Bigboss242
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Punished spring man.
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ARMS ver. 3.2 trailer (new character tease!)
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Vital Tundra
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Kinda a bummer, but hopefully he doesn't have the same abilities as Spring Man.
So you also hated the Lola Pop/button-mapping update? Damn, hard-to-please, much?
Sure, more modes would be nice, but we got one or two of those along the way.
SinCityAssassin
Member
That remix.
Yeah, I got mixed up with it selling a million in 2 weeks. My mistake.
OrbitalBeard
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Looks like earning badges also gives you currency, which is great, because the grind for new arms is very, very real.
I love this game.
I love this game.
Yeah, he could be Robo from the datamine, or perhaps Coil (between the two of those, Coil is one of the names still in the most recent data, iirc)
AlexFlame116
Member
Maybe it's time I get this game.
Professor Lexicovermis
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I do wonder which code name he fills. I still believe he's Robo, but I wouldn't be too shocked if his name was "Coil Man" or something similar either. I believe the code name he fills will be more clear when he's closer to launch.
Yep. Seems like the best description would be "Promising"
ARMS hasn't been a breakout hit like Splatoon but its in a really great position. Spend the next few months of support polishing up ARMS 1 and then look at releasing a bigger/better sequel (or an Ultimate/Turbo edition) on a short turnaround thanks to being able to reuse lots of Assets
Wasn't there speculation that some of those codenames could be for the same character, in how some persisted into 1.1 while others didn't?
FYI, I got my wires crossed and it was actually over 1 million sales (last we heard in July, anyway).
There was some speculation to that effect, but it doesn't make much sense why the programmers would change codenames in the middle of development. Why switch from one perfectly succinct and aptly named codename to another. That's why I think it's at least possible that the names refer to separate characters.
wild wild rice
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A little more window dressing definitely wouldn't hurt.
Professor Lexicovermis
Member
My thoughts precisely; renaming objects mid-development seems rather odd and unlikely, in my opinion.
Renna Hazel
Member
so the update is achievements and evil Springman? Kind of a letdown, but I'm still gonna keep playing.
James Scott
Banned
A pretty well put together trailer for an update.
TheDinoman
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And yet there's still gonna be people asking for Twintelle/Min Min/whatever for the next Smash Bros. whenever that happens, lol.
To be fair it's ver. 3.2, not a full on update like 4.0
Well... how meaningful of a thing is that in a game like this?
There was a bit of debate on social media with how NoA was pushing Ribbon Girl more, I guess it was more within the Smash circles.
InterMusketeer
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I'll be honest, I haven't touched the game since brass was added. None of the updates have convinced me it's worth playing again. Lola Pop is probably real cool and all, but the game lacked content from the start, so I see her addition as Nintendo fixing that. Button remapping is cool, but I play on pc. It is not a feature that particularly impresses me. Should've been in from the start.
It's Ryu/Chun Li, but in a different era.
all good.
This right here is exactly why I'm not expecting this Robo-Springman to be a "new character tease," and is more likely some sort of new mode a la vs Hedlok and so on. Every other new character release has come along with a whole new numbered version and plays into the game's "seasons" for stat-tracking. Not only does this numbering system not match up with this trailer, but we're still just a couple weeks removed from version 3 coming and Lola Pop's release, and character introductions have been way more spaced out. For these reasons I don't think Mecha-Springman (Meccoil?) is a fully playable or unique character. How it'll work I don't know, but more content to the game is good, regardless of function.
CelestialWolfZX
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Oh so we like Achivements now? I'll right that they, your always to and fro on these things. Why can't we just stick to puttings Stamps in every game.
I dunno about ARMS man, I feel the presence of the game rises up whenever they have an update and then immediately shrinks down again a week later.
I just think they really should be working on a Tournament Friendly mode that has all ARMS unlocked by default prompto. Seeing them have to use Default ARMS only in the World Championships is embarassing.
I dunno about ARMS man, I feel the presence of the game rises up whenever they have an update and then immediately shrinks down again a week later.
I just think they really should be working on a Tournament Friendly mode that has all ARMS unlocked by default prompto. Seeing them have to use Default ARMS only in the World Championships is embarassing.
Hidden camera functionality update:
What does this post even mean. Lol. Sick of seeing bullshit like this.
I agree with you there.
I could see him being a Hedlok style mode, then being a character for 4.0
Cool trailer, guess Robo is confirmed now.
Well yea, people like they like lol
Ideally, people would like Spring Man and someone else, but of course it'd likely be just Spring Man.
Well yea, people like they like lol
Ideally, people would like Spring Man and someone else, but of course it'd likely be just Spring Man.
Well, that's Nintendo way of promoting the game.
There are people out there who never get laid. Cut them some slack.
to me, and i'm afraid to use this word because of the connotations and arguments it can bring, it feels like an incomplete game. It's an incomplete game that I payed 60 bucks for, am completely satisfied, and knew exactly what I was getting and will get in the future.
But if the year was 2002, and dlc didn't exist like this, do I think Nintnedo, or whoever, would release the game like this? No, hence why it's incomplete for me. The definition of the has definitely altered over the years though. And getting games like Splatoon and ARMS out, and then providing content is the smart business move. As people can clearly see.
I just fell that if things were going to be incomplete regardless, I'd prefer a lame story mode with just individualized story and backstory (maybe with picture stills a la Street Fighter) than Volleyball and Basketball, or even 1 v 100. It was bad when SF did it because that's established. But this game needed that.
ARMS has sold incredibly well, but I think that in order for them to energize the base and increase engagement, they should focus on a BIG update. Certainly the Lola Pop update with its custom controls was a big deal, fundamentally improving the game by allowing me to map block to the shoulder button (and giving me an amazing new character and stage at the same time)... but like I said before, more progression loops would make the game feel more rewarding to play.
Think of how Call of Duty is constantly showering you with rewards. ARMS needs something similar, something more than money that still feels like a form of meaningful progress. Badges could be a promising start, but I wonder what else they could do.
Think of how Call of Duty is constantly showering you with rewards. ARMS needs something similar, something more than money that still feels like a form of meaningful progress. Badges could be a promising start, but I wonder what else they could do.
Nice! I'm a sucker for "Metal Döppelganger" tropes.
That's the exciting bit for me. I need more ARMS for fighters.
That's the exciting bit for me. I need more ARMS for fighters.
balladofwindfishes
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Drastically lowering the amount of credits needed to get new arms would probably get me to play it again.
It just takes way too long to make any kind of progression on arm collecting.
I agree that had ARMS launched in 2002, it likely would've been more "content complete" from the start.
However, this piecemeal approach does have its advantages for you, the player. Namely, if you're someone who likes to play online, these periodic content drops provide a bump in user activity that will ensure you have more people to play against.
Professor Lexicovermis
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However: the Max Brass update added a new mode (Hedlok Shuffle) and stage, while the Lola Pop update added Button Remapping and a stage (Via Dolce).
Meanwhile, the recent 3.1 update merely added Sparring Ring. Since each major update has included a character, stage, and other major feature, it's not too much of a leap to say that Metal Spring is a new fighter, with 4.0 eventually launching with a new mode.
Perhaps his abilities required extra balancing or the ARMS Team simply decided to spread this update's contents farther to keep things rolling.
Perhaps this new character will also have his own stage, separate from Sparring Ring.
Agreed. I LOVE ARMS, but I can see how limited its appeal is while gamers are distracted by so many other online games. Not sure what could turn it around, though.
i'm annoyed that you can't save profiles when mapping controls. It saves to the controller number it seems