Yearly Archives: 2009

Martial Heroes: new patch

On the 18th of March Game Entertainment Europe has released a massive patch for its MMORPG Martial Heroes. The game has already had a lot of patches in the past, but this will be definitely the most exciting. CR-Space (the game developer) has been working on this patch for a long time. The new features, including a new upgrade system, Heroes Market warfare items, an improved revive system, new avatar facial features and many more, have already been tested with fantastic results.

Martial Heroes is a free-to-play full 3D MMORPG based on an ancient Oriental story and has more than a million registered users. The world of Martial Heroes has four different characters and twelve different occupations. The players are able to make various items and equipment by using various materials and/or items found throughout the game.

Runes of Magic officially launched!

Frogster America, Inc. today announced the official launch of Runes of Magic, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles. Starting today, players can immerse themselves in the first chapter of the game, Rise of the Demon Lord, and experience the wonders of Taborea. Runes of Magic is available as a free download.

Anyone who has not yet registered can do so for free at the official website and begin adventuring immediately. Players with existing accounts can continue to use their characters created during the beta and can also expect an expanded game world in comparison with the previous open beta version. New quests and an epic quest series, as well as new instances, offer fresh game content. A final fine-tuning of the German and English translations and bug fixes have also been implemented.

The fantasy world will soon been expanded with the addition of ‘Ravenfell’, a coastal area with a distinct pirate feel. The game world will be further complemented by regular updates following the release.

DOMO: same gender marriages

Aeria Games’ premier casual massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), Dream of Mirror Online, announced today the addition of same gender marriages to the dynamic in-game marriage system.

Dream of Mirror Online offers a unique in-game marriage system that allows players the opportunity to significantly enhance their gameplay. After embarking on a series of fun, yet challenging quests, the player’s character and partner may choose to plan and execute their perfect in-game wedding, complete with the dream locale, wedding outfit and even a perfect set of rings. Upon marriage unique features will be granted to the newly wedded couple, including the ability to summon their significant other to their location as well as completely heal their partner during battle.

The addition of same gender marriages, a popular topic of discussion since Dream of Mirror Online’s Fall 2007 release, opens up this fun and exciting marriage system to a larger player base.

5 Street: Spring version!

SnailGame will bring you total new Spring Version of 5 Street. The Spring version features as following: new clothes, new songs, and new activities. in stored, and exciting things to discover !

1, New interface
a. Chat box interface replacement.
b. The lower right button to add a scroll bar area to make the interface more clearly.

2, More Actions
a. 2 Single Stunts.
b. 2 Lover Stunts
c. 2 My style My show Actions.
d. 5 Couple Interaction Actions .
e. Two more Group Interaction Actions.
f. Add more than 100 dance steps.
g. 12 Interaction With pets.
h. 10 Pets Actions.
i. An additional 7 Hotels Interactions.

3. More Music
There are 15 songs will be add in game include 9 English Songs and 6 Korean Songs, All of them are recommend by our players.

4. More Pets
There will be 4 Pets for adoption in Pet Shop first.

5. More Fashion
There will be 74 more brand-new Spring Clothes and ornaments add in Mall. More Fashion Style in 5Street.

6. New Event
Weekly Event: Archery
Event Time: 11:00-12:00 and 21:00-22:00 server time (Every Saturday and Sunday)
Event Place: Map, Paramount, School, Manor, China Town, Titanic
Mechanics:
a. Buy a bow in the Mall and equip it
b. Buy the arrows in the Store and set hotkey
c. The system will announce the event starts, Please pay attention to the in-game broadcast
d. Click the object (Moon) and Click arrows hotkey to shoot
e. You can get Scores, Yellow Grape Wine, 2 x EXP certificate, 4 x Battle EXP certificate, Diamond Treasure Box or nothing in Single Mode Randomly; you can get Blood of the T-Rex, Pepsi, arrow, skateboard, TooToo or nothing Randomly;

7. Others
a. Add BMG in Map
b. Correct some translation mistakes
c. Couple title “Lover” will be change to “husband” or “Wife”
d. Restart “free Treasure Box gift event” and “Exp Event” in weekend
e. Fix the bug of the “Satan blood wing(M)”
f. Fix the bug of no answer in Quiz

Tips:
The latest manual patch will be released on March 24th, please update after the Maintenance.

GamersFirst Signs Parabellum

GamersFirst, a service of K2 Network and one of today’s most popular free2play online game destinations, announces Parabellum, a brand new Free2Play massive multiplayer online First persons Shooter, set to invade San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference (GDC).

