High descent

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High Descent is a massively multiplayer browser game which was officially launched May 15th, 2001. Players attempt to ascend through the ranks of nobility by hiring mercenaries and battling with other noblemen. The game regularly attracts 3000 players a season, which sometimes last as long as three months.

Contents 1 Tiered servers 2 Mercenaries 3 Rank 4 Town Hall 5 Armory 6 Battle Grounds 7 Arena 8 Blacksmith 9 Alliance 10 Museum

[edit] Tiered servers

Since late January 2005, the High Descent servers have been organized into a tier based system. Players must finish a season within the top 50% to access to the next tier level. New players start on either the Wiltshire and Yorkshire server, while experienced players may gain access to the Edinburgh server.

During 2006 a new server was added, called "Perthshire". This is a tier 1 server, like Wiltshire and Yorkshire. The only difference is the length of the seasons.

You start out with 50 gold, no mercenaries and 5 attacks each day. All these things can be enhanced by applying allocation points, which can be obtained after progressing Nobility Ranks. There is a Town Hall where you interact with other players. The merchant sell mercenaries, armor and weapons.

[edit] Mercenaries

You start out with no mercenaries and have to buy your own. There are many different kinds to start with - for example: Dungeon Guards, Grinders. Each one has their own HP, damage, defence, speed, agility, and accuracy. Their age, death count and kill count are also recorded.

[edit] Rank

You have your ranks which is by how much your noble is ranked. When you battle you gain nobility points. When you have the amount of points you need, your rank rises and you get allocation points to add to your daily attack, max mercenary (how many mercenaries you can have, mercenary buy level(the ability to buy high levelled strong mercenaries.) and your daily salary.

[edit] Town Hall

This where you can chat with other players.

[edit] Armory

Where you go to equip your weapons and armor to your mercenaries.

[edit] Battle Grounds

Where you go to attack other player's mercenaries so as to gain gold, nobility points and level up your own mercenaries.

[edit] Arena

Where you go to train your Mercs against beast or to bet money on jousting matches.

[edit] Blacksmith

Buy weapons or armor from him or enhance them.

[edit] Alliance

A team of players joined together to interact and fight against other alliances.

[edit] Museum

Go here to view records of great people such as the strongest mercenaries, strongest noble, fastest mercenaries, players with the most wins, players with the most losses, alliance with most wins, alliance with most losses etc.