Yearly Archives: 2008

Voyage Century: Christmas Events

Christmas is coming closer and closer, so most players probably can’t wait to enjoy an enormous Christmas dinner. But before you enjoy the banquet, why don’t you warm up your appetite with some challenges? To get you into the Christmas spirit, we are holding some captivating events with big rewards ? check it out!

Event 1: Promote Peace on Earth
Kind Man Hu at Bombay Dock is calling upon players to teach the Sirens and Taj Mahal Phantoms a lesson, after they killed many innocent civilians at the Taj Mahal recently. Once you kill 10 sirens and Taj Mahal Phantoms, you need to bring a sea mermaid to Hu to claim a Christmas gift box. The box contains various gems and vouchers which can be exchanged for advanced gear or items.

Event 2: Santa Claus’ Trouble
With Christmas coming soon, Santa Claus has been busy preparing gifts for us. However, recently, he accidentally lost his elks, so he can’t manage to collect enough materials to make gifts. Now he and his 4 elves are in Seville Port looking for help.
During the event, you should help Santa Claus to collect various materials and he will give you big rewards in return for your favor.

Tantra Global: Buy Taney, Take In-game Money with new Items!

With the holiday season fast approaching in the real world, Tantra is also following suit with its sprites in game. The tree in Mandara village is well decorated and you can see sparkles and even a star on top of the tree. Not only is Tantra is letting you enjoy the holiday spirit through sprites but also of additions to the in-game premium mall. Speaking of the item mall, Power-Up and Usable Items such as; Tikoy power pack, Premium Packs 1, 2, 3, chattou, prajati and sambadu are also sold in the premium mall. Be the first to get the added bonus these items bring.

In addition, the month started with lots of surprised events in-game and main events such as the Christmas bout and the 7 days of Tantra event.

Upcoming events for this week after Maintenance will be buy taney, take in-game money event but instead of items, it will be in-game money per Taney so better load up now.

New Items in Item Mall will be release. Reset skills a
nd Stat Items along with new Prana Orb with 50% and 100% increasing Exp. and new pots will be available. Item prize decreased such as Prana Orbs and other Premium Package to make it more affordable. Same goes with the new one as well so better watch for it.

Enjoy the game and be the chosen descendants for Tantra is in your Hands!!!

Chaos Online Event: Become Player GM Today

Chaos online closed beta successfully launched last weekend. As what we always do, we are working very hard on creating a warm and relaxed community for all CO players. Fortunately, our efforts were acknowledged that players expressed high interest in joining these activities. In the following week we are going to do some awesome activities:

1. Refer friends to Chaos online and win daily lottery. – If you like this stylish game, you can refer this game to your friends, explore the mythical and chaotic world with them and get valuable items.

2. Review Chaos Online and win valuable items and Ipod! – If you are good at writing, you can write your own review of Chaos Online so that more and more players will have a basic knowledge of this game. You can also get rewarded for this.

3. Find bugs in closed beta to gain valuable items! – Bug finder is always respected by both players and game companies. If you are a hardcore player and finding bug is one of your expertises, you will definitely enjoy your trip here!

4. GMs and Mods recruiting! Become a player GM today! – Being a GM is possible now! We open GM positions to all players!

Ragnarok Online International

A game 10 years matured, Ragnarok Online has continued to flourish in the online gaming world. Explore rich storylines, fully customizable characters and a highly competitive Player Versus Player (PVP) presence. Weekly events and frequent game updates continue to evolve the game as new content is still being produced and introduced on a regular basis.

Features:

Hybrid 2D/3D Graphics: One of the first things noticed about RO is that the character and player models are sprite based while the towns, fields and dungeons are polygonal. This gives RO a unique visual style that hearkens back to the golden age of console RPGs.

Extensive PVE and PVP content: Whether you want to hunt down the toughest monsters in Rune Midgard or engage in our bi-weekly Guild vs. Guild War of Emperium, Ragnarok Online has over 10 years worth of content, including new maps, new classes, challenging instanced dungeons and PVP arenas and Battlegrounds.

