Originally Posted by
Kurnan
I'm a newby to this game so bear with me. I'll really appreciate some straightforward answers here.
"Gold" in this game is earned mainly by taxing your citizens and is used mainly to pay for heros, etc. "Gold" is completely virtual, i.e. it is generated in the game, by the game as you play.
"Coins" are themselves virtual however the only way to acquire them is by buying them with real-world cash like US$... correct?
Basically, I stumbled upon Evony a couple days ago, got interested in playing, built up a small city, but now I've realized I need to develop an army, an army with weapons. For instance it appears the weapons research cannot be completed in the workshop without "wood" and "iron ore". The only way I can see to acquire wood, iron ore, gems, etc. is to purchase them in the store with real money. Can someone please confirm this?
If real money is needed to play this game properly then I'm going to lose interest fairly quickly.
Thanks,
Kurnan