)I've been in support of the concept of having an Endless Mode since the beginning. If there was one thing that Kingdom Rush should have above anything else, it would have to be an infinite-enemy level or levels. Now that it's actually been done...
I don't like it.
This is because of 2 huge problems that hinder it:
1) Enemies constantly get stronger with each wave. This can get so ridiculously OP that enemies are invincible. Look at the stats of the Miniboss on wave 60:
2) Spending options eventually run out. Once the map has been filled with towers and all upgrades, there's nothing the player can do to combat the increasingly powerful enemy hordes other than use gnome shop items, which are limited to the player's gems unless they hack. Look at the insanity that these levels can reach:
You see, Endless Mode isn't actually endless, and that's what bothers me. It shouldn't be called Endless Mode becuase there's no possible way to play forever on this mode. Challenge Mode or Legendary Mode would be a better name, although I think the mode should just be changed.
Fortunately, the changes to Endless Mode that can fix it are simple:
1) Have a cap at which enemies can increase in power. This can be a huge cap, such as 10 times the original stats, as long as it stops somewhere for every enemy. That way, ridiculously unstoppable enemies won't appear, and the player knows they can find the perfect counter to each one, no matter what.
2) Allow the player to buy unlimited bonuses in-game to enable uses for gold at all times. There are so many things that can be used for this, and they'll help keep things interesting even after the cap is reached. Level-specific towers could be in useful places in the level, with insanely expensive upgrades with incredible, balanced power. The tower can have a 3rd upgrade slot that can be bought again and again, as a special move similar to the cannons in Buccaneer's Den, which are also powerful and hopefully epic. A 3rd spell that has to be payed to use would also be very cool to have, especially if it required huge gold quantities but was a mass-killing machine, as well.
Either one of these options can be implemented into the game, but I'd prefer a combination of both, where enemies can reach a certain round number of stats, but the growing numbers of units cna be balanced out by buying unlimited powerups/attacks to deal insane damage.
Please, please, PLEASE pay attention to this, Ironhide, and use these to fix Endless Mode, because it's so close to perfections already, and just needs these little tweaks. Using these additions would make the missions actually endless, deserving of the name, and it would show me that Ironhide is the best game developing company ever.
