COMMUNITY - FORUMS - AGING & DYING
Just asking

So, I don't get it. Is there pay-to-win or not? Because I just read that you can buy stuff like a horse or a shelter.


Just sitting here and waiting till the game gets released..

2/23/2017 12:28:52 PM #1

the store will be closed once the game is live. consider it pay to build the world and your role in it. unless owning a kingdom is your idea of winning then yes. but there is no really "winning" titles can be lost, land lost, buildings demolished or abandoned.

so no, it give you no game play advantage. simply allows you to play the way you want from the start. your horses can be stolen killed or die, so unless you are a breeder, you will need to get a new one.

p.s the CEO has stated "the moment this game has a cash shop as a source of revenue is the moment we have failed as developers." so there will be no cash shop after launch of the game.

2/23/2017 1:45:56 PM #2

lets not discuss whether the game is pay to win or not. Lets list what pay2win elements do exist and let people decide for themself if the game is pay2win or not.

pay2win elements:

  1. noble titles, for example King. (note that king is not the highest nobility title possible. With new technology, new government system will arise. Caspian said there could be an Emperor (someone who has all kings below him). Furthermore, noble titles wont make your character stronger, only richer and more powerful. You also have an obligation to build commmunities (or you will not be able to keep your title) and you have many disadvantages. You need to put in 20hours/week as a king (on average) and you permadie alot quicker than others (6 deaths and its over).
  2. Exposition, gives you a 3-months headstart.
  3. Items bought with Exposition points, makes your headstart bigger.

anti-pay2win elements:

  1. You will not be able to buy any items after launch.
  2. Your character wont progress through payments, you can only gain titles and items.(need confirmation)
  3. If you dont use your bought stuff correctly, you may very quickly lose everything. In other words, you bought stuff for the rogues who stole it.
  4. You wont be able to pay 10k€ and play in godmode. If you dont team up, consider your investments lost. Even someone paying 0€ would have more advantages, when grouping with the correct people.
  5. families will give new player extreme advantages like bolstering: increases the stats of all family members to match the best family-character near them, other neet stuff like cross-continent chatting, increasing each others lifespans, etc.
  6. the size of the game world. Gold selling wont be easy in such a big game.
  7. scripts - automated gathering.

3/5/2017 8:37:02 AM #3

Small correction: Unless you buy the basic pledge for $35/$40, you don't get to enter the game. That'd be the minimum, not $0.


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