DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard

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After Menasor's Might, time for a new update with Transformers: Battle Tactics from DeNA, and the Aerialbots take centre stage! The new event - Superion's Guard - is now live, as notified by the game's official Facebook page. Check out the new art below.

Superion's Guard is now live on TRANSFORMERS: Battle Tactics!
Play now to collect all 5 Aerialbots and unleash Superion!

Credit(s): Transformers: Battle Tactics

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Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1668298)
Posted by dragons on March 28th, 2015 @ 9:29am CDT

This event is challenging fighting players lower ranks I am in now of warrior 1 who have blitzwing and double dealer should be intersting

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1668324)
Posted by Philbert579 on March 28th, 2015 @ 10:08am CDT

Is this game another pay-to-win? I've been avoiding it so far because that's how it looks to me.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1668345)
Posted by MarkNL on March 28th, 2015 @ 10:38am CDT

Fighting for them three event Aerialbots! We got a brand new league and we're doing pretty well for a bunch of players who don't even pay a penny.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1668964)
Posted by Kyleor on March 30th, 2015 @ 8:55am CDT

Philbert579 wrote:Is this game another pay-to-win? I've been avoiding it so far because that's how it looks to me.

This game is 100% a free-to-play-but-pay-to-win game, and 100% NOT worth spending any money on.

Their event reward system is ridiculous also.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673363)
Posted by shajaki on April 9th, 2015 @ 9:36pm CDT

Greetings gamers! The Beast Wars have come to the shores of DeNa's Transformers: Battle Tactics. You can join the battle with Megatron and Waspinator with a chance to walk away with Optimus Primal and Cheetor if you're the victor. The mobile game has modeled the characters after their original 96' toys (with the dead giveaway being Waspinator's grey noggin). See what DeNa has to say about the event (running till Tuesday), and take a look at the pics below!

Today DeNA announced the first event featuring Beast Wars for TRANSFORMERS: BATTLE TACTICS, the turn-based tactical mobile game that lets players assemble teams of iconic AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS. Beast Wars Episode 1 runs from April 9 through April 14, when players can collect, fight alongside and take control of classic Maximals and Predacons like Waspinator, Cheetor and Megatron in his ferocious T-Rex Alt Mode!

Download TRANSFORMERS: BATTLE TACTICS today at:

-https://appsto.re/i6Bw88k for iPhone
-http://goo.gl/IkzEfj for Android

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673364)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 9th, 2015 @ 9:39pm CDT

What the--?! Those are the ORIGINAL toys! :shock:

Not the Generations, not the cartoon models, but the original 1996 pre-cartoon toy designs!

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673369)
Posted by Darth Jumpy on April 9th, 2015 @ 10:11pm CDT

Why is Waspinator's face silver? Is it some reference I am not getting, or is there no reason behind it?

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673373)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 9th, 2015 @ 10:15pm CDT

Darth Jumpy wrote:Why is Waspinator's face silver? Is it some reference I am not getting, or is there no reason behind it?

See both the previous posts.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673375)
Posted by Zeedust on April 9th, 2015 @ 10:19pm CDT

I don't play this game, but if I did I would be all over these.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673377)
Posted by shajaki on April 9th, 2015 @ 10:26pm CDT

Darth Jumpy wrote:Why is Waspinator's face silver? Is it some reference I am not getting, or is there no reason behind it?

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673509)
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 10th, 2015 @ 7:48am CDT

Always glad to see more Beast Wars.
But man, they went kinda crazy with the toy-accuracy.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673530)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 10th, 2015 @ 8:38am CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:Always glad to see more Beast Wars.
But man, they went kinda crazy with the toy-accuracy.

