Yearly Archives: 2013

Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar

Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar is the latest entry in the beloved Ultima series, transforming a classic into the definitive RPG experience on mobile.

The world of Britannia is slowly being engulfed by the Black Weep, a faceless plague that’s infecting the land and her inhabitants. It’s up to heroes like you to help save the world before it is consumed by the endless dark.

Experience hundreds of hours of open world quests and adventures. Explore dungeons with fellow adventurers and defeat your enemies in explosive, co-op action combat. Master the eight virtues and become the Avatar of Renown.

Trion Thursday: Rift F2P Thoughts

By Shannon Doyle (Leliah), OnRPG Trion Expert

 

Rift is going free to play.

 

Even though I heard about it right away I needed a bit of time for it to sink in. I’ve been watching all the news from Trion, and reading comments on the forums judging player’s reactions. All of this so I could figure out how I feel about it. Now, this is by no means my first F2P conversion. I was just as unsure that first time as I was about Rift’s announcement. The announcement came as a complete shock to me.

I’ve been playing since beta when a friend of mine who is now OnRPG writer Sephorus wouldn’t stop talking about it. Back then I was happy to just play City of Heroes and nothing more. I got a beta invite so I figured, what could it hurt? From the first rift I was hooked. Back around the launch I made a friendly prediction with a friend. He said Rift would go free to play within 2 years. He’s a huge advocate of the F2P system and someone who has worked in the MMO industry for some time now. At that time I was completely against F2P, you may as well have told me it was going P2W. Now, in the end I won, though I think at 2 years and 2 months its close enough we call it a draw.

 

I’m ready for the F2P conversion.

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I’ll be honest with you, for about the last year I’ve been using Rift more for roleplay than actually completing quests. I love the world, I love my characters. I worship the ground Trion walks on for giving us Dimensions. But I’m not a raider, I’m not the sort that needs the best gear no matter what. So, I say Rift F2P? Bring it on.

 

It might seem a bit scary right now. There is a ton of information out there and it can be a bit confusing. Luckily, Trion is doing an amazing job. They’re extremely active on the forums, releasing dev diaries outlining themes like the Loyalty program, and every week they’re taking to Twitch to broadcast something new from Rift while usually taking a few questions while they’re at it.

 

If all the activity on the forums isn’t enough to convince you that this won’t be terrible then go ahead and log into the Public Test Shard where you can check out the changes for yourself. The PTS forums already have discussions on the store and of course we can’t forget that 2.3 will also be released which means all new content for long time fans.

New Outfit

The next planned broadcast that will go over details of the F2P conversion is next week. They’ll be talking about the new currency called REX, the Loyalty program, and how gifting will work. That will start at 1:30PM Pacific time on Friday May 31st.

 

For anyone who plans to continue being a subscriber, nothing is going to change. The worry about the quality of people won’t matter. At worst you’ll group up with people who aren’t as dedicated as you are. But you might just make some new friends too. The events we know and love will still be there. Getting an in game store means we will get new things more often, even if we do have to pay for them. It will be up to you if they’re worth it or not. And in turn Trion will take in more money than they do now, which again means more things for us. In the end it’s a win for us.

OnRPG Shotgun News 5/23: FFXIV Launch Date and New SmashMuck Champions Modes

By Shannon Doyle (Leliah), OnRPG European News Editor

 

 

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Launch Date Announced

We’ve known for some time now that FFXIV: ARR would be launching sometime this summer. But today we’ve learned the ever important date is August 27th. But you can pre order it right now. Anyone who pre orders is in for a treat as they’ll get a head start, a Cait Sith Doll Minion non combat pet, and a Mog Cap. And if you buy the collector’s edition you’re in for even more awesome including an art book, music, and a few awesome in game items as well. Have a look at the second tour of Eorzea.

 

SmashMuck Champions Goes Competitive

August seems to be a popular month for things to happen in today. SmashMuck has announced they’ll be releasing Custom Games and Spectator Mode then. And to get ready for it throughout June and July they’ll be holding contests to give players a chance to try out the new modes and other content in development like the fan created Platimus. More details about this will be released on Facebook.

Odin Quest a Free Browser Based MMORPG Launching on PlaySnail.com

Odin Quest

Playsnail.com is happy to announce the release of the new browser-based MMORPG Odin Quest. Odin Quest will be launching on May 23rd 15:00 PST!

 

Odin Quest is a free to play browser-based MMORPG game with sizzling graphics, beautiful music, and many distinctive classes to choose from. The game welcomes players into a fascinating world of swords and sorcery, journeys with the gods, and the ultimate quest of saving the world.

 

Odin Quest

Odin Quest Game Guide is a platform which supplies an extensive introduction to the game. A huge world map, with countless dungeons and other dangers to explore, players will discover a multitude of cute and powerful pets to accompany their journey. The visually stunning skills and cross-server battles will keep your adrenaline surging! If you love MMORPGs, you can’t afford to miss Odin Quest! What are you waiting for?