Parabellum combines the best elements of FPS (First Person Shooter) and MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) games to create an extremely unique and fully customizable gaming experience. Parabellum introduces the first interactive non-linear multiplayer campaigns in addition to an advanced character & weapon development system and realistic and engaging game-play.

“Parabellum will set the standard of what to expect from Free2Play games,” said David Demers, Associate Producer of Parabellum. “Bringing quality Triple-A titles to the Free-to-Play market raises the bar for all and sets GamersFirst apart from the rest.”

Set in a world in a not too distant future, the privatization of global military forces has created highly profitable opportunities for ex-soldiers, mercenaries and adventurers. Gamers must choose their alignments carefully to survive. You must join forces with one of the two foremost covert reconnaissance organizations in the world. The CTF; an organization avowed to keeping anarchy at bay, or the Syndicate; a legion of bloodthirsty rebels bent on destruction and chaos. Each of them are solicited by the C.I.N. a Global Mercenary Network that provides contract missions to each of these factions who vie against one another with the fate of the World as the ultimate prize.

“GamersFirst is a pioneer and market leader of the free-to-play model in Europe
and North America.” Says Frank Trigub, Director/Founding Partner, Acony Games. “We are happy to have such an ideal partner in GamersFirst for Parabellum.”

TwelveSky 2 Europe Closed Beta Key Phase II!

MAYN Interactive announced today that “TwelveSky 2 Europe”, the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed MMORPG based on the Martial Arts world of Ancient China, is scheduled to enter its Second Closed Beta Phase on the 23rd of this month. Exclusive beta keys are being released to grant their holders access to the game for the rest of Closed Beta. Phase II will officially begin at 4 AM GMT on Monday and will last for two weeks.

While a set of Beta Keys were randomly distributed to MAYN’s own player base, selected media partners will be allocating their own sets on a first come, first served basis, so sign up as soon as possible!

Once a member obtains a key, they will need to link it to their “TwelveSky 2” account (details will be sent with the key). “TwelveSky 2 Europe” accounts and game play are free of charge.
“During Phase II the Guest Services team has coordinated and planned an array of fun events to keep our players entertained,” said Young Shin, CEO and Founder of MAYN Interactive. “We look forward to providing an exciting experience and top-notch support. I am sure our community will be pleased with the events planned ahead.”

Furthermore, MAYN will be looking within its own community to promote a few talented users to assist the “TwelveSky 2” community from Open Beta forward. This position will be awarded to those who have shown strong commitment to the game and unwavering dedication to helping other players. By establishing a closer link to the player base, this new volunteer program will prove be extremely beneficial to both the community and the company.
Lastly, in relation to the success of Closed Beta Phase I, ALT1 and MAYN Games have agreed to allow character data to port from Closed Beta Phase II all the way through launch! That’s right, players who start now will be able to keep their character data and become one of the game’s founding members.

“We look forward to players creating their original avatars, dedicating time to building up their online persona and not worrying about losing.”

GodsWar Online: Closed Beta Launch

The official team of GodsWar Online today announces they will launch the long-awaiting Closed Beta test right after the maintenance on March 20th EDT (GMT-4). Good news is this test will last for almost one month and all data will be preserved.

Client has been updated to Version 199 for Closed Beta test.
Players who took part in the 2nd Alpha Test don’t need to worry about their data, all they need to do is download the latest patch and they’ll be ready to go.

Aion: Altgard zone tour

Altgard is a place of extremes, from the Altgard Ice Lake, where the Archon Daevas defend the beautiful Altgard Fortress, which juts out of the ice like a bizarre skeleton, to the lush Moslan Forest, teeming with life. Watch this new video for the upcoming fantasy MMORPG Aion: The Tower Of Eternity now!

Entropia Universe Gameplay trailer

Set in the future, you are invited to join an open-ended social, economic and political action-adventure as a human colonist on a distant alien planet. The sandbox approach allows you to choose your own path and write a unique story with others from around the world. This is Entropia Universe, watch the video to enter this fantasti world!

Mabinogi Review: MMORPG with an emphasis on RPG

By Shahrin Chowdhury (Sahat), Onrpg writer

While most MMORPGS are called RPG in name, Mabinogi is one of the few that are truly RPGs. One of the game’s many key features is the interactive storyline quest or Generation quest that follows the character throughout the game. The story affects gameplay heavily as there are many rewards to be gained when the quests are completed including but not limited to: new transformation skills, rare items, new titles, and the satisfaction of thwarting an evil Fomor god, a gigantic stone dragon, and a titanic monster among many others. The gameplay is varied and original featuring an action packed battle system with strategic elements, a wide selection of skills, and top notch customization.

