I think what Astral Chronicles has going for it is the combat is pretty unique, but it seems like a lot of the systems are questionably implemented. It's basically Another Eden, with active combat, converted to an MMO/gacha game.
I will say that they are changing a ton of stuff from patch to patch. The game chugged in beta, even on newish phones, now it's smooth as butter (it was seriously horrible). You used to upgrade each piece of gear, and you were constantly swapping gear, now you just upgrade the slot per character. They're buffing and nerfing characters that need it. That's dicey in a gacha game, but if done right, is a good thing. They changed the co-op system to be less restrictive.
It feels like a beta, and they're testing out their monetization. I dunno. I might stick with it a bit just to see what they do.
Elune could be great, but their social media presence is basically zero. They don't have daily or even weekly posts about their systems, characters, whatever. That is usually the first sign that the game is not getting a big push and I question its future. Like, their game is launching tomorrow and they have a post from July 2nd about preregistering and a post from June 17th announcing preregistration. Before that? January 15th. That's literally it.
Still obviously going to try it out.
I will say that they are changing a ton of stuff from patch to patch. The game chugged in beta, even on newish phones, now it's smooth as butter (it was seriously horrible). You used to upgrade each piece of gear, and you were constantly swapping gear, now you just upgrade the slot per character. They're buffing and nerfing characters that need it. That's dicey in a gacha game, but if done right, is a good thing. They changed the co-op system to be less restrictive.
It feels like a beta, and they're testing out their monetization. I dunno. I might stick with it a bit just to see what they do.
Elune could be great, but their social media presence is basically zero. They don't have daily or even weekly posts about their systems, characters, whatever. That is usually the first sign that the game is not getting a big push and I question its future. Like, their game is launching tomorrow and they have a post from July 2nd about preregistering and a post from June 17th announcing preregistration. Before that? January 15th. That's literally it.
Still obviously going to try it out.