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    There is an article that has just been published in an online Gaming Magazine called thirteen1 about Evony, and in particular, the Evony forums.
    I found it to be a bad piece of work, with a lot of twisting of information and it says some pretty nasty things about these forums.

    Now the point of this post is this, I only found out about this article because of a post that has been deleted from these forums because it included a link to their site.
    I know that this is against the rules but the fact is that unless we as a community are made aware of this type of thing and are then able to read and judge it for ourself, this type of article will be read by many people and they will take it as a true representation of this forum.
    I made a number of posts on their forums to state what I objected to in the article and one or two others have also made their voices heard. This is the only way to refute some of the claims made, as an attack on these forums is an attack on those of us who post here as well.

    To the moderators of this forum, I would gently suggest that trying to cover up such negative items by removing any reference to them in this forum is counter-productive, as I don't think there would be many who have spent much time on this forum that would agree with the implicit content of this particular article. Let people judge for themself and then you might find that you get more support than you may think.
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    Did it say anything about me or OTD?

    EDIT: Nevermind, found it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chancer View Post
    This is a stupid post, who cares? The only way you could get offended about an article of a forum your on, is if its your life...
    Perhaps you should read the article before you comment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chancer View Post
    This is a stupid post, who cares? The only way you could get offended about an article of a forum your on, is if its your life...
    Oh noes, now I'm gonna cry, because this guy is clearly tough.

    Trolling. It helps no one, and makes everyone hate you. Stop. Trolling. Now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rodri View Post
    There is an article that has just been published in an online Gaming Magazine called Thirteen1 about Evony, and in particular, the Evony forums.
    I found it to be a bad piece of work, with a lot of twisting of information and it says some pretty nasty things about these forums.

    Now the point of this post is this, I only found out about this article because of a post that has been deleted from these forums because it included a link to their site.
    I know that this is against the rules but the fact is that unless we as a community are made aware of this type of thing and are then able to read and judge it for ourself, this type of article will be read by many people and they will take it as a true representation of this forum.
    I made a number of posts on their forums to state what I objected to in the article and one or two others have also made their voices heard. This is the only way to refute some of the claims made, as an attack on these forums is an attack on those of us who post here as well.

    To the moderators of this forum, I would gently suggest that trying to cover up such negative items by removing any reference to them in this forum is counter-productive, as I don't think there would be many who have spent much time on this forum that would agree with the implicit content of this particular article. Let people judge for themself and then you might find that you get more support than you may think.


    What are you getting all worked up for? The article is pretty much spot on. The game is flawed, the ads are ridiculous, the forums are moderated in such a way that negativity towards Evony is swept under the carpet, players abuse the system constantly by avoiding bans, players are allowed to basically say anything they want in game chat with little to zero consequence. Players have been known to sling racial and sexual slurs at will. Just the fact that that are ZERO in-game chat moderators should tell everyone what they need to know about the game... it's a runaway car and nobody is at the wheel.

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    I read the article, my biggest issue with it is that it cites absolute domination of pay players over non pay players, which isnt true, unless you get an individual who has spent an astronomical amount of money, as in several thousand dollars or more. A couple hundred bucks will give you a bit of an edge, or let you get to the peak of strength quicker, but it won't let you dominate. I'm still #1 on server32 and I haven't bought anything, and have taken out whole alliances full of cash users because they were unskilled. I guess items like penicillin, war horn and excalibur have more of an impact, though, than most cash shop items from other games, though they are temporary.

    Biggest issue I have personally is the time required for maintenance in farming NPCs and setting barracks training, and the massive unannounced patches. In the last couple days I've launched several attacks against several different peopple with the same techs and roughly same amount of defending troops and had drastically different results. From what I've read, the same was true in the past when they implemented wall defense bonus and other such things.

    Edit - it also cites multiple posts from one user in complaining about the game. That's not really accurate, as there is always going to be someone upset about something that can be quoted to make it sound like a problem is worse than it really is. A lot of the problems mentioned in that article do exist, but as a piece of journalism I wouldn't put too much credit in it.
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    I also don't get how everybody's complaining about the flaws.. All games have flaws, this game maybe a little more than others, but it's good enough, I have fun.
    And I spent no money in this game and have won 0 cents from the wheel, I am doing just fine.. That article tells lies.
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    Thanks for sharing Rodri,
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    There is no cover up or any attempt to do so. Any business has the right to defend itself from baseless attacks.

    This article does not deserve a forum here. If you wish to discuss, then I suggest you go to THEIR forums and make them feel special as four of you will double their readership.

    This thread needs to be closed and deleted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shhhhmega View Post
    What are you getting all worked up for? The article is pretty much spot on. The game is flawed, the ads are ridiculous, the forums are moderated in such a way that negativity towards Evony is swept under the carpet, players abuse the system constantly by avoiding bans, players are allowed to basically say anything they want in game chat with little to zero consequence. Players have been known to sling racial and sexual slurs at will. Just the fact that that are ZERO in-game chat moderators should tell everyone what they need to know about the game... it's a runaway car and nobody is at the wheel.
    The article actually was twisted half truths and made up lies. It wasn't spot on at all, I have read more credible articles titled "I had bigfoots baby". The article from 13-1 was mostly made up by the person who wrote it. They asked for everyone who had a problem with Evony to tell them about it, then they took those issues and twisted them out of proportion to the point that some of what was in the article was pure fantasy and nothing else.

    The person who wrote the article even had the agenda of making Evony look bad before she wrote the article. She was completely biased and obviously had an agenda of her own. What it was who knows. She definitely has a career with places like The Enquirer or The Guardian when she grows up.

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