What had changed? A guide for veterans - Morale

Realm of Empires started in 2008 with Realm 1. We regularly have veterans, those who played a long time ago, come back after years of absence. Sometimes we hear that they have a hard time navigating through all the changes that were made over the years.

This guide tries to help veterans by itemizing changes that occurred over the years.

MORALE

Morale mechanic, was introduced for those players, who felt they could not spend enough time in front of the game to compete with player that had more, sometimes all day to spend playing.

It basically gives you a set of "points" that you can use in a day, and each attack takes certain amount of points. Effectively, this means that once you use up your points, you cannot attack and must wait.

Because we know not all players like this, we have realms that do not have this new mechanic, and some that do.

Realm with this mechanic, are labeled as "1 hour per day" or "30 minutes per day" and indicate how many points you get. A 30 minutes per day realm, means that, roughly, if you spend 30 minutes playing on a realm, you will be just as competitive as a person who spends 10 hours, attack wise.

Realm with morale are typically called "Veteran" realms, realms without morale, are typically called "Veteran-insane" realms.

The effect on the game play are significant, and you have to adjust your play style to it.

The following videos explain the reasoning behind this mechanic, and explain how to use it

• Dev log 15
• Dev log 16
• Dev log 17 part 1 and  Dev log 17 part 2 
• bonus-only morale Dev Log 19

What had changed? A guide for veterans - Morale

Realm of Empires started in 2008 with Realm 1. We regularly have veterans, those who played a long time ago, come back after years of absence. Sometimes we hear that they have a hard time navigating through all the changes that were made over the years.

This guide tries to help veterans by itemizing changes that occurred over the years.

MORALE

Morale mechanic, was introduced for those players, who felt they could not spend enough time in front of the game to compete with player that had more, sometimes all day to spend playing.

It basically gives you a set of "points" that you can use in a day, and each attack takes certain amount of points. Effectively, this means that once you use up your points, you cannot attack and must wait.

Because we know not all players like this, we have realms that do not have this new mechanic, and some that do.

Realm with this mechanic, are labeled as "1 hour per day" or "30 minutes per day" and indicate how many points you get. A 30 minutes per day realm, means that, roughly, if you spend 30 minutes playing on a realm, you will be just as competitive as a person who spends 10 hours, attack wise.

Realm with morale are typically called "Veteran" realms, realms without morale, are typically called "Veteran-insane" realms.

The effect on the game play are significant, and you have to adjust your play style to it.

The following videos explain the reasoning behind this mechanic, and explain how to use it

• Dev log 15
• Dev log 16
• Dev log 17 part 1 and  Dev log 17 part 2 
• bonus-only morale Dev Log 19

New realms coming shortly to ROE near you!

Early springs brigs a plethora of new realms, and a opportunity to show of our hot female avatars!

Thanks to your suggestions (keep more coming!), we were able to come up with a lots of different types of realms, some even wacky realms, with a hope that everyone can find something that suits their game play!

NEW REALMS

Subscription Realm

No spells, with a monthly subscription. Our next attempt to bring a classic realm to all players, not just old Vets. No Legendaries, no morale, 4X speed.

R5 like Fast Realms

Realms are typically 2x speed. These will be 5x, just like the legendary and epic R5! There will be one with morale, another without it.

Strapped-for-time Morale Realms

Our morale realms, aimed at busy people with little time to play, were tuned to allow a 1h/day play. Many of you asked for two more types – 30min/day play target and 2h/day target. We will deliver such two realms!

No Clans Realm

A realm that has no clans, and ends when top 25 players remain on the realm. Every man and woman for themselves! Either no morale, or bonus only morale.

High-Roller Realm

Last few months brought lots of limits on servants usage, which some of you complained about. We will have a high-roller / sky-is-the-limit kind of a realm! No morale.

Veteran-Insane “Pure” Realm

A variation on our Veteran-Insane realm based on your feedback. 3X speed, no morale, no legendaries, no handicap

Giant Realm

Huge realm with many rebels to grow enormous empires! Something like 50 rebels per player! No morale

COMMON TO ALL REALMS

Smaller clan cap

10-25 player clan size limit (depending on realm size). Still 2 clan win condition. That will result in more dynamic diplomatic landscape.

No or smaller handicap

Either no handicap or very low age 1 handicap only – 25% max, in age 1, 0% in age 2 on wards

Lower unit desertion

Less aggressive unit desertion parameters.

No stewardship 

These realms, will all have no stewardship. With sleep mode, vacation mode, soon to come weekend mode, and mobile companion app, stewardship has become less necessary and it has been brought to our attention that some clans force clan members to setup stewardship, then use it to take over smaller players etc. So we are trying realms without stewardship to give some players a break.

Clan change freeze sooner

Changing clans will be frozen earlier than Age 7, perhaps as soon as Age 3

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We are planning to launch a new realm ever 2 weeks so watch the schedule, and pick what suits your game play!