Extensive class system: Every player starts out as a novice class character, from there you choose a class. Multiple branching paths when you level up adds up to a total of 54 classes, each with their own specific abilities. From the hard-hitting Monks to the Robot riding Mechanics, there is a class for every type of player.

Make your character your own: Character’s skills stats are completely customizable with each choice ultimately changing the direction a character will take. Combinated with many different job choices this allows characters to be unique adventurers in the world of Ragnarok Online.

Forge, brew and sell: Merchant class characters can open shops, and put items up for sale in a totally player driven economy. In addition, certain classes can craft high level equipment and consumables.

Weekly events and updates: RO is updated every week with fun new things for players to do, and we have major quests and events added every month.

Passionate Community: The RO fanbase was established in the early 2000s and we have many players who have been with us since the game’s early days. We have quests, in-game art and events that come directly from our extremely creative community.

Conquer Online: Ninja Release Date Confirmed

As the most appealing feature of the New Dynasty expansion, the Ninja is upon our doorstep! Now the TQ team is glad to announce the Ninja’s release date! The exotic shadowy warriors will land at the shore of Conquer’s realm at 20:00 December the 19th 2008 PST (04:00 a.m. December 20th 2008 GMT).

To celebrate the debut of the Ninja, TQ team will provide you with:
1. Free Heaven’s Blessing for 30 days after leaving Birth Village.
2. All players will receive an amazing special gift pack.
3. A new server, (Water) under the Elements group!

It is undoubted that Ninjas will bring even more conflict to the already chaotic Conquer universe. We hope that this provides players with brand-new immersive gameplay experience. Don’t hesitate to join the friction! Arm yourself with a legendary katana and unleash the power of ninjutsu! Hyaaaaar!

Megaten Preview: can IMAGINE do it?

By Michael Justice, Onrpg writer

Popular franchises such as Megami Tensei tend to always have a little bit of something in their various sequels and spin-offs. Our good friends at Cave decided to develop an MMORPG involving the Megami Tensei universe. The name of this MMORPG was said to be “Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE”. When I first heard the news, some few months into the Japanese version release, I quickly gathered a couple of friends who were also interested and we signed up for this enticing journey. Needless to say, my very limited kanji and communication skills did not make it feel like an MMORPG, yet it was amazing to simply walk around the game and just look into the features it had to offer (well, those parts we could translate, anyway). Most of my friends left the game a couple of weeks into it and I was forced to quit. I wanted more from the game, yet the language barrier was just too much for me to handle. Being cut off from part of an MMORPG makes me feel curious and frustrated; two very annoying emotions to have at the same time. Feeling beaten, I removed it from my mind in hopes that a translation would be on the way. Here we are, near the end of 2008 and I finally have an answer to my prayers! I can return to the world which was once unavailable to me, and continue the story which was only half written!

Before I begin expressing detail, please remember that this is simply a preview and nothing more. My first hand opinion is not a finalized summary of what the game has to offer. There were many barriers in my way during the closed beta, such as disconnects and lag (which were all attended to marvelously, by the way), and some content was not yet open.

Gameplay

There are plenty of things that this game does right. IMAGINE has plenty to offer here. Starting off with the combat, you might be surprised at how fast-paced it can be. I often see people compare it to rock-paper-scissors. This, I guess, is sort of true in the way that if you’re scissors, and rock beats scissors, you get punched in the face. There’s “guard”, which you can use to reduce the enemy’s damage to a minimum and make the enemy flinch, leaving them open to any type of attack. This can be broken through with “rush”, a melee type skill which shatters the guard and deals damage while flinching the enemy. This, in turn, can be countered with, well, “counter”, which simply reflects the damage and knocks the enemy back.

That is only the beginning, as there are also things like magic and guns which can be factored into the battle. As you use these skills more often, they will rank up and you will eventually be able to learn more advanced versions of them. Hopefully I have covered the basics of the combat system, at least as to what effects what. Since there are no classes per-se, you are free to pick whichever style suits you. You do, however, have only a limited amount of stat points, so your damage might suffer, but it might be an invaluable skill you need for strategies during battles. Some enemies are weak to certain things. Kodamas, for example, are weak to fire-based skills. In this case, if you used agi or fire breath, it would do a lot more damage than it would on a regular, non-weak monster. Pretty simple, right? Monsters can also have resistances, in which case attacks of that type do no damage, and reflections, in which case the damage you did will be reflected back at you. This being said, you really need to mix up your combat skills a lot, because you will be very vulnerable to enemy defenses, as well as their attacks, if you are only using a sword and slashing at everything that moves.