Then again, the other characters in this game are all toy-accurate too. They're just based on more modern toys like Generations and stuff from the TCC.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1673587)
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 10th, 2015 @ 11:30am CDT

I don't see any pins or hinges or gaps in the vehicle bots, or at least they're not as obvious. They don't scream "toy" anywhere near as loudly. I mean, I don't mind the amusing retroness of Waspinator's grey noggin or the hints of the masks on the other 3, but c'mon, Primal turns into an actual gorilla. He doesn't need a button on his butt.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1675862)
Posted by Abraxsis on April 15th, 2015 @ 10:37pm CDT

With the new update expanding leagues to ten members it's time to recruit...my league, Zombots, needs some more active players.

We play daily, we play the events, but we're free players. Only requirement to join is that you're warrior 1 level or higher, and that you're an active daily player.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1675914)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 16th, 2015 @ 2:10am CDT

Okay so I've been playing this about a week now. Apparently I've already missed my opportunity to complete Menasor and Superion? That kind of sucks, but I guess it's all about that $$$ for DeNA. I will not fork out for that, not like I did with Legends. It's a fun game and I think it would be much better if they charged a modest download fee, or offered cosmetics for money a la Valve, instead of this pay to unlock the best character nonsense.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1676387)
Posted by GuyIncognito on April 17th, 2015 @ 9:37am CDT

As soon as I saw that the app includes in-game purchases, I decided not to even download it. I'm not going to waste my time on a Skinner Box.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1676418)
Posted by Editor on April 17th, 2015 @ 11:02am CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:As soon as I saw that the app includes in-game purchases, I decided not to even download it. I'm not going to waste my time on a Skinner Box.

Honestly thou, I've been playing this one since the beta release, and I haven't paid a cent. Yhea, i'm not going to have a shot at some of the hardest to get event pieces, but i'm doing OK regardless.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1676438)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 17th, 2015 @ 12:29pm CDT

On that note, can anyone tell me if I stand a chance of picking up the exclusive Scourge as a free player? I figure if I keep leveling up through the month I can afford stronger characters that will let me beat the medium and hard campaigns to get the appropriate resources, but I want to know if I'm wasting my time.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1676463)
Posted by Editor on April 17th, 2015 @ 1:34pm CDT

Hard to say, yesterday I would have thought it should be fine, but today seems to be more of a struggle as the best team I can field for today's requirement is'nt very strong even when fully upgraded.

In a couple days it should be clearer.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1676478)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 17th, 2015 @ 1:55pm CDT

Interestingly enough, I can put together a stronger team for today than yesterday. I've scraped through most of the Medium campaign with some good rolls. Looks like the final Medium team with all the First Strikers is going to wall me for today, though.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1678766)
Posted by Editor on April 24th, 2015 @ 10:46am CDT

Anyone else not currently able to play? The game keeps failing to load for me since Wednesday.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1678841)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 24th, 2015 @ 1:48pm CDT

Have you tried updating the app? They introduced a Bruticus event so your installed version might clash with what the server says you should have.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1678843)
Posted by Editor on April 24th, 2015 @ 1:54pm CDT

First thing I checked. Saddly not that.
I may need to try a reinstall.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1679077)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 25th, 2015 @ 12:52am CDT

Okay, now it's happening to me as well. And a lot of other people, according to the recent reviews on the Play store. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling, restarting my phone, no dice. Something's broken.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680656)
Posted by Editor on April 29th, 2015 @ 8:08pm CDT

They did an update earlier today, and I can connect on my phone again.

Good thing as I had to skip the last event, seeing my tablet could connect but it's so slow I was screwed anytime a live player was drawn.

At least I'm actually on track to get Scourge, and they dropped the event core requirements for Swindle, Blast-off and Brawl!?! to 20 cores. Onslaught is also available but I've no way to get him. These however look limited time only.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680668)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 29th, 2015 @ 8:54pm CDT

Totally forgot to mention that I found a workaround by uninstalling updates to Android System WebView, but now that there's a game app update that might be moot.

Despite being absent from the game for a few days my league managed to net not one, but two Brawls (second one showed up today out of nowhere, so that may have been an apology gift for breaking the game). This has enabled me to beat the medium difficulty on the Scourge events, so if I can recruit strong bots in other classes I may yet have a chance at getting him. I've also got enough Exclusive Cores (traded from Event Cores) to get most of the Exclusive characters that don't require character-specific cores, and last but not least I have 11 Vortex cores to throw at him when I have enough other resources to nab him. Good times all around!

