IncGamers' Tim McDonald sits down with Adam Tuckwell and Christian Reshoeft of Jagex to discuss War of Legends, the company's new browser-based free-to-play online RTS.
Topics include why the company picked up War of Legends, how it plays, how microtransactions have been balanced, how the western version differs from the Chinese version, future plans, and more.
Jagex today launched their latest War of Legends expansion: Buzhou Mountains.
The centrepiece of the Buzhou Mountain expansion is a new high level combat arena. The Buzhou battleground offers experienced players a brand new battlefield to wage war against the War of Legends God’s. Armed with thousands of troops and prepped for combat, players can compete up to five times a day for the chance to win huge rewards.
In a two week celebration for Chinese New Year, Jagex are planning a while host of community events in War of Legends, their popular free-to-play MMORTS game.
The War of Legends beta was released on the 19th January 2010 as the first third party title to be published by Jagex. Since the initial release more than 1.5 Million players have joined the battle. War of Legends has been continually updated with new content and game play on a regular basis. As part of the anniversary update, each player will receive a limited edition birthday cake. Each cake includes a variety of items designed to help players speed up construction, equip their army or help gather essential resources. The birthday cakes are available to find in the Wildlands for the next seven days and as an added incentive for players, there are no limits to the number of cakes each player can discover. The content of each cake varies so players are encouraged to find as many as they can.
Might have to try this, you know. It sounds interesting.
Looks quite tasty for a browser-based game.
It's interesting that it's based on actual Chinese lore.
I am not sure I dare say I think it's an interesting development, because I was borderline flamed last time :P
nope.... I'd rather play a subscription based game than a credits based one :/ credits give people a real world advantage. They had their pricing formula right with runescape - have a free version as a trial.
I looked at this game and it seemed ok, but when it hinted it wanted me to buy in-game money I just hit the x