Transformers: Forged to Fight Display seen at Best Buy

Man, this game takes up a ton of space

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:Man, this game takes up a ton of space

It sure does

And a lot of battery.

They really need to stabilize their servers too.

I sent a request. My tag is a blast-bolt

Pot Bot wrote:I sent a request. My tag is a blast-bolt

I am no longer part of the alliance

Shauyaun wrote:

Pot Bot wrote:I sent a request. My tag is a blast-bolt

I am no longer part of the alliance

Aw, why?

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:

Shauyaun wrote:

Pot Bot wrote:I sent a request. My tag is a blast-bolt

I am no longer part of the alliance

Aw, why?

Well our alliance wasn't the best alliance for events

Pot Bot wrote:I sent a request. My tag is a blast-bolt

Sorry for the delay. The game didn't notify me that it made me the leader. Welcome to the alliance!



I'll do my best to keep up with this.

After live-action movie Mixmaster joined the Decepticon ranks earlier this month on Transformers: Forged to Fight, we have newssszzss of another addition: Waspinator! According to the official mobile game website, the unlucky Predacon is part of the Demolitions crew, and has only just been added to the game - check out more info below!

About Waspinator:

Faction: Predacons

Class: Demolitions

Despite his loyalty to the Predacon cause, the stalwart Waspinator never gets the respect he deserves from both his team mates or the universe. He has a knack for being crushed, smashed, and torn apart, but this bug has shown himself to be nearly indestructible, always appearing reassembled and ready for the next battle.
Stats and Abilities:

2-Star:

Health: 1662
Attack: 144
Max Rating: 571

3-Star:

Health: 4081
Attack: 302
Max Rating: 1326

4-Star:

Health: 10606
Attack: 785
Max Rating: 3524

Basic Abilities:

Passive:

When Waspinator drops below half of his Base Health, he diverts power to his ranged weapons, doubling Projectile Speed for the remainder of the fight.
When Waspinator drops below a quarter of his Base Health, he gains a 15~29% Special Damage for the remainder of the fight.

Ranged Attacks

Basic ranged attacks sting the opponent, inflicting a 20~28% Resistance De for 2 seconds after a short delay.

Heavy Attacks

100% chance to instantly inflict a 20~28% Resistance De for 5 seconds.
100% chance to Nullify a Resistance .

Signature Ability – Waspinator Lives!

Waspinator’s ability to endure otherwise fatal blows and quickly reassemble himself makes him a tough bot to take out.

On Knockout Blow

If Waspinator’s HP would become 0 he instead becomes Invulnerable, Purifies all Des and Heals 1~20% of his health.

Special Attacks

Special 1 – Eye Lasers

Waspinator overloads his optic sensors!

70~90% chance to gain a 13~25% Precision , increasing Critical Rate and lowering the opponent’s chance of Evading attacks for 5~7 seconds.

Special 2 – Unsteady Sting Shot

Waspinator use kick then Waspinator use gun.

100% chance to instantly inflict a 20~28% Resistance De for 5 seconds.
100% chance to Nullify a Resistance .

Special 3 – Surprise ‘Nuke

Now Waspinator has the giant bomb! Now Waspinator is greatest of Predacons!

This attack has a 100% chance Waspinator Burns the opponent dealing Heat Damage equal to 100% of his attack over 5 seconds.

Synergy Bonuses:

Enemies with Rhinox
Rhinox and Waspinator both receive increased Attack Rating when paired with each other.
1~8% Attack Rating.

Sky Assault with Windblade
Waspinator and Windblade receive improved tracking when paired with each other.
Opponents become 5~25% less evasive.

Weaponsmiths with Mixmaster
Waspinator gains an increased Critical Chance on Heavy Attacks when paired with Mixmaster.
6~15% Heavy Attack Critical Hit

Strong Match-ups:

Ultra Magnus
Ultra Magnus’s Resistance s make him one of the tougher bots in the game, but weakening the Resistances of bots is Waspinator’s specialty. Resistance down and Nullification of Resistance s make the Wasp a great counter for the Autobot leader.
Arcee
Waspinator’s Signature Ability to nullify des allows him to stave off death from bleeding once per fight. Arcee’s low health also becomes a serious disadvantage when facing a well timed Special Attack from Waspinator.

Weak Match-ups:

Rhinox
Rhinox’s Shield offers the perfect counter to Waspinator’s punishing Special Attacks. The Shield’s ability to withstand Waspinator’s Ranged Attacks ensure it is available when the Wasp unleashes his highest damage.
Mirage
The quickest way to mitigate Waspinator’s powerful Special Attacks is to deny him Power. Mirage’s Power Drain mode will allow him to keep Waspinator from unleashing his full damage.

