CH is more time consuming at first, but later, when you are stronger, you can check the game less often.

[Iso Koala]

Agree with OP.
Even with fully iddle build, game requires me to pretty much actively play it for 1+ hours every time after an ascension. If I am away for 5 minutes, instakills have halted and new level ups are required to go forward. At some point this gets tedius for me, as Id rather just check the progress 2-3 times a day, do the quick purchases and not more.

I made it to the zone 1100, at which point I realized that the hero leveling pattern will be straight forward from now on, and feel like I have seen this game for now. Ascending back to the same point after reaching a wall requires too much active gameplay time for my taste, when it comes to a game like this.

Ad Capitalist didnt require much active time at each reset, which made it good "play 5 mins whenever you have time" sort of game, while this demands you to keep the game open all the time.

But, to each to his own, I suppose.

[Snickerbobble]

Clicker Heroes auto clickers solve the biggest micro managing problem. You can be gone for hours and still be making progress. Currently I'm powerful enough to get Atlas in just a couple minutes, and if I don't feel like waiting around, I can put all gilds on him as well as a CHAC, come back in a couple hours and either move to Wepwawet or Tsuchi. Just remember to get the important upgrades before you idle on a hero.

[ViciousCareBear]

i like how people respond normally to this claim but rage when anyone suggest more automation. aint it a little bit linked?

[Hadrael]

OP, If you dont have the time for Clicker Heroes I can definitely recommend Adventure Capitalist and Doomsday Clicker. I have played both and they are both less involved for the most part.

[ViciousCareBear]

progress quest. guaranteed no headaches. relax and enjoy.