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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Appears a Day Early As If by Magic! - MMORPG.com News
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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Appears a Day Early As If by Magic! - MMORPG.com News
If you've been counting the hours until the arrival of Niantic's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, you can stop counting and start downloading. The game has appeared for US and UK players on iOS and Android devices a day early as if by, you know, MAGIC!
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Aloha Mr Hand !
Well played.
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But it has some really cool features. I might give it a go for a bit...
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
There's not much of inventory management in this one that's a plus too. And then there aren't raids so that saves you from that Asian dude with 4 device in their hand and not battling the boss.
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"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
Plus, there are "raids" just they aren't called the same thing, but using more than one device is likely not going to work because the battles are a little more active, even if they aren't really all that much fun. Plus they swap the amount of pokeballs for spell energy... *shrug* it's okay.. maybe fore ultra HP fans this might have some appeal. My wife has already gotten tired of it though and she is a major HP fan.
and Android
I followed the link sent to me from WBGames in my email
That's where I go usually to download stuff that only releases in other countries.
I know that iPhones have been having issues with this game though. But that shouldn't bother you since you're on android. If you still can't get it off akpure and need help I can export the apk, but I doubt you'll have any issues.
https://www.harrypotterwizardsunite.com/post/launch-062219/
I had the same issue with the ES:Blades, although at least that game had the balls to say "Your Phone blows, get a newer one"
SO this is another cheap phone app and again not a game?Most of us by now realize that phones and the engines driving the games can create some really nice looking games.This does NOT look good,it looks very cheap/ugly.
Yes this does a lot more than Pokemon Go but again,comparing a game versus Go is not a real measuring stick.
Nobody seems to want to mention a cash shop but i can see how one would be extremely exploited by the many ideas that would support a cash shop,like keys/gold/fragments/unlocks and likely ways to improve rewards,there is just a LOT of ideas in there that smell of cash grabs.
If this were a typical mmorpg,99.9% would scoff at the notion of a hours and hours to brew some potion,however i bet in this case people will be flocking to this cheap app/game ignoring the same complaints they have had in the past.
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That being said, I don't feel it's better than pokemon go. I feel it's more involved. I think the skill tree is a nice addition, and the battles are a little more active, but for the most part, they are way too similar, and at best they pander just enough to Potterfans to make it worthwhile, but the vast majority of confoundables thus far have felt lackluster to me.
In comparison to PG, pokemon as always, is deceptively complex. This is based around the "rock, paper, scissors" mechanics of certain poke types having severe advantages over others. You still focus on leveling up, and in some ways, the combat is active, but it all is offset by what is super effective against other types, and setting up your team based around that.
In that way I've had battles with pokemon double my CP level and won hands down.
In HPWU I've had several battles where, even with protego upgraded and cast properly. I still take enough damage to knock me out.
It's part of the game, both games seem like they have their niche. I hope to see HPWU get better with age, but right now, I think PG still has a tremendous edge.