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[Ezze]

I hope the first month is free....unless you want people to trash your game as soon as they find out they have pay to try and see if they like the game in the first place.

[zarkwizard]

I hope the first month is free....unless you want people to trash your game as soon as they find out they have pay to try and see if they like the game in the first place.

We don't include a free month, since it's a free download. We also don't hide the fact that there is a subscription to play. We are specifically looking for a niche audience, and we didn't want to have people pay to play on a different device. We fully expect some people to pan us with 1 star reviews because they couldn't play for free.

Included with the download is 40 mins of tutorial videos that explain the game in great detail, and we also have a youtube channel that shows them as well. For now we hope people watch the videos and then make a choice to play or not. Sadly games of this nature (real back end MMOs - not web MMOs) cost a large amount of money to make. If we allow all the "free" people to play we need to support an even larger back end for 1000's of users that could end up in dead space, and wasted server costs.

We are a business, and have to approach it as such. Hopefully our main audience looks past 1 star complaints because they couldn't play for free. Not much we can do about that. We would rather those playing have a positive experience, rather than have a game filled 90% with free players that won't continue the game past the first 10 minutes, and then have the other 10% get fed up because the other 90% quit.

Here is the games description as will appear on the app store, we have no desire to mislead anyone when they download the game:

Note: While EotE is free to download a monthly per player account subscription is required to play the game. This allows us to run our servers, and provide a competitive online strategy experience without ruining the game experience through the sale of powerups and other in-game advantages.
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Set in the distant future, Empire of the Eclipse tasks players with establishing an interstellar empire and using diplomacy, economic acumen and conquest to thrive.

If you've always thought playing a game like Civilization or Master of Orion on a massive scale would be incredible, but you've been continually let down by the scores of so called 'Freemium MMO Strategy Games' on iOS, then Empire of the Eclipse is the game for you.
Key Features:

•Play to Win, not Pay to Win: Players can't buy their way to victory with in app purchases unlike other 'Strategy MMO's.

•Massively Multiplayer: Fight, trade, scheme and vie for universal domination with thousands of other players per game.

•Epic Universe: Games can range in size from 2,500 to 90,000 sectors. Explore, conquer and exploit hundreds of thousands of planets.

•Explore: Fog of war and dynamically generated universes require exploration and reconnaissance, key components of the empire building experience.

•Streamlined Interface: Jump to any controlled planet or fleet from anywhere in the galaxy with just a few touches.

•Diplomacy: Enact a state of Peace, War or Embargo with other players. A rich array of interpersonal player dynamics awaits.

•Many Ways to Win: Win by the application of brute force or economic superiority. Transcend the stars or collect ancient alien artifacts. Whether warmonger, diplomat or explorer, there are always ways to win.

•Skill Trees: Utilize a diverse and flexible selection of over 40 skills that allow you to do anything from creating black holes to swindling other players in trade deals.

•Player Communication: Robust in-game mail and chat systems feature private channels and item attachments to negotiate trade and arrange covert operations.

•Retina Display: Stunning visuals are tailor-made to support both Retina and traditional iPhone displays.

•Universal: A single account may login from any iOS device you or anyone else owns.

•Supports 2nd Gen devices and higher!

[Ezze]

Well, I have watched all the videos on youtube and they have definitely sparked my interest. I have told a couple friends and my little brother about the game, because it looks very very fun and competitive.

The only reason I brought this up is because I look at your forums and they are very sparse compared to the forums I have joined of other games before they hit the market. I hope your game isn't too niche, because I would really like to see a game like this succeed.

Also, are you going to have a dedicated website to the game with the games name as the website header? I honestly have to say I have to keep on coming to this website to even remember the name of this game that looks so fun.

I genuinely hope Empire of the Eclipse does well : )