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Evony Offers Familiar Medieval Gameplay

priscilla | 04 Децембар, 2009 09:01

A large number of games categorize under MMOBBG—massively multiplayer online bulletin board game—very similar to MMOBBRPGs), having the entire game primarily made up of text and descriptions, although images are often used to enhance the game.The foremost reason is that the game is free, at least for those who can practice restraint and not pay for extras.

Upon logging in, a first time gamer will probably experience severe deja vu.The graphics are generally clear and smooth, yet with a low strain on computer resources. The layout, look and style of play is an amalgam of nation-building strategy games such as Sid Meier's Civilization series or the Age of Empires series.

It works on most current browsers, although some players may find they need to upgrade for the game to load.

The player starts as a medieval lord or lady with a city, a city hall, some basic resources and some people to rule.

The game will feel familiar to anyone who has played a popular middle ages computer strategy game. The new lord or lady also gets seven valuable days beginner protection from attack.So many gamers will be able to jump in with little instruction. From there, the player must construct buildings from farms to barracks to feasting halls; recruit heroes and train armies to defend from neighbors and expand territory; and develop new technologies to improve the kingdom.For beginners, there are quests and beginner packages to help steer them in generally the right direction.

Evony does boast a large player base, with more than 120,000 members on the site message board alone and more than 100 available servers to play on.

Once the player builds a marketplace, the in-play war games resource trading system is actually pretty useful - allowing selling of excess resources at the best possible price or buying needed materials at the lowest possible price. Evony claims more than 5 million active players since April 2009.

There is a waiting period on some in-game communication, but after that, the social interaction among allies and neutrals ranges from cordial to friendly. And it's popular for good reason.Among potential enemies, the communication is terse ("Leave my lake alone!", for example).