BattleForge
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BattleForge is a video game developed by EA Phenomic
and published by Electronic Arts
. It was released on Windows
in March 2009. A demo was released in the same month. BattleForge is an online card-based real-time strategy
(RTS) game.
On its initial release, the game revolved around trading, buying and winning through means of micro-transactions, though micro-transactions were not required for playing the game, only for buying new cards. On May 26, 2009, BattleForge became a Play 4 Free branded game with fewer cards initially available (32 cards and no points). The retail version comes with all of the starter decks (One for each element, 64 cards) and 3,000 BattleForge points.
The games virtual currency is now distributed to each player on a 1 point per day basis, but only if the player has played at least 15 minutes that day. Through this, all micro-transactions are available to all players, but doing them without purchasing the retail version of the game or any virtual currency is possible, only slow.
There is a PvE mode
(player versus environment) and a PvP mode
(player versus player). In the PvE mode, players can complete missions. Some of these missions can only be played by 1 player, while others can be played with 2, 4 or 12 players. There are three modes available in missions: standard, advanced and expert. In order to unlock advanced and expert modes, players will have to complete the series of missions on standard mode first. The rewards for the missions are gold, card upgrades and PvE experience point
s. These experience points will increase a player's PvE level.
For PvP, players can choose between ranked and unranked PvP. Unranked PvP will not give any rewards, but can be useful for testing cards and strategies or for a simple, friendly match. Ranked pvp will give players gold, ELO
points and tokens as reward. Gold and tokens can be traded for card upgrades, while ELO points will increase a player's PvP level.
Also of note, it is supporting DirectX 11, provided that the user has a DirectX 11 operating system, as well as a DirectX 11 compatible Graphics Card, providing full support for hardware tessellation
.
The Renegade Edition is the second edition of BattleForge cards. It expands the BattleForge card set with legendary units and monumental buildings from the Southern Wastes region of Nyn. 60 new units and buildings will be added to the BattleForge card pool.
The Lost Souls Edition was released on February 9, 2010 with a total of 60 brand new and unique units.
The Amii Edition is released in small proportions in each patch. The edition currently features 36 new cards, including never before seen races such as the Amii. About 4 cards are released in almost each patch.
EA Phenomic
EA Phenomic is a real-time strategy video game developer, headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, and founded as Phenomic Game Development in 1997...
and published by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
. It was released on Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
in March 2009. A demo was released in the same month. BattleForge is an online card-based real-time strategy
Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
(RTS) game.
On its initial release, the game revolved around trading, buying and winning through means of micro-transactions, though micro-transactions were not required for playing the game, only for buying new cards. On May 26, 2009, BattleForge became a Play 4 Free branded game with fewer cards initially available (32 cards and no points). The retail version comes with all of the starter decks (One for each element, 64 cards) and 3,000 BattleForge points.
The games virtual currency is now distributed to each player on a 1 point per day basis, but only if the player has played at least 15 minutes that day. Through this, all micro-transactions are available to all players, but doing them without purchasing the retail version of the game or any virtual currency is possible, only slow.
Features
There are a total of 383 cards available, almost equally divided between the powers of fire, frost, nature, and shadow. With a recent update, there are now combinations of shadow/fire, frost/nature, frost/shadow and fire/nature, as well as legendary cards. Players can buy and sell cards at an in-game auction house, using BattleForge Points (BF Points), an in-game currency. Players can also invite each other to conduct a direct trade.There is a PvE mode
Player versus environment
Player versus environment, or PvE , is a term used in online games, particularly MMORPGs, CORPGs, MUDs, and other online role-playing video games, to refer to fighting computer-controlled enemies—in contrast to PvP .Usually a PvE mode can be played either alone, with human...
(player versus environment) and a PvP mode
Player versus player
Player versus player, or PvP, is a type of multiplayer interactive conflict within a game between two or more live participants. This is in contrast to games where players compete against computer controlled opponents, which is correspondingly referred to as player versus environment...
(player versus player). In the PvE mode, players can complete missions. Some of these missions can only be played by 1 player, while others can be played with 2, 4 or 12 players. There are three modes available in missions: standard, advanced and expert. In order to unlock advanced and expert modes, players will have to complete the series of missions on standard mode first. The rewards for the missions are gold, card upgrades and PvE experience point
Experience point
An experience point is a unit of measurement used in many role-playing games and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's progression through the game...
s. These experience points will increase a player's PvE level.
For PvP, players can choose between ranked and unranked PvP. Unranked PvP will not give any rewards, but can be useful for testing cards and strategies or for a simple, friendly match. Ranked pvp will give players gold, ELO
Elo rating system
The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-born American physics professor....
points and tokens as reward. Gold and tokens can be traded for card upgrades, while ELO points will increase a player's PvP level.
Also of note, it is supporting DirectX 11, provided that the user has a DirectX 11 operating system, as well as a DirectX 11 compatible Graphics Card, providing full support for hardware tessellation
Tessellation
A tessellation or tiling of the plane is a pattern of plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps. One may also speak of tessellations of parts of the plane or of other surfaces. Generalizations to higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the art...
.
Card editions
The Twilight edition is the first edition of BattleForge cards. Twilight edition of cards contains a total of two-hundred (200) unique cards, including fifty cards for each elemental faction: Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow. Each of these powers has its own special abilities, strengths and weaknesses. Each power is represented by an orb color in the game. The Twilight Edition consist 200 cards in total, i.e. 50 units, buildings and spells for each of these powers.The Renegade Edition is the second edition of BattleForge cards. It expands the BattleForge card set with legendary units and monumental buildings from the Southern Wastes region of Nyn. 60 new units and buildings will be added to the BattleForge card pool.
The Lost Souls Edition was released on February 9, 2010 with a total of 60 brand new and unique units.
The Amii Edition is released in small proportions in each patch. The edition currently features 36 new cards, including never before seen races such as the Amii. About 4 cards are released in almost each patch.
Tomes
In June 2011, Tomes were changed to a rental item and the cost was lowered to 300 BattleForge points. All tome cards are charged and upgraded to level 2. Tomes rentals last 2 weeks, after which the contents of the tome leave your account.External links
- BattleForge official site
- BattleForge Wiki at Wikia Gaming