# Evony - Start your journey now my Lord **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838 "2009-07-31T03:09:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/41 "2009-08-01T18:00:03Z")
I will personally drive out to California and sacrifice a small goat on the steps of the Blizzard HQ if they would advertise Starcraft 2 with a picture of Kerrigan and text saying “save the queen!” ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/42 "2009-08-01T18:03:11Z")
It looks like Travian basically. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/43 "2009-08-02T16:39:06Z")
The ad with the big-chested tranny now says “Unnoticeable now.” WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/44 "2009-08-02T16:45:21Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The ad with the big-chested tranny now says “Unnoticeable now.” > > WTF? Well, it used to be if you looked between the legs… Fuck it, even **I’m** not willing to go that far. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/45 "2009-08-02T16:55:24Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The ad with the big-chested tranny now says “Unnoticeable now.” > > WTF? I think this is Engrish for: Your boss will have no way to know you’re goofing off at work! I think we’re going to start seeing more and more Engrish slip in as time goes on. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/46 "2009-08-02T17:37:42Z")
It appears the Scientology business model can be applied elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/47 "2009-08-02T18:25:44Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > I will personally drive out to California and sacrifice a small goat on the steps of the Blizzard HQ if they would advertise Starcraft 2 with a picture of Kerrigan and text saying “save the queen!” _snerk_ ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/48 "2009-08-02T20:34:57Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Plants vs. Zombies has started running ads with a female zombie and the phrases “Save your lover!” and “Play now my Lord!”. Yes, their new parody ads are brilliant. Another reason to like Popcap. > **[Plants Versus Zombies Versus Evony](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/plants-versus-zombies-versus-evony)** > > Oh God. Thanks to the forum, I'm advert-blogging. Which can only mean one of two things: i) Post-Darkfall review I've t… [![](https://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/offworld.png) ](https://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/offworld.png) Evony is also asking their women players to send in pictures of themselves for a contest. What’s surprising is that most of them are decent looking and some are quite attractive: [http://bbs.evony.com/showthread.php?t=11313](http://bbs.evony.com/showthread.php?t=11313) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/49 "2009-08-02T20:37:58Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > I will personally drive out to California and sacrifice a small goat on the steps of the Blizzard HQ if they would advertise Starcraft 2 with a picture of Kerrigan and text saying “save the queen!” Irvine isn’t that far from me, if you can get a goat out here… ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/50 "2009-08-02T21:17:50Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > It appears the Scientology business model can be applied elsewhere. Wait, Scientology is using boobs to sell their shtick now? Please show them to me. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/51 "2009-08-02T21:30:29Z")
I wouldn’t dare go there, my IQ drops 110 points in the presence of a serious pair. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/52 "2009-08-03T15:02:36Z")
When it first came out, wasn’t it called “Civony”? And if so, why’d they change the name? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/53 "2009-08-03T15:08:30Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](#): > > When it first came out, wasn’t it called “Civony”? And if so, why’d they change the name? I think it was, or at least an earlier version of it was. I assume it was changed for legal purposes…Civony was probably just too close to Civilization. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/54 "2009-08-03T15:09:45Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](#): > > When it first came out, wasn’t it called “Civony”? And if so, why’d they change the name? Cos it was a bit too blatently ripping-off Civilisation? There’s been a few OpEd pieces in the UK press about how annoying the Evony ads are, but I know a few people who really enjoy playing it. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/55 "2009-08-03T15:21:33Z")
Thanks \*\*jayjay \*\*and **Wallenstein**. I thought it was just my imagination. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/56 "2009-08-03T15:33:15Z")
My husband is trying it too, for some reason. He cracked up at the chat the other night when someone typed, “I don’t understand, where are the promised boobies?!” ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/57 "2009-08-03T15:58:50Z")
> [@lisacurl](#): > > My husband is trying it too, for some reason. He cracked up at the chat the other night when someone typed, “I don’t understand, where are the promised boobies?!” “Our boobies are in another castle!” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/58 "2009-08-05T21:30:15Z")
My subscription expired today. Them’s nice boobies. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/59 "2009-08-06T00:03:40Z")
Thanks for the link to the parody ads. Those are made of pure comedy gold. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838/60 "2009-08-06T02:53:50Z")
> [@Gaudere](#): > > What always annoyed me was how terrible the breasts were painted in this one: [http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/evony-ad-5.jpg](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/evony-ad-5.jpg) WTF? It’s not hard to paint breasts and have them look decent, but those are seriously misshapen. +1 to the OP, the “Evony: BOOBS! boobsBOOBSboobsboobsBOOBSboobs” ads have been annoying me for some time. That ad is on just about every damn website I visit, and the boob-gap drives me nuts! There is a woman who could seriously benefit from some foundational garments. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evony-start-your-journey-now-my-lord/504838.md?page=4)