I would really be a fan of items that convert board tiles to a specific color. I propose there be scrolls that convert X random board tiles to a specific color. There would be minor/regular/greater versions of the scrolls that would convert 3/6/9 tiles. The quantity of 3/6/9 I think is a good number considering that the board is 5x7 tiles totaling 35. They can be limited as to how many of each kind or color you can bring into a battle like current items.
So if you are fielding a mono-colored purple team, it would be very wise to bring a few purple conversion scrolls into battle. I for sure would use these on all my teams!
This is an interesting idea, and seems like something on par with features in other match-based games that I’ve played.
I’ve seen people suggest hero specials that would affect board composition on occasion, but only this one old thread about introducing items for changing tiles:
(@Kerridoc @Rook @Coppersky Possible merge of topic to consolidate related ideas and support)
I too play other match 3 games and suggested adding shields here:
However the simplicity of the color conversion scrolls would be very easy to code in comparison and easier is better for the devs. The 15 new scrolls would be a hot seller in the market and everyone would collecting ingredients to make them.
Let’s leave this open. That’s an old thread and got sideways fast.
So looks like SG is implementing this in the Hunter’s Lodge via the item ‘Scroll of Alteration’
Scroll of Alteration: 5 random shields are transformed to match the target’s element.
Since the scroll of alteration uses the target hero to set its color there only needs to be 1 instead of 5 kinds, which is great! The targeting kind of is similar to The Hero Color Change Scroll idea