Demons in Megaten

Luckily, you are not alone. You are probably wondering how the hell you’re supposed to be completely offensive and defensive against enemies, whilst simultaneously hitting their weak points and avoiding their resistances, right? Well, this is where the signature Megami Tensei demon-summoning system comes in. Your demons are like another player entirely. You can, of course, use their skills vis-a-vis another hot-bar above your own. You can even manually control them if you want to, simply by tabbing over to them.

While these are both good, you might be a little too preoccupied at some points, which is why each demon has a set AI menu that you can adjust in order to affect how your demon to helps you out. When people say that there are a lot of demons out there, they mean it. There are a couple of hundred demons that you can wind up with, whether you like them for their skills, or because they are small, cute and cuddly (unseasoned decaribias are very cute) They all have status attributes, just like the players. Most demons that you obtain from capturing will start with a set amount of skills. As you level them up they acquire new ones that are related to their previous skills (for example, Jack Frost comes with bufu, then later learns bufula, a more powerful version of bufu).

There is also a demon fusion system, in which demons that you have fused may “inherit” skills that both demons have learned, as well as some new ones that you may acquire specially through this demon fusion. This means that you can, essentially, have a demon with all the skills you want, if you fuse enough demons. It is a great way to compliment each person’s play style and can lead to some very interesting combat mechanics. Sadly, you will be limited by the amount of demons you can summon, as well as posses. Firstly, demons cost mag to summon, which drops from all demons, yet all demons have alignments. Alignments play a key role to demon summoning, as it determines how much mag it will cost. In the end, you can pick any alignment and still have access to a large number of demons with reasonable costs, but this is put here simply to keep players from constantly switching demons, which would just be shallow anyway.

Setting and Storyline

Shin Megami Tensei fans will not be displeased with the post-apocalyptic atmosphere of IMAGINE. The setting, while seeming generic at first, really makes you feel like a disaster has struck the land, and that you are a part of the remnants. Broken buildings, dead trees, underground cities; yes, we have it all folks. While this is nice and all, many people hardly pay attention to the setting. It is just under-appreciated, and while some players want to do nothing but beat the stuffing out of pixies all day, there is definitely a feeling that you’re a part of the demon busters who roam the wastelands of Tokyo in a search to help rebuild society. Just know that there is an actual storyline.

From Act 0, you are thrown into the storyline head-first. The way the story progresses is through “Acts”, which if you follow correctly can yield some nice experience (and let’s face it, you were going to do them anyway for the storyline). Minor cut-scenes still hold a major role in the game, putting emphasis on the way that you change IMAGINE’s world. This type of storyline, tied in with an on-line universe, is exactly how all storylines in MMORPGs should progress. The only negative thing about this is that you will eventually run out of Acts, as there is only so far a story can go. My entire team of friends cleared all 16 acts in less than a week.

Summary

IMAGINE holds a lot under its belt as a free MMORPG that is based on a console game. It might develop well or it might not. Who knows? The game has received great deal of attention, yet it is still in the process of growing. I am trusting Aeria Games to hold it close to them, and I am hoping that they know what they have on their hands. To all people looking to IMAGINE, I would say definitely give it a shot if you are looking for something different. For those hard-core Megami Tensei fans, I am just hoping you don’t blow it off simply because it’s on-line. For both console and regular MMORPG-fans alike, it is a game that you can count on for a unique and great experience. Hope to see you in the official release!

Mortal Online

Mortal Online is a first-person sandbox MMORPG in a fantasy setting.

Mortal Online is a next generation PC MMORPG both in terms of graphics and gameplay. There are no PvP zones, only an open realistic world where you are free to choose your own path. Experience true real-time combat where you decide every move your character makes and where your personal skill really matters.

Build your own house, or set up a guild to build a keep. With enough power, violence or diplomacy, you and your allies will be able to rule an entire nation.

