Elvenar Reviews

Elvenar, found online at Elvenar.com, is an online strategy game from game creator InnoGames which asks people to establish a city and “discover a magical world full of mysteries.”
How Does It Work?
This game is available from InnoGames, the same publisher of games like Tribal Wars and “Grepolis,” a game set specifically in the Greek empires.
All these games have similar themes, in that they allow players to use serious strategic game play in order to build, expand, and defend an empire, with an emphasis on “excellent visual appeal.”
Players begin this game by choosing whether or not they would like to build a Human city or an Elven city. This choice will make a difference both in the style of play and the artwork and worlds that you encounter.
As you play, you will establish all the important parts of a city, including producing resource generating buildings.
Players who are willing to decorate their town with trees, lights, and other activities that will make their townspeople happy will result with better resource production.
Players will also want to explore their vast World Maps in order to discover the knowledge of the ancestors and to discover new technologies.
You can choose to become a skilled trader, refine your productions, or lead your troops into battle as you explore these new areas.
Cost/Price Plans
Elvenar is categorized as a free-to-play game, which means that customers can download the game, register it, and begin playing all without paying any money whatsoever.
In fact, customers can technically play the game for as long as they wish without paying any money, however they do offer items, gear, and bonuses within the game which can be purchased and can enhance a player’s ability to succeed within the game.
Refund Policy
Because this company offers this game as “free to play,” they do not offer their customers a Refund Policy.
In addition, any bonuses or gear that you pay for with this mobile application will be processed through the app stores of the device you are using, and generally speaking in-app purchases are not eligible for any form of refund.
Customer Service Contact Info
Customers who would like to contact Customer Service with any questions, concerns, or complaints can do so by email at [email protected] or by submitting them directly to their website through the Contact Us link.
Reputation
This game doesn’t have a particularly good reputation within the gaming community unfortunately.
Many players complain that while this game started out on the right path and seemed to be a good strategy game, InnoGames began to further develop the game once players were already building their cities, and it seems that the vast majority of players feel as though these developments essentially ruined the game.
According to many reviewers, after the updates made by the company it became nearly impossible to play this game without investing lots of money into it.
Some reviewers even said that this game became the video game equivalent of “watching paint dry” unless users were willing to begin spending money on a regular basis to move the game forward.
Since it is ultimately a free-to-play game until you personally choose to invest any money in it, customers are welcome to try this game for themselves before deciding to make a judgment.
Competitors and Alternatives?
The world of strategic online browser games is very large, and there are very many games available for people who are interested in different settings, different themes, and different skills.
The right game really just depends on your personal interests.
If you have any experience with Elvenar, please leave your reviews below.
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Elvenar Customer Reviews
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I Love It! Great Game!
Do not waste your time
"Never happen"
The game is limited by space and even worse, the rotation of objects is disabled. When asked why this is so, they say it will never happen.
I can’t wait for their version of Tetris, “Rotation will never happen”.
Or any other game designed by their intelligence.
Just kidding, it will never happen!
Too Slow and too Rigged.
I have been playing for about 7 months now and am reaching for level VII. I have to say that it seems the game has problems. I just earned a expansion slot but the game didn't register it and I didn't get it. I think that was the turning point for me.
It requires far more patients (in my opinion) than it should and I think the way the goals to reach in the games chapters are not thought out well enough. It's more of a struggle than it is enjoyment. And yes, I have bought diamonds a few times to get things a little more active.
The other negative is in trying to activate any of the Ancient Wonders you have to get runes. Once you get a rune you then have to see if it is going to accept it and most of the time it doesn't so you continue playing to get more runes. I stopped bothering with Ancient Wonders all together.
At this point I am going to cut my losses and play something a little more enjoyable. That not getting an earned expansion slot did it. You need the metabolism of a tortoise to play this game.
Most expensive "free game" ever
This game is rough from the start. Within 20 minutes or so you will already hit the wall and be forced to wait on something to progress. This is maybe after three or four buildings... The big bottle neck is the premium currency of diamonds.
As you expect from a f2p game various task can be sped up with diamonds and I accept that, however in Elvenar there is both no way to earn diamonds in game but also several items that require it. So no magic branch and no more than two builders, ever.
Elvenar Scam
Thanks
reviews are clearly by people who had no patience and quit when they meet the first serious obstacle. The game has a clear tutorial the guide you thru the 1st level, there are is a forum where you can find lots of info and several independent websites with good and clear info. If you want a fast game, you are at the wrong address, if you want some challenges and are patient you can give it a try
Worst InnoGames title ever
The game is a pure disgrace for an awarded company that is practically monopolizing the browser game market for over a decade.
