seoultrain - Dec. 12, 2014 at 2:13:50pm
My response:I played Dominion off and on since it first came out. I do know that there was talk among some players about creating a clone of the game, but I don't know if that actually came to fruition. If the clone idea never worked out, then the community is basically gone. Its part of a trend in which text-based games are dying out with more and more gamers playing graphical games that with few exceptions such as GoodGame Empire just simply do not have the in-depth strategy of games like Dominion. All too often, what you get in graphical games is not much more than eye candy.
As for the lack of coverage about the downfall of Dominion, that's a reflection of just how little text-based games matter to news editors and bloggers these days.
Very sad to read about this.
ReplyDeleteSimilarly, I was off and on from very early on. I recently thought about getting involved again, but found nothing more than links explaining it had been taken down. I sifted through the Valhalla which told the story of how quickly the player base left. Last I played was round 53 and even then it had diminished substantially from the teen and twenty rounds.
Given how little I can find, I would assume the community is all but gone, but why not ask? Any updates?
I spent quite some time during my college days and during my 1st job. Brings back a nostalgic feeling.... It's sad that it is gone now.
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You might be interested to know that an open source clone is being developed over at: https://github.com/WaveHack/OpenDominion
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