Monthly Archives: October 2008

Tantra Global Event: Make a comment, get a gift!

Make a comment, Get a gift
– Inform your friends all over the world that Tantra Global is here opening its doors for Tantra fanatics and welcoming other players to join.
– Share the news in any sites and be as one in playing Tantra Global.

Mechanics:
Register at Tantra Global.

Share your experience from different forum sites and other sites by posting links of your threads, banners, video clips and screenshots regarding Tantra Global to our forums.

Qualification:

I. Post a Thread
– A short comment not more than 3 lines
– 100 replies or more with 1000 views in other sites will be qualified
II. for Creative Banners
– Creative Banners that will be in main page of other forums sites for a month is also qualified
III for Videos and Screen shots
– For a Video Clip or a Screen shots, having 1000 views will be qualified.

Reward:
Top 10 Contestants will have $500.00 each
Top 100 Contestants will win 10,000 Taney each

Period: Event starts from Oct. 2 to Oct. 31

RF Online European Game Servers To Close

It is with much sadness that today we announce our intention to close the European and North American RF Online game servers operated by Codemasters.

Our licence for RF Online is due to expire shortly and unfortunately, despite several weeks of negotiations with CCR, the Korean developers of the title, we have not been able to reach an agreement to renew the contract.

This means that Codemasters will no longer have the right to operate the service in the Western territories it currently provides service in and therefore we are obliged to shut down all associated game services before the licence expires.

The last full day of service will be 9th November, 2008. All RF Online world servers will shut down on the morning of Monday 10th November, UK time.

The purchase of credits is now no longer available to ensure all players have the opportunity to spend their remaining Novus credits in game. Likewise, the creation of new RF Online game accounts/subscriptions is now disabled. For further information, please see our RF Online Closing Down FAQ in the forums.

RF Online was Codemasters Online’s first MMO service and we have been very proud of its development and success during its three years of existence. It was also one of the first Eastern-style MMORPGs to ever make it to Western market and do well and it’s with much fondness that we look back and remember these achievements.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who declared their allegiance and gave us their support with RF Online over the past few years and especially, to thank all the players who spent countless hours with us in Novus.

The Codemasters Online Team

Zero Online: Panda’s Gift

TQ will host an event for Zero Online on October 11 – 12, accessible to all levels: Panda’s Gift!
Panda? What? The kungfu one? Nah, take it easy. See the gears on their body? They are mech pandas!

During this weekend, these mascots will show up in Blaze Ocean, Earth Scar, Titan Icefield, Moon Fortress and Mars Wasteland every 15 minutes to hand out gifts for all of you guys.

Keep in mind that they come from the Alliance! Never try to waste your time attacking these lovely guys. All you need to do is to go follow them and collect the gifts they may drop.

Take your chance to be a billionaire while you level up!

Position: Blaze Ocean, Earth Scar, Titan Icefield, Moon Fortress and Mars Wasteland
Reward: EXP, Galaxy Gold

Highstreet 5

HighStreet 5 is a popular free-to-play online dance game where players can socialize, dress to the latest fashion and dance together to global music hits. Players create their own characters and traverse the virtual cityscape alongside thousands of other players. Whether dancing or shopping for the latest and greatest, HighStreet 5 is the game that players can have fun and relax in.

Massively multiplayer online (MMO) dance games like HighStreet 5 allow thousands of players from all over to world to come together and create characters to dance at exciting venues and have fun. Unlike traditional or hardcore games, HighStreet 5 emphasizes casual player fun and enjoyment without the stresses of long raids and having to treat gaming almost like a second-job.
Unlike other similar dance games, HighStreet 5 has unique features that highlight it as the leading social dance game. The virtual city allows thousands of players to mingle the city streets and visit fashion shops to try out clothes together. The in-game community system allows players to have their own and visit other players’ profile pages with pictures, blogs, videos and more. Coupled with an exciting dance system and a great player community, HighStreet 5 offers an experience unlike any other.

Knight Online: Forgotten Frontiers Expansion Part 2

Weapons and Armor:

Cursed Weapons:
Artifacts of a bygone era, their power undiminished despite having been torn into pieces and scattered throughout the land. Each one is thought to be inhabited by the remnant of an ancient spirit, a lingering, malicious consciousness bent on remaining in this plane for as long as possible. Unsympathetic to either Karus or El Morad, they care only to be used, to cleave and cut and curse and kill as many enemies as possible

Separated they pose no threat. Pieced together, however, they form the most intimidating and deadly arsenal ever seen in all of Carnac. However dangerous, stories are beginning to be told of brazen soldiers on both sides of the conflict attempting to recover the materials necessary to once again bring them to life…

Cursed Weapons are a brand new addition in Knight Online: Forgotten Frontiers, and players with the skill and luck necessary to create them will undoubtedly be the most intimidating sight on the battlefield. More than just implements of damage, Cursed Weapons inflict devastating status effects on opponents that can alter the very mechanics of a fight. They can force their targets skills into their cooldown period or forbid them from using potions, or even transform targets, shrinking them (lowering their attack and defense), turning them into undead beasts, or even harmless Kauls.

To get them you must first battle the members of the Dragon Horse Tribe that have invaded the redesigned Ronark Land PvP zone. Each one carries a piece necessary to the eventual construction of a Cursed Weapon. Then you’ll need to get your hands dirty, as the remainder of the pieces are buried in ancient fossils. Grab your pickax and hope for the best, but beware the ancient fossil guardians.