The lag is atrocious, which is a real issue when you take in account the severe lack of action confirmation which in turn brings up the issue of the blatant and nearly inevitable pay-to-play. The queue mechanics are less of an issue but still greatly reduct from the enjoyability of the game and make it look like a chore.
As if all these weren't enough of a hassle accounts get deleted for a single month of inactivity and sometimes (as in my occation) the game deletes all your progress and forces you back in the tutorial which lead me to assume that the servers are in an inexcusable state for a company of popularity.
The art is nice and the gameplay's concept is something I've been looking for BUT all the other issues make the game literally unplayable so I can't give anything more than 1-star.
If your city got deleted, it means you were not yet at level 4 and did not play for a month or more. With a little bit of good will, you can get to level 4 in less as 1 month.
I do not think you can do that without buying diamonds.
Elvenar
Did you try the tournaments ? That is the best place to learn how to fight so you can use it to get expansions and enlarge your city
Do NOT Waste Your Time or Money
if it takes you 2 years to get to level 3, you're not a good player. Yes patience is a part of the game, if you want something fast elvenar is not your thing (BTW i am at level 15 after 4 years)
Screwed over by Customer service
Elvenar is a money pit
if you play it smart, you don't pay any money, at least now there is a way to earn diamonds without having to buy them for real money. It is only a money pit for people with no patience, the 'i want it now' people
Got stuck
Scroll thru the declinable quests, there will be quests that give you coins, supplies, or whatever you need. There are websites available with great help
Real fun
I disagree with some of the above negative comments. I have been playing Elvenar for 1 and half year and it remains great fun. It is true that you can progress, although a bit slower, without spending money on diamonds or other items. I buy occasionally diamonds to be used for special events like fellowship adventures.
For me one of the most interesting aspects of the game is strategy and planning ahead for for restructuring and re-arranging your city when building upgrades require more space than before.
All in all a game worthwhile playing.
of course you don't have a problem since you're buying diamonds to advance.
Ate you out of your mind.. You say its worth playing. Please tell me what is worth playing about it?????
It Sucks the big one there is absolutely NOTHING to do except spend money and build... Are you one of the developers or something ????
No help from Development Team
Thx for saving me time and money
I had a somewhat similar experience with their so-called customer service. I bought an item that never appeared. They pretty much said, well, since you don't have the resources to buy it again, you're out of luck until you do.
Helki, most games are like this. If you missclick you don't get said item or power back. I don't know why you blame innogames when you are the one that misscliccked.
Arilla that sounds weird you probably got an untrained staff member.
I've worked on online games for like 13 years. I worked on innogames stuff for like 10. I stopped working for them in 2014 due to life surprises lol. But the training states to look at the history of each player and if you can see they bought an item but it's not there to give the player the resources to try again. Especially to check if it's a bug so other players are not affected. Remember innogames you can always request an upgrade to your ticket to get a boss to review it.
I lost all of my goods from the Industrial Age in Forge of Empires due to a glitch and Innogames refused to restore them and without giving me a reason. I am in the Contemporary Age now, so I would have to make a lot of trades or rebuild my Industrial Age factories to replace the goods and it's just not worth it.
Plus the Innogames rep was very rude and refused to listen to reason. I have spent a lot of money on this game for Dianonds and other stuff plus years of my time and I am very PO'd.
Wonderful Game—ADDICTED!
Rip Off
Not as Advertised
Used to be great - now a CON
Elvenar started off a wonderfully pleasant, benign, slow paced game where you could build your city gradually and at your own pace. Bit, by bit, inno introduced (by now) 14 (!!) of special buildings ("ancient wonders"), and collection of "rune shards" (gained by successful conquering of territory) has turned from a delight (when there were just two such buildings) into a real con. Even with one or two buildings (each requiring 9 complete shards to build), not every run shard counted, but up to ten were "lost" as "fragments" (10 of which finally yielded a complete shard - you can spend real money to buy diamonds to top this up).
The next problem now (only just introduced: battles. Battles are not PvP (yet!) but just to "gain territory". A certain number of conquered lands yield a city extension square (so quite desirable), as your city grows. The battles were not always easy but winnable. Now, inno have reduced the size of troops ("squads") to 1/5 of the original trained ones AND removed much of the power. So battles are mostly only winnable by trading in expensive goods and resources.
Finally, the dwarven age was designed that you needed new production buildings and a storage hall. The technology tree could only be unlocked by having a GREATER amount of goods than the storage hall could collect. A friend of mine spent 3 months trying to get there and eventually did. Again, buying diamonds (with real money) was encouraged.
Summary: What started off as a nice, pleasant game has turned into a CON.