BHG, This Is Exploitation — You Can’t Sell Us Power and Then Delete It.

[DreamX]

You broke the social contract with players. Many of us have been loyal, active, and yes — we spent money to support DomiNations. We bought crowns, re-rolled lines, upgraded museums, and spent crowns because the game promised progression and value. Then you repeatedly nerfed the very units and combos that we players invested in. That’s not “balance.” It’s a bait-and-switch that destroys trust.

Worse than the nerfs themselves is the message they send: that our time, money, and dedication are disposable the moment it becomes profitable for you to shift the meta. You encouraged us to build identities around playstyles — bomber mains, and fighter mains — and you sold us the tools to specialize. You told us these systems were long-term investments. And players believed you. We committed hundreds of hours and, for many, hundreds of dollars. Then, right as those builds reached their full potential, you gutted them. You didn’t rebalance; you invalidated. You erased years of work and turned player progress into regret. This isn’t responsible game design. It’s exploitation wearing the mask of “updates” and "rebalances" And every time you do it, more players lose not just power, but faith that DomiNations is a game worth investing in at all.

 

[SirBiggun]

Very true. Totally agree with this. Rebalancing involves minor adjustments in increments until a balance is truck, not the total gutting which causes the strategy to be completely not viable anymore for 3D bases. Not only do I believe this isnt legal. But it’s also bad business as you lose many long term players quitting in frustration , the gaming community gets upset and morale is tanked . You should be guiding up you players to make the experience improved not destroying of for some short term profits when the game long term will lose customers . It’s horrible to gut people’s time and investment like this .

 

[Chenonceau]

Having gamed for decades it always amuses me when developers fall into the same traps as those before them. The good news is the elders came up with many solutions to choose from! One adopted by many devs caught in the balance trap is simple refunds. Bought that bomber mythic last month only to have it nerfed to the ground this month? Exchange it for 1k tokens if you like! Obviously there's no need to react to every little thing, but there are some circumstances where it's clearly obvious a remedy is in order so we can all move on in good faith. The ball (err, token) is in your court BHG!

 

[Seek]

Well anyone and everyone knew Bombers were out of hand. Was this right choice in some ways yes.

Now another option in my eyes very simple and would result in folks not feeling ripped off. Instead of nerf offense in that troop combo boost things on the defense to balance it out. Increase to def coalition's, boost to def drones , increase range whatever it take to balance things. Then going forward when someone at BhG decide to make this troops combo boosted by new showcase or new mythical sale the counter to it at same time. Then nobody can say they got ripped off. This keeps balance and would stop major nerfs .

Now if anyone is unhappy with current state of game then take a break and your welcome back when the game play is more to your style.
Happy Holidays

 

[Chenonceau]

Yes, and it was BHG that let them get out of hand, sold against it, then dropped the hammer. There are definitely better ways to solve balance issues as you noted, but that is clearly not their approach right now.

Perhaps a bigger issue is the addition of mythics, armaments and more (no doubt a councelor "showcase" is coming) means the days of switching from one of the few viable comps to another without too much friction are over. I really hope the devs realize they need to solve for the massively increased investment required to keep up with their changes. Unless they're only interested in the whale$, which is possible.

 

[redprince]

It's a game. If you have money to spend on it you know it's money that you are never getting back, it's a luxury. I don't spend money on the game, and don't really care all that much how the devs what to build their own creation. I'll give my feedback, but it's their choice in the end. So I went from fighters, to bombers, and now probably to para's. And I expect that will change eventually too.

 

[Ragril]

Bombers are plain lousy now. You screwed them up bad, BHG. It’s very frustrating. My team is fuming over this low blow.

 

[Big Romeeyo]

You broke the social contract with players. Many of us have been loyal, active, and yes — we spent money to support DomiNations. We bought crowns, re-rolled lines, upgraded museums, and spent crowns because the game promised progression and value. Then you repeatedly nerfed the very units and combos that we players invested in. That’s not “balance.” It’s a bait-and-switch that destroys trust.

