Kabam have delivered their August update to Transformers: Forged to Fight players, and we have a very nice addition to the ranks: G1 Wheeljack.
You will be able to add Wheeljack to your ranks of playable characters from August 9th at 10.00 AM PDT. This time, Wheeljack is coming in a design similar to his Masterpiece incarnation that will sure please the fans .
The full Bot Intel Report can be found here at the official Forged To Fight website. You can also read on for the full profile and stats after the jump and then join to the discussion at the 2005 Boards!
BOT INTEL REPORT: WHEELJACK
Faction: Autobot
Class: Tech
Brilliant and eccentric, Wheeljack is both mechanical engineer and daredevil inventor for the Autobot forces. Despite their sometimes unexpected results, Wheeljack’s inventions have saved his allies countless times.
STATS AND ABILITIES:
2-Star:
- Health: 1557
- Attack: 137
- Max Rating: 562
3-Star:
- Health: 3823
- Attack: 287
- Max Rating: 1309
4-Star:
- Health: 9936
- Attack: 744
- Max Rating: 3525
BASIC ABILITIES: UPGRADE, SHOCK, POWER LEAK, REPAIR
Construction
- Each time Wheeljack Transforms he begins to Construct a random Upgrade for 4 seconds. [Max 3 Upgrades]
- If Wheeljack Is struck by a Critical Melee Hit while Constructing, the Construction Fails and the Upgrade is lost.
Upgrades
- Defensive Upgrade: 10~20% Damage Resistance and increases to the chance Special Attacks will inflict Stun by 20%.
- Offensive Upgrade: 15~30% Attack Rating and increases the chance Special Attacks will inflict Shock by 20%.
- Power Upgrade: 10~20% Power Rate and increases the chance Special Attacks will inflict Power Leak by 20%.
- If Wheeljack is struck by a Melee Critical Hit from a Special or Heavy Attack the newest Upgrade constructed will be removed.
Success
- If Wheeljack Constructs 3 of the same Upgrade type he randomly Repairs between 10-20% of Max Health.
SIGNATURE ABILITY – FORCE SHIELD
Wheeljack’s emergency Force Shield allows him to survive both potentially deadly attacks and catastrophic mishaps in the lab.
75%, 50%, 25% Health
- if an enemy attack would reduce Wheeljack’s health below 75%, 50% or 25%, Force Shield will activate, reducing all damage from enemy attacks by 100% for 2~8 seconds.
SPECIAL ATTACKS:
Special 1 – Prototype
Wheeljack puts his latest invention to the test. What could go wrong?
- 60% Chance to inflict Shock for 3 seconds.
- 30% Chance to inflict Power Leak for 2 seconds.
- 10% Chance to deal Stun for 3 second.
Special 2 – Iterate
Some improvements may be prudent.
- Randomly Replaces all Upgrades.
- 60% Chance to inflict Shock, 30% chance to inflict Power Leak, and 10% chance to inflict Stun.
Special 3 – Perfect
All outcomes meet the desired metrics for success.
- All Upgrades become the same type as the first Upgrade.
- 60% Chance to inflict Shock, 30% chance to inflict Power Leak, and 10% chance to inflict Stun.
SYNERGY BONUSES:
Mutual – Allies – Optimus Prime, Grimlock
- +2~8% Armor
Mutual – Enemies – Bludgeon, Motormaster
- +2~8% Attack Rating
Mutual – Upgrades – Bumblebee, Jazz
- Wheeljack provides all Autobot team members a random Passive Upgrade each fight. Upgrades grant either +2~8% Attack Rating, +5~10% Damage Resistance, or +5~15% Power Rate for the duration of the fight.
Outgoing – Brain Gain – Shockwave
- Shockwave has a 10~30% chance to inflict Stun for 2 seconds when inflicting 3 or more Shocks simultaneously.
Incoming – Brain Drain – Shockwave
- 25% Increase to Attack against Demolition Bots. Shockwave only gets this benefit if all bots on his team have this synergy.
STRONG MATCH-UPS:
- Ironhide – Ironhide’s low Critical Rating for his Melee Attacks will make it difficult for this demo bot to remove Wheeljack’s upgrades.
- Galvatron – Galvatron’s powerful burst damage will be contained by Wheeljack’s Force Shield Signature Ability.
WEAK MATCH-UPS:
- Bumblebee GS – Bee’s ability to Shield Break will ensure the Force Shield is only a minor nuisance.
- Drift – Drift’s frequent Critical Melee Hits will throw a wrench in Wheeljack’s plans.
RECOMMENDED MODULES FOR WHEELJACK:
- Tech Console – The tech console will improve Shocks, Shielding and Repair.
- Transwarp Cell – The Transwarp Cell mod will ensure that Wheeljack is fully Upgraded by making him use Heavy Attacks more often.
Tresob
Well, I finally got my first 5 star boy…but it’s a bit annoying because the overall game difficulty jumps up in various aspects of the game…so things that I was doing easily, like away missions, are now nearly impossible.
