Greetings, companions Edains!
The Version 4.3 is near and we would like to take this opportunity to reveal a long-kept secret. Currently, there are some speculation in the community which will be the two missing faction in Edain. The two remaining factions in 4.0, Imladris and the Misty Mountains, have long been known. Nevertheless, we plan to bring two new races, which should be totally different from the other factions.
After some discussion, we finally decided to present today one of the remaining factions. At the same time it will be certainly a surprise for some of you, because the theme of the next patch 4.4 wont be neither Imladris, nor the Misty Mountains. In fact, we have been working on this new faction for some time and would like to offer you an insight into this:
THE HOBBITS - THERE AND BACK AGAIN
The hobbits have 6 building plots available, more than Lothlorien and the Misty Mountains, but less than Gondor, Rohan or Angmar. The Hobbits are not a particularly warlike folk, but there are clear references made in the writings of Tolkien that the Hobbits stood aside to the troops of Arnor.
Unlike other factions, the buildings of the hobbits have multiple functions. So the Marquee is a building that embodies both statue and fountain. The House is responsible for the resource production and the recruitment of troops. The Donkey farm, however, can recruit cavalry and supplied the faction with specific enhancements.
The fortress isn't surrounded by any wall, however, it is protected in the first minutes by a function of the citadel, which offers the possibility to attack undisturbed neutral animal caves and to attract resources.
On the settlements, the Hobbits can build a farm, which reduces the costs of any unit. In addition, the player can build a mill, whose function we do not want to reveal at this point.
In addition to a general outposts, hobbits can also build the Green Dragon, the inn from the famous film adaptation of the Lord of the Rings. There are Tom Bombadil and Goldberry recruitable, who are in a really good party mood. Additionally, the building will be a massive ressource building - similar to the steelworks of Isengard, but extended with additional functions, to generate passivly spellbook ponts. Overall, a successful and powerful alternative to the normal outpost.
The Citadel has two special functions:
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Peace true:
In the first 7 minutes, the buildings and units of the hobbits can not be attacked by an enemy player. However, neutral animals can damage the hobbits.*
Crawl in the holes:
All units in the vicinity of the fortress disappear and occupy temporarily the buildings within the fortress. Thus, the production increases to +200%.The available
heroes in the citadel are: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin and Bandobras.
The available
units are: Donkey rider, Unicorns, Archers, Ballistas, Hobbit warriors and Hobbit-loafers.
*The Hobbit warrior can e.g. switch between broom and stones.
*The Archers on the other hand have the greatest accuracy in the game. Here we refer to the reference book "All about Hobbits". We believe that this is an extremely good function.
*The Loafers form the special unit of the faction and is able to enter various external buildings as the Farm or the green dragon to drink large beer there and hanging around for a while!
*Some of you remember the Ballistas from version 3.6., which could switch between two different munitions.
Unicorns form a powerful unit in your spellbook:
The peculiarity of the faction is thus in duality, because each unit and building simultaneously fulfills different functions.
We believe that the hobbits will be a great faction and look forward to your feedback!
Your Edain team
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