Hey all,
Love the comics and general amusements here, plus the community rocks. Just wanted to post some info on an online game that diverts some of my time when I am not playing WoW. Game is called Pox Nora (http://www.poxnora.com), and it is a unique combination of online PvP turn-based strategy / RPG / collectible card game. What makes me keep playing it are the following:
- Well over 500 different playable pieces, called "runes" - champions, spells, equipment, relics (permanent battlefield enhancements)
- Runes have rarity kind of like in wow - white (limited edition), greens (premium), purples (exotic), blue (rare), red (uncommon), yellow (common)
- 8 different factions
- Champion runes gain experience and are upgradeable with tons of abilities
- Great fantasy theme and artwork
- Online PvP with full ranking system, tournaments, more
- Very actively developed, constant tweaks and updates, 5th expansion just came out yesterday
- Between all the runes, factions, and opponents, strategy and tactics offer most options I have ever seen to date in
- Free for unlimited basic play with pre-defined units, until it hooks you like crack cocaine and you pay, but then you open up ability to buy individual runes, level champions, access to premium features (a lot)
- Trader, basically an eBay for getting or trading away runes you have to many of, or need, respectively
- May be a mobile version in the works, hush-hush and no news on this in ages
- Games are fairly short, between 10min - 1 hour, depending on how much you and your opponent pwn/suck + luck
So, anywhoo, that's it in a nutshell. Check it out or not, but it is amazing and I heartily recommend. FYI, if you do check it out, I would NOT recommend doing much in next few days, because the expansion just came out and the servers are getting hammered. They did upgrade to a new data center recently, but traffic is highest atm, so I'd wait till next week, if you can...
Regards,
-Az