Dawncaster: Deckbuilding RPG Negative Reviews

Dawncaster: Deckbuilding RPG App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Dawncaster: Deckbuilding RPG app received 19 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Dawncaster: Deckbuilding RPG? Can you share your negative thoughts about dawncaster: deckbuilding rpg?

Dawncaster: Deckbuilding RPG for Negative User Reviews

✓ Not optimized for ipadOn the ipad, the UI is forced landscape mode, and the available space is poorly utilized. Your hand of cards shows with small cards at the bottom, which overlap, thus hiding the minute font on each card. Why are these cards small and overlapping given the space available? I get you can touch each card to zoom it, but this slows play to a crawl. Some cards with same design icons, like the hatchet, also have different effects, meaning you must zoom in on each card to figure out which is which. I regret purchasing this game. As others have also noted, the wide scope of talents, keywords (over 30, it seems), effects — some also with color coding — makes for a steep learning curve. I further cannot figure out what to expect from animals I encounter — and then suddenly you get wiped out 30 minutes into the game because an animal’s cards evidently got stronger. I presume that if I were to grind and grind and memorize all enemies, this might be easier. This is all unfortunate given the developer clearly cares about his game..Zonk1770Version: 1.10.05

✓ Too GrindyBecomes repetitive way to soon. play this if you don’t value your time and want to repeat the same boring crap over and over again, wayyyy to grindy - also a rip off since the base game’s content is way too little and you’re gonna have to buy the additional content to get a game that doesn’t get boring after 1 day of playing it..PrateekRaoVersion: 1.7.09

✓ Having a laughAn IAP to buy the developer a coffee is a new one for me..JacksonjjVersion: 1.4.05

✓ LimitingThis game is fun for a few rounds. Once you figure out how to win, you can win every time. This deck builder is more limiting than any other I have played. Some enemy/boss types completely counter and shut down builds to be completely un-winnable. I would love to see some adjustments to make more build options viable..HauskwbauemVersion: 1.11.01

✓ Want to like but either buggy or overly complicatedI like so many things in this game and want to feel like I’m making progress, but little things keep cropping up that kill my runs. 1 time I took a card that wasn’t labeled as uncommon and it killed my ‘common only’ card requirement on a card. Didn’t figure out the problem until 2 combats later and then I was dead. Perhaps that’s my fault but that kind of info needs to be front and center if it impacts your deck (and this was a special card selection screen, not the standard post battle one so there were no fancy light effects), but that’s just one example. One time my healing card didn’t work. Another I got no energy at the start of a turn. Another the effects of my enchantment didn’t work for one turn. None of these are big, but at higher difficulties, not getting a bonus on the turn you’re expecting a bonus leads to game over. I also have no idea why there needs to be so many key words. I end up just building my decks around basic cards because too many cards have these rare key works, making them unworkable. And basic cards are so powerful in late game (with powerups) that it feels almost pointless to get other cards. I’m not great at this game but I keep having these bad experiences the further I get. Loved the game for the first week, but now just frustrated with it.KreglinfVersion: 1.11.08

✓ Doesn’t loadI paid for this game and it doesn’t work when it said it would work on my device I click on the app an instantaneously get kicked off each time.Tjx0;Version: 1.6.01

✓ Too many bugs and flat encounter designThe devs are pretty cringe and precious about design decisions and community feedback. Tons of bugs every update but very little ownership or accountability from the creators (some get fixed but you don’t see much in the way of apology or taking responsibility for breaking a for-pay product). I think this is just what happens with small passion projects - professionalism takes a long backseat to weird neckbeardy pride. Encounter design is wildly uninteresting and boils down to: -do massive damage turn 1 -know whatever idiotic trick a boss requires (hope you fished for feature X in Y build) -find some infinite cheese build (these are often horrible as they often take literal hours to pull off. A 7 hour run is not unusual, and yes that should give you pause and a massive headache) There are some interesting ideas here but poorly or thoughtlessly executed. I think they need a real game dev; they don’t seem to have a real sense of game design, pacing, or game engineering, and trying to engage with them on this stuff feels like a waste of time - you’d be better served arguing with strangers on Reddit about MtG..VenerusVersion: 1.6.03

✓ Could be greatOk game i was hoping for more. more so frustrating, especially when the AI is working against you in unexciting and cheap ways. Like a boss will heal twice before dying and silly things like that. Will play more and update review. i like the character options. another big issue is the boss battles are very unbalanced. there should never be a situation where the enemy has 50 stacks of regeneration and is immortal . just takes all the fun out of the game. please fix if you can. feels less about skill and more about luck when it’s mechanics that we have no control over and balancing which is clearly broken..XTUILxVersion: 1.8.12

✓ Fun but FrustratingI’ve spent quite a bit of time in Slay the Spire and Night of the Full Moon, so I feel like I have some experience in the genre. This game just feels like it’s not quite there. I’m not sure why the “Normal” rogue like difficulty serves you up the exact same story dialogue and scenarios every single game. Yes I’ve met this merchant before. No I don’t need to see the intro. I think better difficulty scaling or leaning into the rogue like aspect of runs would make more sense to me. One aspect that I like is the energy system, which makes builds feel unique. It’s an interesting twist on the class based systems of other deck building games..RockwhispererVersion: 1.1.4

✓ UnbalancedWhere are all these guys with rave reviews coming from. It a good looker and the idea is good. Just one example - in the Swamps at level 2 I came on this creature as big as a house, whittled him down, then he regenerated, touched him down again, then he regenerate again….it’s just stupid bad programming. More money down the Swanee. At least I didn’t buy them a coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.EEbertonVersion: 1.9.02

