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Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms — first announced as Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms — was a ~~browser-based~~ free-to-play ~~, real-time~~ ~~massively~~ browser ~~multiplayer~~ strategy game ~~set~~ played in real ~~the~~ time ~~Heroes~~ by thousands of ~~Might~~ players ~~and~~ on ~~Magic~~ one ~~universe~~ map , developed and published by Ubisoft[1][1] . ~~Its~~ It was set in Ashan and ran from 2009 to 2014<span class="wiki-cite" ~~Asian~~ data-cite-url="https://toucharcade.com/2010/05/28/european-might-magic-heroes-kingdoms-ipad-client-lauches/" ~~versions~~ data-cite-title="TouchArcade ( ~~China~~ 28 , ~~Taiwan~~ May , ~~Korea~~ 2010 ) ) ~~were~~ ">[1][1] .

<h2>History</h2>

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~~<li>Announced~~ <li>Ubisoft announced it on in 13 December 2007 together with the Heroes of Might and Magic Complete Edition; beta keys came only with that edition , ~~with~~ and launch was planned for spring 2008[1][1][1]. Fans criticised tying the beta to a paid re-release[1] .</li>

~~<li>Released~~ <li>After several closed betas and missed dates it launched in France on 3 November 2009[1] .</li>

<li>On 22 28 May 2010 an iPad client — Ubisoft's first iPad ~~January~~ game ~~2014~~ — ~~the~~ went ~~administration~~ live ~~announced~~ in the UK ~~servers~~ and Germany, alongside ~~would~~ the ~~close~~ browser at version<span ~~the~~ class="wiki-cite" ~~end~~ data-cite-url="http://www.pocketgamer.biz/ubisoft-launches-first-ipad-game-might-and-magic-heroes-kingdoms/" of data-cite-title="PocketGamer.biz (28 ~~August~~ May ~~; they~~ ~~went~~ 2010)">[1]<span ~~offline~~ class="wiki-cite" on data-cite-url="https://toucharcade.com/2010/05/28/european-might-magic-heroes-kingdoms-ipad-client-lauches/" 1 data-cite-title="TouchArcade (28 ~~September~~ May ~~2014~~ 2010)">[1] .</li>

<li>After its showing at E3 2010 an open beta for the US and Canada followed in July 2010[1].</li>

<li>In Asia (China, Taiwan, Korea) the game was run by Ubisoft's Chengdu studio[1].</li>

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~~<li>Five~~ <li>Everyone ~~playable~~ played ~~factions:~~ at ~~Haven~~ once , ~~Academy~~ in real time; it was pitched as a strategy game for a few minutes a day , ~~Necropolis~~ with domination , ~~Inferno~~ honour or wealth as the ways to win[1]. A typical session took about a quarter of an hour[1] .</li>

~~<li>Each~~ <li>A world ran for about six months, and the goal was to collect ~~player~~ the ~~held~~ Tears ~~cities~~ of on Asha; finishing a season ~~tiled~~ gave ~~world~~ bonuses ~~map~~ on ~~. A~~ ~~region~~ the ~~was~~ next ~~5×5~~ server<span ~~zones~~ class="wiki-cite" ~~around~~ data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Might_and_Magic:_Heroes_Kingdoms" a data-cite-title="Wikipedia: ~~central~~ Might ~~city,~~ and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms">[1]<span class="wiki-cite" ~~four~~ data-cite-url="https://www.engadget.com/2010-06-16-e3-2010-might-and-magic-heroes-kingdom-preview.html" of data-cite-title="Massively: ~~those~~ E3 ~~zones~~ 2010 ~~held~~ preview (16 ~~resource~~ June ~~mines~~ 2010)">[1] .</li>

~~<li>Resources:~~ <li>Seven resources — gold, ore, wood, mercury, crystals, sulfur and gems — traded between players and with NPC merchants[1] .</li>

~~<li>A~~ <li>Each faction had eight troop types, and battles were fought on a grid[1]; shooters ~~six~~ beat ~~months~~ infantry , infantry beat cavalry and ~~players~~ cavalry ~~carried~~ beat ~~bonuses~~ shooters[1] .</li>

<li>Alliances fought over artifacts and fortresses, with their own forums and mail[1].</li>

<li>Four factions were playable in mid-2010 — Haven, Academy, Inferno and Necropolis[1]; later sources list Sylvan as a fifth[1][1].</li>

<li>Season 3, from 15 September 2011, brought the Air Dragon Ylath, dwarven runic fortresses for alliance battles, the first co-operative PvE and an in-game store[1][1].</li>

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<h2>Business model</h2>

~~Marketed~~ It was free to play as with ~~free-to-play~~ limits: ~~, but~~ a non-paying player ~~was~~ had ~~limited~~ to three heroes and three towns for the first two months, then ~~gained~~ one ~~extra~~ more ~~hero~~ ~~and~~ of ~~one~~ each ~~extra town~~ per month . ; A a monthly subscription lifted the limits and added bonuses ; , and virtual goods were sold[1][1]. Sources give different subscription prices — €5 a month in France at launch[1], later from €3[1] .

~~Not~~ <h2>Reception</h2> ~~to be confused with <a href="/wiki/might-and-magic-universe/heroes-of-might-and-magic-online/">Heroes of Might and Magic Online</a>, a different MMO of the same era.~~

GameWatcher gave it 8 out of 10 and called it a thinking player's game[1]; GameStar found it very slow at first, then gripping, with a mature community[1]. MMORPG.com notes that it did not keep its players[1].

<h2>Closure</h2>

The closure was announced on 22 January 2014[1]. Development had already stopped; memberships became free at once, and the servers went offline at the end of August 2014[1] — sources date the closure 1 September[1].

Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/might-and-magic-universe/heroes-of-might-and-magic-online/">Heroes of Might and Magic Online</a>, a different online game of the same years.

Discussion: <a href="/forum/might-and-magic-universe/heroes-kingdoms/">the game's forum board</a>.

~~<h2>Sources</h2>~~

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~~<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Might_and_Magic:_Heroes_Kingdoms" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer">Wikipedia: Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms</a></li>~~

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