Recommended Modules for Waspinator:

Offense: Superconductor-1000
Waspinator has some of the most devastating Special Attacks, and the Superconductor 1000 helps him use them more often, and with less resistance.
The Superconductor-1000 is exclusive to the Raid Store.
Defense: Repair Module
Waspinator’s Signature Ability gives him more opportunity to heal up with the Repair Module’s abilities, helping ensure he sticks around for fight after fight.
The Repair Module is found in the Premium Module Crystal.
Utility: Paralyzer
The chance to Stun gives Waspinator’s Sting more time to shine by keeping opponents from escaping while they’re vulnerable.
The Paralyzer Module is exclusive to the Alliance Crystal and Alliance Missions.

New way to get shards in the game!

https://forums.transformersforgedtofigh ... ots#latest

Shauyaun wrote:New way to get shards in the game!

https://forums.transformersforgedtofigh ... ots#latest

Would you look at that! Forging bots actually has a proper use now!

ToaLeePrime wrote:

Shauyaun wrote:New way to get shards in the game!

https://forums.transformersforgedtofigh ... ots#latest

Would you look at that! Forging bots actually has a proper use now!

It always did.
It made your bots more powerful

Shauyaun wrote:

ToaLeePrime wrote:

Shauyaun wrote:New way to get shards in the game!

https://forums.transformersforgedtofigh ... ots#latest

Would you look at that! Forging bots actually has a proper use now!

It always did.
It made your bots more powerful

Lemme rephrase, forging is actually a more worthwhile investment!

Yes agreed!
(I went on a forging frenzy a few days ago wish I saved it for when ever this feature is lunched)

Fellow Seibertronian Shauyaun has pointed us towards an update over on the Kabam mobile game Transformers: Forged to Fight - and one that seems well received by the community! According to the developers, you can now gain extra shards in-game when you forge your bots as of the update (taking place later today). Read more about it below!

Greetings Commanders!

After lots of suggestions from our players, we are adding a way for players to turn their unused bots into Shards. Starting today, when you Forge a bot into another Bot, you will receive Crystal shards for the next Crystal Tier! That means that forging a 2-Star Bot will grant you 3-Star Bot Crystal Shards, and forging a 3-Star Bot will grant you 4-Star Bot Crystal Shards.

The amount of shards you receive will scale depending on Rank, Level and Signature Level. You'll also gain more Forge XP based on the Signature Level of the Bots being forged. This will not be retroactive, and will only apply to Bots that are forged following the change.

This change will take effect at 6pm PST tonight.

Raid updates!

We have some news for you with regards to the latest Transformers mobile game: Forged to Fight. The latest update is that Soundwave, the sometimes silent yet extremely deadly communications officer is joining the game! He joins as an unlockable character and comes with trusty cassetticons Ravage and Laserbeak! You can check out the pair of press releases below, and head on into the game to unlock this deadly warrior!

Decepticon Soundwave has joined the fight! Today, Kabam has released Soundwave and his trusty minions Laserbeak and Ravage as an unlockable playable character in the new AAA 3D action-fighter Transformers: Forged to Fight for mobile. The Decepticon model of loyalty to Megatrons cause, Soundwave takes advantage of his title as Communications Officer to ingratiate himself with Megatron every chance he gets. Opponents beware of Soundwave’s signature ability – the Sonic Shield – protecting Soundwave from incoming attacks with a chance to reflect inbound range attacks back at his opponent to deal 140% their original damage.




TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight is a new high-definition, action-fighting RPG mobile game developed by Kabam and Hasbro. For the first time ever, Transformers fans and mobile gamers everywhere will be able to build their Transformers team and battle with the most iconic Autobots and Decepticons from nearly every era of the storied franchise’s 30-plus year history.

The game features authentic Transformers action set in a stunning 3D environment, challenging players to assemble the ultimate team of Autobots and Decepticons, including fan-favorite bots from previous and current animated Transformers TV series, Paramount’s blockbuster films, Transformers comic books and Hasbro's line of iconic action figures. As fans assemble their team, they will forge alliances, battle other players and dive into a unique storyline that goes beyond good versus evil.

Download Transformers: Forged to Fight Today! http://www.bit.ly/PlayTransformersFTF

Soundwave Assets:
Soundwave Bot Intel Report: https://transformersforgedtofight.com/b ... soundwave/
Approved Game Assets (including the CG Soundwave Bot Battle Video): https://kabam.box.com/s/qtgguzu40j2gcbn ... 4u183p2mhc

Fingers crossed his heavy attack and/or ranged attack is a cool minion launch attack.

Kyleor wrote:Fingers crossed his heavy attack and/or ranged attack is a cool minion launch attack.

He's heavy is laserbeak shooting but his ranged is him shooting his own gun
He doesn't transform, but when you tap on him for his alt mobe he deploys ravag and laserbeak

A survey over on the TF2F community on line has given us a list of the best and most loved F2F characters(not including soundwave just yet)

1. Optimus Prime MV1
2. Ironhide
3. Optimus Prime
4. Motormaster
5. Bumblebee
6. Rhinox
7. Barricade
8. Ratchet
9. Windblade
10. Bonecrusher
11. Waspinator
12. Mirage
13. Grindor
14. Bludgeon
15. Sideswipe
16. Ultra Magnus
17. Mixmaster
18. Arcee

Spacial thanks to Nick

Is this a tier list?