✓ The perfect game... For a small audienceI've played this game to death for about a year and have enjoyed earlier versions, but the long term vision for this game isn't what I enjoy in a deck builder. You should bee aware of that vision before making a purchase because the game will continue to move in that direction. From the discord, the developer has a vision for this game as one which offers a large variety of cards in which most runs end in failure. From the posts it seems like they feel that a 10% success rate is about right. It is also clear that the developer feels that "hard" game design means not only that you must master game mechanics but also be lucky to gain workable synergies and win (note: you can play on "story" difficulty in which it is impossible to lose. This is an option if you want to win even without a deck synergy--if you find that fun). The dev has been very active in making adjustments to achieve their vision and I would expect that to continue. I commend their integrity for pursuing what they want the game to be. Those who enjoy a punishing roguelite that rewards mastery of mechanics but sometimes still gates a successful finish behind lucky draws will find this the perfect game with many hours of enjoyment ahead..Dyspept1cVersion: 1.6.04

✓ Have u guys ever play this new DLC？At the highest difficulty level, in the new DLC, the monster's value is completely shattered, coupled with an extremely difficult to mature build, the experience is very, very, very bad，and too toooo toooooo many cards right now，although I tried to adjust the range of the card pool I used, interestingly enough, in the card collection list, you cannot know which cards belong to which pool, and the result is that after each battle, you can only choose to skip rewards, Or it can be difficult to choose cards with very different talents and basic weapons、upgrade reward talents, and then be instantly killed by a small monster with a value far higher than some bosses. I’ve been play this game for years, and now only disappointed left..“道具屋”Version: 1.12.03

✓ Completely silentPlaying on an IPad mini 4 and there is no sound. Kinda ruins it for me and is a complete waste of money. Not sure about the game itself either, you can barely see the cards in your hand and what the do because they are not very big and half hidden behind a bar. Gave up after less then 10 minutes because of the above issues. Wish I could get a refund..DunkybabesVersion: 1.4.02

✓ Where is the HELP option?This game has a LOT or keywords. Would be nice if a help option explained what all these words mean, what the icons mean. Why does your total Gold only appear AFTER we buy something? Is this a bug? Yep, I cant see my total gold anywhere. Like Slay The Spire… this is not really a “deck builder”. This is a card-collector game. Calling this a deck builder is a stretch and misleading. And the game needs a HELP option with illustrations the show what all the icons on the cards mean. An explanation of how mana works would be nice. Tap-Hold helps, to see what various options, stats mean but the screen disappears, then reappears. This game needs work. Its also locked up a few times already. Not worth the $, not what I expected. Way overrated. Buyer beware..ThespaciousmindVersion: 1.9.02

✓ Fun but buggyI was recently introduced to this game, and I love it. I love the different approaches you can take to either go through the storyline or test your skills with the lineup of bosses. I enjoy the fact that I can play this on my own time. I think it would be fun if there was a way you could play against another player on the server. One major issue I have been having is that whenever I play a card that requires me to draw a card for my deck or select a card from my hand to discard, my app crashes. The options of cards I could select does not show up. Even when clicking through all of the cards in my hand to see if I would just bite the bullet and end my turn, I am not able to select the End Turn option. I'm hoping this gets resolved since I paid money for this app And I also have to use up my tokens within the game..JGA04Version: 1.12.02

✓ For the price there should be more than one area.There are many free games out there that have more content available. The game play is fun and they have tons of class with unlocks, but every play through is the exact same. They charge another $4.99 for one set of additional areas which should included in app purchase. Regret paying money for this game to only have to pay more for extra content. Doesn’t seem right..Rondeu12334Version: 1.4.19

✓ Took a g thing, made it boringWhen I approached this game I thought it overly complex for a starting player, but the best games are. I learnt a lot of base rules mixed with RNG, mixed with level building that required player thought, that also mixed in respect to the player building their own deck that they enjoyed playing. Synchronised perfectly. I lost because I didn’t play right for the stage and my character of choice was not built right. I’m leaving because homogenising the new leveling system degrades the game for me, there are redeeming factors to a ‘mobile game’ done properly. I do understand I’m probably in the minority but I will miss my daily challenge of using a character type I wouldn’t normally and learning their mechanics, it’s the show of a good dev when players do that and don’t bale out immediately. So good work!!!, waiting for the sequel without similar end game currency ideals. Fear of appealing to all is where we all fall on our face. Good game til now.Lachi macVersion: 1.11.09

✓ UnbalancedGives you opponents with abilities that make them impossible to beat..CYZ774Version: 1.6.05

✓ Cards are buggedI’ve been playing rogue, and cards that read “will trigger ambush as if it were first card played” simply fail to trigger ambush. Lookout and the enchantment in particular (the one that will trigger ambush after gaining evasion). The enchantment only seems to work on cards that simultaneously gain evasion and ambush, but if you play a single card that gains evasion followed by a single card that has ambush, ambush will not trigger. New bug, i saw a 5-blue mana cost appear at the start of a hag fight (just after succubus), with text saying something like “this is just a test to see how wide a card is..” something like that. Fight wouldn’t continue and game crashed. It happened just after i added a spell card to a warrior deck w/the talent that gives a zero cost copy. Also, discord links do not work. I click on them and don’t join any channels..TabloidBelieverVersion: 1.0.6

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