Yearly Archives: 2013

New Special Events Launch in Aion and Lineage II

 

NCSoft has introduced new updates to both Aion and Lineage II this week as part of their regular maintenance.

 

In Aion, a new RvR event, “Guardian General Showdown,” has begun. The event will run until May 22, and challenges each race to defeat the champions of the other races first! Players can join in at Jotun Square of Silentera Canyon, and must be part of a league to earn rewards. Here are more details:

  • The guardian generals will spawn 12 hours after they are defeated and after maintenance.
  • The guardian generals will spawn support mobs every 30 seconds that attack enemy PC’s.
  • The following rewards will be given to the League who contributes the most to defeating the other faction’s guardian general first:  A “Guardian General’s Treasure Chest” that provides 1 mithril medal (will show up in special cube), 1 Special Manastone Box II, 1 Major Ancient Crown.
  • Since the respawn time is 12 hours, this means players who participate each time have a chance to receive the above items twice a day during the duration of the event (depends on who wins)
  • Once one of the guardian generals is defeated, all relevant NPC’s despawn, including the other faction’s guardian general

 

 

In Lineage 2, the new Dragon Rising event is under way to help prepare for the Lindvior update on May 29. The event activities include:

 

Hero Power Weapons: Players will be able to purchase and use R-grade Hero weapons with boosted stats during the entire duration of the three-week event. The players can buy temporary hero weapons from the L2 Store. These temporary weapons are very powerful and will aid players in every kind of XP adventure.

Vitality MAX: Vitality MAX removes the vitality item use limit for players, giving them the opportunity to use a limitless amount of vitality potions while hunting. This activity will also include an increase to the vitality XP boost from the 200% it is currently to 300%.

1-85 Level Boost: The 1-85 level boost activity gives players a faster way to reach level 85 by putting one XP Rune I (1-85) 100% Pack 1-hour in the L2 Galleria per day for the price of 1 NCoin. This event also has no XP loss upon death and free teleportation.

Inactive User Promotion: Inactive users will receive a Dragon Revival Pack that includes many useful items to help level up quickly just in time for the Lindvior update, which include:

  • Returning Hero’s Support Box: Returning Hero’s T-Shirt (3 P. Def, 1+ STR, 1+ INT), Returning Hero’s Belt (Weight Gauge +5000), 15-day Returning Hero’s Wonderous Cubic (30 minute vitality potions, PC Coupon 7,000, Heavenly Cocktails, Scroll of Escape Box: Villages, and Blessed Scroll of Escape
  • Returning Hero’s Potion Pack: Returning Hero’s Vitality Replenishing Juice 3-unit Pack, Returning Hero’s Health Potion x30 (equivalent to Draco HP pot), Heavenly Cocktail x6 (level 2)

 

 

OnRPG Shotgun News 5/9: WoW, Runescape 3, The Aurora World, and more!

By Shannon Doyle (Leliah), OnRPG News Wrench

World of Warcraft Down 1.3 Million Subscribers

Blizzard has announced that since the last quarterly update subscription numbers to World of Warcraft have droped 1.3 million worldwide. Most of which have been from the Eastern market. This brings them down to 8 million, which still leaves them in the number one spot. Just not the number oneist one ever.

 

RuneScape 3 Global Reveal

As part of the new regular weekly reveal videos for RuneScape 3 a new video has been released showing how the world’s press got to learn about the upcoming game. I’m sure my invitation just got lost in the mail. Have a look at the awesome scenery and excitement in the video below.

 

The Aurora World Invites You to be King

A new election system has been introduced to The Aurora World which will allow players to campaign for votes in the hopes of becoming King for the month, and getting some sweet loot. Each month the top 40 players within each nation will be given the opportunity, one by one they will be eliminated until only the King remains.

 

Legend of Edda: Vengeance Open Beta Incoming

Edda Veng

Fans of the RvR Fantasy MMORPG Legend of Edda need wait only a little longer for the completely revamped version to enter open beta. GamesCampus has announced Open Beta would begin on May 16th with some awesome giveaways with over $10,000 in prizes. This won’t be the only event going on during open beta though so keep an eye out on facebook for more details.

Alpha Beta Soup 5/9

Starting today OnRPG is bringing your Alpha and Beta list to you on Thursdays so you can prepare for the weekend early. This week we got exciting news from Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn that closed beta would begin in June. DC’s upcoming MOBA Infinite Crisis entered Closed Beta. While several games entered Open Beta.
As ever you can find all the changes and updates to the list below are in orange for you to find easily.

 

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 Privilige Pack Giveaway
Loadout Closed 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.

Arcane Saga (Formerly known as Prius Online) Closed Beta May 7
City of Steam Open Beta May 10
Legend of Edda Vengeance Open Beta May 16
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
Anno 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
Wildstar
World of Warplanes

 

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

City of Steam Starts May 10
DK Online Servers Closed Temporarily
Dominatron
Dragona Online Russian
Dragon Pals
Dragons 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
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

Arcane Saga Dragon Peros Pack Giveaway

OnRPG is partnering with Net Marble to give out shiny Dragon Peros Packs in celebration of the launch of Arcane Saga!

Arcane Saga Dragon Peros

Arcane Saga is set on Prius, a planet cursed by Rashard, the king of all gods, for its creator’s defiance. Prius now awaits a foretold hero, the Xenor, to rise and free the world from Rashard’s grip. To become the Xenor, players will have to jump into the game and prove themselves worthy. Arcane Saga offers an unrivaled, fast and fun MMO experience in which players can utilize ruthless combo attacks, learn numerous jobs, challenge their fellow players in PvP (both siege and arena), and a new and improved Anima system.