Choose from many different races and professions. You decide your own style of playing and whether to focus on PvP or PvE, both sharing the same game world. Devote your life to crafting, combat, magic or trading. Discover new skills, tools and resources. Or be the first to explore new areas to put your name on the map.

Eudemons Online: What’s Under the TQ Digital Christmas Tree?

Another year has gone and once again, the festive season is upon us.
Christmas is coming to town, and Yartland! What we will have in Eudemons Online? Christmas wallpapers, E-cards and flash games!

Christmas Wallpapers
We have prepared some Christmas themed wallpapers for the Christmas decoration of your desktop. You’ll find all your favorite Christmas icons here, such as trees, mistletoe, reindeer, candy canes and much more!

Eudemon’s Online Christmas Ecards
It’s time to start mailing out your Christmas cards to friends and relatives! Wouldn’t it be great if you could send them all electronically? Well… You can! And it’s 100% free! The Eudemons designers have prepared some elaborate E-cards for you. Please log-in on the E-card Page and select an E-card you like. After providing your email and the recipient’s emails, you can send out the E-card together with your greetings.

Christmas Flash Game: Tumblin’ Eudemons
The Flash game “Tumblin’ Eudemons” is just a warm-up for the upcoming Christmas celebrations in the world of Eudemons Online. Santa Claus has come out to play with many cute eudemons. PPs will be the rewards he gives to the good children, while the bad children… well, they’ll just have to polish their skills! Ready? Go!

Christmas Batch Hatch
On the night before Christmas, all across the world, millions of children will be tucked in their beds while “visions of sugarplums dance in their heads.” When they awake, they’ll find Eudemons mages in festive dress, to hand out Eudemons Eggs to you! Roll out of your bed and join the Christmas Batch Hatch! Perhaps, you will be amongst the lucky participators and the top prize will be sent your home!

Christmas Slideshow, Win PPs!
To celebrate the Christmas Days and the coming New Year, we invite all players to join our slideshow event. Use screenshots of Christmas Events and make a slideshow, share your slideshow on a social Network or blogging site and then Post the original links of your slideshow and the links of the sites you shared to on the thread. You’ll get PPs! The more slideshows you make and the more sites you share to, the more PPs you will get. It’s easy – just try it!

GodsWar Online: Two Hostile Factions

IGG has released new details about the two hostile factions in GodsWar Online.

Athens and Sparta are two hostile factions present in GodsWar Onine. Players have to choose a side when creating characters. The Athenians worship Athena and give their city a name deriving from Athena, while the Spartans are much braver under the protection of Ares. The 300 Spartan warriors at the Battle of Thermopylae fully proved this point.

Players in different factions can launch PK. As there are a large number of Greek cities in the game, players can participate in the battle between poleis for a city, or take control of the city through investment or war. Controlling a city will give the relevant players a lot of extra privileges.

Players make a certain contribution to their polis, through which they will obtain corresponding titles. High titles will grant players additional rewards. To make the faction system a little bit more interesting, the game contains different quests for different factions. Thus, besides killing opponents, players can also increase their contribution by completing quests.

In the GodsWar faction, players may experience PK and duels, or enjoy battles among thousands of parties.

Myth War II Christmas Event Preview

As this is the first Christmas since the birth of Myth War 2, the official team have been preparing and will launch two special themed events called Christmas Force and Mugged Santa Princess. Players could just experience a most unforgettable Christmas holiday in MW2 world.

Christmas Force:
Each year, Santa honors a pact with Myth War 2, delivering gifts to players in the Myth War world. But each year, Santa finds a clever new way to deliver the gifts. This year, he has decided to test our players to their limits. Only after successfully passing these tests can players get their Xmas presents this year! Good luck!

Mugged Santa Princess:
Santa Princess just loves to give – sometimes, when Santa Clause is occupied, she will deliver gifts for him. But recently, the Santa Rogues mugged her! If you can help Santa Princess get her gifts back, she will definitely pull something special out of her Xmas sack for you!

All of these holiday themed events will be available from December 20. Participate and you may win a chance for yourself to get Saint Pets or Xmas Pets.