Hasbro has just sent us news of the latest addition to the Kabam! Studios mobile game Transformers: Forge to Fight - the best bad cop around in the TFverse: Prowl. The intel update about the character gives a lot of information about the playability, and we've shared some facts below, along with images and an interview about the character. Check it all out!

About Prowl:

Faction: Autobots

Class: Scout

He may look like your friendly neighborhood cop on patrol, but check under the hood and he’s 100% military-trained police on a mission to serve and protect. He’s a trusted strategist and friend of Optimus Prime, but he’s decidedly less friendly to those who don’t follow protocol…his protocol.

SIGNATURE ABILITY – GOOD COP:

After charging his Melee Buffs, Prowl gets a surge of Power based on how many Melee Buffs he activated.

Passive:

After charging his Melee Buffs, Prowl gets 1.5 ~ 4% Power for each Melee Buff activated.


SPECIAL ATTACKS:

Special 1 – Short Circuit

His short fuse and their short circuit.

100% chance to Power Burn, consuming up to 23.8 ~ 36.4% of the target’s max Power.
If the opponent reaches zero Power as a result of this Power Burn, the strength of their Power Gain Buffs is reduced by 15% for the rest of the fight.


Special 2 – Gunslinger

Locked, loaded, and he’s quick on the draw. Watch Out!

Increases Ranged Damage by 29.5 ~ 36.4% and Ranged Speed for 6 seconds.


Special 3 – Ride Shotgun

Riding shotgun with Prowl is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

100% chance to Power Lock, severing the target’s flow of Power for 16 seconds.


TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight is a new high-definition, action-fighting RPG mobile game developed by Kabam and Hasbro. For the first time ever, Transformers fans and mobile gamers everywhere will be able to build their Transformers team and battle with the most iconic Autobots and Decepticons from nearly every era of the storied franchise’s 30-plus year history.


The game features authentic Transformers action set in a stunning 3D environment, challenging players to assemble the ultimate team of Autobots and Decepticons, including fan-favorite bots from previous and current animated Transformers TV series, Paramount’s blockbuster films, Transformers comic books and Hasbro's line of iconic action figures. As fans assemble their team, they will forge alliances, battle other players and dive into a unique storyline that goes beyond good versus evil.

Download Transformers: Forged to Fight Today! http://www.bit.ly/PlayTransformersFTF

Autobot On Patrol - Prowl

Derek Dishes Dirt on Prowl’s Animations

Cuz: When animating Prowl in his vehicle mode, did you look to famous cop cars for inspiration...you know like Starsky and Hutch’s muscle car, Kojak’s classic undercover sedan, or maybe Scooby’s Mystery Machine?

Derek: We often gather reference from any source that makes sense to the character, even ones mentioned above. But the idea of Prowl burning out while towing a bot on a chain behind him was purely inspired by me playing with transformer action figures at my desk. I just happened to have Prowl and Starscream at my desk and a beaded necklace left over from one of our staff parties, and Just like that I was back at my parents house playing bad ass cop versus the world.

Cuz: Which special was more satisfying to direct Prowl's pump shotty blast or savage baton beatdown?

Derek: This is a tough one, because I like them both, but if had to pick one I would say the “pump shotty blast”. Just because this special was inspired from “Charles Bronson” he was very bad ass with his gun.

Cuz: That’s pretty rad because Chuck was the original Action Bronson...kind of like how Prowl was the original tough guy Transformers cop.


Prowl Gets The Piero Treatment

Cuz: As one Prowl’s gameplay designer you’d be able to answer a good cop/bad cop question that’s been bothering me. I have a pretty solid Barricade (bad cop) on my team, and Prowl (good cop) is now entering the Fight. As I tend to dig bad things, why should I want a hard boiled law enforcer like Prowl? Break him down for me.

Piero: The character team worked really hard to make his moves and abilities feel great while also capturing his “Good Cop” personality. At the start of the fight, Prowl can Dash Back and try to “persuade the opponent” into giving up fighting, which in the end, results in Prowl dealing a lot of damage.

While the tension is building up, he can Stun opponents with his Ranged Attacks and passively gain Melee Damage Buffs that prepares Prowl for the inevitable big fight. What I usually do in this stage is to Dash Back, Sidestep Up and Down while also using Ranged Attacks in order to build up the maximum amount of Melee Damage Buffs.

When the opponent tries to land an attack, Prowl goes into the offensive and deals massive damage with his Melee Attacks. His Signature Ability “Good Cop” also provides a great amount of Power when Prowl goes into the offensive. All those abilities will prove that being a Good Cop is the best thing.

