Info about War Robots: Frontiers:

Official game description:
**Gear up for tactical mech action in War Robots: Frontiers, a free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter. Construct and customize your War Robots, squad up with other Pilots online, and fire up your engines in massive battles across the stars.**
**TACTICAL MECH ACTION**
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Experience the mechanical precision and power of War Robots. Pilot colossal war machines in online PvP battles, using tight team coordination and tactical gambits to edge out rivals. Push for all-out destruction in Team Deathmatch, fight for survival in Last Robot Standing, control points in Warp Rush, and rank up in Leagues.
**ENGINEER YOUR VICTORY**
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You are the Pilot and the engineer. Whether you excel at speed plays, all-out assaults, or defensive maneuvers, there’s a playstyle and a mech for you. Build the perfect War Robot and customize it with Pilots, explosive weapons, special abilities, and unique cosmetics.
**BATTLE FOR NEW WORLDS**
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Storm the worlds of the Wild Ten, a newly discovered planetary system lightyears from Earth. From a freezing planetoid through deep mines, secret research bases, and geothermal power plants, these maps are full of opportunity… but it’s up to Pilots to plant the flag. Team up to discover their secrets and win the fight!
**UNLEASH TITANIC DESTRUCTION**
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Can you build enough power to unleash your ultimate weapon? Titans are hulking power-ups built with maximum damage in mind. They’re armed with unique specializations and capabilities, so pick your moment and finish the fight with destructive gusto.
**EXPAND YOUR UNIVERSE**
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Regular Seasons, events, and Battle Passes bring all-new content to War Robots: Frontiers. Battle to enjoy additional modes, maps, War Robots, bleeding-edge weaponry, Hero Pilots, and much more. Immerse yourself in the War Robots Universe and make a name for yourself on the Wild Ten, Pilot!

Release date: Mar 4, 2025

Categories: Mech Combat, Multiplayer, Tactical, Customization, Shooter, Team-based Combat, PvP, Progression System

Feature scans:
- MTX: score 85; verdict: Predatory Monetization; summary: The game has significant issues with its monetization model, particularly around pay-to-win mechanics and overpriced in-game purchases. The battle pass system and progression mechanics are also seen as unfair, especially for free players. However, there are positive aspects such as balanced gameplay and enjoyable mechanics that provide a fair experience for all players. Addressing these monetization issues could greatly improve the overall player experience.
- Steam Deck: score 75; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The analysis of user feedback reveals several critical issues impacting the game experience. Significant concerns include problems with the anti-cheat software, lack of support for Linux and Steam Deck, frequent game crashes, and various performance and graphical issues. While there is appreciation for controller support, there are calls for improvements in this area as well. These issues collectively contribute to a less than optimal user experience, with high severity problems particularly affecting gameplay accessibility and stability.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $5.00 - $15.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that users find value in specific bundles and sales, particularly around the $5 to $15 range. The mention of waiting for sales and specific price points for bundles indicates that the community considers these prices to be fair and reasonable. The repeated emphasis on sales and specific bundle prices helps to narrow down the perceived fair price range.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 350.0h
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: 2.0h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence shows that players have spent significant amounts of time playing the game, with some mentioning hundreds of hours. This indicates a high level of engagement and suggests that the game can be quite immersive. The reasoning for the playtime values is based on the typical playtime mentioned by users who have spent extensive hours on the game, indicating a long-term commitment to reach high levels and achievements.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game is initially fun during the tutorial and early robot building stages, but the enjoyment drops due to repetitive game modes, maps, and progression issues.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: Understanding robot building and customization
  - Time to anchor: 0h 30m
  - Friction: Repetitive game modes; Limited maps; Lack of social features; Poor matchmaking; Unhelpful tutorial
  - Unlock drivers: Understanding robot building; Customization options; Core gameplay mechanics
  - Conditions: Playing with friends; Focusing on fun rather than progression; Experimenting with different builds
- Player Archetypes:
  - Nostalgic Grinder (sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoys the core gameplay and customization, willing to grind to unlock content.
    - Playstyle: Strategic and team-oriented, enjoys customizing mechs and experimenting with different builds.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: franchise fan; old-school player
    - Reference games: MechAssault; War Robots (mobile); Hawken
  - Tactical Strategist (sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoys the strategic depth, teamwork, and customization options.
    - Playstyle: Tactical and team-oriented, enjoys planning and executing strategies with their team.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: strategy gamer; team player
    - Reference games: Rainbow Six; MechWarrior
  - Casual Newcomer (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Looking for a casual and accessible mech game experience.
    - Playstyle: Casual and exploratory, enjoys trying out different mechs and weapons.
    - Experience: newcomer
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: casual gamer; new player
    - Reference games: none
  - Frustrated Competitor (no buy)
    - Motivation: Enjoys the core gameplay but is frustrated with monetization and matchmaking.
    - Playstyle: Competitive, enjoys the challenge of PvP but is often matched with bots or higher-level players.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: no buy
    - Labels: competitive player; frustrated gamer
    - Reference games: none


