I have one VERY vocal and annoyed fairly new fellow who is doing their best to make sure you and all our fellows know their feelings on this Magic Academy
Lol. I wonder who that might be?
Okay, seriously now, I've stated my opinion on this Magic Academy numerous times throughout the forums. I was even delighted about this feature at first, yet I honestly never made use of it once (and I did build it as soon as its construction required zero boosted relics). I even did a fairly in-depth review on the effectiveness of the Magic Academy
here.
I'd just like to add to this thread, that I'm reducing my time spent in-game due to the
direction the devs have taken. This game was intended for me to have fun in my spare time. The amount of fun I've had has been decreasing from one month to the next. Not because I ever felt like there's nothing left for me to do, or many of the actions have become far too repetitive, but because I've found myself clinging on to an idea and the hope that this game will become better at some point in the future. That I might, for whatever odd reason, gain the freedom to truly build or play the way
I want to.
Within the first week of playing this game I got stuck on the main quest line because I refuse to build a barracks. Six months later, I'm still hoping the quest requiring me to build the barracks will become declinable, or that the barracks become deletable. During that time, more and more restrictions have been implemented within the game.
- You must research Ancient Wonders to progress in the tech tree.
- You must scout a certain number of provinces to unlock new chapters.
- You must delete your guest race portal to build the next race's portal.
- You must research the Magic Academy within the tech tree, along with its additional spell(s).
- You must build the Magic Academy.
This game is still advertised as the following on the Elvenar homepage (just as it was when I started):
Elvenar>Game>World said:
"Pick up the reins and lead your people into a new era by laying the foundation and building your city just the way you like it!"
Let's be honest here. That's never been entirely true. The last six months made it clear it's never
going to become true either.
This game had potential. It
still has potential. Sadly many good players, will never get to see it. They'll have moved on by then - and I can't blame them.
~ Valerius