Worse than the nerfs themselves is the message they send: that our time, money, and dedication are disposable the moment it becomes profitable for you to shift the meta. You encouraged us to build identities around playstyles — bomber mains, and fighter mains — and you sold us the tools to specialize. You told us these systems were long-term investments. And players believed you. We committed hundreds of hours and, for many, hundreds of dollars. Then, right as those builds reached their full potential, you gutted them. You didn’t rebalance; you invalidated. You erased years of work and turned player progress into regret. This isn’t responsible game design. It’s exploitation wearing the mask of “updates” and "rebalances" And every time you do it, more players lose not just power, but faith that DomiNations is a game worth investing in at all.

DreamX 2028

 

[Tiger68]

100% agreed with you.
To make matters worse the War game is always mismatch and my team has no chance of winning and BHG always says that they are working to balance the game, what a load of _ _
I have been playing since the game was launch.

 

[I.D]

Bombers are plain lousy now. You screwed them up bad, BHG. It’s very frustrating. My team is fuming over this low blow.

This is not true...

 

[Tiger68]

Well anyone and everyone knew Bombers were out of hand. Was this right choice in some ways yes.

Now another option in my eyes very simple and would result in folks not feeling ripped off. Instead of nerf offense in that troop combo boost things on the defense to balance it out. Increase to def coalition's, boost to def drones , increase range whatever it take to balance things. Then going forward when someone at BhG decide to make this troops combo boosted by new showcase or new mythical sale the counter to it at same time. Then nobody can say they got ripped off. This keeps balance and would stop major nerfs .

Now if anyone is unhappy with current state of game then take a break and your welcome back when the game play is more to your style.
Happy Holidays

Why do you keep telling people to stop playing, I would not return to the game if I stop.
The way you defend BHG decision is hilarious.

 

[Seek]

Why do you keep telling people to stop playing, I would not return to the game if I stop.
The way you defend BHG decision is hilarious.

If you are truly unhappy then please take the advice that was given to defenders by BHG staff it helped me allot when I received it as well as other defenders.

If you do not like the state of game please feel free to leave and your welcome to return when game play is more to style of play.

As for my agreement for BHG deciding to nerf Bomber it would not have been the choice I would have made I would boost Defense to bring balance. They decided the best corse of action was to nerf Bombers. Therefore Bomber nerf is what it is. Something had to be done they chose the nerf route. Remember they collected data for 6 months before doing anything and defenders suffered tremendously while they collected this data.

Have a great holiday

 

[Morteiro/Mortar]

If you truly unhappy then please take the advice that was given to defenders by BHG staff it helped me allot when I received it as well as other defenders.

If you do not like the state of game please feel free to leave and your welcome to return when game play is more to style of play.

As for my agreement for BHG deciding to nerf Bomber it would not have been the choice I would have made I would boost Defense to bring balance. They decided the best corse of action was to nerf Bombers. Therefore Bomber nerf is what it is. Something had to be done they chose the nerf route.

Have a great holiday

Boost defence is the worst decision,many people don't even have a museum, most of them not even attack with the troops that are currently good (mortar). The only nerf that should be done is to weaken the Mongol coalition, but still leave it strong. And of course, to nerf some damage of the paratrooper or their munition. Nerfing defence affects the normal battle ,where most people dont make museum and affect starter or noob Players in both(war and base attacks).

 

[Kenn1h]

The big problem is in the way they rebalance the game by taking one troop every 2 month and nerf them a lot. As more have said they should make small adjustment to both defense and offense across the board until a balance is obtained, instead of just making one unit useless or op.
But they have made it almost impossible to balance the game, with all the buffs and debuffs in the museum, counsil, library, munitions etc.
They should put an upper cap on the buffs as it is getting out of hand with for example 400% EDST after introduction of the showcase.