Doomlord (video game)

Doomlord
Developer(s) Beholder Kft.
Engine PHP
Platform(s) Interpreted script; platform independent
Release date(s) Sept, 2008 (Hungarian version)
July, 2009 (international version)
Genre(s) browser-based fantasy role-playing video game

Doomlord is a browser-based fantasy tabletop role-playing game developed by the Hungarian Beholder Kft. You play the role of a Doomlord or Doomlady. You fight monsters, challenge other Doomlords, venture on adventures and quests, and meanwhile, advance your character by developing abilities, skills and buying equipment.

Gameplay

The game starts with a few simple actions as possibilities. As you advance in the game, you get more and more options.[1] Like most browser-based games, the game has two major aspects: player versus environment and player versus player. During the pve actions, players gather resources to improve their character. The game's main resource is soul-energy (SE), which you gather via hunting. Later on, you get additional pve options, like completing quests, challenging opponents from the dimension gate, doing adventures etc. During the pvp actions, you can engage other players. During these fights, the winner steals soul-energy from the defeated opponent.

Hordes

During character creation, you have to choose a horde: ruby, emerald, sapphire or diamond.[2] Horde is similar to race in other role-playing games. Each horde gives some unique abilities to its members. Players of the same horde cannot attack each other.

Player characteristics

Clans

Players can form clans.[3] to cooperate with other players of the same horde. Clan members can help each other, and they can build structures together which offer various benefits. Clans can war each other and steal soul-energy from the defeated clan. Clans can also build an epic monument which makes possible to challenge opponents of epic proportions, which the clan members can only defeat together. Killing an epic opponent yields epic treasure, which is won by the clan member who bids the most treasure points.

Unique features

Doomlord has several unique features which distinguish it from the average browser-based games.[4]

History

Doomlord first launched in Hungarian, by the name Végzetúr, in September 2008.[5] The first game world was followed by a second in Nov, 2008. The third game world started in Jan, 2009, with a different ruleset: this world limited some of the pvp aspects, giving more weight to the pve aspects. The game is also running a competitive 4th world, at triple speed, with winning conditions which are usually being met in 2–3 months. After that, the winners get prizes, and the server is restarted.

The international (English language) version started in July 2009. The second international game world launched in March 2010.

Statistics

As of March, 2010, the game has in its database 541 unique creatures, 1226 different items and 110 quests. The Hungarian version has 40,000 registered players, 150,000 quiz questions and 580 unique adventures. The international version has 17,000 players and 10,000 quiz questions.

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