Battle Map 2 Reviews

Not ready for prime time

CNYGamer

I'm a lifelong rpg-gamer who loves mobile technology but let's be real here: the idea of this app greatly overshadows its reality. The iPad is too small and too unwieldy for the precision work of virtual tabletop gameplay. Using a desktop or laptop for a virtual tabletop is a vastly superior experience to Battle Map on an iPad. I applaud the efforts of the app creators for exploring a new frontier for keeping our beloved hobby alive, but a tablet (or, God forbid, a smart phone) is just plain the wrong venue. I live my iPad. It's hip, sophisticated, trendy, powerful, productive, and entertaining. But it's just plain the wrong device for virtual tabletop gaming.

Almost perfect

Revolver944

This is an amazing app, once I began to use it I fell in love with it. The online capabilities really make it stand out. I really like the option to host/join a game and the implementation of LOS. It's only short failings are the lack of a dice roller and lack of a chat function. It also needs support for secret doors. Some times it fails to load maps from iCloud, but I'm not so sure that's a fault of the app. As always, more tokens would be appreciated. Also, speaking of tiles and tokens, they cost extra, though some are included in the initial purchase. If it wasn't $29.99 I would overlook those flaws. But that is a bit of a costly price tag. It's difficult to convince newcomers in my group to shell out that kind of money, but it is well worth it being as there is a lack of other apps to chose from. But Watch out, 3d tabletop I doing some pretty interesting things, and its a whole lot cheaper. Battle map 2 better step up its game if it wants to stay on top.

great app

Mack2134

Use this app on Ipad and Iphone 5. I have not had any problems so far. Great App, I recommend to anyone for running adventures.

The best!

Andre viana

- increase the number of custom objects in the library please! - allow the insertion of objects of any size Please fix!

Great app

Xalindros

I really like this app. It's not perfect but it does enough to enhance our D&D sessions. I connect the app to a tv via Apple TV and it is awesome for allowing a view for everyone. I have imported my own icons, which was easy to do and they work flawlessly with the app. My only complaint is that object selection, when objects become clustered, can be tedious. Also, the life bars are great for hit point tracking and provide a video game-like, visual component but they can be a tad bulky and a minor annoyance. But I love the ability to darken the map and use light sources to provide perception limits for the PCs. Also, hidden objects allow for masking traps until PCs trigger them, as well as concealing invisible creatures. Nice little function. Plus, the software team is constantly listening to feedback and providing upgrades. Overall, this has made me never want to go back to using dry erase markers on a laminated battle grid.

Useful tool

Morrius3904

It's a great tool for making maps. However, it would be nice to be able to use the light source and LOS tools with a map that's a PDF background. Could you just draw lines that break line of sight? Or at least give us LOS-blocking walls that aren't a full-square wide?

Great App! Worth every penny!

末日闸二

If your looking for a app that needs a Map, Dice, Calculator and Characters. This is the best app here on the AppStore other RPG apps doesn't do it better than this app here it's truly a treasure and I payed full price for this. If your buying this at a discount or a special sell then consider yourself lucky. Do not have second thoughts about this app it's well designed and polished just get it already I'm sure you won't regret it. I do wish they had a Game Center Leader-board and achievements that would be a very awesome feature I would really love to see.

Amazing

Metamitch33

Extremely customizable. You can make anything from a dungeon to an open field. Buy it now! Definitely worth the price!

Simply Remarkable

Umbergerba

If your a GM and have long-distance players, this is the app! The online play works well and everything is quick and easy to use, as it should. Did I mention it actually works! I've tried every clunky RPG tabletop sim out there, this is the one ... In fact the only one that works well with no learning curves. PS ... I do wish the dice roller showed me the rolls for my network players. Umby

Crashes all the time!

dude_with_the_pikachu

This app crashes whenever I paint tiles in editing maps. It makes it almost useless to do anything productive on my iPhone 5. And when I project it onto a monitor, the screen is unable to rotate into landscape mode. It also frustrates me that I bought this app when it was $20, and now it's $10?! What a ripoff for something that doesn't work for half the time. Please fix soon!!! IJG

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