Ark of War: Aim for the cosmos

I played the game some time ago, and for whatever reason, I stopped. I’m prone to stop and start games frequently. I picked it up again yesterday in a brand new world and joined a great guild, so I spent a few bucks to get the S commander pack and some gold for rolls which garnered another A hero and I was having a great time. Problem was, I had saved the prior game to Facebook and Game Center, so I was unable to bind this game before I blew and loaded the old one. Customer service was unbelievable. I had a 16 hour conversation with at least one agent and attempted to start fresh on two new worlds so he or she could bind my new account to the one I wanted to play from yesterday. I really thought it would end with one request and a canned response, but this is the best customer service experience I have had since IOS paid gaming started. As for the game, very unique battle system using same air beats vehicle, vehicle beats infantry, infantry beats air model, bu5 you set up your commander with 6 positions to counter your attacker/defender. The ark is complex, but similar to a castle builder, only mobile, so porting is not the only relocation option.

I agree with some of the other comments I’ve seen here. It is impossible to make any progress because stronger players steal everything you have. There needs to be a limit against who you can attack to make it more level and fair. Like if only level 15 players could attack that same level or higher, it would make the game more evenly balanced. Every time I get up in the morning, there are several notifications on my phone that my ark has been attacked by players that are nearly double my strength and have obviously spent hundreds of dollars on the game. That is the other downfall. You are forced to spend money to enjoy the game. Even worse is that even if you do spend money, other players can still prey on all your resources and everything you have left is not even close to enough to get back to where you used to be. I like the other aspects of the game such as daily missions and fun guild events but I am going to quit playing because I find myself more frustrated rather than having fun. It’s a shame. If they ever correct the balance then maybe I will come back. Funny part is, I wouldn’t mind spending money if it actually made a difference and there was more balance between the higher and lower power levels. But the best games are also enjoyable without having to spend money. I’d advise not playing unless you just want to be food for larger players or if you have hundreds of dollars to spend.

I found a guild that helps members upgrade based on a strategy of sending rss to 1 player to hold until a certain player is ready to shield and accept rss to upgrade. There is a method of keeping track of who is next and a very active leadership who is in constant communication to notify members of events and how to best win based on various factors. Once you upgrade your ship to level 12, you will have unlocked all but 1 investment option. Save or buy enough gold to fill them all up, train only tier 1 infantry and upgrade your commanders and skills as often as possible (commander level upgrades are easiest as they don’t require any special troops or rss). The only people who complain that games are lopsided to the strongest players are those who never bother to understand the dynamics of a game and how to play effectively without spending money (preferably)or at least, not spend a lot of money to keep up with players who do spend a lot of money. I have multiple accts in many games where people complain about the same thing yet I always end up managing to stay competitive without spending over a paycheck worth of money to be the largest player around. That being said, my biggest issue is the drop rates of event items/the time it takes to collect them. Other than that, this game is fairly innovative and very unique with regards to all of the different things that can be done in it.