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Wingbeat Studios3 years ago

Believe me, you're not doing anything wrong - the difficulty of the game is still a bit too high. Although the reception has been generally positive so far (thanks!), the one common denominator among them has been that people get stuck on waves 4-8, which... tends to scare them away from playing for good, blocking them from evolving as a player. 

So, considering a heavy rebalance is due, I've nerfed enemy spawn rates by a little over 20% after reading your comment. Hopefully the game will be a bit more forgiving now!

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swoopie3 years ago (1 edit)

Thanks for your elaborate answer and the small change! I'll give it a go again. I totally agree with you and the others that mentioned it. A learning curve is ok, but when I posted my last comment it felt like too steep of a learning curve and indeed the risk of abandoning the game. I'll give it a go again now

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swoopie3 years ago

Wave 5 this time, it feels easier indeed, slightly more balanced. But perhaps I also just suck :-) I also have the feeling you lowered the amount of damage the foes do. Am I right?

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Wingbeat Studios3 years ago (1 edit)

Well, I didn't actually lower their damage, I only lowered their spawn frequency. If you're still having trouble advancing, lemme share a couple tips:

- Instead of going for large groups of the same color, focus solely on making as many single rows of 3 as possible of different colors. This increases the color damage multiplier by a lot; just 4 different triplets will already bump your damage up to 1000 (1200 with Robust Quercus equipped).

-  If you do opt for making larger links, try going for X, L, or T-shapes, as they're rather easy to make without disturbing any other gem combinations you may already have on the Gem Tray. Trying to connect ALL gems of a single color on the tray should only be done if you require a huge bolt to deal splash damage, but keep in mind that you likely won't have any gems of that color in the Gem Tray anymore after calling that bolt down.

- If you're playing with the Furious Fuchsia jewel, save the ability up to destroy the high HP tank units (Frugards, Frustems and Fruborts). If Fruquark shields are bothering you too much, consider using the Icy Indigo jewel, as its freeze ability temporarily removes them.

- Try starting a dummy game one time just to experiment with matching gems and trying out different combinations, or to see just how strong of a bolt you can create! It may take a minute or two, but you can end up with 3000+ intensity bolts! (possibly even higher with Splendent Silverfir if you want to go that route, although it's not really a beginner-friendly staff)

Hope this helps a bit! Good luck!

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