Yearly Archives: 2008

Zu Online: Guild PK Contest Schedule

The 1st Guild PK Contest will be starting soon. The Zu team today releases the group information and contest schedules as follows.

From 8:00pm to 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 13th: Prophecy VS F4ll3n
From 9:00pm to 10:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 13th: Valor VS REVENGE

From 8:00pm to 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 14th: Fallen VS SNOXD
From 9:00pm to 10:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 14th: Relentless VS Chosen

From 4:00am to 5:00am EST (GMT-5) on April 15th: Fate VS Newgalaxy
From 8:00pm to 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 15th: Sanctuary VS ZuBored
From 9:00pm to 10:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 15th: XxIMORTALxX VS RAWR

From 8:00pm to 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 16th: B1 VS B2
From 9:00pm to 10:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 16th: B3 VS B4

From 8:00pm to 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 17th: B5 VS B6
From 9:00pm to 10:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 17th: B7 VS B8

From 8:00pm to 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 20th: C1 VS C2
From 9:00pm to 10:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 20th: C3 VS C4

From 9:00pm to 10:00pm EST (GMT-5) on April 21st: D1 VS D2

Reward Time: 2:00am EST (GMT-5) on April 28th

For more information about this event visit: http://zu.igg.com/news/newscon.php?aid=475

Patch 5016 for Nobility Rank and Auto Path Finding Released!

We are pleased to announce the release of patch 5016 On Mar. 05th.

Download link
Patch 5016: ftp://69.59.179.232/enzf/5016.exe
Patch 5010-5016: ftp://69.59.179.232/enzf/5010-5016.exe

Highlights of Patch 5016
1. New Fonts: You’ll be able to read more clearly, and the screen will be less cluttered with these font changes. In other words, the writing looks different, more compact.
2. Nobility Rank: The Emperor keeps track of all those who make donations to his empire. According to your donations, the imperial court will bestow a title, and potency bonuses of course.
3. Auto Path Finding: Click the "Path Finding" button on the right and select the destination in the list, you will walk to the place you want to go to automatically. We’re introducing this in Twin City only, but will make it available in more maps if players like the feature.
4. Auto Invite: Are you tired of inviting others to join your team over and over again? The auto invitation may be a good solution for you. Just tick off the auto invite option on the team interface, the system will automatically send invitation to others for you (don’t worry, you won’t get spammed too much in-game).
5. Mines: The mine assistant will replace the portal to teleport you to the mine cave. You have to answer his secret miner’s question to be admitted into the mines!
6. Peddler with Skill Books: The Peddler in Twin City will provide skill books instead of equipment. And the price of skill book will be lowered greatly.
7. Divorcing? We changed the dialogues about divorce in the game to make them concise and easy to understand.
8. The Celestial Stone will be sold instead of the Clean Water in the Shopping Mall. And the price is 150 CP.

City-Building System

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The brand new City Building system for the new version of Voyage Century (http://vc.igg.com) will be released soon. Seizing a port is always important in Voyage Century, but it takes on added value now. In the old version, a port can be occupied by a guild, and the guild will obtain a lot of benefits from it. However only powerful guilds have the ability to occupy the most prosperous ports. In addition, these ports are so few that once they are captured by a guild, it may never change hands again. As time passes, the difference between the powerful guilds and the ordinary guilds will become more pronounced.

In order to change this unfair situation, all guilds are allowed to build their own ports if they meet certain low requirements in the new version. Furthermore, players can develop their own ports in many directions, which will definitely bring a new dimension to business as usual.

So far, the new version of Voyage Century is still being tested, but players can keep a close eye on the official Voyage Century website for the latest information.

Looking Good!

“The clothes make the man”, as the saying goes. One’s apparel always plays a very important role in creating a first impression.

World of Kung Fu (WoKF) players can now choose their favorite costume as fits their mood or taste. Varied clothing options, from Mandarin dress to Bikini, from Dragon Armor to Panda Dress are now available. Please visit http://www.worldofkungfu.com/index.cfm?src=&action=fashions to see exclusive screenshots of some of the attractive styles available to World of Kung Fu players. What’s more, when you begin to tire of your clothes, you can change their color with dye powder, available at the item mall.
Don’t worry about how your stylish duds will affect any of your character attributes. The fashion clothing and armor system are two separate and completely different systems – so don’t worry, your fashionable gear won’t affect any player attribute, except perhaps that all important first impression.

Neo Steam Closed Beta

Gear up for the launching of the newest and hottest MMORPG this April! Prepare yourselves to harness the power of the steam as Hanbitsoft and JoyImpact teamed-up once again to bring you another exciting MMORPG that will surely change the your gaming experience. Get ready to experience Neo Steam!

