Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics!

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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.

Credit(s): DeNA

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Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (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: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1694533)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on June 4th, 2015 @ 3:23pm CDT

Scored myself a Slog from the character campaign

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (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: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (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: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (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: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (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: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (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.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1694771)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 5th, 2015 @ 12:03am 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?

Maybe they lost the "Sludge" name.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714718)
Posted by Va'al on July 31st, 2015 @ 1:31am CDT

The DeNA Transformers Battle Tactics mobile device game receives an event update this week, featuring not one, not two, but four types of Galvatron characters to be unlocked in the game! Find out more below, and check out the official image, mirrored from the game's Facebook page.

From July 30 through August 5, join the very special GALVATRON event! Don't miss this opportunity of playing TRANSFORMERS: Battle Tactics and collecting Galvatron Armada, Galvatron [G1], Galvatron v1 [GEN] and Galvatron v2 [GEN]!

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714726)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 31st, 2015 @ 3:23am CDT

I wonder if there's a chance of a Generations Armada Megatron repaint into Galvatron. This might be just a thing for the game if there are 6 different ones to unlock, but I wouldn't be too surprised at a repaint.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714791)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on July 31st, 2015 @ 10:18am CDT

Got myself a free TCC Tarantulas thanks to that glitch

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714796)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 31st, 2015 @ 10:36am CDT

What are v1 and v2?

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714823)
Posted by King Kuuga on July 31st, 2015 @ 12:30pm CDT

V1 is based on the Asian 3-pack release from last year, V2 is the Universe deco.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714835)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on July 31st, 2015 @ 1:12pm CDT

I can totally see Hasbro repainting CW Armada Megs into Armada Galvatron soon. >:oP

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714838)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 31st, 2015 @ 1:18pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:I can totally see Hasbro repainting CW Armada Megs into Armada Galvatron soon.

Maybe for an exclusive somewhere but I can't see them doing it for mass retail seeing as how much Armada Megaron has been shelfwarming.

And this game uses the design of the original 2003 toy instead of the CW Leader toy.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714884)
Posted by Railbomb on July 31st, 2015 @ 4:32pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
SillySpringer wrote:I can totally see Hasbro repainting CW Armada Megs into Armada Galvatron soon.
Maybe for an exclusive somewhere but I can't see them doing it for mass retail seeing as how much Armada Megaron has been shelfwarming.

And this game uses the design of the original 2003 toy instead of the CW Leader toy.

Funnily enough at my local Wal-Mart I saw 2 G1 Megs and no Armada Megs a few days ago. They're definitely selling, just not at an equal rate.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1714907)
Posted by Ioné on July 31st, 2015 @ 8:17pm CDT

So I stopped playing this about a month after it came out...I got sick and tired of getting stressed out every time the game matched me with someone who had bought all their characters because we has a similar pvp score. Is that still going on?

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715227)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 2nd, 2015 @ 9:31am CDT

Ioné wrote:So I stopped playing this about a month after it came out...I got sick and tired of getting stressed out every time the game matched me with someone who had bought all their characters because we has a similar pvp score. Is that still going on?

Yes unfortunately it is

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715228)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 2nd, 2015 @ 9:32am CDT

Ioné wrote:So I stopped playing this about a month after it came out...I got sick and tired of getting stressed out every time the game matched me with someone who had bought all their characters because we has a similar pvp score. Is that still going on?

Yes unfortunately it is

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715229)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 2nd, 2015 @ 9:34am CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Got myself a free TCC Tarantulas thanks to that glitch

Could you share how? And I think I fought your Tarantulas

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715426)
Posted by King Kuuga on August 3rd, 2015 @ 3:46am CDT

Ioné wrote:So I stopped playing this about a month after it came out...I got sick and tired of getting stressed out every time the game matched me with someone who had bought all their characters because we has a similar pvp score. Is that still going on?

It's the only kind of game DeNA makes. And now the premium bots cost 50 character cores and make combiners useless.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715429)
Posted by Henry921 on August 3rd, 2015 @ 3:53am CDT

That Bot wrote:
Ioné wrote:So I stopped playing this about a month after it came out...I got sick and tired of getting stressed out every time the game matched me with someone who had bought all their characters because we has a similar pvp score. Is that still going on?

It's the only kind of game DeNA makes. And now the premium bots cost 50 character cores and make combiners useless.

