It's depressing. MangaD and I together invested close to 1,000 hours in HF before going mobile and it turned to this.
I admit that turning it into a casual game gets initial momentum, but casual games are all about the content. If he doesn't provide updates on a constant basis, it will die and at that point nothing can save it. There's very little replayability with no difficulty settings or normalize feature. To the average player, once they beat it they probably won't touch it much anymore.
I also feel like the card system is a double-edged sword. I only use it if circumstances seem impossible, and I don't really use it often as a self-proclaimed HF veteran.
If Marti does provide an Act 8, chances are he'll most likely cater it towards players who have higher levels after beating Act 7. I don't want this game to die, but Marti's decision to make such a giant level cap is already one sign of the game becoming imbalanced in the future.
I admit that turning it into a casual game gets initial momentum, but casual games are all about the content. If he doesn't provide updates on a constant basis, it will die and at that point nothing can save it. There's very little replayability with no difficulty settings or normalize feature. To the average player, once they beat it they probably won't touch it much anymore.
I also feel like the card system is a double-edged sword. I only use it if circumstances seem impossible, and I don't really use it often as a self-proclaimed HF veteran.
If Marti does provide an Act 8, chances are he'll most likely cater it towards players who have higher levels after beating Act 7. I don't want this game to die, but Marti's decision to make such a giant level cap is already one sign of the game becoming imbalanced in the future.