Was it difficult to balance them for players to prevent an old fashioned Zerg rush?
Not really. Rushing is always going to be part of strategy games, and I don’t think it can be prevented. Experienced players will know the value of building strong defenses, and Excalibur Online allows players to build parapets on their city walls. Also, it is advisable to leave a portion of your troops in your city for defense. In cards, we can say the Poker is a game of chance, because the cards are dealt randomly, but an experienced player will almost always win against someone just learning the game. The more one plays, the better one becomes. Most of the balancing among military units in Excalibur Online has to do with how they interact with each other – piercing attack versus heavy armor, ranged attack against siege weapon, that sort of thing. OnRPG: Given the wide range of units and buildings, how difficult is Excalibur Online to learn if you’ve never played a browser war game? Excalibur Online is very easy to learn, even for those who’ve never played a game in this genre. We us
