One frustrating problem.

This is one of the best games of this genre, all the others I have stopped playing but this is lasting so far. I downloaded after the annoying persistent advertisement. Keeps me busy, it’s much easier to do daily and weekly quests and all that. There’s so much to do. I’d say I’m progressing very well for not paying any money, just making sure I check in. Everything is great. EXCEPT, the arcane labyrinth has become darn near impossible. I understand it’s supposed to scale up with your progress, but there’s been twice now that I can’t get past level two of the labyrinth no how many Dura’s Tears I use. The reason I’m writing this review is because I almost finished the level two boss five minutes ago, but there’s one hero I cannot beat. After using Dura’s Tears twice, my teams of five cannot get this lvl 160 Antandra to half health before she singlehandedly destroys alllll of my hero’s, twice. I can’t imagine floor three at this point. My highest hero’s are level 120 and I feel the only way to break this limit is to pay money. All my Resonating Crystal hero’s are like level 111. This is the kinda thing that makes the game monotonous. I cannot for the life of me beat this one hero with everything that I’ve worked towards, and I don’t wanna pay any money. Other than that the game is fantastic

Interesting game but it has some bugs

I have played mini games from this genre and this is practically the best one I have played so far. But there are many bugs and kinks that need to be worked out like the arcane labyrinth. I know it’s supposed to be fun and challenging. (Not really), But it is nearly impossible I have no idea how many Dura Tears I have used. I’m reading most of the reviews and them telling the people that they can’t even get past the loading screen but I really have no problems with that. I do have some bugs to where it would completely kick me off of the game when I am battling someone in the arena of heroes. There are also some times where I’m chatting with someone it would kick me off of the game entirely or the bar switching between the chat and the battles would completely disappear. It’s a very good game but the iOS version is very buggy and I beg of you to please fix it to make the experience better for all IOS players. It is a very good game otherwise but for some reason why people lash out on others in chat when they don’t get the character they want or when their character dies in the arcane labyrinth which I think makes absolutely no sense some of the people are really toxic but I digress this has nothing to do with the game again just please fix the bugs and maybe change your personalities too. 😚🥰😋😤🥺

Just started and liking it so far

Usually I don’t play much mobile games, but this one caught my attention. I have played afk games before but this one is different in the sense that the feeling of waiting.. is rewarding. I know sounds funny but I actually enjoy the games mechanics. The longer you wait the more resources you collect to equip your heroes and level them up. You can choose to spend real money to buy gems which can be used to get better heroes and gear which sounds like a bad thing, expect it’s not. The deals they offer is actually not that bad with specials popping up so every often and new deals coming out daily. The other thing I like about this game is that if you truly just want to grind your way to success, you can you just have to be determined to do so. Another cool concept which is new to me is the ability to pay for one of two subscriptions. The normal monthly which rewards you with a pretty sum of gems for the price tag of $5 a month (not that bad considering the amount you will receive overall) and the premium subscription which is $15 (insanely high amount of gems rewarded, around 120,000 which is about $100 dollars worth upfront if you think about it) overall, I’m a fan of the game and I’ll continue on playing.

Maybe just me?

I have played many of these types of games before. I like the premise that gatcha games have, and know what these games need to have in order to be enjoyable. This game has the usual aspects with the summoning type system and level layout. The characters/artwork are beautiful as well making it one of the most eye catching game I have played in a while. In my opinion, though, the best aspect is the AFK part of this game. Most like it don’t have this system and requires you to pay money and constantly play in order to progress at a good rate. This game allows you to not only spend less money but also progress at the same rate even without being active. I wish that more games could have this type of system. This was what I enjoyed from the game so far. In another review of this game, someone had a problem where their game would crash constantly. In response to this, a developer instructed to free up space on their phone by at least 2 GB. I have 5 GB of free space, but I cannot even access the loading screen without the game crashing. Just in case internet access is a factor, I have very fast and good connection. This problem is so bad that every time I delete and reinstall the app, I can only get to the game twice before it refuses to open again. I have done this 5 times already. I like what I have seen so far of the game and want to progress, but this flaw is preventing me.