 

Playsnail has prepared some amazing in-game items as bonus, please click here to get the Newbie Card Code.

Alpha Beta Soup 5/23

After all the excitement last week things have calmed down a little. If you missed out on the first batch of Prime World beta keys for this weekend’s Memorial Day Weekeend Test, we got some more. And through the week the open beta for Dragon’s Prophet was announced. In addition the closed beta for Soldier Front 2 was announced, but that one doesn’t have a date yet so keep your eyes peeled.

We’ve highlighted the newest in orange to make them easier to see.

 

OnRPG Giveaways

These are all the beta giveaways currently running on OnRPG. There’s no guarantee that we won’t run out so grab them quick.

Everlight Open Beta Privilege Pack Giveaway
Fishing Hero Closed Beta Key Giveaway
Prime World Memorial Weekend Test Beta Key Giveaway
World of Warplanes Closed Beta Key Giveaway
Yitien Open Beta Pack Giveaway

 

Dates Announced:

Below are the MMOs who have announced upcoming beta events that haven’t started yet or are currently in progress for a limited time.

Dice Venture Applications Open, Closed Beta Begins May 29
Dragon’s Prophet Open Beta May 29 NA, May 30 EU
Soldier Front 2 Applications Open, Closed Beta Begins “Soon”
Ballistic Closed Beta Spring 2013
Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn Closed Beta June
Firefall Open Beta July 9
Age of Wulin EU Closed Beta 2013

 

Alpha:

These games are currently in Alpha. Signups are available via the link.

Gloria Victis Pre-Alpha
Lunaria Story
Onigiri Alpha (Japanese) Between Phases
The Repopulation
Xulu

 

Closed Beta:
MMOs which are in closed beta require application and often require approval before access can be gained.

Age of Wulin(EU, Asia) EU in Early 2013
Arcane Saga (Formerly known as Prius Online)
Ascension: Arenas of War Current Status Unknown
Black Prophecy Tactics: Nexus Conflict Current Status Unknown, Website No Longer Exsists
Born To Fire
Bounty Hounds Online Beta Testing Complete. No Launch Date Announced
ChronoBlade
Dragon’s Prophet
Eldevin
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Infinite Crisis
JollyGrim
Kartuga
Loadout
MechWarrior Tactics
March of War
Marvel Heroes
Patterns
Prime World
Strategoria
Transformers Universe Now accepting applications.
Warface
World of Warplanes

 

Open Beta:
Games in open beta require an application but often it is little more than signing up for an account.

Anno Online
City of Steam
DK Online Servers Closed Temporarily
Dominatron
Dragona Online Russian
Dragon Pals
and Titans
Dust 514
Ecol Tactics
End of Nations Open Beta delayed until further notice, refunds have been issued.
Everlight
Firefall
FoxLi Rush
Gunswords(English and Russian)
HeroDex
Heroes & Generals
Legend of Edda Vengeance
Neverwinter
Origins of Malu
Oversoul
Path of Exile
Raceroom Racing
Real World Racing
Samurai Taisen
Scarlet Blade
SmashMuck Champions
Tales of Laputa
The Aurora World
The Lost Titans
UFO Online
Universal Monsters Online
Warface South Korea
War Thunder
WorldAlpha
Yitien

Zomber Squad Gift Pack Giveaway

OnRPG is partnering with Omprus to celebrate the official server for Zomber Squad, Outbreak, launched earlier this week!

Zomber Squad Gift Pack Giveaway

Zomber Squad is a unique MMO that allows players to face off against the undead using controls reminiscent of real-time strategy games. When not in combat, players manage safe districts to recruit, train and outfit their diverse team of heroes. PvE fans can enjoy party dungeons and bosses, while PvP players can join up in team arena matches.

Your Gift Pack Includes:
Gold*30000
Coffee*10
Bonedust Ring*1
Titanium Locket*1

 

To get your key you have to follow these instructions:

  • If you are not a member of OnRPG Please sign-up here.
  • Enter your OnRPG username and password below to get your key
  • The key will appear at the bottom of the page. Copy & paste it to a safe place as you may not be able to retrieve it once you close your browser!

 

To Redeem your key:

  • Create an Omprus account at http://s1.zs.omprus.com/
  • Click the play button on the Zomber Squad homepage and get into the game!
  • Click the “First Buy Prizes” icon on the upper right corner of the screen. It looks like a red gift box.
  • Enter the Give Pack Code and click submit. You’re gift pack will arrive in your inventory!