Cuz: Let’s talk mods and Prowl. Did you guys make a special handcuffs and sirens mod for him? If not, boo. In lieu of that cool idea, what ,mod would you recommend for Prowl?

Piero: His Special 2 deals -amazing- damage. I would recommend using the Superconductor-2000 or Robot Resource in order to activate it more often!

Using Prowl with the Repair Module would also be great! Prowl tries to keep himself at a distance before attacking with his fully charged Melee Damage Buffs, because of that, fights might last longer and the Regeneration will trigger more. I am excited to try out this combo when he comes out on May 18th.

Nick Talks Chains and Nightsticks

Cuz: As much as I hate getting my car towed, I have to admit that it’s pretty cool seeing old Prowl extend his chains and take the perp for a ride. Tell us about creating that effect.

Nick: I wanted to enhance Prowls chain by making it look “charged”, but getting the electrical FX to stick onto Prowls chain was tricky. Purple electricity flows along the chain as it twists in all directions. The second part of that effect are the sparks emitting from the victim to convey grinding along the floor.

Cuz: I’ve noticed that Prowl’s beatdown baton is pink. Or is that reddish-purple? What was the thinking behind that? Wouldn’t an Energon infused nightstick smack the Energon right into the enemy?

Nick: Prowl moves fast during his baton attack. We wanted to make sure that Prowl’s nightstick and FX really stood out, so yes, the baton is reddish-purple. The blue-ish electrical FX are more readable at speed this way. The baton attack causes electrical FX on the opponent as a ”power burn” to the opponent before the next hit.

Cuz: Thanks for the gameplay related FX info. Looks like you’re gunning for Piero’s job;)

Yassss Finally one of my faves makes it to FTF

Does anyone else have trouble opening a revenge raid

The newsest mobile Transformers game, Kabam's Transformers: Forged to Fight, won Best Game on the Play Store at Google Play Awards 2017. This article lists more winners for different categories. here is an excerpt about the award given to Transformers: Forged to Fight:

Mobile gamers should take a look at Transformers: Forged to Fight as it won the award for the Best Game on the Play Store. The Best Multiplayer game award went to Blizzard Entertainment’s, Hearthstone.

must be nice but it still ain't available for my android phone. tsk.

Finally found some time to try this out this eve. Let's see what happens!

Even though we reported that Kabam's Transformers: Forged to Fight won Best Game, here is the official press release from Hasbro:

Kabam and Hasbro’s epic HD action-fighting RPG mobile game TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight has been named Best Game at the 2017 Google Play Awards! Competing titles included some of the most acclaimed games in the industry – see full list here.


Tim Fields, CEO of Kabam Games adds:

"Kabam is honored to have received the 2017 Best Game Award from Google Play for our newest game, Transformers: Forged to Fight. Working with Hasbro and Google to bring the magic of the last thirty years of the Transformers universe to life for Android users around the globe has been a labor of love for everyone on our team. We're so happy to hear that our fans are enjoying playing it as much as we enjoy creating it! Roll out!"

In TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight, Transformers fans and gamers everywhere can build a team of Transformers characters and battle with the most iconic Autobots and Decepticons from nearly every era of the storied franchise’s 30-plus year history , including fan-favorite bots from previous and current animated Transformers TV series, Paramount’s blockbuster films, Transformers comic books and Hasbro's line of iconic action figures. Players explore an epic new universe where multiple realities collide to form a massive planetary battlefield while assembling a team of Autobots and Decepticons from across time and space to fight against a world of corrupted Transformers robots and their villainous overlords. The game features amazing visuals, intense one-on-one battles, meaningful robot to vehicle converting action and deep RPG elements.

Download Transformers: Forged to Fight Today: http://www.bit.ly/PlayTransformersFTF

Well, that dosn't say much for the competition. The game was so forgettable I just deleted it and well, forgot about it.

I have never been able to play it on my kindle so that kinda irks me. Yeah, grandpa WreckerJack doesn't own an smartphone and I don't plan on getting one till I'm forced.

I'm only 27 - I just don't like things that break easy.

its really a fun fighting game lots of eye candy

Ultra Markus wrote:its really a fun fighting game lots of eye candy

Which my phone doesn't like - it's crashed seven times since installing it, and I've only done the first three missions. Shame.

must have been a slow year if this boring game won best game, only thing good about it is the graphics everything else is forgettable.

I mean, it is the Google Play shop. This isn't counting console games from the likes of Sony or Nintendo or anything; it's just whatever you can get on your mobile phone. So when this game's a popular brand (ie it's a Transformers game, lots of people love Transformers) and the competition's Candy Crush and Angry Birds, not the most surprising thing in the world.

Seibertron.com was invited to visit the Kabam Games studio in Vancouver, Canada. They currently make both Marvel: Contest of Champions and the award winning Transformers: Forged to Fight. Of course, we went to learn more about the Transformers game and I have tons of tidbits for you about the process and design behind the characters, which is what fascinated me most. We will have more content for you coming, such as interviews with the creators, writers and Hasbro packaging artist Marcelo Matere, who is now a full time employee on Transformers: Forged to Fight (but don't worry IDW fans, he still has time for variant covers).