Amazing Game, but iOS Version has Bugs

Let me just start by saying that this game is addicting and extremely enjoyable. It is one of those few games whose mechanics are simple to learn yet feels challenging as you progress. I love the amount of characters that are available in the game, and the progression mechanics are great. My biggest flaw with this game is the loading screen. What I mean by loading screen, is not the initial app start up screen that pops up, rather the loading icon with the galloping horses pulling a carriage. This icon pops up when the game is trying to load or render something such as an action (input by user). I am playing this game on an IPhone 8 Plus 256GB model and with the latest version of Mac iOS, but this game runs absolutely horrendous on this software (not the hardware on the phone itself or my internet connection). It seems like anytime I click a “Begin” button, try to collect loot, open or click anything, I will almost (about 90% of the time) always get this annoying loading screen which can last 5-20 seconds or more. I have this same game on an older 2016 Samsung galaxy tablet with only 2 GB of RAM and this game plays as smooth as possible on that device. The developers really need to address this issue since it’s been going on since launch date and seems to be roughly the same now on the iOS version.

Strategy Over Spending: Why AFK Arena Isn’t as Pay-to-Win as You Think

Many players complain that AFK Arena is pay-to-win and that simply having higher power isn’t enough to succeed in PVE, especially when they lose despite having stats far surpassing their opponents. While there is some truth to this, the reality is that success in AFK Arena hinges more on strategy and team composition than raw power. I regularly defeat opponents with double my power by focusing on positioning and synergy within my team. For instance, there are times when you need a sacrificial hero to tank initial damage, giving your core team a window to sustain and deal damage. Sometimes, you’ll need to swap out healers for assassins and tanks to ensure your team survives longer, and other times you might need to make unconventional decisions, like placing weaker heroes (e.g., mages) on the front line to counter enemy teams that target your backline. The truth is, not everyone is patient enough to strategize at this level, and many end up blaming their losses on pay-to-win mechanics. As someone who rarely spends money on mobile games (aside from the occasional small purchases), I can confidently say that AFK Arena isn’t as pay-to-win as it seems. Success in this game comes down to mastering your strategy and team management, not just spending money.

Mostly Enjoyable

This game is very enjoyable because it offers a very immersive play experience alongside interesting mechanics. There’s stories behind every character and the artwork is fantastic. Everything looks incredible and what’s more they actually took the time to insert a lot of lore into it. The mechanics are interesting because the AFK farming goes hand in hand with doing your own fighting in game to earn lots of rewards. There’s a lot of modes to enjoy besides the story that make it quite fun. The only downside to this game is that eventually it may feel like you have to pay to win, and that might be the case, depending on your goals. There’s always gonna be people spending more money than you to win in PvP, but if you put in the hard work or even just show up every day to claim those AFK rewards, then you’ll have plenty of fun enjoying the story with your well built heroes and you’ll still have a decent showing in arena. All in all, this game is pretty F2P friendly and I love everything else about it too. The only things holding it back from a five star rating are how little you interact in combat (even without auto turned on) and the minor P2W mechanics. Other than that I would still highly recommend this game as it is an enjoyable experience overall.

Game was good until it started getting stuck, frozen, during gameplay

I used to really like this game, i was playing daily and progressing well the past couple of months. I wanted to see if i can play well without having to spend any money which i did. Than the game started getting stuck, during game play it just froze, this happens multiple times a few days in a row, this is after summoning mechanic and odds were really unlucky for a month straight, i tried delete and download again, clear cache, check internet connection... none of it seem to fix the freezing issue so i just delete this game and kick it off my ipad, since the issue can get you frustrated if it happens over and over again, game should be enjoyed, not making you frustrated or upset (regardless whether this is due to internet connection or bugs and the game itself which in this case I don’t think internet is the reason) so it is no longer worth playing when this kind of issue keeps affecting the playing experience. After this posted this initial review, i got a message from this game developer asking me to reinstall and make sure my internet is fast and message them from in game if issue still persist. I already decided to stop playing this game so how would i message them from in game, could not care less, i will also kick email communication from them out of my mailbox

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