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Enjoyable and smooth gameplay (weight 0.25): The gameplay is described as smooth, satisfying, and enjoyable. It offers a balanced and high-quality experience with unpredictable and addictive elements.
- Impressive graphics and visuals (weight 0.24): The game features stunning graphics, beautiful maps, and impressive visual effects. Players consistently praise the high-quality graphics and overall visual appeal.
- Extensive robot customization (weight 0.24): Players appreciate the detailed and extensive customization options for robots, allowing for unique and personalized robot creation.
- Satisfying mech combat (weight 0.14): The mech combat is described as enjoyable and accessible, with mechs feeling heavy and powerful, providing a strong sense of scale and impact.
- Free-to-play friendly (weight 0.1): The game offers a solid free-to-play experience with rewarding progression, making it accessible and enjoyable without requiring spending.
- Improved over previous versions (weight 0.1): Players note that the game is a significant improvement over the classic version, offering better mechanics and overall enhancements.
- Fun with friends (weight 0.05): Playing with friends enhances the experience, making the game more replayable and enjoyable.
- Encourages team play (weight 0.05): The game emphasizes teamwork and team-based combat, making it important for players to work together.
- Developers listen to community (weight 0.05): The development team is attentive to player feedback and engages with the community, showing a commitment to improving the game based on player input.
- Good potential for growth (weight 0.05): Players see good potential for improvement and growth in the game, indicating optimism for future developments.

Common complaints:
- Game is pay-to-win (weight 0.2): Many players feel that the game has become pay-to-win, with mechanics that disadvantage non-paying players. This issue is noted to worsen as players progress to higher levels and ranked modes.
- Poor matchmaking and unbalanced gameplay (weight 0.19): The matchmaking system is criticized for being poorly designed, leading to long wait times, unbalanced matches, and frustrating gameplay. The small player base exacerbates these issues, often resulting in matches filled with bots.
- Declining player base and boring gameplay (weight 0.17): The game is perceived to be in decline, with a decreasing number of active players. This, combined with monotonous and slow gameplay, makes the game feel boring and meaningless to some players.
- Overpowered and frustrating bots (weight 0.15): Players frequently encounter bots that are overpowered, have high aim, and exhibit frustrating behavior. These bots often replace human players and are present in ranked games, making the gameplay experience difficult and less enjoyable.
- Low-quality and limited maps (weight 0.14): The game suffers from low-quality maps that are poorly optimized, clunky, and glitchy. Players also express a need for more maps and greater variety in game modes.
- Balance issues in gameplay (weight 0.11): Players report various balance issues, including imbalance in weapons, classes, and robots. These issues make the gameplay experience unfair and frustrating.
- Performance and server issues (weight 0.1): Players experience various performance issues, including long load times, server connection problems, and game crashes. These issues negatively impact the overall gameplay experience.
- Robot and AI behavior issues (weight 0.08): Robots and AI teammates often exhibit unrealistic behavior, getting stuck on objects, and having imperfect physics. This leads to a less immersive and more frustrating gameplay experience.
- RNG-based shop system (weight 0.07): The shop system is heavily based on randomness (RNG), which can be frustrating for players. This includes RNG for daily deals and rotating shop items.
- Heavy monetization (weight 0.06): The game is criticized for its heavy focus on in-game purchases, which are seen as expensive and detrimental to the overall gaming experience.
- Unintuitive and confusing menus (weight 0.06): The menu design is criticized for being unintuitive, inconvenient, and cluttered. This makes navigation and overall user experience less enjoyable.
- Poor design choices (weight 0.05): The game is criticized for various poor design choices, including mission design, HUD, and user interface, which negatively impact the overall gameplay experience.
- Lack of meaningful progression (weight 0.05): Players feel that there is a lack of meaningful progression and customization in the game, which makes the endgame experience less rewarding and engaging.

