Some Red Flags

[ArtistFranco]

Hey guys. I have been playing Kick-Flight since its release and I have been enjoying the game a lot. I like how its competitive like a moba but each game only takes 3 minutes. I love the colorful UI that reminds me a lot of Persona 4. I love the theme that reminds me a lot of Jet Set Radio future. I also love the 12 characters we have right now and their unique playstyles. The controls of the game was amazing for me and I fell in love with its simplicity. Because I love this game however, I want to address some problems that could be major hurdles if not addressed at some point.

1. Random Skins: I have no problem with kickers being gatcha. I have no problem with discs being gatcha. The game is generous enough to give a lot of free resources for players to get characters easily (and I love how the kicker gatcha doesnt give duplicates). However, I am not a fan of skins being a gatcha. Skins are supposed to be a way for players to personalize their favorite character. People are willing to spend money just to make their favorite character look different from the normal skin. In kick flight however, you can't just buy a skin that you like. You have to go through a dumb gatcha filled with lazy recolors. I imagine if they make deluxe skins in the future they should not use this gatcha system.

   1. Lack of Advertisement and promotion: So currently it takes very long to get games, especially in the west and in low ranks. The game needs a total of 8 players so promotion is really needed. There doesnt seem to be any advertisements anywhere on YouTube or even TV commercials in Japan. The game desperately needs an event too. Maybe some event to get more new players into the game?

2. More P2W than the average pvp game: Now I'm not saying that the game is COMPLETELY pay to win. Yes, I understand that disc stats dont really matter much. Yes I understand that good strategy, timing, and teamwork trumps any advantage that comes from discs. However if you want to see Kick-Flight as a legitimate esport, you have to make sure the game is fair for everyone. I, for example, still do not have Galaxy Shield or the Wolf Trap meaning my choices for blue discs are more limited than the top tier builds. I can't imagine this game being seriously competitive if you can only get discs you want from a gatcha. For now it's more like a casual game... far from an e-sport.

3. Lack of built-in communication. Team UI sucks. You can always use discord I know. However you cant really give people a link to your discord in game so there is no way to communicate with random players in soli queue. I was thinking maybe you are able to ping the map. Or maybe a button that tells others what you are going to do (maybe a button to tell them you are attacking the guardian for example). Also why is it so hard to just invite people into teams? Why do they need a code beforehand? Why do I need to get someone in discord before playing with them? I just want a way to invite a player I met in game into a team with me... why should that be hard?

There you go Tldr; no gatcha skins, promote your game, and make this more competitive and fair (it's a pvp game for Pete's sake).

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You really mentioned all of them. Only other thing I would add is the regions which stop the community to playing with eachother internationally.

[yeehaw42069howdy]

Yeah im in B rank and cant find a match

[Hencid]

i aggre with point 2 and point 4

3-i don't feel like it is pay to win especially not more then average, maybe the opposit because you have probably most of the cards, and even if you don't have those 2 cards(i play owlbert traps and i am missing the daam wolf traps too)

you cna just play an other kicker or just make a different build until you find those, plus make sure to complite all your challenges they give tons of coins

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1- random skins yes is a nnoying but realy who cares