@droversdog Restarting my phone and going through the competition portal (not the pop up) seem to have worked so far. I don’t think I’ve tried to go through the pop up yet.

Now watch the dumb thing crash no matter what I do lol.

Game lets me see the competition, but it’s a crash-filled mess. I can play regular nodes – it’s just the competitions that are worthless.

I can see the new event, but it’s still crashing after the Autobird symbol on the loading screen. I’ve got an Android device.

I’m on Android, and it’s still crashing anytime I try to play a competition run. Loading screen freezes on the Autobird and then the app shuts down.

My game is still crashing if you try to play the event. Android device.

I’m playing on an Android device and the game is still broken. Go to the challenge, select a bot, an energonicon, hit go and… right back to my home screen. The dumb thing crashes.

What makes game developers think time-sensitive events are good times to push hard updates out? Had this happen in another game I play too.

@paul13 I feel like I’ve been in that boat for the last several events lol! It stinks. At least with these we can score enough without relying on leaderboard position to get something.
At some point it has to add up, doesn’t it? Usually right about the time Rovio futzes something else and screws our chances lol

I think an event like this helps newer players and players who are ‘in-between’ being competitive in leaderboards actually get something for their time. Mixing in some events like this COULD help Rovio keep people interested. As it stands, not many have a chance at getting the new bots from leaderboard events. Even after you factor in spending…[Read more]

@soundwave You’ve got it. They keep squeezing and can’t figure out why they aren’t getting more revenue. Would any of the developers play the game as it is now?

I guess they figure if they can get 25% of players to cough up for a bundle once they’ve made it – no need to improve or care if 1/2 those players quit in 6 months because the game is…[Read more]

@kerm1t “Balancing”? WTF are you smoking Rovio? That’s what they’re going with?

“Appreciate feedback” my rear end. How many issues still aren’t fixed? How long did it take them to figure out the d@mn flying pigs? How many accessories are STILL glitched to do the opposite of what they should?

@gradientturtle7 @arceemego @lewie4 I kind of feel…[Read more]

I think they go through. It’s been awhile since I’ve played him. I know I should be hitting them – target’s locked on, timing is right – but just this type of missile sails right through and hits me.

With the flying pigs nerfed Soundwave is finally a decent option, and @andrewinirela is right – he just wreaks destruction in a short amount of time. He’s never been that great against Unicron or Boss Pig for me, but I suspect a few levels would fix that.

If I keep playing this dumb game. Don’t know what Rovio is playing with the gems.

It’s finally over…

The Good:
The offered bundle was nicely priced. I already had Ratchet so it was a $5-6 pack of 150 or so gems, 500 spark, and I don’t remember what else. Oops. But it was nice. I thought about buying it, so that tells you something.
THE FLYING PIGS ARE FINALLY NERFED! Ding dong, the pigs are dead, which old pigs? The flying…[Read more]

If E. Grimlock does get nerfed, it may well be the last time I play a competition. Now we have to get sparks to make our own bonuses? Who was complaining that an extra level of difficulty needed to be added to the competitions?

What the heck Rovio? I’m started to dread opening this app.

Hooray! Even if all that happens is the flying pigs get fixed it’s an improvement! I want to be able to use E. Soundwave again, so I hope they do get him and Galvatron fixed as well!

@beauregard I’ve had this happen. I just shut my phone off and let the stupid thing cool down. Over 300Mb in available space and it’s still cranky. Sheesh.

@armourbender I can’t help much as I didn’t pay much attention to my bundle. It was $20 for Acid Storm, an accessory, and some gems. I managed to get Acid Storm with tokens even after a couple days of REALLY low scores on the leaderboard. Spent more gems than I want to getting there, but I did.
I’ve only had one event I did pay attention to the…[Read more]

Just barely managed to get Acid Storm. This event was a long slog and cost more gems than I ever want to spend again! Still cheaper than if I’d had to make up the token difference though.

Not looking forward to the Dead End event at all. Rovio, could we get some new regions and new bots by spending pigs? You could still give a competition option…[Read more]