I found an old SDMB topic about it that was made about a year and a half ago, but I figured I’d make a new topic about it.
Apparently there’s a SDMB alliance on server 7, although I’m on the us6 one. Anyone else on that one?
And the more important question: Does anyone mind making an account on that one so I can have some possible SDMB friends to rule the kingdom with and have an alliance group made? : p
Just started playing today and already I’m deeply hooked. I can easily see this game taking up a lot of my time now.
I was briefly into it for a while, but seriously, it’s a major time muncher. You need a group of lots of people (or a few VERY VERY dedicated people), in different time zones so that you can farm around the clock. It’s… not casual friendly.
I personally wouldn’t touch it again. Ergh. Time sink if I ever saw one.
I’ve sworn off browser-based games. Travian and Greepolis, I think it was called. Wait till you get into the inevitable pissing contest with the 12 year-old seven squares over…
Worst case scenario: You get targeted by some asshole with a lot of powerful friends who continually destroy your army with constant raids, steal your resources, and tear down your buildings.
It was fun a few years ago (I think the thread you mention is when we got a few dozen of us together. Didn’t win that game, but got to play kingmaker).
However, it is a serious time sink. I remember setting my alarm for halfway through the night just to check on my cities, send out armies, etc. Fun, but never again.
Tribal Wars is better than Travian, but suffers all the same problems. Basically, the game is not what it appears to be. You need dedication, reliable co-players or sitters, and scripts and tools that the game doesn’t provide or even hint at being required. If you are not aware of your situation 24 hours a day, you can only survive by luck.
The concept sounds fun, but the actual game is not.
Past tense. There was a SDMB alliance on us7. I think most SDMB players (from the SDMB boards) took a break after that one.
We took a solid second place, not just playing kingmaker. Gemini took a very solid first place and there was nothing we could do to change that. I allied with some ex-Gemini in Imperium for a while, and they clearly indicated we took second. There was some questioning about “Where did you guys come from and where did you go?”
I had a blast on us7, but I’m generally not interested in another browser game. I didn’t set my alarm for a midnight checkup of my account, and it showed. My forces were a fraction of Captain C and others’.
I was an early part of the alliance that eventually came in second. It was loads of fun at first, but I quickly discovered that playing at an acceptable level consumed way too much of my time, so I handed my account over to someone else.
You might try Ikariam instead. It’s less rapacious - you cannot lose cities, for example - and less demanding of time. And less demanding of money. A gentler game, if you will. I’ve been playing for over 3 years.
Click here if you feel like trying it out. You’ll start on the same island as my capital.