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one team is eliminated. Characters with a high initiative score move quickly and will be the first to strike, while slower characters will attack on a lower priority scale but deal more damage per hit. Players may use runes, which are single-use, time-limited power-ups to enhance their chances of success. Runes provide a range of benefits such as
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micro-transaction screw for it to be intolerable", and that a "more astute understanding of what players want and need (often two different things) can make for a more satisfying, yet no less commercial, free-to-play experience". Nevertheless, he observed that the "somewhat awkward middle ground" as exemplified by games like
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producer Tim Lander disclosed in an interview with
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Leandre from IGN gave a positive review with a scored of 7.8 out of 10. He said the game "hits all the right notes in not only getting players hooked-up on playing it over and over again", but also succeeds in "presenting impressive depths in terms of strategy, style of play and character
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133:. It is a
68:Dragon Age
1381:IOS games
1275:Darkspawn
1244:Iron Bull
1079:Deception
900:Awakening
769:April 25,
746:April 25,
718:April 25,
658:April 25,
635:April 25,
605:April 25,
559:April 25,
517:April 25,
494:April 25,
410:Eurogamer
365:Eurogamer
321:Reception
316:Reception
197:Eurogamer
1334:Category
1254:Vivienne
1199:Morrigan
1194:Alistair
1148:Universe
513:. Kotaku
231:Gameplay
215:Morrigan
211:Alistair
135:spin-off
121:freemium
98:Genre(s)
1288:Related
1209:Loghain
1204:Leliana
893:Origins
860:BioWare
451:MacLife
377:MacLife
261:buffing
163:Premise
89:Release
79:Android
1214:Anders
1050:Comics
464:Heroes
455:Heroes
433:Heroes
429:Heroes
419:Heroes
414:Heroes
343:59/100
310:Heroes
306:Heroes
298:tie-in
285:Heroes
219:Heroes
202:Heroes
124:mobile
65:Series
1268:Other
1234:Solas
1219:Hawke
982:Other
920:Music
870:Media
765:. IGN
631:. IGN
453:said
358:Score
333:Score
119:is a
1259:Krem
1249:Sera
771:2020
748:2020
720:2020
688:2021
660:2020
637:2020
607:2020
561:2020
519:2020
496:2020
394:6/10
382:7/10
370:5/10
213:and
300:to
157:iOS
83:iOS
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