Neo Steam is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that relives the 19th century Steam Punk genre into a new and greater height! Mesmerize yourselves with Neo Steam’s exciting full 3D graphics and animation. Be prepared to roam into the world filled with never before seen monsters with sizes you won’t imagine. Get to your destination with style as you roam around the world of Neo Steam using different steam powered transportation machines.
Finally, determine which side will you choose as the epic Steam Wars is about to be unleashed.

Be ready, Neo Steam Closed Beta will be launched on April 10! Closed Beta events are already lined up for all the beta testers of the game. Always visit the Neo Steam website at www.neosteam.com as the registration for the Closed Beta will be opening any time from now!

Think you can handle it? Let the steam wars begin!

Note: The schedule for the CBT is still tentative and can still be readjusted to suit all the testers.

New Tax System

New Tax System
Good news to all Guild Zone and Kingdom Owners! WYD Global announced its revised Tax System for all Guild Zone owners and Kingdom Owners. The new system focuses now on population count of a server and total tax count of a town. This means the more players in a server, the more gold for the Guild Zone and Kingdom owners. It is now up to them on how to increase their population and increase their income.

WYD Gamble System on Nell
WYD Global announced the new system that will surely excite all those who are risk-takers! WYD Global now features a Gamble System in Nell. The gamble system allows you to bet some Wcoins for a chance to win some rare items like Spectral Force (Sephira Skill) and pieces of God Armors with perfect options. Be sure to check it out and feel the light of lady luck shine on you

For more information about the new Tax System and Gamble System Login to www.wydglobal.com or visit: http://www.wydglobal.com/news/news_list.asp?nK=update

Magi Nation Review

By Joshua Temblett

Magi Nation is a game directed at the pre teen demographic. What does that mean to you? That means there’s no communication between players whatsoever and that the only other people playing the game are children whom have yet to embrace puberty in all its greatness. Yes, I agree, they are lucky. I remember when I was a preteen who lacked adolescent, oh the happy days. I remember one particular summer whereby I would watch the anime series Digimon, everyday, at the same time, rain or shine. Yes…you could say I was a sad preteen. That’s beside the point though; Magi Nation Battle for the Moonlands is based on the TV children’s series, Magi Nation. Despite what you may think (you’re probably smashing your head on your keyboard right now, pondering why you ever clicked on this review) Magi Nation isn’t half bad and to be honest, the gameplay is actually fairly addictive for a children’s game. Overall Magi Nation is a fairly solid game.
First things first, like said above, in Magi Nation Battle for the Moonlands, there is no communication with other players. This really baffles me. How come a piece of interactive media published by Disney, Club Penguin (in which you participate in various mini games), has a communication system, and Magi Nation Battle for the Moonlands (a MMORPG) doesn’t? To add to that, in Magi Nation you don’t get to see any other players apart from yourself. The only time you get to see another player is in the PVP (Player Versus Player). I’m not going to lie; this totally ruins the experience for the game. They could at least have had a safe chat system, whereby there is a predefined menu of words and greetings.

In this world of unspoken communication, there are well designed NPC avatars and nicely drawn 2D backgrounds. The graphics suit the small world; however there is one down point to them, the backgrounds are constantly repeated, meaning there is no real variation of backgrounds in each themed world. This does not ruin the gameplay at all, as the backgrounds are beautifully done and are fairly relaxing. The graphics will definitely draw you into the game, as they are full of style and they suit the world you play in. Since we’re talking about presentation, I would also like to mention the music that echoes through this wonderful world. The music, like the graphics, suits the world it inhabits, with music that absolutely matches the areas you explore in the game. Overall the presentation is visually stunning in Magi Nation, and this makes the game a joy to dive into and play.

The game play in Magi Nation is fairly addictive, and this is clearly the stand out point in the game. In Magi Nation, you basically run around certain themed levels (for example, a water themed level), fighting the monsters that inhabit these levels to obtain Animate Shards (which can then be transformed into Dream Creatures, monsters that fight beside you in battle) and to do the quests. One quest for example may have you defeating all the monsters in a certain area in a time limit, or finding a treasure chest of some sort. The quests don’t vary that much and can get fairly boring sometimes, however, for some strange reason, you do get a desire to complete these quests. When exploring the beautifully designed worlds in Magi Nation, you’ll come across wild Dream Creatures. These beasts will take any chance they have to inflict a certain amount of pain onto your avatar. When you encounter one of these wild Dream Creatures, you will be sent into a turn based battle. These turn based battles use an ATB style system from the Final Fantasy games. In combat you have to wait for a bar to fill up, once the bar fills up you can perform an action. I’ve got to say, that this is a fairly refreshing take on a MMORPG battle system. The battles are fairly short; however they don’t really pose much of a challenge. The thing is though, the battles aren’t short enough. You can get easily bored and agitated as you watch your bar fill up so slowly, that you feel old, useless, and fairly dead inside, by the time the little bar fills up. I must say though, that the turn based concept for this MMORPG is a very original and fulfilling idea. It’s nice to see a MMORPG which isn’t all about clicking on enemies and then watching your puny avatar slash away at them dealing next to no damage to them. Overall the gameplay is fairly solid and should amuse children who enjoy the Magi Nation series.