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:

  • Visit the official Arcane Saga website
  • Download the game, create a character, and log-in
  • Go look for the Turtle NPC in each village.
  • Enter your code when prompted. Be careful as the spaces matter
  • If entered properly your Dragon Peros will appear in your inventory!

La Tale Reveals Long Awaited Season 2: Storm Update

LaTale Storm Screen

OGPlanet, a publisher of Free-to-Play, multiplayer, online games, reveals the long awaited Season 2: Storm update to La Tale, the longstanding fantasy MMORPG with massive customization and a reputation for the friendliest community on the F2P net. Fans of La Tale following its progress on Asian servers have been frantic with excitement over Storm’s Western release for quite some time. But for those unfamiliar with what all Storm brings, check the graphic below.

LaTale STORM Fact Sheet

“We’re thrilled to be finally rolling out Storm for our North American players,” said Jason H. Lee, Executive Director of OGPlanet. “The La Tale community is incredibly enthusiastic and they bring so much to the online play experience. We’re very happy to have such a supportive group of players.”

Be sure to stay up-to-date on the progress of the patch at http://latale.ogplanet.com.

Dragon Nest EU Special Coupon Giveaway

OnRPG is partnering with eFusion to bring our viewers a special Dragon Nest EU Coupon Pack.

Dragon Nest takes an anime style approach to the action MMO genre, featuring multiple cute classes that can be directed down various paths of customization. Don’t let the looks fool you though, as the engine behind this game is intense and the acrobatics, quick combats, and smooth stream of offensive maneuvers you can link together in this game rival any other F2P title on the market.

The Dragon Nest EU Special Coupon Pack Includes:
• 1x Deluxe Box,
• 7x Scrolls of Life,
• 15 Magic Jellies,
• 1x Code Pouch,
• 20x HP Potions,
• 5x Magnifying Glasses,
• Storage Extension (5 slots)

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:

  • Sign up here
  • Login with your DNEU account on the coupon redeem page and enter your code
  • Select one of your characters to add the items to and press the ‘Get Item’ button
  • The special items can be found in the in-game Mail Box or Gift Box after that.

Cryptozoic Entertainment Begins Kickstarter For MMOTCG

Cryptozoic Entertainment, developer and publisher of board and card games, has launched a Kickstarter to seek final polish funding for their upcoming project, titled HEX: Shards of Fate. Cryptozoic describes HEX: Shards of Fate as the world’s first Massively Multiplayer Online Trading Card Game. The Kickstarter project is now live at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze/hex-mmo-trading-card-game, and includes an amazing tiered system of rewards for project backers.

CardEquipment

“Since our company was formed to translate the world’s most popular MMO into a trading card game, it only makes sense that our next major project would be combining the worlds of collectible card and massively multiplayer games,” said Cory Jones, president and chief creative officer, Cryptozoic Entertainment. “HEX: Shards of Fate is an ambitious project that goes beyond either of the genres and Cryptozoic has the right mix of video game and CCG vets to bring it to life.”

A completely unique gaming experience, HEX: Shards of Fate was created from the ground up as a digital trading card game, free from the restrictions that come from being shackled to physical trading cards. HEX: Shards of Fate combines the amazing community and storytelling aspects of a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) with the compelling collectable and strategic game play of a trading card game (TCG) to create an entirely new gaming experience. Players will make their way through the dynamic MMO world featuring champions, dungeons, raids, and epic gear. Cards can be found while battling within the world or purchased in 15 card Booster Packs.

Hex: Shards of Fate Map

The magic of HEX: Shards of Fate comes from the digital nature of the game. Not only are player’s in-game avatars able to level up across a range of stats, but the cards themselves have unique attributes as well. Each card has a “double back” which reveals digital challenges and achievements for that card. Cards also have socketed slots for adding gems that fundamentally change how the card plays, allowing players to modify and individualize their collection to suit their play style, with billions of potential results.

Kickstarter supporters of HEX: Shards of Fate will be provided with a variety of unique collectable rewards including Beta invites for early access to the game. Depending on their pledge level, backers can receive exclusive cards only available through the Kickstarter campaign, customizable sleeves, starter sets, booster packs, in-game bonuses such as increased loot drops and special equipment, exclusive access to tournaments and much more. At the highest level, “Producer Tier” backers will receive executive producer credit, a vanity card and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create their own personalized trading card.

Cryptozoic’s goal is to have the beta begin in late summer 2013, including Player versus Player (PvP) gameplay, tournaments and the first set of collectable Booster Packs, along with single player arena battles and character modifications.  In late fall, Cryptozoic will unleash HEX: Shards of Fate in its entirety, including dozens of Player versus Environment (PvE) dungeons with epic bosses, hundreds of Booster Pack cards and extensive customization elements for characters.

Hex: Shards of Fate Combat

To learn more information about HEX: Shards of Fate and Cryptozoic’s vision, please visit the KIckstarter page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze/hex-mmo-trading-card-game.

Hex: Shards of Fate

From the team that brings you the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, HEX combines the compelling collectible and strategic game play of a trading card game (TCG) with amazing community and storytelling aspects of a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) to create an entirely new gaming experience: the MMO/TCG.

 

Features

Equipable Upgradable Cards: Level and build your cards power as dynamically as you would an RPG character.

Explorable World Map: Join with friends to travel the world, raiding dungeons, and fighting other players.

Auction House: Trade and customize your deck in a social community driven auction house.

Real Money Tournaments: Show your tactics are the best with dollar prizes up for grabs as you face the world with your deck in-hand.