It’s been a while, but the official Transformers: Forged To Fight website have update information about their next big update for 2022.
Titled as: “2022 Roadmap: Expanding the Fight!”, we have information on how to get new bots and how they will play in the game, the new content schedule, off cycle events and they confirm that this year they will focus on updating more content and modes. More details are yet to be revealed but new Bots are going to be revealed when version 9.0 releases on February 8th.
You can read all the article here or a text version after the jump. Click on the discussion link below and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards.
More Bots!
In the next Timeslide, Commanders will find Dirge was guarding a recently uncovered natural Spacebridge against the clutches of Necrotronus! Once activated, this Spacebridge will open gates to worlds unseen, bringing new friends and foes to New Quintessa!
Commanders can look forward to more new Bots coming their way this year, starting with 2 new Bots in v9.0 coming later this month! One of these Bots has been hiding in plain sight, while the other is our take on a Generations classic.
Don’t hold on to those Bot Chips or Titan Fragments though! These new Bots will be available in Crystals and other offers before being added to any other method of acquisition.
These new Bots will not be released right away, and come with a new content schedule of events and Missions themed around them.
New Content Schedule
Each new Bot will have a 5-week event dedicated to them. These events will include:
2 Timeslide length Missions called “Bot Incursions”
Objectives
Login Rewards
4 Featured Bots available for Bot Chips
Showcases for the featured bots and the new arrival
Alliance Events
This new schedule will be replacing our current monthly content schedule. During this time, our goal is to really make the Game feel like it’s dedicated to the New Bot.
Off-Cycle Events
There won’t always be back-to-back Bot releases, and during those downtimes, we’ll be running special off-cycle events, focussing on other Bots, factions and teams on New Quintessa, such as Beast Wars or Decepticon events!
More Content Update Priorities
Throughout the year, we also want to take some time to focus on updating some other kinds of content and modes. We don’t have details to share on these at the moment, but would like to give you a glimpse at some of the priorities we are working on:
Sharkticon Week Revamp: We’ve revamped this fan-favourite event, and you can look forward to it coming soon!
Quest Content Update: We want to work on new Buffs and Map layouts to give players more variety in-game, as well as taking another look at Prime Difficulty as more Commanders have access to Rank 6 Bots.
Alliance Mission Update: We want to adjust the Alliance Mission Map to be shorter, so that we can regularly mix up the Bots alliances will be facing off against, and reinvigorate the challenge in one of our most popular game modes.
This all starts soon!
Get ready Commanders, because all of this kicks off this month! You’ll find out the first new Bots heading your way when v9.0 releases on Feb 8th, and have your chance to snag one of them before the end of the month! These won’t be the last new Bots you see this year either, so look forward to even more additions to the Fight throughout 2022!
Barricade34
I honestly feel like MCOC was more of a pay to win, well it obviously is actually- compared to FTF. In forged you kinda got rewarded for completing acts a lot better than the marvel counterpart and ngl the small roster made it more accessible and easy to keep up with, whereas contest was a huge cash grab and made you pay to even get more characters, not sure if MCOC has the daily login rewards but man I appreciate FTF had it. Maybe it’s just my experience as a free to play person.
Optimusmegs
Pity I really enjoyed this game. I thought the combat system was much better than marvel contests of champions. Surprised since they gave us, dirge, rodimus prime, slipstream, ironhide, sunstreaker, and soundblaster this year, figured they were gonna release more content, alas not too be
jrod1019
As a current Kabam player I'm not surprised TF Forged to Fight was supposed to be the next level to Marvel Contest of Champions which has and is still surviving over the past 7 years even with all it's glitches & issues.
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This only from 2018 roster has grown since and they just added The Spot & Spider-Man Supreme
MCOC has always has been updating it roster, buffing old champs, or overhauling old champs they try to keep it fresh even when it stalls. But for TF:FtF they perfectly mastered the fighting style when they added 3d sidestepping into the environment that added the depth a fighting game needed. But where they failed was on the 3d maps was way more confusing to finish and not adding champs to the roster for a long long time it was left unkept. It had other nifty gimmicks MCOC didn't like having base raids and trophies to boost your champs. It sucks that they weren't able to live up to Kabam's MCOC but I think it came down was the fan investment into the game where it dwindled. I for one did stop for a much broader roster and easier map completing for MCOC.
Tantrum and Grimlock were definitely my favorite of the bunch.
