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Almost everyone loves Heroes of Might and Magic series – if not last, fifth part, then classic – third one. Lately Ubisoft’s made browser multiplayer game Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms which is based on Heroes of Might and Magic V and also cannot be confused with the Heroes of Might and Magic series.
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Speaking more specifically, it’s a tabletop-infused OSG that feels more like a concrete strategy game than the browser-based title it is. With the being popular titles like Evony and Travian, it was only a matter of time before some of the larger, better known on the gaming market companies jump into the pool of online browser gaming. Ubisoft has completed this goal just that with Might & Magic: Heroes Kingdoms.
If you’ve enjoyed playing in Heroes series, you’ll be familiar with a larger part of the game’s setting – if not; you are able to play, very helpful tutorial system which guides you through your first steps in M&M world, slowly and without haste revealing the game’s features through various interesting tasks. What’s worth attentions, is that while large part of browser-based strategy multiplayer online games offer sometimes boring tutorials, normally in the form of a large series of tasks dumped into a quest log, Might & Magic: Heroes Kingdoms tries to become more innovative and it incorporates the tutorial through the normal start of playing just like in some free rpg multiplayer online games.
It’s a very good idea to finish the in-game missions, as they will guide you through the various stages of you’re getting more powerful and reach. They’re also an indirect subsidy from the game itself, as they’re clearly set up to grant you a plenty of resources without real effort on your part, making it easier to develop your new cities and thus effecting with simple addiction. For beginners, there are four factions to select from like Necropolis, Haven, Academy and Inferno. I play the Inferno faction so my horde of Imps, Horded Daemons, and Devils requires plenty of Mercury and Sulfur. Common minerals are used to build structures that offer defensive bonuses and allow you to recruit more powerful troops. Ready to conquer your neighbors, or develop more towns? It’s better to attack, or invest some resource in another towns, it’s important, because after 15 days, newbie protection is running up, and this period is exceptionally important. Player must still be careful, because have few troops and heroes spread out over your towns, making you easy pickings for nearby gamers.
Combat and running your kingdom
Fighting mechanics is quite easy when you look at it (although it took me some time before finding out how it really works), which is “rock – paper – scissors” system: you have three types of units – melee, ranged, and mounted. Mounted have 50% bonus versus ranged but weak against melee ones, and so on. Having a balanced army is the essence, and army is the key to successes, of course to maintain and develop, large army, we need powerful and stable economy, like in other free online multiplayer games. As you may probably imagine, as you are going further and further away from your castle you will encounter more difficult garrison, but on the other hand – more experience, goods and artifacts. After you start with finishing basic parts of the game, it is time to train some soldiers in your barracks, sharp blades in the storage depot, and gather more supplies into the warehouse.
Kingdoms divide the timeline into season, which is currently a 6-month period, which is exceptional in comparison to other massive multiplayer online games. Servers are capped at maximal number of 3000 users, and new players are blocked from getting into the server a month after the season has started for real. The reason is one and it’s not hard to guess: it prevents newbies or small-scale castle from being eaten alive by the more powerful alliances and their territories. During single season’s, the main objective of players is to obtain artifacts randomly scattered throughout the whole land of one server and make use of it.
Kingdoms has a pleasant way of making sure that nobody comes invading our town while we are offline in the shape of a night-time mode, which is part of online multiplayer games. During this period, no one can attack you, so no more sleepless nights!
Pros:
+ 4 factions
+ Exceptional hero system
+ Might and Magic franchise!
Cons:
- Very slow
- Similar to other multiplayer strategy games
Summary
Although it is not as complicated as original games, Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms is a production that must be played at least for a while by Might and Magic fans who desire a bit of Heroes atmosphere. You may think that Might & Magic Heroes Kingdoms is just another browser based online multiplayer game, and it’s true – albeit it’s just one of better ones.
Some features are available with premium account, but on the beginning, we can have a lot of fun playing in basic version, even with some restrictions. Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms feels something like Sim City but has exceptional fantasy multiplayer game twist.
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