Friends & Dragons - Puzzle RPG 9+

The top player in the world currently is a completely free player. This game is not pay to win but of course it helps. It is easy to learn but extremely difficult to master. The strategy is so deep and fun. This has been my favorite game for a few years now. I am sorry I waited so long to write this. I’m just not normally a review leaver but I had to. Thanks! Reded

I have been playing the game for two months now and it’s interesting. The challenge of making the best possible move in the allotted time is unique. The differing skills across the heroes adds to the challenge since you get to select which heroes to bring to each fight. I will say that the devs are living up to their goal of being very friendly to f2p players. The drawback to this, or perhaps it is because the is still expanding, is that features are constantly changing without warning. So if you’re f2p it should only affect your time and you can adjust to all of the changes as you go. If you spend, be aware that you will quite possibly not receive entirely what was expected.
Update March2023: Still playing but I often wonder why. Regular changes and updates might seem like a good idea, indicating an engaged develop staff, but they rarely implement smoothly. If you play, be ready to encounter a steady stream of maintenance breaks and times where the game is just unplayable.

TLDR:

Game mechanics are awful

Free to play, but must pay to advance/enjoy

The long version:

After playing for a month, I decided to quit this awful game. This decision is based on two big deficiencies: terrible balance and the stupid movement timer. The timer is bad enough (way too short to be able to make any constructive or helpful moves leading to death of the heroes), but when coupled with the game balance issues, it just makes for a terrible game. It seems the game is balanced for a party of 4* and 5* toons. However, in the month I’ve been playing I have not been able to get a single 5* character. Because of this, I have been stagnant in the game for over two weeks now. I am only able to level every couple days (which is as fast as the daily quests allow) because with a party of 4* heroes I’m not usually able to even beat on-level enemies. So, I have to level, play one campaign board and wait until I can level again to play the next one and so on. I can’t get any forward momentum in the campaign because of this. It’s a terrible catch 22. I can’t get anywhere without 5* toons, but I can’t get any 5* toons … unless I’m willing to pay for them… So it’s free to play, but pay to enjoy. *wink wink* I’ve been stuck in one chapter of the campaign for 3 weeks, which has caused me to become very frustrated and if I can’t enjoy the game, then I do not need to play.