Dungeons & Dragons Online
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Developer(s) | Realmforge Studios |
Publisher(s) | Kalypso Media |
Director(s) | Benjamin Rauscher |
Designer(s) | Christian Wolfertstetter |
Programmer(s) | Korbinian Abenthum |
Artist(s) | Alexander Schonka, Joachim Segler |
Engine | OGRE |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Strategy, simulation, dungeon management |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Dungeons is a strategy/simulation video game developed by Realmforge Studios and published by Kalypso Media. It was announced August 12, 2010, and was released on January 27, 2011, in Germany[2] and February 10, 2011, in North America.
Gameplay[edit]
Dungeons differs from Dungeon Keeper[3] in that the purpose is to care for heroes and not monsters. In order to gain the Soul Energy needed to purchase high-end equipment for the dungeon, heroes need to be killed only after they are fully satisfied. Heroes are pleased if they, for example, find treasure or fight challenging, but not overpowering opponents. Unlike Dungeon Keeper, the player also has an on screen avatar, the Dungeon Lord, who can teleport bodies to the prison room to have their Soul Energy harvested or roam the dungeon defeating heroes. He will re-spawn at the dungeon heart if he is slain, at the cost of the dungeon heart's health points.[4]
Reception[edit]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 65/100[5] |
Dungeons received 'mixed or average' reviews according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[5] Critics noted that the game was more about taking care of the heroes rather than your own creatures, in contrast to the Dungeon Keeper series.[citation needed] However, GameSpot panned the game as having 'mind-numbing, repetitive gameplay.'[3]
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Addon[edit]
A standalone addon called 'Dungeons - The Dark Lord' was released in September 2011.[6]
Sequels[edit]
A sequel Dungeons 2 was announced as an easter egg in DARK in July 2013.[7] It was released on April 24, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, OS X and SteamOS.[8]
Dungeons 3 is the sequel to Dungeons 2. It was released on October 13, 2017.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Dungeons'. Steam. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^'Dungeons - PC' (in German). Gamestar. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ abWallton, Mark (2011-02-07). 'Dungeons Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
Dungeons' mind-numbing, repetitive gameplay never reaches the greatness of Dungeon Keeper, its classic inspiration.
- ^Park, Andrew (2010-10-05). 'Dungeons Exclusive Impressions - Building Gimmicks and Luring Heroes to Their Demise'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ ab'Dungeons for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^'Gamona'. Gamona.de. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^'Вот так парни анонсировали Dungeons 2'.
- ^Porter, Matt (February 21, 2015). 'Dungeons 2 Gets A Release Date'. IGN. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^'Dungeons 3'. Steam. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
External links[edit]
Dungeons allow players to group up for challenging instanced content. There are three different tiers of dungeons: Normal, Challenging and Heroic. All dungeons are available for parties of up to 6 members, and you can enter them through their respective portals in the game world or, most commonly used, through Dungeon Lobby (F8) which allows you to recruit manually on chat or LFP (automatching).
There are 2 modes which you can choose when looking for a dungeon: Easy Mode and Hard Mode. Hard Mode offers higher amounts of certain common rewards than Easy Mode as well as exclusive rewards such as outfits, psyches and other valuable items, however it requires way better gear and experience in the dungeon, since failing the mechanics will result in the boss enraging, defeating the party. In the other hand, failing the mechanics in Easy Mode enrages doesn't defeat the party. The bosses also have their stats significantly reduced.
Currently, the only dungeons available for Hard Mode are: Dreamsong Theater, Brood Chamber, Warped Citadel, Cathedra Cliffs, Hangar 0, Stonescale Passage, Halcyon Hills, Naryu Sanctum, and House of Idols.
In addition, there are other instanced zones, usually called 'raids', which you can't enter through the Dungeon Lobby and are made for a 12 people alliance. You can identify them by their Legendary tier.
