What strategy games are Outwitters players playing..?

TheGreatErenan · 10-26-2013, 03:08 PM

(10-26-2013 08:33 AM)Someone21 Wrote:
(10-26-2013 06:52 AM)onealexleft Wrote: if only I had more hours in the day to play games lately :[, but:

DOTA 2 (not turn-based I know)
Frozen Synapse (iOS and awesome!)
Hearthstone (if you're lucky to be in the beta :>)

I wanted to try Frozen Synapse, but it's on the iPad.

AFAIK, Frozen Synapse is available on PC, Mac, and Linux.

awpertunity · (This post was last modified: 10-27-2013 02:01 AM by awpertunity.)

(10-26-2013 02:51 PM)His_Daddy Wrote: which one?

LOL. I'm pretty sure 3 of those are mine, the two AWPERTUNITYs and the contender one that I had no idea exists. that was from my cs 1.6 days 10 years ago haha.

try my email wiplash711@comcast.net haha

Mag!cGuy · 10-26-2013, 03:53 PM

Everyone can add me on steam for dota 2 or TF2, id: Mag!cGuy

TheGoldenGriffin · 10-27-2013, 12:21 AM

I like BTD Battles

Chemoeum · (This post was last modified: 10-27-2013 12:34 AM by Chemoeum.)

(10-26-2013 03:08 PM)TheGreatErenan Wrote:
(10-26-2013 08:33 AM)Someone21 Wrote:
(10-26-2013 06:52 AM)onealexleft Wrote: if only I had more hours in the day to play games lately :[, but:

DOTA 2 (not turn-based I know)
Frozen Synapse (iOS and awesome!)
Hearthstone (if you're lucky to be in the beta :>)

I wanted to try Frozen Synapse, but it's on the iPad.

AFAIK, Frozen Synapse is available on PC, Mac, and Linux.

OK, didn't know that. Downloading... if able to.

(10-26-2013 02:51 PM)His_Daddy Wrote:
which one?

Totally should've censored some certain words there.

GoHeat 3 · 10-27-2013, 12:47 AM

I've been playing Clash of Clans(iOS) lately.

Sidious · 10-28-2013, 11:14 PM

Played Warcraft 3 for about 11 years.
Still playing Magic the Gathering (strategic cards game)for now something like about, oh my god, 16 years ...

jaajaa40 · 10-29-2013, 12:09 AM

(10-28-2013 11:14 PM)Sidious Wrote: Played Warcraft 3 for about 11 years.
Still playing Magic the Gathering (strategic cards game)for now something like about, oh my god, 16 years ...

second Warcraft 3

GreatGonzales · 10-29-2013, 12:27 AM

(10-26-2013 10:42 AM)fruit slicing master Wrote:
(10-26-2013 06:31 AM)GreatGonzales Wrote: Currently I am obsessed with Pokemon X.

If you are looking for another good turn based strategy game for iOS, I recommend Hero Academy. A strong competitive community there as well, though the only league is run by fans, not in-game.

I second this. On ios, that's as close as you're going to get to outwitters. I actually only started playing outwitters because I was looking for a game similar to hero academy haha. I didn't realize there was a fan run league though. The random games are brutal. There's really no guarantee of the skill of the person you'll play so I usually just played friends.

Yup, here is the link to the Hero Academy league: http://www.robotentertainmentfans.com/he...ague-home/

Not sure how active it is these days. But I know at least some people are still playing - and this is certainly the best way to find other talented HA players.

CombatEX · (This post was last modified: 12-09-2013 08:21 AM by CombatEX.)

An iOS strategy game on the level of Outwitters? Good luck with that. Here are some well-designed strategy games on iOS, but these all have a higher degree of luck than Outwitters. That doesn't mean they aren't fun, but it hurts the development of a large competitive community.

- Ascension: A non-TCG card game with no microtransactions. Basically instead of building a deck before the game, you and your opponent build a deck as the game progresses by choosing cards from the center. As the game goes on you use your cards to acquire better cards and try to balance your decks while scoring points. It's a nice change of pace from TCGs.

- Ravenmark: There are two games in this series. One is a singleplayer campaign, one is a multiplayer game. In this game you control small groups of units and try to outmaneuver your opponent on a battlefield. Placing units together into formations will make them stronger, but far less mobile and prone to being flanked or being harassed by ranged units. Ultimately it wasn't for me, but it's certainly an interesting game worth checking out for all TBS fans.

- Autumn Dynasty: Amazingly well done RTS for the iOS interface. It has a singleplayer campaign, AI skirmishes, and real player skirmishes. If you're a fan of RTS games you can't really go wrong here. The controls work brilliantly. The game has simple mechanics which make it easy to dive into, but also has plenty of room for more complex strategies (kind of like Outwitters). I highly recommend this game EXCEPT, the sequel Autumn Dynasty Warlords is coming out in 1-2 weeks so you might want to hold off and get that instead.

Also I recommend checking out Pocket Tactics if you're interested in strategy games on iOS.

That's all I can really think of for now, but I'd like to add one more thing. You can quote me, "there will never be a strategy game on iOS that is as good as or better than Outwitters in terms of pure, strategic depth." iOS will die off before anyone can top Outwitters, perhaps even if OML makes an Outwitters 2. I'm not saying there can't be other fun iOS strategy games, but they'll likely incorporate more luck and/or be unnecessarily complicated for pure (as in simple basic mechanics like chess), competitive potential compared to Outwitters. Think of other well-received TBS like Fire Emblem. It can certainly be a fun game and we'll probably see good TBS like that, but it's in a different vein from Outwitters and can't hold a candlestick up to it when it comes to 1v1. Or, take some well designed card games like Ascension. It's certainly competitive and takes skill, but there is also quite a lot of luck. These games are all good, but if you're looking for a true test of your skill I don't think you'll find anything better than Outwitters on the appstore.

Starcraft 2 is the only strategy game I really play regularly besides Outwitters. For other games outside of iOS you could check out Infinity Wars. I don't really have the time for it but if you like TCGs it actually brings some cool new mechanics to the table and is probably worth looking into. I don't think it's too hard to get a beta key from people on their forums. Of course, there is also Planetary Annihilation but I'm sure most of you have heard of that. If not, it's basically an RTS where you can travel between multiple planets, asteroids, and/or moons during the course of a single game. You can even do things like alter the trajectory of an asteroid so that it collides with a planet. It's in beta at the moment so I can't really recommend anyone get it but it might be worth keeping an eye on if you're into RTS (especially if you enjoy games like Total Annihilation).