Transformers Universe - Official Discussion

I don't know why we don't have this thread yet so I decided to make one; the go-to thread for all things Transformers: Universe.

The game is still in Open Beta and I only just started playing yesterday. For those who have played what are your thoughts? I think the game is a little rough and levelling up will be a chore seeing as it appears that you get no points for assisting in a kill.

Also, this game would have been vastly better if you could create your own Transformer.

 

I think some of the aspects that make the game unique would be out the window if you could create your own Transformer.

 

Missing features in my opinion / things that are grinding my gears / things that would be great to implement:

- Customizeable warriors
-> Body parts
-> Weapons
-> Size

- More OPEN WORLD FOR GOD SAKE
-> Make it possible to explore THE WHOLE DEC/BOT INTERIOR
-> F*** level limitations, go from one map straight to the other one (engine streaming ftw, yes it is possible nowadays without any performance issues)
Oh excuse me, the unity engine is too bad for doing that.

- Quests
--> Collectable weapons
--> Level System

- Voice chat / group voice chat

- Singleplayer option for training w/ bots
--> LAN option would be great too

- The ability to rejoin a match after a game crash / timeout (It kinda works without the ability, but just randomly and not every time)
--> Matchmaking filter
---> Map, Gamemode, Players, Location

- More maps
- More music
- More weapons
- More warriors
- More everything

- Group freeroam please (Don't put everybody in another dimension, that's not the point of groups!)

- Clans
- More freedom, more things to do if you don't want to battle in PvP (like me), no freedom restriction

- The ability to enable / disable shaders, vfx and not just "Graphic settings" (Anti-aliases, FXAA, Shadows)

- Resprays are over-priced, 1$ for a respray that looks like a default one? wut? I get 120 comic issues of transformers in the humble bundle for 1$
What next? Purchasable weapons / bot parts for 5$?

- Unity 3d Engine? Really? PLAY IN BROWSER? Wut? Is this the new gaming meta?
-> My cache folder is 4 gb big, just cached files, downloaded from the servers
-> CRC errors incoming!



-> Oh forgot something:
-> DESTRUCTIBLE TREES.

-> The performance is very bad. For example:
In crysis: Whenever there are around ~50 Terrorcons on the map, a small diode on my processor commits suicide.

Well ok, the game is fun and I like it. It is also a good game. But there are many things they could do better.

I'm a really hard enemy against micro-transactions in games and support pay once play forever games, but this is a transformers game so I like it. My self is killing me for that.

Whew, huge braindump, sorry for grammar (grandma)

 

Not if you have shit internet like me.

 

You download the map and stream the parts in and out. If there are any issues, it's a memory issue

 

Exactly, my internet would be too slow to receive the map info by the time I reach the area that's supposed to be loaded, unless it only loads and unloads areas that are 20+ minutes away.

 

Okay nevermind, let's forget that thing. Not everybody is a gamedev.
Let's talk about something else.

 

This game is still in open Beta. They haven't even implemented the story of the voices for Megatron and Optimus fully yet.

I've spent a bit of cash already and am considering becoming a founder too. It's not a bad game especially if you're playing for free.

 

I'm not sure if this would count as speculation or go in the "character models" thread, but I think we might be getting the official bots (optimus, bee, etc.)
I mean, look at this (source: meltdown's presentation video)

I don't think they did ratchet's model only for his presentation video, so it's possible they might add them ( probably as NPC) in a future update.

 

We know of Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Prowl, Wheeljack, and Bulkhead for confirmed character models for the 'bots. The 'cons have Brawl, Flamewar, Barricade, Megatron, and Knock Out.

 

Patch notes for the 20/8/2014 update:
https://www.transformersuniverse.com/en/news/2014/8/patch-notes-aug19-190814

and this!

Yay for more (high-priced) bots!

 

Firebreaker:
https://www.transformersuniverse.com...rs/firebreaker

And Macro (even if he was unveiled previously):
https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/macro

 

Anyone else annoyed Macro doesn't have his Red/Yellow deco?

Dammit, I want my McDonald's transformer!

 

Whoopsie, can't launch the game



Well then, re-installation incoming

/Edit: Nope, won't work, not bad Jagex

 

Here's my delayed Content Analysis:

Transformers: Universe Patch Content Analysis (20th August 2014) | Noneatme's Stuff

 

"tutorial comic"
Did we miss something? Never heard of that. I only saw ironhide and prowl in the tutorial.

Also, I can't access the game right now. Can someone tell me the prices of macro and firebreaker?

 

The bugs and the whole forced log out issue is really beginning to make me not want to play anymore. That's why I haven't been playing as much. I either can't log in or get logged out. It's been like that for three months.

 

Well it is still in beta. Stuff like logouts are going to take a while to sort out.

As for me I'm having a blast. The game looks really nice for a browser game and, so far, runs smoothly for me. Would have liked customised characters but I agree with what someone said earlier. It would lose some of its identity. My only complaint is the lack of playable female characters but I'.
Am sure that will change at some point.

One other thing cos I really want to mention it. The Bot so side have been awesome to play with. I am usually hesitant to reveal my gender on online games cos stupid stuff happens. But everyone has been so cool about it. It is so refreshing not to cop any attitude for once.

Anyone got a warrior they favour? I'm switching between Swagger and Catapult.

 

I don't really have a favorite bot, I play support when we need a supporter, tank when we need one.

I'ts better when you play in a group of 4 like me, so you can communicate over TS / Skype
(well there is no voice system in the game right now)

 

I don't have a favorite warrior, it would be a tie-in between triage, front-line and catapult. Still saving relics for sparkscape.

most of the matches I played always resulted in decepticon victory, and I was ready to send jagex a big complaint about how the cons were WAY overpowered, but then I realised why we always lost: nobody stayed together.
I mean, if the autobots are always scattered in the match, I think it's obvious that a group of, like, 4 decepticons will go lockdown mode and hunt all of them. Yesterday, instead of following that, I told my team to stay together so that I could heal them as a medic. And it worked. We won.

Yesterday I finally killed a con with the sniper rifle (catapult) while it was escaping.
That satisfaction

but seriously, diabla can launch 6 rockets, and shellshock has 2 miniguns, isn't that a bit overpowered?