Viridian Coast[edit source]
Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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Lakeside Cache | 14 | Normal |
Plague Hollow | 14 | Normal |
Adder's Nest | 17 | Normal |
Blackram Narrows | 20 | Heroic |
The Cinderlands[edit source]
Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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The Darkglimpse | 24 | Normal |
Sentinel Ruins | 27 | Normal |
Naryu Temple | 30 | Normal |
Pot Dog Shelter | 31 | Normal |
The Ploghollows | 31 | Normal |
Altar of Champions | 32 | Normal |
Bogkon Hideout | 33 | Normal |
Jukto's Repose | 34 | Normal |
Forgotten Tomb | 36 | Challenging |
Daggerbeak Rookery | 36 | Challenging |
Tomb of the Exiles | 36 | Heroic |
Moonwater Plains[edit source]
Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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Lycandi Den | 38 | Normal |
Teetering Falls | 38 | Normal |
Augerite Cavern | 40 | Normal |
Pilfered Treasury | 41 | Normal |
Skyhaven Stockade | 43 | Normal |
The Pigsty | 45 | Challenging |
Hall of Ogong | 45 | Challenging |
Brightstone Ruins | 45 | Challenging |
Skittering Tunnels | 45 | Challenging |
Blackram Supply Chain | 45 | Heroic |
Bloodshade Harbor | 45 | Heroic |
Naryu Labyrinth | 45 | Heroic |
Silverfrost Mountains[edit source]
Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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Tainted Lab | 46 | Challenging |
Talus Dungeon | 48 | Challenging |
Ogong's Folly | 48 | Challenging |
The Shrieking Caverns | 50 | Challenging |
Chuanka Frost Caverns | 50 | Challenging |
Ebon Hall | 50 | Challenging |
Lair of the Frozen Fang | 52 | Heroic |
Awakened Necropolis | 52 | Heroic |
Avalanche Den | 52 | Heroic |
Heaven's Mandate | 60HM8 | Heroic |
Cold Storage | 60HM9 | Heroic |
Sundered Nexus | 56 | Heroic |
Gloomdross Incursion | 56 | Heroic |
Sogun's Lament | 57 | Heroic |
The Shattered Masts | 57 | Heroic |
Midnight Skypetal Plains | 60HM8 | Legendary |
Ebondrake Citadel | 59 | Heroic |
Desolate Tomb | 59 | Heroic |
Hangar 0 | 60HM22 | Heroic |
Silversteel Laboratory | 60HM16 | Legendary |
The Steelbreaker | 60HM24 | Legendary |
Gunwon City[edit source]
Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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Fallen Aransu School | 60HM3 | Legendary |
Snowjade Fortress | 60HM8 | Legendary |
Irontech Forge | 60HM6 | Heroic |
Ebondrake Lair | 60HM8 | Heroic |
The Shadowmoor | 60HM12 | Heroic |
Scion's Keep (SK) | 60HM15 | Legendary |
Temple of Eluvium (VT) | 60HM15 | Legendary |
Naryu Sanctum | 60HM24 | Heroic |
Khanda Vihar[edit source]
Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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Dawn of Khanda Vihar | 56 | Legendary |
Naryu Foundry | 60HM2 | Heroic |
Skybreak Spire (BT) | 60HM13 | Legendary |
Solak[edit source]
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Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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Starstone Mines | 60HM9 | Heroic |
Hollow's Heart | 60HM10 | Heroic |
Ransacked Treasury | 60HM12 | Heroic |
Sandstorm Temple | 60HM12 | Heroic |
Hall of the Keeper | 60HM10 | Legendary |
Hall of the Templar | 60HM11 | Legendary |
Throne of Oblivion | 60HM17 | Legendary |
Nightfall Sanctuary (TT) | 60HM17 | Legendary |
Warped Citadel | 60HM18 | Heroic |
Cathedra Cliffs | 60HM21 | Heroic |
Stonescale Passage | 60HM22 | Heroic |
House of Idols | 60HM24 | Heroic |
Dasari Palace[edit source]
Name | Recommended Level | Difficulty |
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Botany Center | 60HM14 | Legendary |
Titan Chamber | 60HM14 | Legendary |
Dreamsong Theater | 60HM17 | Heroic |
Brood Chamber | 60HM17 | Heroic |
Scarlet Conservatory (ET) | 60HM21 | Legendary |