Unlike many of my other classmates and peers, I recently joined a guild. This is because I recently unlocked the Smithery technology. I have joined the guild known as The Dawn Trader. I wonder what the differences are between each guild. I also do not understand what to do now what I am a part of a guild. As of now, I keep “aiding” the member of my guild. Moreover, I am very close to entering the Iron Age; I think by next week I should be in the Iron Age. I recently received a message letting me know that “Guild vs Guild” is available after I join a guild (which I have already done) and once I have unlocked the Iron Age. I do not understand what “Guild vs Guild” means so I hope to figure this out soon. Additionally, I recently discovered the “Market” tab that exists at the bottom left side of my screen. This allows me to trade goods with — what seems to be — other players of the game. Apparently, all that I can offer as of now are two marbles. I am not sure where these marbles are coming from and what they are worth.
Although I believe I have advanced a lot since I first began playing this game (by building many monuments and buildings, collecting a lot of coins, constantly making my townsmen happy, and (almost) advancing to the Iron Age), I still find myself asking many questions and feeling confused while playing. A lot of the actions I complete are based off of me guessing what the right thing to do is. I also find myself asking my of my classroom peers — those who are regular online gamers — how to complete tasks. This was my first time really immersing myself in an online game and I am glad I was given the opportunity to do so. With that said, I find the game boring and repetitive a majority of the time. This may be because I feel stuck and unsure how to advance. At some point while playing, you run out of forge points and diamonds…so then what? What are you supposed to do next? If you do not want to spend real money, you have to wait a couple hours until you are awarded diamonds and forge points. Additionally, even though there may be pros to this, in my eyes, the game lacks an element of loosing and winning. Because of this, I am not excited to log on and play, and find myself asking “So what? What’s the point of advancing and building my empire?” I have also noticed that the game keeps advising me to buy (with real money) diamonds. This may be enticing for someone who is a gamer and enjoys playing online games, but this does not appeal to me, and I find myself quickly exiting out of it.
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