Great concept
i dont know what people are comlpaining about, i think the games difficulty progressed quite well. You dont want to be able to win every battle, or the game would be useless. I only got defeated once in the first teir.
The only thing i would change would be to make a inventory so you can pass items betweem gladiators and maybe to be able to choose what stats go up when you lvl up. but all in all this game is really good.
Worthy
NIce graphs, difficulty, turn system. Some minotaur blows rocked!
Love it. It's on my favorites bar lol.
I love the balancing, and the fact that not only do you win and lose matches, instead of plowing through like a past reviewer stated, but also the enemy teams grow at nearly the same rate as you do. Very innovative, and with some improvements could truly be one of the most popular strategy games games on this site.
I noticed how quite a few people were having a lot of trouble, so I will give you guys some hints. Yes, magic is a little underpowered, but it can still be a lifesaver, especially in later matches when the tiniest difference counts, but the enemy is too strong for you to just rush in headlong to die.
Start off looking for some strong melee units that have not only good offence, but defense and melee hit rate too, with decent speed.. Golems are usually powerful, but slow and expensive. Minotaurs are really good but generally have low defense. I stuck with 1 minotaur and 2 orcs, who are far more balanced in terms of melee skill. I equipped all that I could afford to with the cheapest melee weapons there was besides the gloves, and they worked wonders on the early matches.
You probably won't win the first time through, but this is ok because it gives you some time to gather up some gold. As soon as you can get a mage and equip him with magic missile (shadow elves are good, but your best bet is with a specter. These units are born for magic use, and absolutely nothing else lol). Don't equip him with magic bandage, You will want a separate mage for that later, once you reach tier 2. Trust me on that.
All in all, I didn't use ranged weapons. Just a single mage with attack spells and another mage with healing. I had a perfect second tier and I only lost the first match of the 1st. I am into the league rounds now.
Hope this advice helps, and I hope the maker can continue to improve this game for us. lol.
Good game. A little too grindy.
The difficulty of the teams is about right, but I feel you should be getting some more gold for each victory, since it is very grindy at the moment, and I'm not sure if I can be bothered finishing it.
I think for a sequel a more in depth tutorial would be nice, since there are some mechanics I'm unsure of. e.g. The chance % on spells isn't explained, since on the first healing one is was hitting much less that 80% (yes I did have enough stamina). I also wasn't sure how many gladiators I could have as a max, and guides to the differences between races would've been nice etc.
Over all though a good game, and I hope you make a sequel.
Nice
I really like how you converted Areena into the modern day. You really should make a standalone client so that the multiplayer aspect is there too though. Considering that's the best part about the game.
I haven't even played it yet, except for looking at the interface etc, but I do hope you'll be true to the excellence of Areena 4 & 5.