The one thing that I really got from this is that these developers are huge fans of the franchise. There is a big (not licensed) Optimus Prime Statue at the studio entrance. It used to make sounds but that drove the receptionist crazy, so now he only lights up.



Here is what I learnt while on the tour and speaking to the creators and designers:

The model used for Drift in the game (seen in trailers and cutscenes) is based on his Age of Extinction look rather than his Last Knight look because the more reference to movement available the better, and the only media they have access to for The Last Knight right now is trailers (which Drift doesn't appear in). Hasbro does send them reference material if needed and the reference Hasbro sent to them for Drift was shots of the Prime 1 Studios statue.



The Sharkticon design was in house and not based on any previous design. They needed a grunt type character for the story and while the Sharkticons fit the bill narratively, their G1 designs, which is echoed in their Generations toy, didn’t fit with the overall aesthetic of the game. So they created their own “Generations Sharkticon” which would be more of an update, “classics” style, like many figures were before the recent turn of the Generations toys being much closer to their G1 counterparts.



From a writing perspective, Cuz Parry, the writer of this game (and the writer of the entire Skate series), finds this similar to writing a comic book since it doesn’t end. You just build on the story and create new stories with this same or evolving roster. There is a beginning and then a middle, middle, middle, middle…



The only licensing in the game is with Hasbro for their characters. While the alt-modes look very close to their movie alt-modes, none of the vehicles are licensed. All the designers have to do to bypass copyright is change the angle of the headlights and the shape of the grill. Those happen to be the distinguishing features trademarked on a car’s look.



As you all know I am fond of lists, and here are two tidbits regarding lists and Transfomers:
1. Hasbro sent a list to the team of specific characters they would be fine with them using. And that list included Trenchmouth.
2. Hasbro also has a list of 7 pillar Transformers characters that they try to keep visible in their marketing and licensing (like DC’s three marketing pillars being Superman, Batman and the Joker). While they didn’t remember the specifics, they said it was the obvious G1 ones like Megatron, Optimus, Bumblebee and Starscream, but they did remember being surprised by the inclusion of Hound.


Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Trenchmouth Gallery

The hardest move to design ever was the box move for Mirage. It is not the design that was hard (it's just a box), it was the timing. The box must first appear fully around Mirage for him to then disappear and it must then reappear fully and fade away for Mirage to reappear. That’s a lot of animation to handle and a long time for the game to stop and for the opponent to either move away or no longer be in control. Plus, you are giving someone the ability to no longer be seen, which might be too big of an advantage in a fast paced game like this. So there too, it’s about the timing. How long can the player be truly invisible? Cuz, the writer, jokingly said that if the box didn’t work they could just have his special be that he parachutes down.



Most G1 designs in the game are based on Hasbro designed toys. Lead character developer, Adam Cooper said that sadly, Ratchet does not have any good Hasbro designed toys out there and thus his design is instead a hybrid of the Takara Masterpiece and the DeNA design from Transformers: Legends.





These are all the tidbits I have for now. More will come when we are at the discretion to share and in upcoming interviews. And about the city itself, Vancouver, if there is one thing I wasn't prepared for, it's for how sarcastic it was.



Joking aside, it was an amazing trip and Seibertron.com would like to thank Hasbro, Kabam Studio and their partners at Rogers & Cowan for organizing this exciting event.

I'm guessing the other two 'pillar' characters would be Soundwave and Grimlock - can't think of anyone more significant than them. Hound IS very surprising, though...

Kurona wrote:I'm guessing the other two 'pillar' characters would be Soundwave and Grimlock - can't think of anyone more significant than them. Hound IS very surprising, though...

That tells me Shockwave and Rodimus arent pillars. Like they favor season 1 of G1. I think Hound is basically because John warden has some kind of authority on it (which is odd since he isnt marketting).

Kurona wrote:Hound IS very surprising, though...

It's probably because he's in the movie. My bet is that list is fluid and only Optimus, Megatron, and possible Starscream have permanent positions...

Iron Prime wrote:

Kurona wrote:Hound IS very surprising, though...

It's probably because he's in the movie. My bet is that list is fluid and only Optimus, Megatron, and possible Starscream have permanent positions...

I just want to add that of all characters, hound was also in the roster for the Power of the primes vote



Hasbro is pushing this guy hard, in both his incarnations. and since the game deals with both g1 and movie, i dont know which side Hasbro was aiming him for.

If he really is on there, I guess the next series after RiD will have him on the main cast. It's still very weird.

Although unexpected, I'm certainly not complaining if Hound is getting more use.

Hey look the age of extinction drift!

I wouldn't say leaked but it looks like a leak

Shauyaun wrote:Hey look the age of extinction drift!

