Age 74

Age 74
Name:	The Age of Affinity
Number:	74
Official Information
Server:	World of Legends
Status:	Current
Owner:	Arcadia Games
Dates
Start:	6 Nov 2017
End:	27 Jan 2018
Duration (in days):	12 weeks

The Age of Affinity (Age 75) - current Age on World of Legends server.

Mechanics Changes

• New Features
  • Multi-Attack Protection (MAP) - The rate at which this metric increases for abducts has been adjusted to be a more adequate representation of the resources lost. Additionally, this metric has been revised slightly in other areas to be a better representation of damage that occurs in an attack.
  • Meter Throttling - Adjusted to reduce operation damage against Kingdoms that have gains throttled on you. Also there will be a reduction to throttling that occurs within declare range.
  • Ceasefires - There is a new feature with Cease-Fires that allows you to choose a date until which the Cease-Fire cannot be broken. The farthest date in the future that can be chosen is 3 Utopian Years.
  • Stances - Removed

• Rituals
  • New rituals added and adjustments made to existing rituals to balance the effects
    • Affluent - +20% Income, +25% Draft Speed, +30% BR
    • Barrier - +10% DME & -15% Spell/Thief damage & +10% Defensive TPA & +10% Defensive WPA
    • Havoc - +25% Offensive TPA & +25% Offensive WPA & +10% Spell/Thief damage
    • Onslaught - +10% OME, +15% enemy casualties on attacks & +20% honor gains
    • Resilient - -25% Gains in and out & -20% Military Casualties on defense
    • Godspeed - -10% attack speed & +10% Battle Gains & 10% Less Military Casualties on Offense
    • Expedient - -25% Military Train time & -20% Training Costs (including Thieves) & -20% Construction Time & -25% Construction Costs
  • Reduced to 80 casts
  • Mana cost will actually be 2% instead of 3% (this was left out of Age 73 code but is now in place for Age 74)

• Other bits and pieces
  • Spells and Thief Operational changes
    • Night Strike - Damage dealt by night strike will be reduced by approximately 20%.
    • Inspire Army/Paladin's Inspiration - Both of these spells are capable of being cast on a Province, however, while PI is cast it's effects will prevail until it wears off. Therefore, the bonuses from each of these spells will not stack, only 1 will be applied if both are present.
    • Some Paladin Only spell durations tweaked slightly higher
    • Nature's Blessing - The chance to cure plague will be increased to 1/3 up from 1/5
  • Train/Build Credits
    • Can use building credits to raze acres will be a standard ability
    • There will be an option on all pages to provide use of building credits that will allow the option to NOT use your credits for your current purchase. For example: You would like to train 1000 specialists and have 500 specialist credits but you would prefer not to use your credits, there will be a checkbox that will designate the option to NOT use the credits.
    • Immediately upon exit of End of War Cease-Fire all Credits will decay by 1/3 instantly
    • Building Credits will decay at a rate of 20% per Month if Credits > Land * 15%
    • Training Credits will now decay at a rate of 20% per Month
  • Buildings
    • Watchtower rate at which protection is granted has been reduced. Maximum effect will remain the same.
    • Allow Cancel of buildings under construction (no gc refunded)
  • Scientists
    • You can now choose which category your next scientist will spawn into (random is also an option)
    • Scientist Experience will now show on your Science page and in the Spy on Sciences. This will allow for calculation of scientist networth to ultimately provide a method for determining wizard population. We feel that Wizards should have some mystery and require a bit of knowledge and pursuit to discover rather than have accurate information handed out in a single successful operation.
  • War Proposals - Limit of 3 proposals that can be outstanding at any given time
  • Dragons
    • All Dragon costs reduced by 25%. Additionally, you will now have the ability to name your dragon! Is yours Sophia? That's Dave's!
  • EoWCF Duration - Increased to 96 hours from 72 hours.
  • War Win Points - Point calculations will no longer be boosted based on rankings during YR 0.
  • IP Restrictions - We have overhauled the anti-cheat system. IP restrictions have been modified to rely more on heuristic methods than automated prevention. The effectiveness of these efforts will be carefully and extensively monitored and adjusted accordingly.
  • Abduct Military Casualties - Defensive military casualties on abducts has been reduced by 50%
  • Support Spell History - There will be a new area in the History section of your province that records your casts and successful casts of spells on Kingdom mates
  • Self Kingdom Espionage - There will be an Espionage Page added that will show your own Kingdom's Support Spells. This page will only show Support spells that have been cast by others, it will not show spells you've cast on yourself.
  • Merging of Kingdoms - Kingdoms will merge weekly starting after Yr 1. Eligible Kingdoms to merge will be in the lowest 1/3 of the server and will merge similarly as is performed during the end of age reset such that Kingdoms with very few provinces will have a chance to play with other active players in a normal size Kingdom. Kingdoms that will be merged will be handled on a case by case basis and contacted directly via Game Administration. Kingdoms will have the option not to merge if they so choose as we test the effectiveness of this feature.
  • Game Administration Kingdom - Kingdom 1:1 will be dedicated to Game Administration and Utopia News Reporters. The provinces in this Kingdom will remain in protection for the duration of the age. These provinces should not be messaged to replace the use of Utopia Support e-mail or for reporting violations of the Game Rules. Utopia News Reporters will have a dedicated province in this Kingdom to enable them a safe and secure place to message Kingdoms with privacy for their in-game accounts and Forum accounts. Kingdoms or players that receive messages from these Reporter accounts can be assured the person they are speaking with is who they say they are and not some random person scamming for information.

