Yearly Archives: 2008

Runes of Magic: Open Beta in sight

Frogster Interactive will open the Runes of Magic servers for all players on Monday, December 15th. With the start of the open beta, MMO interested players can explore the complete content that has been integrated so far into the fantasy-online-roleplay-game. Additionally, Frogster thanks all participants of the closed beta with a big farewell-event.

This version is open to all players after a short registration on the official website www.runesofmagic.com . All players that have registered so far, without being invited to the closed beta, will receive automatic access to the open beta. All players that are already active in the closed beta will keep their account. Right from the beta start the needed client software can be downloaded already on various websites and on www.runesofmagic.com .

Frogster thanks all closed beta participants for their help in optimizing the game with a special ingame event lasting several days, at the end of the three month long first test phase.

Beginning December 7th, darkness will befall Taborea and evil demons will start terrorizing the game world. Accompanying the event, the official website will continuously report about the communities efforts to repel the evil forces. After the final of the event on December 10th, the servers will go offline for last tests.
Daniel Ullrich, Director of Product Management at Frogster is extremely pleased with the closed beta: “More than 170,000 registrations from players worldwide shortly before the start of the open beta show us, that we are on the right track with Runes of Magic.” This final test phase is likely to end in the first quarter of 2009 with the release of the title, but all characters that have been played until then will be available to the players after the game has been launched.

Runes of Magic is currently in closed beta. The ambitious MMORPG project is scheduled to go into open beta with further polishing and completely localized in the course of December.

Bounty Bay Online: Rum discount

Rum, the beloved and favorite drink of all pirates, is surrounded by many legends and there are lots of praises about his effect. And where the pirate needs rum, the online roleplayer needs heal potions. Many a fight, no matter if on land or at sea, has turned around all of a sudden by the well timed use of a potion or first-aid kit.

Because of that, all players of Bounty Bay Online on the Free-2-Play server Mary Read receive the opportunity to buy any potions and support items with a discount of 25 percent until December 24th. Everybody planning to finally defeat their worst adversary or to participate in one of the large city sieges should act now, to buy one or the other potion.

Myth War II: Guide for Ice Soul Stone Quest

The people from the Myth War team have led characters into strange lands and encounters with tales of the soul stones over the past several weeks. Today they are continuing the stories of the soul stones, then next being the Ice Soul Stone.

Quest description

Your first day in Blython lets you see the legendary grandeur and exotic atmosphere that it’s known for. This imperial city gives you an overview of its economic power and stylish sophistication. The rumors you will hear about Duke Clarks’ daughter will make your head spin.
Walking to the bar you will bump into Duke Clarks, trying to drown his sorrows in strong drink. After a talk with him, you are intrigued by the mystery behind the romance and will decide to carry out an investigation.

Quest Steps

Step1: Talk to Duke Clark in the Bar of Blython and accept the quest to find his daughter. It’s will be a challenge for you to defeat the Elite Guard.

Step2: Find the duke’s daughter Kelina in the Cursed Abyss, who will tell you that she is falling in love with the Guard Chief but her dad wants to send her to Sorceror Hades.

Step3: Return to the Bar in Blython to talk to Duke Clark and defeat the Guard. Duke will tell you that he is reluctant to force his daughter.

Step4: Return to the Cursed Abyss and ask Kelina something about Sorceror Hades. You will learn some information about the 4th Soul stone–Ice.

Step5: Go to Tumulus 2 and defeat the Holy Dragon to gain the Soul stone of Ice.

Step6: Find Hades at Ashes Pit 2 and defeat him. Then return to the Duke and inform Kelina to come back to her father.

Step7: Talk to the Elder of Stars in the Elder Zone of Woodlingor to open the Soul stone. Now the quest is done.

When players are questing, they are forced to choose between two ways of doing things, the good way or the evil way. Their choice will affect their Evil Index.

Zu Online: Female Summoner and Sun Warrior

Zu Online version 1.8.01 has made itself a lot more attractive to veteran gamers and newbies alike with the release of the new female Summoners and Sun Warriors. These powerful women are blazing a trail through two classes that in the beginning seemed to have been created for men. After taking a look at their images, it’s no wonder that they don’t look like the type of women who would be held back by anything made of delicate materials, let alone a ceiling made of glass. Don’t underestimate the girl power in Zu Online!

Female Summoner
Compared with male Summoners, female Summoners are weird but sexy beauties wearing weird dresses which look like swimsuits when they put on the Costume – Female Summoner.
As male Summoners, female ones are also able to summon the ghosts from hell to fight for them and torture the enemies by poison and magic scroll. They are as powerful as males. Will you be enticed by these female Summoners?