Graphics

The graphics of Mabinogi is not its strong point. As much as I love the game, I have to admit that the graphics are pretty mediocre. Characters and monster models have an outlined silhouette that makes it look pretty bad, but it’s even worse when the outline is taken off. The filter and bloom makes things look shiny and pretty but lags the game which is a major problem as even the tiniest bit of lag can affect gameplay enormously. Don’t let the graphics turn you off though, Mabinogi is all about gameplay.

Customization

Mabinogi is one of the most customizable games to date, everything in game can be personalized from weapons and armor to character size, height and weight. Not kidding, this game actually allows people to go on diets, to increase (or decrease) their size, height, and weight through the use of food items. Fruits and veggies will make a player lose weight, breads will increase muscle, and meat increases muscle and fat. It is extremely rare and almost near impossible to find someone looking exactly like someone else.

Weapons, armor, clothes can all be customized by color and by different upgrades to increase stats. Even certain parts such as the blade of a sword can be uniquely colored and although it is rare, black bladed swords and weapons are highly sought after. Dyes can recolor weapon hilts, clothes, and certain parts of armors to a player’s desire and npc shops alternate colors on their merchandise every midnight in game.

The actual character customization is top notch. Sporting a good amount of hair styles, eye styles, a plethora of colors, and a multitude of facial expressions, it is extremely rare to find someone with the exact same look.

Skills

Ability points or AP is required to learn skills and skills are broken down into three categories : Battle, Life, and Action skills. Battle skills are further broken down into Range, Melee, and Magic. Life skills are crafting and gathering skills while Action skills are just advanced emoticons found in many other games that allow players to wave, dance, or even draw! Action skills do not require AP to learn and the basic gestures come free while others come in subscription packages. Battle and Life skills are Ranked from F-A and then from 9-1 with F being the lowest rank and 1 being the highest.

The unique battle system in Mabinogi requires the fusion of two or more of the Battle skills to effectively combat the intelligent monster AI’s. While it may seem like a simple Rock-Paper-Scissor game at first, the entire system is much more complex. A player is required to get all basic magic bolts and it is highly recommended to also get the healing skills as well to live through dungeons and not be a hindrance to their party members regardless of whether or not they want to be a magic based character. There are no set classes and no restriction on aquiring skills, a player can be anything they want to be. Mabinogi allows true freedom in skill builds where the only thing holding people back is the amount of time and AP required.

Nearly everything in Mabinogi can be player made by Life skills if they have the right materials and a good amount of luck. Life skills provide a majority of the stats and players are encouraged to at least get one to a decent rank. While most are not heavy on the wallet, some Life skills will eat gold by the millions. That is not meant to discourage people though, as the people who invest in Life skills such as blacksmithing can be rewarded beyond measure at higher ranks where they are savagely sought after. Items created by players have increased stats and rare colors making them invaluable compared to NPC shop items.

Unique Features

As if the skill and customization was not unique enough, Mabinogi showcases many features that are rarely seen in other games such as:

– Weather system that cycles between sunshine and snow including everything in between. Weather affects life skills.
– An in game time system that includes it’s own days of the week and bonuses depending on the day.
– Interactive NPCs that have relationships with players. High NPC relationships can lead to secret shops that contain many rare items along with discounts on certain items. NPC relationship points can be earned by doing part-time jobs which are repeatable quests.
– An immersible storyline that gives majestic rewards upon completion. Storyline quests are broken done by Generations which are major updates, each Generation story builds upon the previous story.
– Music playing, a skill with which a player is able to play instruments, and composing which allows players to create their own music.
– Dynamic user created dungeons, no dungeon is ever the same.
– Aging system, player characters age one year every Saturday. They grow taller as they get older.

And many others.

Personal Opinion

Mabinogi is one of the best games I have played to date. It has pretty much everything I wanted in a game. An awesome battle system, epic storylines, and unique clothes coupled with fantastic customization, it is definitely worth a try.

Pros

– Action style battle system

– Interactive Storyline

– Superb customization

– Pretty much everything listed above.

Cons

– Rebirths : Rebirthing is a major cash shop feature which allow players to recreate their character (keeping items, pets, and everything else) and reset their level to 1 and age to 10 so they can gain more AP. It costs an approx. $10.

– Subscription packages : These are little packages that players are able to buy to increase bank space, create guilds, get a free item every day, and have instant resurrections in dungeons. But the reason it is as con is because without them, the storyline is restricted to only the first Generation. There are 3 packages that cost approx $10 each but $15 for all three.

– Pretty steep learning curve. This game is not easily picked up by the slow of minds. It is also very social and if the community does not like you, you are screwed for how long you decide to play.