Gameplay feedback:
- Extensive robot customization (weight 0.28): The game offers a wide range of options for customizing robots, including interchangeable parts, appearance animations, and various upgrades. Players can build unique robots with different abilities and configurations.
- Progression and monetization (weight 0.17): The game includes a battle pass system, progression mechanics, and a free-to-play model. Players discuss the in-game currency system and monetization aspects.
- Gear and weapon upgrades (weight 0.14): Players can upgrade their gear and weapons, improving their performance in combat. The game includes a system for item upgrading and weapon improvements.
- Realistic movement mechanics (weight 0.11): The game features dynamic movement mechanics for robots, with varying sizes and speeds. Players appreciate the accurate and realistic movement of mechs.
- Leveling and rewards (weight 0.09): The game features a leveling system where players can level up and earn rewards. Progression mechanics are tied to player levels and achievements.
- Multiplayer and team gameplay (weight 0.09): The game is designed with a focus on multiplayer and team-based gameplay. Players engage in online multiplayer battles and team-based objectives.
- Matchmaking system issues (weight 0.08): The matchmaking system is a concern for players, with complaints about poor design and unbalanced matches. Skill-based matchmaking and anti-cheat systems are also mentioned.
- Game balance and economy (weight 0.07): Players discuss the game's balance and the absence of pay-to-win elements. The in-game economy and progression systems are also highlighted.
- Grinding mechanics (weight 0.07): The game features grinding mechanics, with players noting the average grind level and progression systems tied to grinding.
- Combat and strategy mechanics (weight 0.06): The game features simple yet tactical combat mechanics. Players appreciate the strategy-based combat and tactical gameplay.
- Pilot progression and selection (weight 0.04): The game includes a system for pilot skill progression and selection. Players can choose and develop different pilots and characters.
- RNG-based shop system (weight 0.04): The game includes a shop system based on randomness, with players noting the rotating shop items and RNG mechanics.
- Rank-based bot behavior (weight 0.04): The behavior of bots in the game is affected by the player's rank. Bots act differently based on the player's rank and progression.

Performance notes:
- Performance and Optimization Issues (weight 0.12): Many players report poor optimization, long load times, and low performance. Specific issues include constant 10 FPS on some systems and high computer fan noise during intense gameplay.
- Game Crashes and Freezes (weight 0.11): The game frequently stops running, crashes on startup, or freezes the computer. Some players experience crashes during battle loading, making the game unplayable at times.
- Server and Connection Issues (weight 0.11): Players encounter server connection issues, disconnections, and matchmaking problems. These issues often result in random bot matches and significant lag.
- Various Bugs and Glitches (weight 0.09): The game has various bugs, including those that prevent gameplay and others introduced with updates. Specific mentions include glitchy legs and occasional physics issues.
- Lag and Latency Problems (weight 0.08): High latency and significant lag issues are common, affecting gameplay. Some players also report rubberbanding and hit detection problems.
- Upscaling and Performance Features (weight 0.06): The game supports various upscaling technologies like FSR and DLSS, which help in improving performance. Some players report good optimization and performance on specific hardware.
- Positive Performance Reports (weight 0.06): Some players report stable FPS, good ping, and smooth performance on older hardware. There are also reports of no significant lag, crashes, or bugs.
- Long Wait Times (weight 0.06): Players experience long wait times for matchmaking and loading. This includes long match loading times and issues with returning to the main menu while waiting for a game.
- Miscellaneous Issues (weight 0.05): Additional issues include malware warnings, black screen problems, and inability to skip intro videos. Some players also report getting stuck in matches.
- Hardware Requirements (weight 0.03): The game requires a good computer and router for optimal performance. Some players note that the game is optimized for low-end PCs as well.
- Voice Chat Bugs (weight 0.02): Players have reported bugs related to voice chat, affecting communication during gameplay.

Recommendations:
- Highly recommended game (weight 0.12): Many players recommend this game to a wide audience, including fans of the old game and Steam Deck users. It is praised for its enjoyment and connections made while battling as a crew.
- Focus on gameplay improvements (weight 0.06): Players suggest focusing on gameplay and enjoyment, and recommend various improvements such as removing console aim assist, fixing bugs, and improving the progression system.
- Add more maps and game modes (weight 0.05): Players are asking for more maps and game modes, including a Co-Op PvE battle mode and a battle royale mode with larger maps.
- Recommended for mech enthusiasts (weight 0.05): The game is particularly recommended for those who enjoy mech games and building/testing robot loadouts. It is seen as a worthy successor for mech game enthusiasts.
- Invest time for better experience (weight 0.04): Players recommend investing time into the game, especially if you can play consistently over a few days, to get the most out of it.
- Make Salvage obtainable without credits (weight 0.02): A specific suggestion to make Salvage obtainable without using credits, which would improve the game's economy.
- Fix battle pass purchase issue (weight 0.02): There is a noted issue with the battle pass purchase that needs to be fixed to improve player experience.
- Accept cross-platform play (weight 0.02): Suggestion to accept cross-platform play to enable faster matches and a larger player base.
- Avoid spending money on the game (weight 0.02): Some players advise against spending money on the game, suggesting that it may not be worth the investment.
- Improve robot appearance animation (weight 0.02): Players have requested improvements to the robot appearance animation to enhance visual appeal.
- Incremental upgrades to robot legs (weight 0.02): Suggestion to implement a system for incremental upgrades to robot legs, which would add depth to customization.
- Premium access for better resources (weight 0.02): Players suggest that premium access could provide better resource gain, enhancing the gaming experience.
- Different development team (weight 0.01): The game is developed by a different team than the mobile version, which may appeal to some players.

