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Evony: Exclusive Developer Tips

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:03 PM PST

Since 2009, Evony has been a strong leader among browser-based strategy games. MMOHut has had an exclusive chance to speak with Darold Higa, Producer of Evony, as well as the Evony dev team. Today, we’re bringing you tips directly from the developers and producers of Evony, designed to help novices succeed in the game!



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Don't focus on growing a large army until your economy is built up.

It can be intimidating to be surrounded by powerful armies, and your first reaction might be to build lots of troops. However, expanding your army too fast too soon can be a liability! An army marches on its stomach, so you will need to have a robust economy going before you can support a large army. Troops not only take resources to build, but once built, they constantly consume food. Make sure your resource production can sustain your military. Also remember that heroes must be paid, so your tax base must be large enough not just to provide labor for your resources and population for your armies, but to generate enough taxes to cover the salaries of your heroes. Expanding your military too soon can leave you heavily lacking in resources which will greatly slow your expansion.

Don't build additional cities until you are ready to defend them!

If you are on a conquest server where your cities can be captured, be very careful expanding to your second or third city. There is a temptation to build a second city right away so that you can research additional technologies by building another academy. If all of your neighbors are also just starting then expanding to a second or third city is not very dangerous. If you have some powerful neighbors however, building additional cities before you can adequately defend your primary city can result in a very dangerous situation. Since your last city can never be taken, if a neighbor manages to knock out your more powerful city it will leave you with a very weak city that can make recovery (and revenge) a lot more difficult.

Make sure to develop your intelligence gathering technologies and buildings.

Intelligence gathering is very important, and the extra information you get from the higher level technologies will give you a real advantage in combat, allowing you and your allies to engage in an active defense. If you focus exclusively on economic and military development, you may find yourself fighting battles with minimal information. Knowing the exact composition of enemy forces, technology levels, hero attributes and other details can help you plan out battles. The Beacon Tower and Informatics research may seem less “sexy” than military or economic buildings and technologies, but without them, you will be fighting blind.



Stay tuned later this week for a special interview with Evony’s Producer, Darold Higa.

Global Agenda celebrates second anniversary

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

Global Agenda launched on February 1, 2010, and is now prepared to celebrate its second anniversary with its players. Since its launch, Global Agenda has had over one million registered players join.

For its anniversary, Global Agenda is offering all players a free Switchblade Pet to those who win an instanced PvP or PvE mission, between January 30 and February 6. Special player-managed PvP tournaments are also being sponsored by Hi-Rez for the anniversary, and participants will receive a dragon themed helm (for 2012 being the Year of the Dragon), while the winning team will get an exclusive item and cash prize. Many retired flair and appearance items will also return for a limited sale at the Dome City Burning Fashion vendor.

Global Agenda is published by Hi-Rez Studios, which also publishes Tribes Ascend.

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Global Agenda Promotional Pet

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Global Agenda Celebrates Second Anniversary

Shooter MMO Introduces Switchblade Pet, PvP Tournament Reward, and Back Catalog of Flair Items

ATLANTA. January 30, 2012.

This week, Hi-Rez Studios (www.hirezstudios.com) celebrates the two-year anniversary of the award-winning, free-to-play game Global Agenda. The Shooter MMO launched on February 1, 2010 as an action combat and sci-fi alternative to more traditional fantasy MMO titles.

"Elves still exist in the MMO world", says Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios Chief Operating Officer. "Just not within our world."

In 2011 Global Agenda transitioned to a free-to-play model, was relaunched as the very first free-to-play game on Steam and delivered the Recursive Colony expansion which included new instanced PvP, new instanced PvE, and an entirely new Open Zone.

Since launch Global Agenda has seen:

  • Over 1,000,000 registered players
  • Over 12,000,000 PvE missions
  • Over 1,400,000 PvP missions

Anniversary Promotions Include:

Free Limited Edition Pet- Hi-Rez Studios is enticing players new and old to join in this week's celebration of the two-year anniversary. Any player winning an instanced PvP or PvE mission between January 30th and February 6th will receive a miniature version of the Switchblade Boss as a player Pet.

PvP Tournament Reward - Hi-Rez is sponsoring player managed PvP tournaments including a recent 6v6 competition. As 2012 is the year of the dragon, all tournament participants receive a free dragon themed helmet in addition to an exclusive item and cash prize for the winning team.

More Flair - Over 100 back-catalogue appearance and flair items from days past are returning for sale within the Dome City Burning Fashion vendor.

Players interested in playing Global Agenda for free can create an account at http://www.globalagendagame.com

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