Witcher mobile MOBA - shut down in less than a year, lol

Zed · Jul 3, 2014

I'd be mad if I gave a shit about the Witcher universe.

But I don't. Because it sucks.

AlexOfSpades · Jul 4, 2014

Hey guys, i'm stopping by to say that Witcher sucks! Am i an intelectual cool kid now?

RK47 · Jul 4, 2014

Cool.

Avellion · Jul 8, 2014

Everything will be a MOBA nowdays.

I for one cant wait for a MOBA starring all 44 presidents of the United States of America.

Infinitron · Sep 5, 2014

THE WITCHER BATTLE ARENA CLOSED BETA LAUNCHES

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of the critically acclaimed Witcher franchise of games, and Fuero Games are thrilled to announce the launch of The Witcher Battle Arena Closed Beta for Android devices. Starting today, invites will be sent out in phases to selected gamers who signed up on the game’s homepage.

Gamers interested in joining the beta can still sign up here.

The Witcher Battle Arena is a fast, fun and accessible MOBA game based in the Witcher universe. Crafted to excel on mobile devices, Battle Arena combines great accessibility and a balanced learning curve with complex tactics and a limitless array of skill-based strategies gamers can deploy during each battle. Designed with fairness in mind, the game features no pay-to-win elements and allows players to unlock every piece of in-game content via gameplay.

The Closed Beta focuses on balancing gameplay, fixing potential netcode issues and further refining in-game features. Players can choose from 8 heroes and battle it out on two maps playable in Conquest Mode--The Nilfgaard Arena and Korath Desert.

Infinitron · Jan 21, 2015

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-21-the-witcher-battle-arena-moba-available-tomorrow

The Witcher: Battle Arena MOBA available tomorrow
Free-to-play spin-off for iPhone, iPad and Android.

The Witcher: Battle Arena will be available to download tomorrow, 22nd January, on Android and iOS devices.

A free-to-play MOBA with in-app purchases, the game will extend CD Projket Red's Witcher universe with a "mobile-focused experience".

Familiar characters such as sorceress Philippa Eilhart, mohawked dwarf Zoltan Chivay and Kingslayer Letho Gulet will all appear, although series frontman Geralt of Rivia will not.

CD Projekt has promised that the game will offer a balanced and fair pay structure with no pay-to-win elements, although you will be able to speed up the process via micro-transactions.

"It will be a free game," project manager Tadek Zielinski promised to Eurogamer last year.

"You know we are fair with gamers. We are known for giving away stuff for free. We believe free is fair. So we wanted to realise our philosophy also with the MOBA game."

All items and heroes can be unlocked by playing the game, but you can spend real money to accelerate your unlocking speed.

"You will mostly pay for saving time," Zielinski added. "If you don't want to farm for your hero you can buy him. And also there are vanity items you pay for. But there will be absolutely no pay to win elements in our game."

Battle Arena was first shown off back at E3 2014, when it was announced for a Q4 2014 launch on iOS, Android and Windows Phones. There's no word on whether the Windows Phone version is still on the horizon.

Avellion · Jan 22, 2015

Could be worse, afterall, it could been Heroes of the Storm.

LESS T_T · Nov 13, 2015

Shutdown is coming: http://thewitcher.com/twba/goodbye

But here's the cool (or CDPR's usual gamer friendly PR) part:

In a nutshell, we’re shutting down TWBA and, as a goodbye gift, we’re offering anyone who purchased items in the game time until November 23rd to receive an equivalent of the money they spent in the game to spend on GOG.com.

To participate, you’ll need to gather all the invoice/order numbers you received after your in-app purchase(s), have a GOG.com account ready (if you don’t have one, you can create one for free here), and fill out the form below.