I wouldn't say leaked but it looks like a leak

Not a leak, its a screenshot of this trailer

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... bam/37526/

During Seibertron.com's visit to Kabam Games in Vancouver, we were able to meet the creative staff behind their Transformers Forged to Fight free to play game. We interviewed the following key players:

Cuz Parry : Head writer (has previously written the entire Skate series)

Mike McCartney: Game Director

Adam Cooper: Lead character artist

Pablo Greenham: Lead environment artist

Marcelo Matere: Promotional artist (Packaging artist for Hasbro since Armada)

Darren Evenson: Character designer

Nick Williams: Lead VFX artist

Derek Ng-Cummings: Animator




When did you discover Transformers?

Cuz: In 84 when it was playing. I was 18 at the time and me and my friends would sometimes chill watching 80s cartoons like Transformers and He-Man

Derek: G1 in 85

Darren: G1 in the mid 80s, I got Hoist for Christmas.

Nick: The toys and G1 cartoon in 1984. I had many of them as a kid, like Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus and Optimus.

Pablo: In 84 with the show.

Mike: My dad would go on business trips a lot and would always bring me something back. Once he brought me back G1 Hound, my very first Transformer. I loved him and brought him everywhere. One day I was at the grocery store and was looking at those capsule machines. I left him on top of the machine to put the money in and since I was only thinking of what prize I had gotten, I forgot about Hound. When I went back to get him, he was gone. I was seven and still remember it clearly.

Marcelo: 86 since Brazil got the cartoons a bit later.

Adam: 1985-86 with both the cartoons and toys.


Favourite Transformers character growing up?

Cuz: I liked how Cliffjumper was such a grumpy d&#k. I also liked Jazz since he was pretty much the same as Hong Kong Phooey, also voiced by Scatman Crothers.



Derek: Optimus Prime

Darren: Jetfire, I love how he traded sides.

Nick: Jetfire

Pablo: Optimus Prime

Mike: Shockwave and Soundwave

Marcelo: Grimlock and the Dinobots

Adam: Preaking and the Predacons. My favourite moment was in a G1 comic when they battled Megatron.




Favourite Transformers era design wise?

Cuz: The Generations toys, which are G1 but with more detail on their surfaces.

Derek: G1

Darren: G1

Nick: G1

Pablo: Prime, just a great mix of G1 and a more detailed movie aesthetic.

Mike: G1

Marcelo: Transformers Animated

Adam: IDW (especially All Hail Megatron)




Favorite movie design?

Cuz: Hound and Bonecrusher. I really like how the later moves in the film, like he’s scating. Plus he has those massive over the shoulder shovels.

Derek: Bumblebee, with more noticeable car kibble.

Darren: Bumblebee, with the chest clearly made of car parts.

Nick: Drift and Hot Rod

Pablo: Demolishor, it was unlike any other Transformers design.

Mike: Drift from Age of Extinction, I love that Samurai look.

Marcelo: Barricade but only from the first trilogy. I do not like his redesign in The Last Knight. I liked how he had more car parts previously and his head didn’t have 6 eyes. Now the designs all make the bots look similar to each other with the alt mode kibble morphing and shaping up their bodies to all have similar humanoid looks, which makes them less unique from bot to bot.

Adam: Megatron in both Dark of the Moon and The Last Knight.




Favourite character to fight with in the game?

Cuz: Bumblebee

Derek: Bludgeon

Darren: Windblade

Nick: Motormaster

Pablo: Windblade

Mike: Bonecrusher

Marcelo: Windblade

Adam: Bludgeon


What is your preferred strategy when playing?

Cuz: I use Ironhide to go through lower level bots, using his #2 special. Since range weapons can be avoided, I preffer getting in, hitting with the heavy attack while trying to get the opponent against the wall.

Derek: With Bludgeon, I use ranged attacks as much as possible until I can use special #2.

Darren: Windblade’s sword has a high bleed and she can avoid ranged attacks well. I fight at a distance and then I carve up with the sword.

Nick: I never use the special #3, with Motormaster, I use special #1 as soon as I get it because of the range.

Pablo: I never use specials.

Mike: I use autofight on raids. When fighting, I block and wait for an opening.

Marcelo: tap tap tap, heavy attack.

Adam: With Bludgeon I like mixing up range with heavy attacks while waiting for a special.

We were holding some secrets from our recent visit to Kabam's studio and now we can start unveiling a bit thanks to the new video they posted on their Facebook page. Transformers: Forged to Fight is getting a massive update June 14th, which will give it a whole new feel. There will be daily extras you get just for logging in, a new look to the base but most importantly, two new playable characters: Age of Extinction Drift and The Last Knight Hot Rod.

Check out the trailer below to see the awesome new sword throwing specials Drift can do and much more!



Below is a full list of everything to expect from the 2.0 update along with some screenshots.

TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight V2.0.0 Release Note

Version 2.0 will be available June 14th with brand new content, visual upgrades, and fixes!
Here’s the detail of what’s coming to The Fight:
Complete your Transformers: The Last Knight experience with new limited-time
missions.
Rumors that the Autobot Hot Rod has arrived on New Quintessa enrages Drift who vows to hunt him down. Perplexed by Drift's vow Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fear that the Decepticon turned Autobot has gone rogue and is resorting back to his old Decepticon ways. Play the all new Spotlight - "A Question of Loyalty" - and find out what happens when brothers in arms do battle.

Megatron has returned to take his place as the new boss of Alliance Missions!

New Daily Login Calendar! Great prizes await the faithful Commanders who login
everyday! Collect Rewards from the 7 Day, 28 Day, and Alliance Calendars.

Fight in a brand new environment inspired by Transformers: The Last Knight.
A whole new look for your Base!o Base updates bring a new level of visual polish and navigational ease.
Show off up to four Relics with two new sockets added. o Several new Relics with new effects have been added. New Relics can be found by fully Exploring any difficulty level of "A Question of Loyalty" as well as from the special Event Calendar. These Relics also have new in-game benefits.

Tip the odds in your favor by using Boosts to augment your Bots' performance.
Boosts can increase your damage output or survivability.
Activate an XP Boost to accelerate your level ups and claim rewards
faster.
Some Boosts are only applied to a specific game mode.

Forging a Module now awards bonus Module Crystal Shards based on the Rank,
Level, and Signature Ability Level of the Modules that are consumed.
1-Star Modules do not award Shards. o 2-Star Modules award 3-Shard Module Crystal Shards. o 3-Star Modules award 4-Star Module Crystal Shards.
A new Synergy Bonus interface now shows you who is providing a bonus and who is receiving a bonus.
The benefits and targets for existing Synergy Bonuses have not changed.
Several new Synergy Bonuses have been added.

The Alliance-based currency Loyalty has been removed.
Existing Loyalty balances have been converted to Gold.
You now earn Gold for answering Alliance Help Requests.
Alliance Help requests will now immediately award 3 Energy in addition to the Energy received from Alliance mates.

Bot Changes
1-Star and 2-Star Bots now start with two Special Attacks at Rank 1 and unlock a third Special Attack after Ranking Up.
3-Star Bots now start with three Special Attacks at Rank 1.

Mixmaster
Received a re-design, both on his Basic Abilities and his Signature.
Updated design will be more in line with other Demolition Bots (Very high damage bursts in a short period of time)
Acid does not have a cost anymore and Neutralizes Resistances Buffs when active, making him really great against Bots like Ultra Magnus.
Will deal Burn on his Special 3.
Whenever opponents have an active Debuff, Mixmaster will get a huge Critical Rate Buff.

Arcee
Generates power from Non-Critical Hits. o Power generation from Critical Hits has been reduced to 12%.
Guardian's Ferocity now has a 20% increased chance to trigger at all Signature levels.

New Synergies have been added and tuned for several bots.

Mod Changes
Laser Guidance and EMI Module
Module buffs and debuffs can no longer be overridden by projectile buffs from bots.
A new formula adds a global minimum and maximum speed limit for projectiles to account for bots that might stack Projectile Speed buffs.

Fight Tuning Adjustments:
Made Adjustments to the AI of enemies to make them less likely to hold their power until they can use their Special 3
Tuned down aggression of Enemy AI in harder content
Made a slight adjustment to the speed of Projectile Attacks to make them easier for players to avoid
Slightly increased the window to chain from a combo into a special attack Bug Fixes and Optimizations
Fixed an issue with the effectiveness of Module Signature Abilities during Raids
Stash items now default to sort by expiry
Filter basic ORE-13 and Catalysts in the Stash and Inventory screens
Some timers that previously just showed hours now show minutes as well.
Fixed an issue causing Wins in Arenas showing as a Loss

I should have expected a FTF TLK Tie in but why is Drift in his AOE Design when he's getting a redesign for TLK?. Thank you Kabam for giving me Hot Rod in FTF

Prime Target wrote:I should have expected a FTF TLK Tie in but why is Drift in his AOE Design when he's getting a redesign for TLK?. Thank you Kabam for giving me Hot Rod in FTF

Because they need all the reference they can get and there is a lot more of blue drift out there than red drift.

The Forged to Fight is getting a massive update today with new playable characters like Drift coming out tomorrow. You can read all about the update here. Seibertron was able to interview the game developpers regarding the update, enjoy!

The people interviewed are:

Cuz Parry : Head writer (has previously written the entire Skate series)
Mike McCartney: Game Director
Adam Cooper: Lead character artist
Pablo Greenham: Lead environment artist
Marcelo Matere: Promotional artist (Packaging artist for Hasbro since Armada)
Darren Evenson: Character designer
Nick Williams: Lead VFX artist
Derek Ng-Cummings: Animator

What do you find most exciting about the 2.0 update?

Cuz: Daily log ins. I just like the routine of it. You wake up, check your phone, get your free stuff for the day, you feel good.