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680719)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 30th, 2015 @ 1:12am CDT

BATTLE TACTICS IS SO BEAUTIFUL RIGHT NOW!

As an apology gift for breaking the game, DeNA has given all players...

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680735)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 30th, 2015 @ 2:19am CDT

Rainmaker wrote:All Event Bots cheaper (in Event Core price)

Right after everybody exchanged their Event Cores for Exclusive Cores.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680738)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 30th, 2015 @ 2:28am CDT

That Bot wrote:
Rainmaker wrote:All Event Bots cheaper (in Event Core price)

Right after everybody exchanged their Event Cores for Exclusive Cores.

I checked the forums, most people weren't happy.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680781)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 30th, 2015 @ 8:08am CDT

Rainmaker wrote:
That Bot wrote:
Rainmaker wrote:All Event Bots cheaper (in Event Core price)

Right after everybody exchanged their Event Cores for Exclusive Cores.

I checked the forums, most people weren't happy.

Can't please everybody. For my part, I used my Exclusive Cores to buy an Astrotrain and I'll pick up an Event bot next time.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680817)
Posted by Editor on April 30th, 2015 @ 11:41am CDT

Indeed,
I would have loved to know that I had a Brawl before I started crafting one, I could have used those cores for Blast-Off.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680831)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 30th, 2015 @ 12:22pm CDT

Well now you have two brawls: One to fuse into Bruticus (if you can get his other components), and one to keep as himself.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1680869)
Posted by Editor on April 30th, 2015 @ 1:25pm CDT

While very true, on the short term I would rather have had someone different I might have been able to use rather than a reservist sitting in the ranks.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1681082)
Posted by King Kuuga on May 1st, 2015 @ 12:49am CDT

I envy whatever team you have, then. These two Brawls are taking my top spots no problem for where I'm at.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1681083)
Posted by Rainmaker on May 1st, 2015 @ 12:51am CDT

New event on, featuring the Insecticons!

Try and grab enough event cores for Kickback and Skrapnel and hope you get high enough to win Bombshell and Punch/Counterpunch!

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1681209)
Posted by Editor on May 1st, 2015 @ 12:28pm CDT

I have a feeling half my team got shut out during the game issues and have yet to check/sign back in.

I don't want to shaft anyone by kicking them due to the game issue, but nor do I want to risk losing the guys who are playing cause the team isn't firing on all fronts.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1692097)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on May 29th, 2015 @ 1:01pm CDT

So what if I decided to go insane and drop the $90 for all 6 Beast Wars III drops... who I get everything? Would anything special happen? Or are they just overcharging for you to gamble getting more G1 characters and cores?

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1692199)
Posted by Editor on May 29th, 2015 @ 4:12pm CDT

You likely would get a couple characters but not everything. I personally wouldn't spend real cash unless you REALLY need to get something or you have zero cash flow concerns about paying for virtual property.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1692204)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on May 29th, 2015 @ 4:21pm CDT

Editor wrote:You likely would get a couple characters but not everything. I personally wouldn't spend real cash unless you REALLY need to get something or you have zero cash flow concerns about paying for virtual property.

Thank you for your reply!! I REALLY want Blackarachnia (I'm a huge fan, have Venus' autograph tattooed onto my ribs), but I'm not going to dump that sort of money into anything digital, let alone if I'm not guaranteed the character. What a bummer!

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1692330)
Posted by King Kuuga on May 30th, 2015 @ 12:53am CDT

Tiers 2-5 just increase your odds of getting the specified characters by a few percentage points. It's a terrible way to gamble away $90. The only drop that guarantees you a character is the Optimus drop.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1692378)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on May 30th, 2015 @ 9:14am CDT

That Bot wrote:Tiers 2-5 just increase your odds of getting the specified characters by a few percentage points. It's a terrible way to gamble away $90. The only drop that guarantees you a character is the Optimus drop.

