“Boom Beach” is among the most popular games on the market right now, and we don’t even mean the mobile market alone – the gaming industry as a whole has been hearing about this title for some time now, and it’s clear that it’s here to stay. It has managed to accumulate lots of fans who are actively following new developments around the game and exploring new, unusual tactics, while on the other hand the developers have been making sure to keep interest alive by regularly releasing new updates and keeping the game feeling fresh.
So, what’s the next update to the game going to bring, and how is it going to reshape the landscape of the battlefield? The developers have been making sure to keep the community engaged in discussion and they have recently revealed various details about the upcoming update, so now we know roughly what it’s going to feature.
The most notable change for many players is the addition of the new HQ 21, something which players have been requesting for some time now. It’s important for the game to maintain a strong sense of progression, as players eventually hit a wall and can’t progress any further except by engaging in combat and exploring new strategies. Offering new upgrades for buildings is an obvious solution to that problem, and it’s something that should probably even happen a bit more regularly, according to some players.
The new HQ gives players various extra tools to play with, including new levels for their troops and defensive systems, as well as new weapons. All in all, a lot of content is being added to the game, and the developers are clearly trying to explore different ways for their players to enjoy their creation. The formula has been changing from time to time between these updates, but that is to be expected – a game like this can only stay fresh for so long before it needs some more major changes in its setup in order to keep it fresh.
This is part of the long-term plan of the developers, from what we can tell. As players keep finding new strategies that work a little too effectively – better than they normally should – the game receives updates which patch these problems and shift the balance around. This sometimes serves to annoy fans, especially those used to certain gameplay elements and strategies, but this is definitely better than letting the gameplay settle into a state where veterans know the best strategies and keep dominating everyone consistently with relatively little effort.
That’s the main problem with strategy games like this one, and with multiplayer games in general, and they always need regular updates to keep the balance in check, opening a lot of work for the developers and forcing them to figure out ways to prevent players from doing certain things. It’s probably a hard ordeal for those who have to release the patches, but in the end they get a lot of profit for their efforts.
The update itself is almost here too, so it won’t be long before players get a chance to try out all the new features and check out how they work in reality. We expect that there will be some minor patches as a follow-up to the release of this major October update, as the developers will definitely need to sort out some issues that might come up now, but that’s just the way the development cycle of the title goes.