Other player notes:
- WRF Steam hub chat link (weight 0.02): Players are sharing a link to the WRF Steam hub chat.
- WRF RU-only chat link (weight 0.02): Players are sharing a link to a Russian-only chat for WRF.

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.69): Players are frustrated primarily due to matchmaking issues, pay-to-win mechanics, and performance problems. The presence of bots, unbalanced gameplay, and slow progression also contribute significantly to this frustration, along with various bugs and network issues.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.26): Players are satisfied with the game's improved mechanics, customization options, and balanced gameplay. The enjoyable and immersive gameplay, along with the ability to progress without spending real money, also contribute to their satisfaction.
- Disappointment (weight 0.23): Players express disappointment due to the game's pay-to-win mechanics, lack of balance, and slow progression. Additionally, the game's monetization practices and the developers' perceived lack of responsiveness to community feedback contribute to this sentiment.
- Anger (weight 0.18): Players are angry about the pay-to-win mechanics, cheating, and matchmaking issues. The presence of overpowered bots, lack of meaningful progression, and developer inaction on critical bugs also fuel this anger.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.15): Players enjoy the game's unique physics, fun gameplay, and customization options. The engaging and tactical combat, along with the variety of robots and maps, contribute to their enjoyment.
- Excitement (weight 0.05): Players are excited about the intense and tactical battles, cross-platform play, and the game's overall quality. The realistic graphics, different robots, and maps also add to their excitement.
- Hope (weight 0.04): Players are hopeful about future updates fixing issues and the potential improvements to the game. They also hope for an increase in the number of players and a positive outlook on the game's future.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.03): Players feel nostalgic as the game reminds them of the original version played years ago and other classic games. The familiar gameplay elements and comparisons to previous versions evoke this sentiment.
- Joy (weight 0.03): Players experience joy from the enjoyable physics, graphics, and overall positive gaming experience. The robot abilities and mech mobility also contribute to their joy.
- Positive (weight 0.03): Players have a positive outlook due to the fast-paced action, balanced gameplay, and improved customization options. The dynamic battles and overall gameplay experience also contribute to their positivity.
- Concern (weight 0.03): Players are concerned about the potential pay-to-win future, lack of players, and the risk of the game dying. The fear of hackers and the game's potential death due to pay-to-win mechanics contribute to this concern.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.03): Players are enthusiastic about the game mechanics, customization, and tactical depth. The positive experience with the game's features and overall love for the game fuel this enthusiasm.
- Appreciation (weight 0.02): Players appreciate the realistic effects, high-quality tutorials, and frequent updates. The improved graphics, sound, and the developers' responsiveness to player feedback contribute to their appreciation.
- Frustrated (weight 0.02): Players are frustrated by the pay-to-win mechanics, high prices, and poor matchmaking. The removal of voice chat and upgrade costs also contribute to their frustration.
- Confusion (weight 0.02): Players are confused due to the lack of transparency in gameplay mechanics and low player population. The lack of information and unclear gameplay mechanics add to this confusion.
- Happy (weight 0.01): Players are happy about the reduced pay-to-win aspects, customization options, and the game's design for playing with friends. The developers' responsiveness to issues also contributes to their happiness.
- Boredom (weight 0.01): Players experience boredom due to the lack of endgame content and repetitive, unbalanced gameplay. The frustrating and boring gameplay after the tutorial contributes to this sentiment.
- Nostalgic (weight 0.01): Players feel nostalgic as the game reminds them of classic mecha brawls and childhood games. The familiar elements and comparisons to previous versions evoke this sentiment.
- Hopeful (weight 0.01): Players are hopeful about suggestions for improvements and the developers' attentiveness to feedback. They hope for a better future for the game.
- Disappointed (weight 0): Players are disappointed by the lack of cross-progression. This absence of a feature they expected contributes to their disappointment.}