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I will admit that graphical detail was more phenomenal on TF: FtF than MCOC depending on your phone or tablet; the details would pop and could see the battle damages on your opponent or your champ.
Adios Transformers: Forged to Fight…………………………………………….
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Valkysas
No Hasbro money has ever gone into this game. Other way around.
The Mad Demobot
AAA games like the Cybertron games don't go over the horizon with other people's money.
I liked Forged to Fight to a fault, but I can't deny how scummy the general practice of mobile game transactions are. Grinding is a mess, and people can spend oodles just to keep going to grind a level for completion rewards. I won't explain the crystal and energon summons because everyone knows how cash-stealing those are already.
Event rewards? Group participation? I'm lucky my team can complete a single mission.
Somethings are just not fun, and at the very least the play style was unique and kept people coming in as long as it did. The instant I knew after coming back for so long that FtF uses the same spliced punch and hit SFX since launch the devs have put little forethought into more QoL and miniscule changes to expand the game. With all the gacha and Hasbro money you'd think this was a thing.
Valkysas
True, but at least they have offline single player modes.
T-Hybrid
Hell, even AAA games end up getting sunsetted. I'm pretty sure the High Moon TF games were shut down years ago.
blitzjoans
I work in the games industry.
@Valkysas already told you, but if you don't know how things work over here with licenses, then I'll suggest doing a couple of Google searches and read/listen to articles and post mortems that explain this topic. Specially before posting with that tone.
Even with all of the NDAs, there's a lot of resources that cast a bit of light on how these deals works.
Regarding the current situation, Hasbro Gaming has that new studio, but there's no guarantee that they'll develop a TPS or something more targeted towards teens/adults.
They are also happily working with 3rd party partners such as mobile devs and Outright Games.
Making a AA/AAA game targeted towards the action/shooter demographic without a proper franchise boost (TV, Web, etc) is a money sinker that not many companies are willing to take a chance just because.
Burnout00012
Oh I must learn more! I'll research this after my shift tonight. Thanks for the heads up!
Hicks_Royel
All the more reason not to support such nonsense.
martin entero shoro
i loved this game tho
Nova Maximus
People out here acting like the Armada game is somehow extremely bad or worse than that poorly made G1 PS2 game reminds me of some of the reviews and comparisons of the two from the time, like IGN:
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TheDude810
There are actually means of playing multiplayer on console and PC again as of this year! Takes no jailbreaking or anything like that. If you look up “Transformers Reenergized Project” you should find it.
Speelshare
Gonna try and complete LOC 3 before it ends! What a journey this game has been for many years. Met and interacted with cool people from the alliance missions and on the discord. Will miss all the fun for sure.
Valkysas
Nope. Won’t even load once servers are down. None of these companies ever develop games to be able to work outside of their online infrastructure, and it takes too much money and time to patch it in later when they’re ready to shut it down.
They don’t put it in there from the start because then someone would inevitably find a way to not have to link to the servers while the game is active, and not be part of the microtransaction ecosystem.
Enjoy it while you can.
LigerPrime
Guys, will my kids be able to continue playing the main story once the support is over?
Valkysas
I love the dynasty warriors games. It isn’t really much like those. The combat is pretty basic compared the them.
I think an actual warriors game with the transformers license would be amazing. But it’s not a matter of Hasbro “letting” Koei Tecmo do one, they would actually want to make one and pitch it to Hasbro.
Also, yes. I own(ed?) the terrible PS2 game. I had a friend in Japan send it to me at release. I was excited as hell for it based on the trailer that came out for it. I played it through to completion in a desperate attempt to justify the purchase and find something redeeming about it. It didn’t work. I don’t even know where it is anymore. I didn’t sell it but I haven’t seen it in like five years. I don’t miss it. I will defend the character models though. I still think they’re fantastic for a PS2 game. Needed more vibrant colors though. I think the character modelers were the only ones on the team that actually enjoyed what they were doing.
Burnout00012
Still so sad that I never got a chance to play ROTF Multiplayer before the servers shut down. All I want is another TF game like that, so I can have a chance to know how great it felt back then.
SirCarbs
Honestly, no big deal for me. Always disliked the whole mobile scene and wanted consoles (like I\'m sure we all do). If this had been an actual liscensed fighting game without gacha mechanics and unique movepools per character, I\'d be far more invested.
TheDude810
“Oh man, this Transformers fighting game game is shutting down. I sure do hope the discourse is about it’s legacy of bringing different corners of the franchise together!”
(Btw RotF still had the best multiplayer
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