Made Combiners useless after promoting a Bruticus giveaway to former Legends players. You'd think they'd at least wait until their last venture collapsed before making the same mistakes.

Ah, well. Glad I didn't make the switch.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715433)
Posted by King Kuuga on August 3rd, 2015 @ 4:06am CDT

Henry921 wrote:
That Bot wrote:
Ioné wrote:So I stopped playing this about a month after it came out...I got sick and tired of getting stressed out every time the game matched me with someone who had bought all their characters because we has a similar pvp score. Is that still going on?

It's the only kind of game DeNA makes. And now the premium bots cost 50 character cores and make combiners useless.

Made Combiners useless after promoting a Bruticus giveaway to former Legends players. You'd think they'd at least wait until their last venture collapsed before making the same mistakes.

Ah, well. Glad I didn't make the switch.

First thing I noticed when I picked up Battle Tactics was that they seemed to be doing everything that ran Legends into the ground, but faster. Weekly events, new bots, power creep, premium bots that you can technically get for free but only with the luck of the gods and you'd have to play constantly, pay-to-win leaderboards... and a sense of satisfaction when you play, even for free. Goddamnit. I just tell myself that there's at least an element of strategy in this game, with the choice of modes, bot abilities, special attacks, powerups, and unit targeting that weren't present in Legends. That keeps me going. And if I'm tempted to spend money, I remember the hundred bucks I sank into Legends and where that game is now.

But seriously the power creep in this game is ridiculous. The hyper rare Grimlock prize from an event or two ago has better stats than half the combiners, and he still only takes up one slot instead of two. Centurion, the only combiner you can get outside events, is piss now.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715624)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 3rd, 2015 @ 9:50pm CDT

Redneck Grimlock wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Got myself a free TCC Tarantulas thanks to that glitch

Could you share how? And I think I fought your Tarantulas

Cool! Was he paired with Rampage, Waspinator, and Dinobot?
I got Tarantulas just by recruiting him within the first few hours... DeNA made a mistake and made him free to recruit. Unfortunatly, it's no longer possible

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715721)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 4th, 2015 @ 11:52am CDT

I think the one I was fighting had Lio Convoy, Transmetal Megatron, and Arcee. It's cool you got him early though

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715725)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 4th, 2015 @ 12:04pm CDT

Damn, that is a sweet lineup

Yeah, I'm a huge Beasties fan, so I was lucky to be able to get him for free, because I suck at the daily campaigns and would have never gotten him otherwise.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715772)
Posted by Rainmaker on August 4th, 2015 @ 6:34pm CDT

Is anyone else getting bored of this game?

I kind of am now that I have a full tier 5 team, but I keep playing just for the nostalgia.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715776)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 4th, 2015 @ 6:48pm CDT

I quit playing it for a couple months and am back into it again. Propably something you just need to put down for a bit

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715780)
Posted by Rainmaker on August 4th, 2015 @ 6:57pm CDT

Yeah, I wasn't active for a few events for a while.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715884)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 5th, 2015 @ 7:24am CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Damn, that is a sweet lineup
Yeah, I'm a huge Beasties fan, so I was lucky to be able to get him for free, because I suck at the daily campaigns and would have never gotten him otherwise.

I'm a big BW fan too, is that team your main setup? Mines Lio Convoy, G2 Megatron, Inferno, and soon to be Armada Galvatron. I've been around since it came out for iOS

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715899)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 5th, 2015 @ 9:10am CDT

It is, and thankfully they're my heaviest hitters. Inferno? G1 or BW, because Imma be sad if they already did BW Inferno unbeknownst to me

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1715982)
Posted by King Kuuga on August 5th, 2015 @ 1:43pm CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:It is, and thankfully they're my heaviest hitters. Inferno? G1 or BW, because Imma be sad if they already did BW Inferno unbeknownst to me

They did BW Inferno during the second Beast Wars event I believe. You don't see him anymore because he's useless though.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716008)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 5th, 2015 @ 3:42pm CDT

Poor little guy. They should do Antagony and BW Scorponok

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716043)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 5th, 2015 @ 6:18pm CDT

Inferno may not be the best, but he's not useless. I have Armada and V2 Galvatron thanks to him. I still have him in two teams. By the way, the did Beast Wars Scorponok with the same event as Inferno

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716047)
Posted by Rainmaker on August 5th, 2015 @ 6:31pm CDT

Yeah, with every new event stronger characters come in. Making early tier 5's useless.

