two & a half gamers session #66 – Squad Busters: First look! MOBA or hybrid casual? New Supercell game in Soft launch

Matej Lančarič, May 29 2023

Welcome to our #66 episode of two & half gamers! In this episode we covered various topics:

Agenda

00:00 Epic intro
00:45 Squad Busters intro + gameplay tutorial
03:15 Every time you say, “Ads are beautiful,” the Supercell game gets killed in Softlaunch!
06:15 Maven Matej starts playing Squad Busters while Remo talks Game design
11:45 Streamers usually win always
12:18 Plaza upgrades
13:50 Marvel Snap locations vs. battle mods
14:32 The Cannon is really OP
14:52 You buy a battle pass for each world
17:52 Combat mechanics
21:32 You can only re-roll once per battle
24:40 Fusion mechanic explanation
26:20 What is the incentive to kill other players?
29:40 What’s new? What is the biggest difference between builds?
33:50 No gachapoooools!
35:00 Supercell games number comparison
38:00 Killing games in soft launch
38:26 Remo conspiracy – Clash heroes = Squad busters!
40:00 How to download Squad Busters?
41:53 #supercellpartner
42:26 Soft launch strategy
44:00 EL PRIMOOOOOO!
45:45 How would you classify Squad Busters?
50:00 What would you monetize?
50:30 Supercell is fair!
53:25 Listening to the feedback & trying to improve the game
54:13 Player rating, game design rating & global launch prediction
55:25 Random chest timer scales!!! I was right!

Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Matej Lančarič,

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