Don't Lose Aggro

Pretty great. Still room for improvement, it's EA after all, but no bugs, everything works, movement is fluid, looks nice. Solid game.

This game has a lot of potential. It's also very short, especially for experienced tanks. I was able to 100% the game in just about 2 hours. However, I did enjoy the gameplay as it stands. The abilities felt engaging enough to be entertaining without feeling overwhelming. The dungeon rewards speedrunning, and you have a lot of ability to keep yourself alive if (when) your healer can't keep up. There's some basic interrupt mechanics, and some basic telegraphed AoEs, but outside of that it's mostly a game about min-maxing your speedrun. I know the developer looks at reviews and feedback a lot, so here's my two biggest concerns aside from the available content: 1. Balance. There are two shields that are significantly better than all other shields regardless of content. Some of the abilities feel very powerful, and others feel mediocre. Similarly, some of the upgrades for abilities are gamechanging, while others feel like a wasted level. Lastly, the skill tree has some traits that trivialize the game, others that don't promote much synergy, and others that are basic stat buffs. 2. Variety. There are really only 2 enemy types (healer and dps), and they don't really do much. Sometimes there's a cleave mechanic, but you just move. Sometimes the healers need to be interrupted, but you don't have a guaranteed interrupt AND it doesn't actually do much if you're built right because they just die. I'd like to see more enemy types, and I'd also like to see more mechanics happening. Soaks, flares, spreads, stacks, chaser AoEs, knockbacks, etc. I think mechanics would help the game a lot. Bonus feedback that doesn't hinder the game but could help: 1. The UI is good, but it could use some extra hints for buffs, debuffs, etc. There's not really any level of tracking procs or buffs, which also keeps the variety from existing since there isn't a way for the player to know. 2. Right now, the game is strictly "hold aggro." That removes a good chunk of the complexity of tanking - positioning, using cooldowns properly, planning paths based on enemy strength, tankbusters, and niche things like chained gapclosers. It does a good job of giving an engaging DPS loop, but otherwise some of the soul of tanking is missing. As a 10-year tank main, it'd be very cool to see some of this come to life in the game. We have plenty of M+ clones, but none really focus on the actual complexities that go into being a good tank vs being someone that holds aggro. I know the name of the game, but still. Anyway. Good game, worth a quick play, and it's not very expensive.