Anyone else think Verminion could have been a mobile game instead?

[CGMidlander]

The fact that it is a game within a game means that the potential audience for it is reduced to those who play the main game. (Most of whom subscribe to the main game to play the main game, rather than a minigame, I'd imagine.)

It seems like hampered potential to me, considering how much thought the devs put into it.

[Azper]

Could have and probably should have been. It feels like it was a giant waste of development time given most of the reactions I've seen to it combined with people that just outright ignored it.

[Neridine]

I think it's great but needs better matching options so people don't have to stay in one part of the gold saucer, hope people are there too, etc.

And a couple balancing measures for light vs heavy cost units. Really great game though

[Tsukino]

Nothing to me says "hampered potential" more than "mobile game."

[Furiea]

they made it too complicated. It should just have been one of these "tab and send the unit out to clash heads on" game.

[Eul]

Until now I still don't understand how to play it...

[Colorful]

they made it too complicated. It should just have been one of these "tab and send the unit out to clash heads on" game.

No thanks, I prefer content that actually makes me think for once.

As for whether or not it should be a mobile game, no. I don't believe it's a waste of development team, it's something that will always be there. Even the 3rd expansion in new players could still experience it like it was truly intended. We need more "fun" content in this game, it doesn't always have to be raids, raids and more raids. We didn't give up any content for Lords of Verminion (like the dungeon for Diadem), so I need no harm in it. Also I don't feel like paying $3 for a minion with a mobile game, and it would be a pain to control this on a small screen.

[wicked-one]

I tried one or two games of it, then i realised even with mouse and keyboard its clumsy to play.

it feels like starcraft with units suffering pms, it´s hard to command your units around (even selecting them properly is a PITA), yet to establish a strategy other than the classic zergrush...

[Youkulm]

Yeah it should have been moblie. I remember trying it the first day and thinking this should have been on handheld console or mobile phone.

It was a huge waste of development time. Proof of this? Every time they introduce a new minion they need to add it to Verminion and come with skills and stats for it. Barely anyone is going to play it after the first few weeks because unlike Triple Triad you can't do it while in Queues... much like Chocobo Racing, which is now, also unpopular.

If we got this instead of a primal, a 3rd dungeon, more crafting, big fish, countless other things I feel are missing... I'd like to give this back please.

[PotatoTree]

I'm sorry but I'd rather have this than a 3rd dungeon/crafts/more fish. Dungeons and fishing you do once and the novelty is gone. Minion battles against players are always unique and fun.

I would like more primal trails though, but it has to be challenging like Thordan. Easy stuff like void ark and dungeons kinda get boring after the first run, as every run after is the exact same.

The minion battles is actually really well made. I've played some starcraft in the past and I found the controls to be pretty nice, and the game to be really skill based. There is very little RNG other than what minions people have (and apart from panda, most of the good minions are easy to get anyway). A good RTS player can really dominate, and facing off against other players in a match of skills is something I really enjoy.

The only thing I'd trade minions away for is either another savage level raid, or more PvP content (including queue time fixes).