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I would love to see it again and played it all the time do you think we will see it again

I really want it to come back! Honestly i saw no reason to remove it before. Almost everyone liked it.

I am guessing that it would be too hard to include a battle mode in this game. Maybe they will do it next game and then rotate on-line battle modes with on-line racing every other game.

The supposed excuse was villains, but from the way TT turned out and how sudden the announcement was it seems like it was lack of development time. Really liked it,and now with online, we could actually start a real metagame in the series that MK8 doesn't already cover.

It's not "too hard to code", you just turn on friendly fire and make the levels, and being all in the Alchemy engine the ones from SF can be ported.It takes time, though, especially if TFB had plans to make the arenas fashioned after ingame levels(some areas in the game definately point to that) or add more powerups or villain mechanics.

i enjoyed battle mode very much and I wish they bring it back. Racing, story mode and battle mode that would be awesome

I personally think the racing modes will be like a replacement to Battle Mode. But hey, I'm not saying I wouldn't mind Battle Mode returning. Maybe make that online too.

I hope we have battle mode! I REALLY missed it in Trap Team.

The thing that will ruinbattle mode is "elite" characters. They'll have to operate like standard characters if they add the battle arena back in, but I'm not sure if they are coded appropriately (don't have any, no interest, game is easy enough so don't need to spend more for an "easier" mode).

There is most likely a misconception that no one plays it, but that is bull pucky. TFB are more likely to get people to want every character when they have PvP functions as that is where players migrate after the story modes are finished. I'd really like to see 2v2 battle modes as well, as that changes the entire spectrum of how characters would fall in the pecking order.

Ultimately, I don't think they have any desire to ensure arena is balanced in any way, and due to the imbalance they've opted to drop it versus properly retooling all the characters.

Just ban elites from metagame the same way people never put Legendaries on tiers. They're supposed to be a win button, just don't allow them in online.

Legendaries were never stronger though, were they?

^nope.

I only want it to return if it has online compatibility. Having balancing patches (similar to SSB4) would also be a good idea.

if STT had online compatibility without patches, the online mode would probably be dominated by (STT spoilers)


However, having tiers would be a good idea if there aren't any patches, but there would still be problems. For example, if Splat was overpowerred or underpowerred, fewer people would buy her or play as her because she would be too weak for tournaments/too powerful for tournaments.

Another problem is that if someone liked playing as Drill Sergeant, but he was too underpowerred for tournaments, they would be forced to stop using their favourite Skylander if they wanted to play in tournaments.

Just lock villains, it's not hard(again,just takes development time they might not have had). Force the time to be permanently depleted so they'll just complain if you try to bring them in.

Even if villains were locked, it would still be unbalanced. However, instead of Kaos, it would be characters like Wallop and Gearshift instead.

Some characters will be stronger than others, it happens to every game. Balancing updates won't really happen to a kids' game as it would to fighting games, people will just have to tough it out or use tiers - nobody is going to cut PVP from Pokémon just because Mega Rayquaza exists, the community just banned it from the banned group and the majority agreed it was a good idea. That's what a metagame community is for,setting up groups and tourneys with their own rules.

Would really love to have a battle mode, specially in we could have online duels, but they haven't said anything about it so I'm quite pesimistic

I want it to return but I believe it's gone for good.

Nope.

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I want it to return but I believe it's gone for good.

Yep, and I'll have to see if what's taking is place is worth it.

I WANT BATTLE MODE TO BE BACK. IT CAN'T BE GONE FOR GOOD D:

They set the precedent last game. I haven't seen anything "return" yet. Here's to hoping.

I hope pvp is back.
If so it will make the game kind of... Longer lasting?
I cant find the words but TT got a bit boring multiplayer story.
Pvp was my 2nd fav thing about Skylanders
I used to fight over what Skylander we would use and... Well.
I hope It comes back.

In addition to online, I also want a mode where you fight against a CPU-controlled Skylander (with difficulty settings).

I at least hope for time attack and score mode in story mode...

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I at least hope for time attack and score mode in story mode...

Now, I must say...between Bonus missions and these modes...provided A TON of fun and extendability of the game...and with online scoring...real competition. Best move they ever made in the franchise I think.

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They set the precedent last game. I haven't seen anything "return" yet. Here's to hoping.

That's because they only omitted ONE thing from SWAP Force, and TFB happened to agree with VV's sentiment when it came to Heroic Challenges. Trap Team stripped everything VV's installment had to offer and most of what they had offered before. Nothing was removed in Giants, one thing in SWAP force, and a TON in Trap Team.
It set a precedent, but not a pattern. Watch as V.V. brings back most of the stuff that Trap Team removed and/or gimped!
They've already confirmed the return of competing for high scores, so your "precedent" has already become the EXCEPTION, not the rule.
But don't get me wrong, I said "MOST of what trap team gimped" because Battle Mode is the thing I DON'T expect to return this time (if it was, it would have been one of the modes usable with online. ms which would've been advertised on its product blurb), and what's pop without online? Their excuse THIS time will be "we wanted the competitive aspect to be racing oriented, and direct pvp would get in the way"


(and Supercharger Challenges, which are halfway between Heroic Challenges and Bonus Missions [a combination between the paywall aspect of Heroic Challenges and the whole making kids feel like losers for shattering their greatest hero in the multiverse feeling, so it's a lose lose for their target audience AND their parents's wallets!] also contradict your precedent sonewhat)


(Don't get me wrong, i hate letting anyone act like they own the place and love putting them in what actually IS their own place, EVEN when they're five, no, ESPECIALLY when they're five, but I hate sell outs more.

So when a series dedicates themselves to drilling the whole "make you feel special" part of fantasy games into our youth, they better not throw proof that they aren't in their face right after they do so.)