Heroes and Merchants - a fantasy crafting MMOG for iOS/Android

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Heroes and Merchants is a fantasy crafting MMOG on iOS and Android.

Due to the pay-to-win situation in mobile games my wife and I decided to develop a completely free-to-play game in the style of the old browsergames combined with modern interactive content.

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The special thing about Heroes and Merchants is the optical design. In contrast to most games of today, digital glossy graphics are not used here. All graphics in the game are hand drawn with attention to detail. The background music was also composed especially for the game by one of its players. The gameplay is also not based on one effect chasing the other - the game conveys a touch of nostalgia for the old days of browser games. Nevertheless, it contains game elements that did not exist here, such as the actively playable real-time duels against other players and adventures which are played in 3D ego perspective.

Players can team up in guilds, complete guild tasks, summon raid bosses and defeat them together and trade resources and items with their guild mates. In addition, players can benefit from the guild shop and guild buffs.

There is the possibility to improve the artisan and thus to influence the quality of the goods, the selling price, as well as the production time.

Heroes have special abilities that can be selected, increased, and actively played in duels and adventures.

Players can specialize in creating certain goods and place a major focus on trading. Other players prefer to play duels and others only make missions, do not produce as many goods, but rather buy them. Here every player can put his personal focus.

There are public chat areas as well as a guild chats. The game is currently available in German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Russian for both iOS and Android.

Store links:
iOS: ‎Heroes and Merchants
Android: Heroes and Merchants RPG - Apps on Google Play

I hope to see some of you in Heroes and Merchants :)
 
This looks like old RPG style game. Not sure how it is so have to download and check it out. Graphics look retro style so something we have to watch out. You may have to do some of the gameplay promotion so that we can check out before we download the game.
 
Here is a new gameplay video of the adventure (3D dungeon crawler) "mini"-game inside Heroes and Merchants where you control one of your heroes through a maze. You have to fight monsters and collect rare plants for your alchemist.

 
Wow, this looks really nice! I can see you put a lot of effort into the game, and the background music perfectly fits the theme with its uniqueness.
I might try the game later, and post my review in this thread.
Congratulations on developing such a great game!
 
Paladin, Just let me know if you have any questions :)

In the meantime we released an update to V1.8.8 with an improved storage showing all items which do not require storage space like tickets, keys, dungeons crystals, mercenary stones or shards and added additional guild size control.

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The new Heroes and Merchants version V2.0.0 has been released. The whole game has been moved to the new consistent design and additional information and help textes have been added to improve user experience.
 
The long-awaited Adventure Update (V. 2.0.9) for iOS and Android is available now. Three dangerous new enemies await you in the narrow corridors of the dungeon and block your way to your prey and the safe exit.

Fights against:
  1. the horned demon who, in addition to his regular attack, has the special ability to make your skills ineffective.
  2. the centaur, who has bleeding damage in addition to his standard attack.
  3. the skeleton mage who, in addition to his regular attack, has the ability to slow you down.
A further 25 have now been added to the already existing 25 adventures. Only the strongest and bravest heroes can survive in these adventures!

The big adventure-event starts next weekend! Find the gold hidden in the dungeon and get additional special rewards!

In addition, a news function has been added to this update, which informs about the achievements and milestones of the players in the chat.

It is displayed when players:
  1. reach a new area
  2. reach a new duel rank
  3. reach difficulty level 5, 10, 15, ... in the adventure
  4. develop a particularly strong (blue) hero
  5. create an epic item of particularly high quality (over 3000 points) or a set item at the artisan.
The upcoming major update will introduce the tavern, where you can pick up special missions and play mini-games while the heroes are on missions.

Your ideas are very welcome.

Have fun with Heroes and Merchants!
 
Oh wow, love old school games. Love that it is also not pay to win. Downloading now :)
 
Yes we don't want it to be pay to win. There are no IAPs and ads are completely voluntary.

Another big update has been released. Heroes and Merchants V2.1.1 introduces the tavern. This functionality has been discussed together with the community about three month ago. You can do special tasks and play "Fish Head" a medieval dice game. You can earn tavern token from tasks and "Fish Head" games which can be spent on new bags for earning additional loot.

In addition we introduced a speach bubble system pointing new players to the existing in-game help.
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Have fun with the latest update and Merry Christmas!
 
A new version V2.1.5 has been released which introduces guild member activity signs which makes it easier for the guild leaders and deputies to see who is active or stopped playing.

There is a new promotion code for new players who want to try out Heroes and Merchants RPG. The code can be activated during the first 10 levels and you will receive some goodies for an easier start.

Promotion Code: HERO21
 
As I progress very well with the new update it is time for some preview. Here is the revised Hero Information which will be part of it.

I'm really looking forward to your feedback.

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The new Heroes and Merchants version 2.2.0 has been released. A new promotion code is available until May 31st giving all game starters additional mission tickets, artisan tickets and healing points to speed up progress. Promotion code is called STARTER220 (can be used in Settings / PromotionCode)

Change log of V2.2.0:
  • new 6th area of Vezzra
  • Revision of the mission duration of areas
  • Revision of the value of items (epic items from the previous area increased in value)
  • 6 new languages
  • Improved translations
  • new hero menu
  • Tutorial revised
  • Help texts revised
  • The amount of keys that can be saved is limited, notification when the key limit is reached
  • new bonuses on equipment increase mission speed on shoes, pants and rings by 1-4%; gold reward on gloves and amulets by 5-10%; hero experience increased on helmets, shoulders and chests by 1-4%
  • 5 new item sets
  • Duel system extended by two ranks - unlimited points upwards
  • optional Push notifications
  • Added jewelry to the competition
 
The new Heroes and Merchants version 2.3.0 has been released. I focused on increasing the variety of user avatars and comfort changes which have been requested by the community during the past weeks.

Full changelog:
  • skill levels are retained despite changes
  • font size can be changed in the chat
  • new optics: skin color and background image
  • adjustments to the chances of barter tickets
  • correction of the effectiveness of the treasure hunter set and luck of the alchemist set in weaker areas
  • adventure background sound
  • monsters no longer roar at the start of an adventure
  • adventure can be ended early (via hero portrait). All items will be lost!
  • tutorial is now completely skipped "Skip"
  • tutorial can be restarted in the Settings.
Have fun with the new version!
 
Three weeks ago the Update 2.4.0 has been released and an achievement system has been implemented.
The achievement system covers various game topics where you can earn rewards.

This system has two main topics:
1) guiding new players through the huge amount of ingame functions and menus
2) give loyal players who play for a long time new tasks and goals

There is a new Promotion Code WINTER21 available for all players which is available until January 18th.
You'll receive 40 mission tickets, 5 jewels and 2 platinum keys.
 
A lot has happened in Heroes and Merchants in the last few weeks. After four and a half years, the old game server caused problems and we switched to a new server. In addition, there were two patches V2.5.2 and V2.5.3, which enabled a smooth transition.

We are currently sorting through the improvement suggestions and ideas from the last few months to plan a future patch. We want to focus on playing comfort and variety. If someone has any additional ideas, we look forward to hearing from you.

Here is a list of upcoming events in Heroes and Merchants:
  • 02.05. Exchange event for epic materials
  • 07.05. Tavern Event
  • 12.05. Copper Chest Event (Plants)
  • 19.05. Poison Spike attack
  • 23.05. Dragon Hunter World Event

We would like to celebrate the successful server move with gifts for all players and newly interested players with a promotion code: SPRING23
 

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