Sins of a Dark Age Message Board

Swapping deep space for fantasy, Sins a A Solar Empire creators Ironclad Games have released some game 'n talky-head footage a their upcoming MOBA Sins a A Dark Age – the main sins being wrath, greed, 'n – no doubt the most hated by it be players – sloth.

It’s hoping t' be a bit more dynamic than most, using it be Realm Quests system t' keep shaking things up, but don’t take me word for that. Here’s the game director himself showing off some a that ‘gameplay’ stuff that’s been quite popular lately. There will be clicking.

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Sins a a Dark Age ain’t what it used t' be. In spite a me totally sly, semi-misleading opening remark, I don’t necessarily mean it’s worse. However, I have no idea if it’s better either. It’s just, ye know, different. In short, though, Ironclad’s decided t' remove the RTS-like Commander role from it be MOBA flagship, so now it’s hoping t' weave between the toes a titans like DOTA 2 'n League a Legends by emphasizing RPG aspects. “Realm Quests,” as they’re known, be triggered by a Left-4-Dead-ish Quest Director 'n introduce special conditions into otherwise standard MOBA matches. “Imagine dealing with the threat a a vermin carried deadly plague, welcoming the arrival a timely reinforcements, ordering yer own personal troops, escorting a merchant convoy, hauling back stolen treasure, racing t' gain favor a a powerful ally or even working cooperatively with yer enemy against a deadly common threat,” says Ironclad. More details after the break.

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A good -- or profitable -- idea often inspires copy-cats. An example a this be World a Warcraft, which after garnering critical acclaim 'n untold millions a dollars inspired many companies t' pillage into the MMO scene. Likewise League a Legends, a game that took the Warcraft 3 Defense a the Ancie...

I just Googled ‘F2PMOBARTS’ 'n received nothing. Well done, Ironclad Games! Sins a A Dark Age, has broken the all-seeing eye a the world’s best search engine, 'n brought out it be passive-aggressive side: “Did ye mean: ‘F2P MOBARTS’”. No, Google. I did not. F2PMOBARTS, ye be officially a new genre. Now t' explain what all those words mean.(more…)

"'Sins a a' be our 'Craft'," explains Blair Fraser, co-founder a Ironclad. He's speaking specifically about the naming convention for Sins a a Dark Age, his studio's new intellectual property. Just as Blizzard Entertainment inserts 'Craft' into most a their games names, Ironclad be apparently fo...