The question is though; if you’re an adult (or someone who is still in/beyond their puberty years) should you play Magi Nation? My answer to that is, if you feel like you want something new and exciting, and you have spare minutes on your hands, take it for a whirl. You may find it’s child like appeal unappealing, enough so that the gameplay is underlooked, or you may well find that beneath the lovely 2D graphics and the pre teen storyline, there’s a wonderful game just waiting to be tried. If you lack any other reason to play this game, then I recommend playing this game just so you can reanalyse your opinion on the MMORPG genre.

7/10.

Wonderland Online Closed Beta Test Officially Launched

Wonderland Online (http://wl.igg.com) Closed Beta Test was officially launched at 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) April 9th, and the test will last until 9:00pm EST (GMT-5) May 8th.
Different from the Alpha Test, the Closed Beta Test will not wipe out players’ character information. During the test, many fun-filled events, such as “the King of the Newbie’s Contest” and the “Forbes List” events, will offer big rewards and lots of fun in the game and in the forum. Players are more than welcome to join these events.

Additionally, to give something back to those players who participated in the Alpha Test and lost all their hard work, the WLO team will give them each a Turtle Car.

Download the latest WL client at here: http://wl.igg.com/download/download_client.php
Click here to obtain an activation code: http://wl.igg.com/act/cbsignup/index.php

For more about it, please visit the official Wonderland Online site:
http://wl.igg.com/news/newscontent.php?aid=370.

Age of Armor Dark Valley Challenging Competition

Dark Valley Challenging Competition
Dark Valley Challenging Competition Event now start at April 9, 2008, after the routine maintenance. End on April 11, 2008 at 11:59P.M.
During this three days periods, which team no matter it belongs to the Earth or the Mars, if only can a team defeat all the three instance dungeons ahead other teams, the Team members of this Dark Valley First Down team will get the Limited Transforming Modules as RAID First DOWN Prize.
Rules:
1. Every Team must not change its team member when doing the Raid.
2. Make screen shots of each boss’s down, especially the final boss of each instance dungeon.
3. Screen shots of team members in one group, with name on the heads
4. The Modules will be given with a limited special package for transforming module.
5. The winners will be announced on April 16, 2008, and then the Limited Special Package for Transforming Module will be given by then. Each package’s price is 100USD!
Everyone has a chance to win!
Free Exciting, Time to Rock your world in Age of Armor

Elf Online First Expansion Preview

The first Expansion of Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com/) – “Pet Carnival” will be released in next week to feed Elf Online fans’ appetite. Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com/) players have been waiting for one month with high anticipation for two more professions, 5 new top pets hatched from eggs, 10 more rare dungeon pets, new rides, and brand new golden name equipments for Lv 60+ players.

More Rare Pets Available
As the new expansion name “Pet Carnival” implies, the new expansion will place more emphasis on pets. Now we offer 5 new egg pets and 10 rare dungeon pets with up to 2500+ growth, 20+ basic ability depends on the type. Wormmy, Angle Egg, even a closet tool is one of the rare pet.

Two New Professions
Soldiers and Scholars have more choice for the advanced profession – Boxer for Soldier and Poet for Scholar which aims to break the limitation of professions and make a generalist in game.

More Rides
What do you expect your mount to be? Dragon? Griffin? No, no, no….. These are too outdated.
M48 tank, Cadillac open car, limousine and Jeep SUV will be offered in the new Expansion. Come in and experience virtual fashion life for 21st century in Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com/).

New Items
You will not be buried among hundreds of normal ones any more if you are the top in Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com/). With new Lv 60+ golden name equipments on, you will be easily recognized by the unique shape. Furthermore, the attribute of those items is also beyond your imagination. HP and MP resume, additional resistance, additional attack effect will be involved. They are the best choice for the Lv 60+ players.

For more information about Elf Online, please visit http://elf.happymmo.com/
Official forum http://forum.happymmo.com/