My lineup of Arcee, Lio Convoy, Spinister and Bonecrusher could easily beat a team of Optimus Primal Bat, Inferno, Hot Spot and G2 Megatron

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716061)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 5th, 2015 @ 7:59pm CDT

Redneck Grimlock wrote:Inferno may not be the best, but he's not useless. I have Armada and V2 Galvatron thanks to him. I still have him in two teams. By the way, the did Beast Wars Scorponok with the same event as Inferno

I must have completely missed that event... must have been the first BW one

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716062)
Posted by King Kuuga on August 5th, 2015 @ 8:00pm CDT

Two Lio Convoys, a Spinister, and in two weeks a Tarantulas, unless I manage to place top 200 in teams or top.... however high gets you a R5 unit in solo, in one of the next events. Some past units are still decent, but if they have less than 100 health it's generally not worth subbing into my team.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716089)
Posted by Rainmaker on August 5th, 2015 @ 10:58pm CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:
Redneck Grimlock wrote:Inferno may not be the best, but he's not useless. I have Armada and V2 Galvatron thanks to him. I still have him in two teams. By the way, the did Beast Wars Scorponok with the same event as Inferno

I must have completely missed that event... must have been the first BW one

Actually the second

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716102)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 6th, 2015 @ 1:14am CDT

Yeah, I forgot which Beast Wars event it was. I just got both the new Galvatrons from this event. I usually drop in PVP rank on purpose so I have more room next event(easier teams). It's called Battle Tactics for a reason

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716103)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 6th, 2015 @ 1:14am CDT

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716120)
Posted by Rainmaker on August 6th, 2015 @ 5:01am CDT

If there were rewards for having a high pvp rank I would keep my pvp rank high.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716121)
Posted by Rainmaker on August 6th, 2015 @ 5:01am CDT

If there were rewards for having a high pvp rank I would keep my pvp rank high.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716141)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 6th, 2015 @ 9:22am CDT

Rainmaker wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:
Redneck Grimlock wrote:Inferno may not be the best, but he's not useless. I have Armada and V2 Galvatron thanks to him. I still have him in two teams. By the way, the did Beast Wars Scorponok with the same event as Inferno

I must have completely missed that event... must have been the first BW one

Actually the second

How many have there been? I participated in the Dinobot and Rampage ones, missed the Blackarachnia one (so that must have been the second)... what was the first?

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716147)
Posted by Redneck Grimlock on August 6th, 2015 @ 10:00am CDT

1st- Cheetor, Optimus Primal, Megatron, Waspinator
2nd- Blackarachnia, Tarantulas, Inferno, Scorponok
3rd- Optimus Primal Bat, Rattrap, Dinobot, Alligator Megatron
4th- Transmetal Optimus Primal, Transmetal Rhinox, Transmetal Megatron, Transmetal Rampage

I believe this is the correct order

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716174)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on August 6th, 2015 @ 12:53pm CDT

Thank you! Fu¢k, I really shouldn't have missed the second campaign...

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716355)
Posted by Va'al on August 7th, 2015 @ 10:25am CDT

We have a quick update for those of you still following the DeNA mobile device game Transformers: Battle Tactics, courtesy of their official Facebook page. A new episode starts today, featuring the latest (classic) combiner team on the block: Computron's Challenge! Find out more below.

The Technobots have entered the battlefield! From August 6th through August 12th you'll get to gather Scattershot, Afterburner, Lightspeed, Nosecone and Strafe in order to recruit the amazing combiner COMPUTRON!

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716377)
Posted by Shuttershock on August 7th, 2015 @ 11:17am CDT

Computron's Challenge: Getting into Combiner Wars before the doors close!

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716385)
Posted by Optimizzy on August 7th, 2015 @ 11:57am CDT

isn't he just going to be a repaint without any limbs? That is disappoint.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716387)
Posted by Shuttershock on August 7th, 2015 @ 11:59am CDT

Optimizzy wrote:isn't he just going to be a repaint without any limbs? That is disappoint.

I can only speculate, but I doubt that's all well get. "Betatron" strikes mme as a holding pattern for the future.

Re: Classic Dinobots Join DeNA Transformers: Battle Tactics! (1716393)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 7th, 2015 @ 12:48pm CDT

I wanna see the rest of CW COMPUTRON!!! :-(

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