Seven Seas Saga Review

By Remko Molenaar (Proxzor) OnRPG Journalist

Let’s be fair shall we, the longest running discussion on the Internet remains: pirates or ninjas. Well look no further than Seven Seas Saga if you fancy yourself a pirate lover. The freedom in this game is top notch and lets you live out all your pirating dreams. Want to be a pirate to roam the seven seas? Or do you more fancy being the trader that is known to have a good supply of all the rarest goods? Joyhubs dynamically pits both types of players against each other in a unique PvPvE system that keeps things quite exciting. The path you can take is simple; you just have to think whether you want to be feared, or revered.

Well I know what I wanted to be, and I’m sorry for the ninja fans, but I have always liked pirates more. And even though I am a big roleplayer and I am able to do this whole review in piratish, I will refrain from this to spare you guys the awkwardness of pirates on the sea. In the tutorial, you will get to know the game mechanics better, and one of the first things you do is sailing your ship around the sea. And my first impression was surprise that this game stacks up with its the limited competition in the genre without even requiring a download client. The game itself is actually really good looking and the user interface is clean and polished. The tutorial is quite expansive and includes acquisition of booty, trading booty, fighting pirates for booty, and of course talking with a bunch of guys about the best ways to get more booty. And while this might take up an entire Friday night for a pirate at the local bar it moves along swiftly in Seven Seas Saga through blinking sword-arrows directing you what to do next.

Seven Seas Saga Starting Out

If you’re impatient or just familiar with piloting your ship from similar titles, you can skip straight into the gameplay. The game is played out on a recreation of the European continent and I started in London port off the coast of England. The game in the nutshell is picking up rare goods in one nation and traveling abroad to foreign countries to trade said goods at higher rates. Everything in this game gives you experience, from sailing to finding treasure; before you know it you are already twenty levels later. When I arrived in Amsterdam I was a little sad, as a real Dutchie, I wasn’t too happy with the Netherlands. Amsterdam is on the completely wrong side of my country in this game, and oddly enough there was snow while there wasn’t any in England. If feels like they rather rushed their research on recreating the game world, or perhaps just choose gameplay benefits over realism in some areas.

Seven Seas Saga Trading

This game is relatively the same as any other MMORPG when it comes to questing. You either have to deliver something, or you will have to kill an x amount of ships of either pirates or a different nation. I don’t mind these kind of quests and actually rather enjoy them, but for some people these quests aren’t that enjoyable. The quests also make you interact with other regions of the world while the dialogue offers context clues of how each nation views the others. Does Spain not want you trading your English goods in their ports? Well you’re going to have to figure out a way around this cultural barrier to complete the quest. This helps set the boundary lines for players to build a compelling and believable story given the time period. You can fly the flag of various nations, or sail as a mercenary for the highest bidder. I enjoyed questing as much as possible in Amsterdam since the area felt so familiar.

Besides the questing and having a good time with the story itself, you can also do a course which will cost you some coins but will give you some extra stats when your course is completed. You can also study skills that will help you out in the battles; unfortunately these are paid with gold which can be acquired with real money. Non-cash shoppers can still acquire them through events but that will take you a while.

Seven Seas Saga Captain Equipment

The captain can be equipped with various gear to improve your ships overall performance in areas like shooting, armor and hp, firing range, and a variety of other differentiating stats. Every level your captain gains allows you to allocate stat points to give him the extra boost in one of the six possible stats. The equipment for your captain can also be upgraded into something better in the Forge. You can also add sockets and fill them with gems for further bonus options. You’d think that would be plenty for a browser title but Seven Seas Saga also features enchanting and all the other bells and whistles you’d expect of an MMORPG, so grind style crafters should feel right at home. For the real traders, there is also a market place like any other auction house you can imagine in a game. It is amazing that this game is a free-to-play browser with so much hidden to discover.

Seven Seas Saga Combat

Conclusion

For a browser game, I really feel like I was playing a game that I bought. Seven Seas Saga has so much to offer, that I can’t compare it fairly with similar pirate games on the market. The old major downside was the ease of purchasing power via the gold system, which is only a slight letdown. The combat could use a bit of tweaking as well as it felt a bit simplistic in its current form. The game has a lot of things to offer, from crafting to trading; anything you can imagine in a pirate game is there. I recommend anyone with an itch to explore the seven seas give Seven Seas Saga a go.

Prime World Announces Memorial Weekend Beta Test

Following a relatively bug free test this past weekend, Nival has announced a second Prime World beta test to run this upcoming weekend Memorial Day weekend from 7am PST Saturday Morning (25th), until Sunday at midnight PST.

Prime World Outpost

The no wipe policy will continue and anyone who gains access will gain future access to all subsequent beta key tests. Also players will be faced with the new challenge of a 3V3 single lane map featuring powerful siege tanks to see how well players can work in small squadrons to overcome their foes. NDA is fully lifted so be sure to grab a beta key from our new batch at OnRPG and mark your calendars for the 25th!