CONTENT REFRESH
Supply Depot, Assault Depot, Survival Depot
War Crates
30-Day Pass Crate
5-Star Recruit Wheel, Prestige Recruits Wheel, Elite Characters Wheel
Basic Rewards Wheel, Helper Token Wheel, Elite Weapons Wheel
WEEKLY PROGRESS
Same....
But...latest post says an update to sd in October
GRADE D-
LAST WEEK: GRADE D-
BASIC GAMEPLAY UPDATES
Increase to Roster Cap
New Player Levels
More permanent collections offering relevant characters (incl. Gen 2 legendaries and S-Class)
More frequent Log-in Event
Three additional Legacy Ascendables will be released by the end of October
Updates to Survival Road; Updates to Faction Assault
WEEKLY PROGRESS
Post also mentions new player levels; faction assault; survival road are on the way
S-Class. Feels like a curse word.
Players will have "opportunity to earn meta relevant toons with upcoming collections". Sounds nifty.
However some of the current museum collections depend on people's luck, if they already have another toon to qualify to get another toon. Raulito Biggest concern in relation to the 'healthy future' of the game.
Hopefully they mean something a little more accessible and achievable for folks.
Typhoon event still lackluster. However Scopely dropped not one but two "timed special terri" events. (Though the 2nd came during war after we were told we would "most likely not see the event again for a long while". Ok then. The terris can help folks get cake and beads to complete the zombie typhoon roadmaps. Still unachievable toon for many.
GRADE F+
LAST WEEK: GRADE F-
COMMUNICATION
Launching a new blog with a regular cadence of content;
Player Council to update and discuss our promises outlined, and to strengthen communication lines between players and the development team
Greater communication from our community managers in our forums and other community channels
WEEKLY PROGRESS
still NO BLOG..... but coming (and you can always check out this blog ;-))
"The Article" and Scopely's response to it compelled some members of the pc to quit. 5 of 15ish have left altogether. This makes a small council even smaller. But no word on how\if\when it will be refilled\changed\dismantled. Though, pc Brucey and LadyGeek were on forums trying to help Scopely collect info about Mia pulls. Very nice of them….though, it's a shame Scopely does not have employees to process these kinds of issues 😐
A promises roadmap was finally released after almost 60 days, giving a general timelime of things already achieved and upcoming changes. Uses clear ✔ and ❎ and looks kind of like a report card
Communication is still horrendous. Even if we don't fixate on "the Article" and it's response, there is an abundance of concerns to address. Customer service often seems out of touch with what is being asked; folks are encouraged to use the forums, but forums seemed to be ignored or unread by employees; the number of posts that have been flagged/hidden/closed/archived/deleted/removed or banned its shocking.
This is the TYPHOON Event.
A flooding of players concerns in the forums, that are prevented from reaching their targets. "The Article"and its versions have caused players to become distrustful. The way in which forums has been handled since then has severed the relationship between players and Scopely. *Nota Bene*
Scopely, please make honest, clear, and regular communication your first priority.
GRADE F
LAST WEEK: GRADE F-
TECHNICAL STABILITY
Making the gameplay experience as smooth as possible. Scopely acknowledges that recently they have experienced a lot of technical bugs. they are committed to making this a top priority and will aim to deliver the high quality experience their players deserve......
WEEKLY PROGRESS
Arena still have issues
That new faction hordes event scheduled for this week?? Cancelled. Again again.
GRADE F
LAST WEEK: GRADE F+
NEW GAMEPLAY / GAME EXPERIENCE
Creating and adding new features to Road to Survival which enhance the game
Create new experiences for players
WEEKLY PROGRESS
Faction hordes event this week - nope.....
Before we jump into new gameplay experiences, let's polish up the old ones for example, war. This week, wave 1 regions got AOW 6v6 while wave 2 & 3 got CRW. Players felt like this was unfair. War is the reason why most of us still play. AOW becomes humdrum quick, CRW allows you to match up with a variety of factions.
This, plus rewards that are at their worst, gives little motivation for many players. *NOTE BENE* Rewards need to be redone.
The playerbase is dwindling. The excitement of the game is missing. This can easily be built back up at a low cost to Scopely. How about give a 5star toon of an Sclass to one player in a region who gets the 100k milestone?
Random crates a la Willy Wonka….who gets the golden ticket?
GRADE F-
LAST WEEK: GRADE F
OVERALL
Forums is not a place where players feel they are heard. It needs to be utilized better by Scopely.