Monthly Archives: June 2009
Angels Online: House System Function Overview
In fact, after players get past the superficial decoration features, which are a blast to play with and are sure to keep Angels busy during the dog days of summer, they will find that having a house will make their life so much easier, they’re going to wonder how they ever lived without it. The biggest convenience has got to be the storage space that players now have. Instead of having to journey to one of the main cities to store their things, they can just talk to Maid Eilian in the house and open their warehouse directly. When the house has been upgraded to a certain level, they can even access their Guild warehouse by talking to her.
Getting past the basic functions that make houses useful, of which there are many, let’s look at them in another light – as a social gathering spot. IGG and AO spend a lot of time and effort promoting the “community” of players they have and the Ball function fits this mold perfectly. By inspiring players to visit other players houses, and rewarding them for doing so, they are not just encouraging friendly gatherings, but also working to strengthen Guild bonds, and move players past the one dimensional “team up and fight” relationships that so often plague MMOGs.
Not that teaming up and fighting isn’t still important, it is, and players who find themselves on at odd hours will love the mercenary system. Simply call on Maid Eilian and she delivers a soldier of fortune to you. She is the Jeeves of AO, bringing players whatever they need, even a grizzled mercenary to watch their back when no one else will. Even Google can’t do that for you!
Parabellum: Closed Beta Started
All Points Bulletin Announced!
Electronic Arts Inc. and Realtime Worlds, Inc. announced today that they have entered an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement for North America and Europe that will bring the highly-anticipated All Points Bulletin (APB) to PC in early 2010. Founded by industry veteran David Jones, creator of Lemming’s, Grand Theft Auto 1&2 and Crackdown, Realtime Worlds’ latest project takes the universal theme of Criminals and Enforcement and brings it to a persistent, open world multiplayer setting in a modern, crime-ridden city.
“After a few years of quietly working on APB I’m extremely excited to be able to show it publically for the first time” said David Jones, Founder and Creative Director of Realtime Worlds. “To also be able to announce our marketing and distribution agreement with EA Partners at the same time is the cream on top. It’s very evident that EA Partners are clearly in-sync with our vision for APB and between us we aim to ensure gamers understand why it’s unique, and share our excitement”
“Throughout his career David Jones has continually forged new creative paths in interactive entertainment,” said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EA Partners. “David and the team at Realtime Worlds are set to do it once again with APB. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with them in introducing online persistence to 3rd person, open-world action games and defining a new category within the genre.”
APB is a new breed of online game, set in a persistent living, breathing open-world urban environment where fame and fortune awaits all players. Some players will achieve this by feeding on the city, its people and its businesses… the Criminals. Some will live by a higher code and instead feed on the criminals and their organizations…the Enforcers. This dynamic where players become the core content for other players is one of the many unique features of APB. Its deep, rich customization system provides players with the ability to completely personalize their identity. Looks, clothing, vehicles and even music, all to astonishing detail and quality.
Red War Closed Beta Started
Red War: Edem’s Curse is an exciting free-to-play online MMORPG which takes gamers through the worlds of Meltya and Alies. Gamers can choose from three classes as they battle the dark forces of Qelian and the inhabitants of Meltya and attempt to prevent their peaceful world of Alies from being overtaken.
Eudemons: New Patch
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It’s said that Hephaestus is the best boxer in the Divine world. In honor of Hephaestus, hundreds of boxers gather to compete for the Top Boxer title in Cronus and the reward from Hephaestus Envoy.
Ares is skilled in wrestling, but this fabulous skill has never been seen since Ares died. In memory of Ares, there will be a wrestling game held in Cronus. It’s a competition of team spirit. You should make a team with 5 members who are level35+.
Poseidon is famous for killing the Fefnir in ancient times. However, the Fefnir have appeared again recently. If you can help Poseidon kill the Fefnir, you’ll obtain rewards from the Poseidon Envoy.
This little quest might remind you of some happy Halloween memories. Get the pumpkin seed from Demeter Servant and grow it. Pumpkin Carver in Cronus will help you carve it into a Pumpkin Lantern after it’s mature. It can be used to claim a Diamond Medal from Demeter Servant.
Almost all of us once dreamed of being a treasure-hunter. Now is the chance to make the dream come true. Ask Michael or Friel to send you into the Saraph Altar. Arcos will tell you more about it.
It sounds incredible that Artemis is afraid of mice, but it’s the truth. The mice are really annoying. If you can help the Artemis envoy kill these disgusting mice, you will receive a big reward.
Rakion Review: Intense Fights In Instances
Storyline
interest because unlike monsters, they tried to reach an agreement through compromising, and they had the bravery that risked even their own lives.
Gameplay
Classes
Their spells are their ranged weapons. They can be casted with a wand. When a Mage turns into its Chaos Mode, it will get a summoned creature with upgraded spells.
Conclusion
Rakion is a very popular game and I can say with no doubt that this will remain for at least a few more years.
TwelveSky 2 Review: The Big Grind
By Jeffrey Kerkdijk (Hyarume), Onrpg writer
The game is set in ancient China where three clans rule the land. These clans are: The Imperial Dragon Clan, Royal Snake Clan and The Fierce Tiger Clan. Until recently these where the only Clans that ruled the land, but The Ancient Sky Clan arises from their dark ashes.
Entering ancient China
Gameplay in a martial arts world
PvP
You can dual with players from your own clan or battle against the other clans with your clan as an ally. Dueling can be fun but if you are both around the same level it all comes down to the “potion spamming” mechanism. Also when you are fighting against other clans this will happen but then the PvP isn’t just 1 vs 1 all the time, thus making it a little more fun to do.
Graphics
The graphics are in a mix, the character designs look awesome, but the world looks less interesting and really flat. The animations look great but have a sudden stop, for example: You are using your great skills your character slashes the enemy multiple times and then at the last swing the animation stops and returns the character back to the normal position all in one frame. This really makes you think the game is really old because it is so strange to see this in a new MMORPG.
Sound
The game has some interesting background music it really suits the game and adds to the feeling of ancient china. The other sounds when in combat are really annoying whatever you hit it all sounds the same and there is little variation in the combat sounds. Another thing that makes this game feel so old.
Personal Recommendation
Twelve sky 2 isn’t a bad game it just feels really old, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try the game. The game sets place in a unique concept of ancient china and has a lot of variety in landscaping.
The core game is “Just another grind” however it does have its own unique style. The game is a lot like the first twelve sky but this time around has better graphics, mechanics and some new content.
– Character design
– Variation in locations
– Martial arts style
– The PvP concept
– The actual PvP
– Potion spamming
– The suddenly stopping animations
– Battle sounds
– Potion spamming
– The game feels old
– The grind
Red War
Red War is an isometric MMORPG that evokes memories of dungeon crawl RPGs of the past, while keeping the formula fresh with new features and systems.
-PvP battles take place 3 times a day, and are open to virtually all players.
-Once players join, their level is set to 80 to ensure a level playing field. Players can redistribute stats, skills, etc. to customize their characters for each battle.
-Players re-spawn every 10 seconds upon death, and the team with the most kills at the end of the tournament earns the chance to fight exciting boss monsters and reap the rewards of acquiring unique prizes.
-A large scale battle that has guilds vying for control over castles
-Members of the guild that is victorious controls the castle. The guild has access to all the castle’s amenities and features, such as Portals that lead to all villages, Castle dungeons, and can receive taxes as well.
-Creates a Clone of yourself. The clone starts off at level 1, but increases in level as you do, and can even have their Class changed. Besides being a hunting partner, your Clone is also handy for:
-Storing extra items
-Setting up a shop while you go out hunting