Races

Avians	Bocans	Dark Elves
-30% Attack travel time +30% Birth Rate	+30% Sabotage Damage +1 Stealth per tick +50% Effects from Honor	+25% Spell Damage +2 Offensive Specialist strength Converts Specialists into Elites on successful Traditional March
Fanaticism, Greater Protection	Invisibility, Town Watch, Inspire Army	Nightmare
-5% Combat Gains Cannot Use War Horses	-1 Army Generals	+20% Wages
Elite: 9/2, 775gc, 10.0 NW	Elite: 4/7, 500gc, 7.0 NW	5/7, 790gc, 9.0 NW

 

Dryads	Dwarves	Elves
All land produces food -35% Military Train Time Mercenaries & Prisoners 7/0 War Horses 3/0	+20% Building Efficiency Free Building Construction -50% Building Construction Time	+35% WPA +15% Tower Efficiency +1 Defensive Specialist Strength
Aggression, Quick Feet	Mystic Aura, Inspire Army	Mage's Fury, Chastity, Inspire Army
+20% Attack Travel Time -15% Enemy Military Casualties	Can't use Accelerated Construction +100% Food consumption
Elite: 12/2, 900gc, 10.5 NW	Elite: 8/5, 900gc, 10.0 NW	Elite: 7/6, 700gc, 8.5 NW

 

Faeries	Humans	Orcs
+35% Self Spell Duration (will not affect spells on others) Can Cast Fading Spells on Kingdom Mates	+30% Income +15% Credts (Building & Military) +25% Increase Sci Spawn	+20% Battle Gains Free draft +15% Enemy casualties when attacking
Greater Protection, Invisibility, Reflect Magic, Tree of Gold, War Spoils, Animate Dead, Fool's Gold, Mystic Aura	Greater Protection, Inspire Army	Reflect Magic, Blood Lust
-10% Income	-15% Spell Success (WPA) +25% Rune Costs	+10% Military Casualties -15% Thievery Effectiveness (TPA)
Elite: 4/9, 900gc, 10.5 NW	Elite: 9/4, 900gc, 10.0 NW	Elite: 10/1, 900gc, 9.5 NW

Personalities

Heretic	Mystic	Paladin
Wizards do not die on failed spells Reduced thief losses on failed operations (-66%) +30% Magic and Thievery Science Effectiveness Spell and Operation Damage +15% +1 Mana Access to Blizzard and Revelation Starts with +200 Wizards and +400 thieves	All Guilds are 100% more effective +75% Magic Science Effectiveness +25% Spell Damage Spell Book: Meteor Showers, Chastity, Revelation and Paradise Starts with +800 Wizards	Troops attack dragon with +35% increased power -25% Defensive Losses Immune to the Plague Spell Book: All Paladin Only Spells & Fool's Gold Starts with +400 soldiers, +400 specialist credits and +400 wizards

 

Rogue	Sage	Tactician
+1 Stealth recovery per tick Access to all thievery operations, including 3 unique to rogues: Greater Arson, Assassinate Wizards and Propaganda Thieves Dens are 50% more effective +75% Thievery Science Effectiveness Spell Book: Gluttony, Paradise and Revelation Starts with +800 thieves	Protect 20% of scientists on abduct attack Scientists are 35% more effective Spell Book: Amnesia Starts with 50% extra scientists	-15% Attack Time Accurate Espionage Spell Book: Clear Sight, Town Watch Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

 

Undead	Warrior	War Hero
Spreads and is Immune to The Plague -40% Offensive Losses Spell Book: Greater Protection, Animate Dead Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits	+15% Offensive Military Efficiency +15% Military Science Effectiveness Full Conquest Access (Regardless of NW range) Spell Book: Fanaticism Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits	Immune to Dragon Income penalty effects +5% Battle Gains +100% Honor Bonuses Spell Book: War Spoils, Pitfalls Starts with 800 elites

Relations

Inter-Kingdoms' Relations
Ceasefire	Normal	Unfriendly	Hostile	War
Prohibits any Attacks Prohibits any Spells Prohibits any Thievery Operations Annul Hostile Meter End Of War Ceasefire + Min 12 U-Days Max 72 U-Days +500% birth rate 30% reduction in training costs of all troops. Draft cost reduced 50% Combined with War Relations Separate annul the Relations (War and CF) All land currently out with armies at war end returns home immediately. Instant population growth of 20% of your max pop if you are under 50% of your max pop	No Effects	To opposite Kingdom : Unlocks (Unfriendly/Hostile/War) spells Unlocks (Unfriendly/Hostile/War) thievery operations	+10% Combat Gains Increases the Networth Range of the Conquest Attack Mana costs for offensive spells reduced to 2% Stealth costs for offensive ops reduced to 2%	Immediate Effects Annul Hostile Meter with everyone Benefits -10% Attack Time Enhanced Massacre Destroys Buildings +10% Combat Gains Mana costs for offensive spells reduced to 2% Stealth costs for offensive ops reduced to 2% Penalties +500% Exploration Costs No Paradise spell available Science limited to "Active" After 12 Hours (12 Utopian Days) Benefits -25% Attack Time After 24 Hours (1 Utopian Month) Benefits -25% Military Losses -25% Military Training Time No Distance Penalties for Attacks -75% Gains and Effectiveness for operations to and from other Kingdoms (this fades in from war start)

Dragon's Table

Dragon Type
Emerald	Sapphire*	Gold	Ruby
+20% Military losses in combat & -15% Attack gains	-25% Thievery & Magic Effectiveness	-25% from Building Efficiency	-10% from Military Efficiency
All dragons result in 10% lower income and the loss of 20% of new draftees.