Female Sun Warrior
In past, Zu players’ impression of male Sun Warrior is strong wills and iron bodies. Now Female Sun Warrior is a Bodhisattva wearing flowery and elegant ancient Buddhist Indian dresses when they don the Costume-Female Sun Warrior. However, they are strong wills and strong as well as males. If you engage in a fight against them, you’d better keep the distance for no one escapes from the fight unharmed.Will the gentle and kind female image of the Sun Warriors change people’s previous impressions of the Sun Warriors?

Tales of Pirates: Exploring Naval Base

In Tales of Pirates the Naval Base was a place which used to stand for justice, but it has since become a dangerous place filled with evil spirits. It functions as important transfer station to Heaven and Abaddon, as well as connecting to the Underground Dock and Research Shelter. It is a popular place where players love to challenge each other because of its vital geography.

There are many valuable places for players to explore, like the beach competition, the Deathsoul Commander Passes and much more. Players can’t get the various treasures of the Naval Base unless they get through all the layers of firepower and finally arrive at the depths of the map.

Beach Competition
The mysterious Naval Base beach is almost completely covered with Canon Powers which have a lot of power and a long firing range. If players want to arrive at the base, they have to get through all of this intense firepower. Also there is a spirit army that cruises around the island forming layers of defense. Players must possess great wisdom and courage to get to the base. There are lots of high-level monsters on the Naval Base just waiting for those that are skilled, or lucky enough to get through. In the water there are Deathsoul Gunboats (Level 70), and Deathsoul Speed Boats (Level 70), while on land the Deathsoul Soldiers (Level 70) and the Cannon Towers (Level 70) make life interesting to say the least. It is accessible by players who are Level 40+ and going in a group is suggested.

To meet the Deathsoul Commander
At the base, there are many other things to do besides the Beach Competition and fighting, players can also collect the passwords needed to enter the Research Shelter. With these passwords players will be able to get through the 3 passes after fighting the guardian monsters in the mysterious chambers. At the end of the passes you will see the top spirit official, the Deathsoul Commander, who is always hidden in the secret Research Shelter. If you can defeat him you will obtain lots of gold, treasure as well as enviable honors.

Player’s who are Level 40+, brave and have enough confidence, can challenge themselves and test their limits at the Naval Base!
Happy Holidays from everyone at TOP and IGG!

Fiesta: new pets available, and they need a home!

Eight brand new mini-pets are now available in the free-to-play MMORPG Fiesta. These new companions range from the cute Mini Pinky to the deadly Mini Captain and provide additional stat boosts to players as they tag along for adventure.

Of course, these new mini-pets need a home! Players that adopt any of these new mini-pets before Tuesday, December 9th will automatically be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a home of their own – the unreleased Dang House! Stop by the Fiesta Store now and pick up any of these new pets for a chance to win.

Mytheon

Mytheon is a PC massively multiplayer online game which combines the best elements of action strategy and role playing games, with a heavy emphasis on collectability and combat. Either cooperatively or alone, your Heroes will face challenging missions set in a unique mythological world as part of a quest to banish the gods from their heavenly throne and restore freedom to all mortals.

Mytheon is micro-transaction based, meaning there is no charge to download and no monthly fee required to play. However, there will be a variety of purchase options, such as double EXP potions, exclusive clothing, and premium bundle packages available for those who wish to further enhance their experience. A complete list of micro-transaction items will be available as we get closer to the launch of the game.

Mytheon is actually based on several mythologies from all over the world, with players starting their journey in a Grecian inspired environment steeped in unique mythologies from across the globe. Players will embark on rousing journeys through the extensive lore of ancient Greece; with ongoing expansions to follow that will delve into exotic mythologies from the far-flung corners of history.

The collection and casting of Power Stones is the backbone of Mytheon. Power Stones initiate every in-game effect possible, from summoning minions and structures that fight for the player, to conjuring fireballs and lightning bolts, to healing a party, to creating quicksand pits to snare the unwary.

Mytheon will feature both PvP and Group play modes. Play collectively, collaboratively, or competitively, based on favored game styles. Specific multiplayer details will be announced soon.

New free MMORPG announced: Ether Saga Online

Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd., today announced the Company will introduce a new MMORPG entitled “Ether Saga Online” in 2009. “Ether Saga Online” is the English-based version of “KDXY,” one of the newest and most popular titles released by Perfect World Beijing. Ether Saga Online combines lavish graphics with a young anime style. It features a slew of unique features and systems that make the game truly one of a kind.

Unlike other MMORPG games that charge subscription fees, “Ether Saga Online” will be ‘Free-To-Play.” Once inside the game world, players can earn and spend money to upgrade a large variety of items to enhance their game play experience.

“We are very encouraged by the growing interest in Free-to-Play games within the North American marketplace, as evidenced by the continued success of our recently launched title, Perfect World International,” said Dr. Alan Chen, CEO of Perfect World Entertainment Inc. “We are looking forward to the introduction of Ether Saga Online as it underscores our commitment to this audience by offering an entirely new, high quality gaming experience.”

Visit the game profile here: http://www.onrpg.com/MMO/Ether-Saga-Online