[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44946660/435494c619d9c79f9d3d50ff71545d6659c486b7.jpg[/img] Happy Friday, Dungeon Monarchs! Teamfight Tactics (aka TFT) was my first exposure to Auto Battler as a genre, but its roots are known as DotA Auto Chess. I was personally vaguely aware of the genre and its mechanics, and never "really" played LoL (which is odd, considering my first company sponsored the LoL Champions League in Korea, and we used to use it to pay for lunch). However, my brother Hyunho (aka KYNO), who is the game designer of this game, was an avid LoL player, as are a whole bunch of his friends. I was told I had to try TFT, so I played it, and I was introduced to the concept of "Synergy". Naturally, TFT got me hooked, and I was very interested in the unique ‘hands off but head on’ commander role. In [b]Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch[/b], the army doesn't have to be told what to do by the Monarch (the player), but rather, they seek out and engage enemies on their own initiative. This part of the game is automatic. You, as a commander, either engage in an unfavourable battlefield or observe from afar, casting spells and creating environments. This doesn't mean that you can't direct your army. You need to deploy them in the right places to maximize "Synergy", which means that they become stronger when members of the same attribute are present on the field. It's like a group of puppies barking and playing with each other more vigorously. If your army has the Vampire attribute, it's important to keep a variety of Vampires on the field to maintain strength. If some of your cards have the ability to add a Vampire Synergy effect, that's even better! Keep in mind that placing multiple Vampires of a single unit doesn't increase Synergy - it needs to be a ‘bunch of different Vampires’ to amplify Vampire Synergy. High Synergy scores add unique benefits of that army's attribute, so you'll want to use your judgement to keep your army alive with the high scores. It may seem like you're doing nothing, watching your soldiers move around automatically, but your commander-brain should be busy thinking! That's it for the "auto battler" part of [b]Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch[/b]! Next time I will tell you more about the "roguelite" aspect. And if you like what you read (or have played with our demo), please do us a favour and click on "Follow" as well as "Add To Your Wishlist". That would really help us a lot. ❤️ Talk to you again really soon! Minho & Dvora Studio https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753600/Vambrace_Dungeon_Monarch/