7th Defense Armor:
With the discovery of new lands comes new means of production. The Dominion of Krowaz is home to some of the best materials around for crafting armor, and Knights adventuring here will collect all the pieces necessary to construct the powerful 7th Defense Armor. Rather than a separate armor set, 7th Defense Armor is similar to other armors found throughout the lands, but is much more powerful. It’s stronger, more protective, more durable, and grants increased stat bonuses. This extra defense won’t come easy; the only way to acquire the materials necessary to craft the 7th Defense Armor is to defeat all of Krowaz’s, lieutenants and eventually Krowaz, the death god himself.

Bahamut Armor:
Though both Cursed Weapons and 7th Defense Armor may be constructed by intrepid Knights, the most accomplished smiths in the land guard the secrets of their craft jealously. Thus the brand new Bahamut Armor may only be purchased—though not at great cost. Bahamut Armor, like Gryphon and Valkyrie before it—changes your overall appearance and lets you choose a way to customize your character by adding one of the following stat enhancements:
Hit points + 200
Defense Power + 30
Experience Gain Rate +4%
Noah Drop Rate +6%

Both the armor and helm may be upgraded separately, meaning a full suit confers double the bonuses! Visit the Power Up Store in-game to be among the first to sport this new gear.

Closed Beta testing for Forgotten Frontiers is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 7th. (As a special bonus, all Knights who help us test out Forgotten Frontiers will receive a free gift useful for crafting the newly released weapons and armor when the expansion launches later in the month)

Angels Online: New Ride System in Atlantis

Ride system is one of the signature features of Angels Online. All AO players look forward to getting a unique ride. Today, the Angels Online team is very happy to introduce these new rides for the new expansion to all players.

Scenes under water
Atlantis used to be a paradise located to the southwest of the kingdom of Eden. After the war between the Angels and the Devils, the kingdom of Atlantis was cast down below the waves.
Therefore, most of the new scenes in the new expansion were built under water and most new rides are underwater animals. Apart from Seals and Seahorses for fighting system players, there are Shark robots which have more powerful attack and defense for production system players, especially the Jelly Fish Robot.

About new rides
The Rides’ attributes have attracted many players’ attention. The Spot Seal for Mages can help players increase Spell Attack and Defense to 120 and quicken Movement Speed by 45%. The Ride Fast Seahorse for fighting system players will increase Rigor by 39, Agility by 22 in addition to the 120 Attack Speed, and 45% Movement Speed bonuses. The Jelly Fish Robot for production system players will help them increase HP by 400 and the weight they can load to 12,000. It is helpful for players’ collecting and manufacturing.

How to obtain?
Players can obtain these new rides by defeating BOSSes in the new instances, the Evil Ship and the Lost Region. Meanwhile, the AO team will be holding a series of events for the new expansion and players may obtain new rides if they take part in these events.

Close to 100,000 players in Runes of Magic

Berlin, Oct. 3rd 2008 – The success of Fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games is unbroken. Now Frogster is proud to present the first success message regarding the highly anticipated Runes of Magic. Within the first three month since release of the website and the start of the game’s closed beta registration, more than 95,000 players have registered for Runes of Magic. The Berlin publisher takes this event as an opportunity to announce the start of the closed beta test II (CBT II) for Oct. 9th and the start of the open beta for Dec. 9th. For the CBT II stage, there will only be a small number of new invitations. In the upcoming beta phases an additional 30,000 players will be invited to take a look at the world of Taborea and its inhabitants.
Furthermore, by reaching the 100,000 player mark at such an early date, all expectations of the publisher were exceeded. The combination of high quality and Free2play without monthly subscription is received very well by the players and is considered a key factor of the title’s success.
Until the launch of the game in December 2008 Frogster aims for 250,000 registrations as the next milestone. For this reason, Runes of Magic has evolved into one of the most promising titles on the MMOG market in such a short time. All information about Runes of Magic, comprehensive picture and video material and the closed and open beta registration can be found on the official website.

Runes of Magic – a world full of wizardry and adventure
With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Right from the launch Runes of Magic will convey its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world. Players can choose from six main classes. Combined with a secondary class they dispose of 36 individual character classes over all. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts in the later stages of game play. A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the possibility to arrange their own virtual homes with individual furnishing. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP as well as demanding dungeons and boss-monsters, no wishes remain unsatisfied. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards within a time frame of three years. The studio will provide new challenges for players every three to four months with free add-ons and updates.
Runes of Magic features
• Free2play, no monthly fees, free download
• Dual class system with switchable primary and secondary classes
• Enthralling background story
• Already over 600 quests and level comprehensive quest series on launch
• Instanced and persistent dungeons
• Individually developed skills and spells
• Armor sets with special bonuses
• Dynamic item system: Upgrades with hundreds of runes
• Activatable PvP system (Player vs. Player duels)
• Epic crafting system with the possibility to improve existing items
• Individual coloring of clothes and armor
• Housing: personalization with individual furniture for players and guilds
• Special zones for guild houses
• Reputation system
• Scalable user interface based on the users preference (development of your own
add-ons possible)
• In-game map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily
• Auction house: auction and purchase items
• Teleporting possibilities via runes, different and unique mounts
• Controlling with mouse (point & click) and keyboard (WASD or arrow keys) possible