I visited InnoGames in Hamburg, Germany. Here's what happened!

I visited InnoGames in Hamburg, Germany, and this video is going over everything that happened, including a flying Santa, Forge of Empires discussions, and the panel I was a part of! This was a really cool experience, and I try to sum it all up here.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:34 UBER's Terrible Travel Montage
1:14 The Panel
2:00 Awesome People
3:40 Communication
5:49 Some Thanks

#forgeofempires #foe #UBERnerd14

Forge of Empires is an award-winning and free-to-play RTS MMO city-building game developed by InnoGames GmbH, the company behind hits such as Elvenar and Tribal Wars, as well as new titles like Rise of Cultures. Forge of Empires was released for browser in 2012, with mobile versions being released in 2014 (iOS) and 2015 (Android), and continues to be updated with new content, events, and features to this day!

[andresaavelar]

It's really funny to know that many avatars are based on Inno employees! 😄 Forge of Empires is my favorite game, and it's great to see their dedication to improving it. Personally, I don't have many complaints and believe they're heading in the right direction

[ljc.youtube]

Very nice of them to host your travel and visit, you deserve it. I wish they would update the usefulness of the outdated great buildings, you know, the ones players don't like or build. Re-define what boosts they give to something more relevant to today's game. I remember when an 8% hike in attack boost was a big deal, ha ha! A shrink kit with a boost for the terrace farm would be useful. We receive time boosts, attack boosts and defense boost, etc. but rarely a boost for forge points, would like to see that happen as well. I was going to wish for a way to use the never ending pile of blueprints I have and will never use, but I see from Matt's letter, they have something planned. I am sure I can think of more, but for now I must forge on!

[rlrudedog]

For me the second or third most important on playing the game would have to talk about GBG. Why the lagged time starting on Thursday when we begin the two week saga on battles. Another why does the button on fighting time needs to be hit several times to change to the next. GBG, when having to complete for a space is half the lag time of starting. Just taking a space have no problem. Your taking the trip to see INNO would be something I would have enjoyed along with the travel and sites of the city and country. Thanks for making this video.

[.Berserker]

I'm super glad for you that you had the chance to make this trip!

[SuperRamraid]

Through a glitch my PvP army was unsubscribed and my ranking took a massive hit. This was never addressed by the moderators and all I have been told is there is nothing they can do. I had spent thousands of diamonds to reach the top 3 and am disgusted by the way I have been ignored and even accused of unsubscribing my PvP army myself. The glitch has received a patch but basically a number of people were affected by this and all received the same response. If you played Qi then switched to GbG you had this issue now if it happens you just get logged out of the game. Inno sort it out, people deserve some sort of compensation for this not to be ignored like you don’t know about it!

[BryanD]

That is a really cool opportunity! Hope you had fun

[BimepWind]

I like the most story about avatars. It's so nice that all of those are real people, who really earn moneys in this company. That's how you see how community looks like and what is target auditory.

[edhahaz]

I would ask Inno employees what specifically they care most about in FoE. (which feature, thing, event, idea, goal, technical feature...)

[rickrutledge]

Great video!
I wondered where Inno was. Nice.

[eliebordron]

I don't play QI at all, but I play GE5 every week and a lot of GBG when I have the time. It's good to know that you're not supposed to do everything!

[mikem]

Sounds like a great experience! I am glad you got the chance to go and visit.

[misterbeaness]

Damn thats gotta be one heck of an experience

[eugenecanada]

It's scary that they want to update GE, because they will potentially cut the diamonds out of it or make them even less accessible.

[FunkyTruester]

That's amazing, Uber, thanks for keeping us in the loop with everything! Sounds like Inno has a very strong culture, which bodes well for the future of the game IMO.

[fernpatchdawg]

You won’t agree, but… GvG is still the best thing this game ever produced. The game on my world now is down to one single guild (the one I’m in and have been for many years) owning it all… everything. They win 1st in QI, and GbG every single season, but once in a while miss first in GE due to unavoidable members that something comes up with. The competition is by and large gone. I’m a top 100 player and yet I’m 27th in guild. I was the 25th player in our world to build a 180 ARC (which was before the crazy FP boom)… now half the guild has 180s. Just not the same game when the competition disappears and it gets boring. Just saying. Lots of people quitting because of the lack of challenge or they can never win.

[dmhendricks]

I stopped playing Quantum Incursions since they automatically progress the map each day now. I am always playing catch up. I build up some att/def boost and then the next day it's already too low so I lose lots of units. Rinse, repeat. They should just get rid of it.

[phillycatlady]

I would love to talk to an inno programmer, to learn how various effects are created. My background goes back to COBOL! What game programmers do is magic to me

[angelfury]

One of my biggest issues with the game is there is no way to help your guildmates except with forge points and goods. I wished there were more ways to help each other grow but I doubt that will change because Inno might lose money.

[alexandrkamatoz]

one dev got a key from first house on board... meanwhile I got 3 shuffle in a row from 1st house that I opened on each board

[jonaslejon]

Their comment about "we don't expect people to do everything" would feel more honest if the different parts (GBG, GE, QI) were more self-sustained. E.g., why are there no buildings that give QI bonuses in QI?