Blah, that South Park episode was on point then. What is tier 6?

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1692448)
Posted by King Kuuga on May 30th, 2015 @ 12:57pm CDT

Looks like an increased chance of being able to open all 6 crates in the bridge.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694509)
Posted by Va'al on June 4th, 2015 @ 2:44pm CDT

Another official press release for a Transformers related media product, this time DeNA's mobile device game Battle Tactics - and the introduction of the classic Dinobot team (in their Fall of Cybertron incarnation): Grimlock, Swoop, Slug, Snarl and Slog! Find out more below, including some artwork, banners and screenshots for the new in-game event.

The DINOBOTS have entered the battlefield! Today DeNA announced Dinobot Destruction, a new in-game event that brings the original G1 DINOBOTS to TRANSFORMERS: BATTLE TACTICS.

An exciting turn-based strategy game for iOS and Android, TRANSFORMERS: BATTLE TACTICS lets players collect and assemble teams of iconic AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS to battle in strategic combat experiences with other fans in real-time.

Running from June 4 through June 10, players will collect and fight alongside Slug, Snarl, and Slog in the Dinobot Destruction event. As they rise through the ranks, players have the chance to win classic TRANSFORMERS characters, Grimlock and Swoop.

TRANSFORMERS: BATTLE TACTICS is a turn-based tactical mobile game inspired by the all new fan favorite COMBINER WARS comic story and the expansive 30-year history of the TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS universe. Players collect and assemble epic teams, made up of AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS who fight side by side in a unique campaign mode and intense player vs player (PvP) mode to engage with gamers and TRANSFORMERS fans from around the world.

TRANSFORMERS: BATTLE TACTICS is available now as a free download in the App Store for iPhone and iPad and on Google Play for Android devices. Additional information is available on http://transformersbattletactics.com.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694519)
Posted by King Kuuga on June 4th, 2015 @ 2:52pm CDT

Also, the Spinister campaign is now live, if anybody didn't notice. It brought some changes from the last time: Easy is now only one battle instead of 3, Medium is 2 instead of 4, and Hard is 3 instead of 5. Also, a lot of characters have had their stats adjusted in what I assume is an attempt to rebalance the game. Lastly, the home screen has changed, so that's neat.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694533)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on June 4th, 2015 @ 3:23pm CDT

Scored myself a Slog from the character campaign

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694568)
Posted by NovaSentinel on June 4th, 2015 @ 4:16pm CDT

...aaaand Sludge/Slog gets the short end of the stick yet again - left out of the loading screen. Poor guy. :roll:

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694582)
Posted by Flashwave on June 4th, 2015 @ 4:40pm CDT

Important to ote: the Dinobots are in their original G1 bodies, and not either a new chassis, or the AOE body, or in Grimlock's case, his RID15 form

So no new spoilers.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694590)
Posted by Shockwave7 on June 4th, 2015 @ 4:54pm CDT

I understand them changing Slag's name, since 'slag' has evolved into a foul word in some parts of the world. But why change Sludge to Slog?

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694602)
Posted by Va'al on June 4th, 2015 @ 5:14pm CDT

Shockwave7 wrote:I understand them changing Slag's name, since 'slag' has evolved into a foul word in some parts of the world. But why change Sludge to Slog?

'slogical.

Re: DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics Update - Superion's Guard (1694643)
Posted by King Kuuga on June 4th, 2015 @ 6:57pm CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Scored myself a Slog from the character campaign

A month ago he would have been a godsend to me. Now I have an all Super Rare team and I'll pick up Spinister, an Elite Rare, in a few weeks from the daily campaigns. Poor Slog is a measly Rare who can't keep up with my team of event reward bots. The power creep is strong in this game.

Va'al wrote:
Shockwave7 wrote:I understand them changing Slag's name, since 'slag' has evolved into a foul word in some parts of the world. But why change Sludge to Slog?

'slogical.

I actually laughed at that. Thank you.

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