GameReplays.org plays 8-Bit Armies

[Netput]

Still not sure if you should buy this game or not? Well why don't you check out this video? Verdict in the end!
http://www.gamereplays.org/8bitarmies/videos.php?game=94&show=details&id=8169

[Mango's stinky finger]

if you wanna watch not a "newbies" gameplay watch this video :D

[Andre B]

Well i will be honest, after watching the Coming Soon part, showing skeletons and orks, that put me off from buying the game.

If that is what they mean by different and new factions well this game isn't for me.
Replace tanks with orks, marines with skeletons, and rocket soldiers with crossbows, really??

[xysvenxy]

I cannot imagine these are real plans that would make it into the game, would be too disturbing in terms of the feeling and impression players would have - at least as long as it concerns me

Devs: Please confirm you're not going to do this, please...

[8-Bit Armies]

We have a lot of ideas for what the next faction might look and play like - but no decisions have been made as of yet. Stay tuned!

-8Bit

[Netput]

Publicado originalmente por Szalami1:

if you wanna watch not a "newbies" gameplay watch this video :D

Thanks! :D

[JonnyKnows]

I like the idea of going freaking crazy with faction design.

I also adore the idea of potential clashes of classic RTS game styles.

That screenshot totally reminds me of warcraft, but what I really want to know.
Will factions possibly feature different build styles?

Some games like age of empires for example has workers buildings structures, rather than the classic C&C situation where you build from an HQ.

Then there's games like total annihilation where you have a commander who acts as a builder and is the core of the faction.

I'm not sure how well it'd translate balancewise though.

[ArchAngel]

Publicado originalmente por Andre B:

Well i will be honest, after watching the Coming Soon part, showing skeletons and orks, that put me off from buying the game.

If that is what they mean by different and new factions well this game isn't for me.
Replace tanks with orks, marines with skeletons, and rocket soldiers with crossbows, really??

I don't mind Orcs and Skeletons if that faction has a different tech tree. If those units are just 1 for 1 replacement for units in this starting faction then no thx.

[HaltAndCatchFire]

Give us an alien facton with ufos, magnetrons and masterminds. :D

But ye, like ArchAngel says, hopefully it's not just skin changes.

[xysvenxy]

What I could imagine is that there are 3 types of Factions:

• Pure Army stuff: Tank style only, just like the current one
  
• Fantasy: What can be seen in the 'coming soon' screen
  
• Science Fiction: Similar to Grey Goo type of factions.

But: MP Games or Skirmishes can only be made with one of these types (Or: The host has the option to decide if he wants to allow all or just one faction type). That way we'd have sort of 3 games in one.

[Andre B]

I mean i don't know, from what ive seen in that screenshot it felt like a reskin with some simple stat changes.

I was hoping the complexity of the game would rise with each new faction, not just keep the same simple design that we have right now.

Again i might be wrong, and i hope that im wrong!

[Netput]

How can you base that on 1 screenshot? Maybe the orcs can climb walls, who knows? :P

[Andre B]

Publicado originalmente por PoW|Netput:

How can you base that on 1 screenshot? Maybe the orcs can climb walls, who knows? :P

Sure, if you like that kind of complexity.

[Netput]

I prefer if units have to dance the macarena 4 times flawlessly before they can fire. That is the complexity i like.

Not sure what your beef actually is. You don't seem to like the game, which is fine. But this game never pretends to be complex. It is mend to be easy. Time will tell if that turn into easy to learn, hard to master, but I'd like to think it will.

[Andre B]

Publicado originalmente por PoW|Netput:

I prefer if units have to dance the macarena 4 times flawlessly before they can fire. That is the complexity i like.

Not sure what your beef actually is. You don't seem to like the game, which is fine. But this game never pretends to be complex. It is mend to be easy. Time will tell if that turn into easy to learn, hard to master, but I'd like to think it will.

Well i never said i didn't like it, i even said i had high hopes for it.

And iam fine with games being simple.My problem aparently was i had pre built expectations on what kind of future content the game would have.

And yes probably the game isn't for me, and ill admit it, it is totaly fine. And even though i probably won't play it, i hope it does well and suceeds.

The concept is nice, but i just hoped for different future content, like more complex factions, maybe even economy models.

And yes the fantasy theme does put me off a bit, is that a negative for other people? or a bad thing? no, its totaly fine.

I personaly just don't like it.

[Oompah]

this game is AWESOME