In terms of game design, it makes advancing in the game feel more like a punishment than a reward.
jamarmiller
yeah, your doing something wrong.
each mission has an easy street through all the acts. Just do the easy street on all missions and acts you should be getting tons of those. I dont play it that much but I got like 10 4 STAR BOTS already. dont try to do 100 percent complete on each one until you got a strong team of at least 4 star guys.
Whomps
Are you doing Alliance missions? You should be getting some for participating in those as well as some level 4 shards
Tresob
This is true, but they want 100,000 faction credits per 4 star bot…which seems hard to acquire if I am barely progressing in the story mode because it has gotten so hard to find a path that is beatable.
Whomps
You should be able to buy more 4 star bots once you unlock your first one
Tresob
I have been playing way too much of this for what it is.
And I am a bit annoyed at how steep the challenge curve is in the story mode. All of a sudden, every path has four star bots, but I only have one four star Megatron and a bunch of three star guys…so it is becoming a slog.
Tresob
I just downloaded this again on Netflix. Haven’t played this years, and I am very overwhelmed by the unnecessarily complex economy.
Nice to play with Combiner Wars figures after so long…makes me miss’em.
Peaceful Soldier
I have an alliance called "Soldiers of Peace" if anyone wants to join. We are a group of friendly people, all with the same passion for the whole franchise. Please join us.
ToaDraco
I still find it so strange that Netflix decided to buy this game. I wish it were Paramount instead since they have the movie rights and cartoon rights to Earthspark and such. Honestly removing the bayverse bots does me a favor since I'm not a fan of them but it eould have been nice to potentially see Bumblebee movie and RotB designs in the future as well as Earthspark designs but I don't see that happening with Netflix in charge. I'm also extremely warru of how much they're actually going to support this game. I wouldn't be surprised if they only add a couple more characters and then it's dead again within a year– especially with the stupid Netflix account requirement. I guess time will tell.
NaSMaX
Can anyone actually unlock a core mastery? I bought the module in the store but the game is not recognizing it.
martin entero shoro
Ok so I just got my first 2 star bot and have progressed far into the first campaign, but I have a little issue. Whenever I want to choose a nickname so I can join a team and fight arenas, it displays a message saying I no longer have Internet access, when I actually have. Does anyone else have this problem and if so, is there a solution?
Sleeplash
So, after getting the first 2 star bot during the first campaing, I realized I now had access to a 2 star bot shop (Or it could be because i leveled up my account, idk), so i'm guessing (hoping, actually) that you will get access to a 3 star shop after making more progress on the story?
AirComm72
Been playing Earth Wars since FTF ended but am enjoying this Netflix revival – it sure runs a helluva lot smoother now than when Kabam left it to die. It's weird starting over with 1 star bots though. I want my 5 Star Megatronus back lol
Gears
Its fun getting back into this game and Deadend is awesome
Jetfire83
Agreed. I don't really know if the more stylized series (Animated, EarthSpark, Prime, Cyberverse, etc.) would work in this style. I think the various anime series (Headmasters, RID2001, Unicron Trilogy, etc.) and the Cybertron game trilogy would be the best fits.
CodeXCDM
They forgot a Bayverse bot on a screenshot. Oops.
Kidding aside, wonder why Bayverse was removed. Issues with Paramount, I guess?
If they plan on continuing this, they should consider other universes like Legacy is doing.
Q Prime
Been playing for a few day, and thoughts:
Characters: Despite the addition of Chromia and Dead End, the removal of the Bayverse bots really makes the combat encounters repetitive due to a lower variety of bots. Would’ve been nice if they also added a few more bots to balance it out, but hopefully we get more in the future. Also, this would’ve been a great opportunity for them to refresh the character models to be based on the modern generations ones, seeing as almost every character in the game has been redone in a singular aesthetic since rather than the hodgepodge of design influences currently seen.
Game design: It would be nice if it was easier to unlock bots, as after the first six levels you seemingly can only buy bots (and you don’t get much of the bot-buying currency) or get one by 100%ing a chapter, which leads on to my next complaint. Exploring alternate routes post-chapter 1 is near-impossible for a long time after first beating it, as they feature 3* bots of a rating at least three times as much as the lowest route, and after having almost completed the first campaign I still don’t have access to those which means I can only do the basic route for the time being. Blocking is also sometimes a bit slow to respond.
Overall a fairly fun (if mindless) game with a few flaws but nothing game breaking.
Also, I have an issue in that the game is preventing me from playing the Fog of War thing, with a red lock being in the corner yet no error message as to why that is. Can anyone help?
Arvegtor
So, a question for those who can actually play this game: does the fog of war have any story, and if it does, what is it?
Lothar Hex
Cheers boss.
Strafe28066
It's for the mastery stuff but that doesn't become available until level 18, had the same glitch on my end, once you hit 18, hit that tab, then go to mastery and spend your first point and it should go away