I have finally joined a guild because I have unlocked the Smithery technology due to the forge points I saved up. I was given the choice to pick which guild I would like to join; because I am unsure about the differences between each guild I chose a random one. I am a part of The Dawn Trader guild, alongside four other players. I am now asked to unlock “Guild Vs Guilt” by advancing to the Iron Age, but I am still in the Bronze Age. What does this mean? Do I fight other guilds to gain resources/tools? I also do not know what to do now that I am in a guild. I understand that I share items with other members in my guild, but how do I do this? I noticed that I could send a message to my guild (using the message center) so I decided to go ahead and ask “How do I contribute to this guild?” I could also send individual messages to people in my guild which is interesting. Under my name in the guild, it says that I have 735 points; this is a lot less than other members of my guild. I am also unsure of what these points are referring to. I wish that this game would be more clear in these regards. Additionally, in my eyes the pace of the game is pretty slow. I find myself getting bored pretty often because I feel like I am completing the same monotonous tasks every time I log on to the game. I cannot compare my experience playing Forge of Empires with other video games I have played because this is my first real gaming experience. Furthermore, I have realized how easy it is to gain coins; every time I log on to the game I get coins by clicking on my buildings and by aiding people. I now have over 15,000 coins. Can I only use the coins to build monuments and buildings? Also, on the top right side of my screen it says that I have five metals. What does this mean? How did I gain these metals? Clearly, I have many unanswered questions coming from my gaming experience today.
I find myself getting bored pretty often because I feel like I am completing the same monotonous tasks every time I log on to the game…collecting coins, buying buildings, aiding other users’empire, and advancing in research using my forge points(Reflections, November 15, 2018).
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