Derek: How it will be a whole new experience to players.

Darren: The out of box experience. It has a better presentation, a better flow/pacing. It’s a whole new package I hope fans will like.

Nick: Drift as a playable character finally plus Hot Rod.

Pablo: The new environment with chunks of Cybertron floating around.

Mike: The new characters coming out. It’s also a massive update when looking at all the small changes everywhere, from presentation to daily freebies. Those who haven’t played yet, this is really the time. It’s how we wished the game would have been at launch and we hope that those who gave it a shot and left can come back to see how improved the experience is. We truly are making a Triple A game that you can play on your phone. At least our workload sure feels the same as when we were working at other Triple A companies (i.e. EA).

An overhaul. Could be nice.

Drift becomes playable tomorrow at 10AM ODT in Transformers: Forged to Fight. For those wondering why they went with the blue Age of Extinction version, its because the more reference the game designers have the better and there is simply so much more of blue Drift out there. So it helps them make a model that is more accurate to what we saw. In the occasion of this playable character, Kabam has provided us with a few goodies including a new video, a 360 view and an interview. Enjoy!



Here is a 360 view of the character



Here is the developer interview.

The Dirt On Drift

The Decepticon turned Autobot Drift has been hanging around in the shadows on New Quintessa for a while, but now he formally enters the fray. Let’s talk with some of the people that brought Drift to life in Forged To Fight – Francois Dinh Quang, Ryan Boulanger, and Nick Williams.

Francois Gets Frank About Drift

Cuz: I noticed that Drift has a penchant for tossing his blades around. You’re the animator, what’s the deal with this? Aren’t you worried that he will run out of swords? Or, do you have inside info that he’s sponsored by Schick or some other company that makes blades and has somehow attached themselves to the Transformers?

Francois: When we researched Drift and were watching him in Transformer AOE, the team noticed that Drift is not the type of bot that would cry over losing his blade. He’s always ready to beat bots and bleed some energon even if it means tossing his sword into someone’s face and keep on fighting with another blade. We try to give him that flair into his specials, he will beat his opponent with as many as he can get his hands on!

Cuz: He has that samurai thing going on and his name is Drift…were you ever tempted to skip the whole bot thing altogether, give him the nickname Tokyo and just have him do burnouts and donuts everywhere?

Francois: At some point I thought about keeping him in his car state and just pay homage to Tokyo Drift, unfortunately Tokyo Drift is my least favorite movie of the franchise. We still decided to keep Drift doing one drift before his samurai side takes over and drift thru the air slashing his way out.

Ryan Discusses The Design Behind Drift

Cuz: I’ve had the Decepticon Bludgeon on my team for a while now, and Drift seems like a pretty good Autobot foil to the Master of Metallkito. Gives us the lowdown on Drift. What makes him tick? (Don’t say energon and his spark.)

Ryan: Bludgeon is all about raw power, being a tank he is naturally the most armored of the warrior class. Drift on the other hand is a master of Diffusion, a martial art that rewards focus and precision.

Drift is all about keeping your Combo Count high and avoiding the attacks of your enemies. As his Combo Count grows he’ll gain Precision, Critical Damage and Bleed Duration buffs. Precision is going to stop opponents from Evading while the Critical Damage and Bleed Duration buffs are going to pump out the damage. Drift’s final trick is his ability to Evade Bleeding opponents, useful when trying to keep that Combo Count high and impress your sensei.

Cuz: Oh, precision. Not my strong suit, but I do like high combo counts. If Drift lands on my team, I may take him out for a spin; however, if I leave him on my base to defend, he’ll need the right mod. Which one would that be?

Ryan: Hmm, I hate giving out these secrets but there are a few obvious ones that jump to mind. Nightbird’s Mark perfectly complements Drift’s ability to Evade and hold his Combo while upgrading his Critical Hits. Harm Accelerator is already a great Module but it becomes unreal in the hands of Drift, allowing him to indefinitely Evade his opponent and further amplify his Bleed damage.

Nick Makes Drift Dazzle

Cuz: I’m digging Drift’s Special 3 attack. You snuck a bit of a whirlwind in there. Tell us about the hows and whys for his effects and also tell me will I ever get a cow put into one of your twisters?

Nick: I wanted to sell Drifts’ effortless agility. He spins a lot during his attacks. By using a combination of the whirlwind for his burnout and the trails for his swords, helps visually sell the speed of his movements. If the modelers make a cow, I’ll throw one in!

Cuz: So, no cows. Hmmmm. Oh well, next time. How did you go about making him feel different than the other two similarly swordy bots Windblade and Bludgeon?

Nick: As for the differences between Bludgeon and Drift – Bludgeon is very pronounced in his movements – There is a weight behind his strikes. I used fewer sword trails and more ground based FX to showcase the force of Bludgeons hits. For Drift it was the opposite – More sword trails and wind FX to show Drifts agility and lightness on his feet.