Thursday, January 22, 2009

Runes of Magic

I tried dozens of F2P MMORPG's but they all just felt like those clickediclick Korean Grinding games where you just endlessly click those monsters to gain a level. Runes of Magic isn't like that, it features linear and non-linear quests, Instances and Dungeons, Arenas and Guild wars, Crafting and Gathering system. Pretty much like World of Warcraft except this one if Free2Play and has an unique Dual Class System wich allows you to be both a Mage and a Warrior at the same time!

There are a total of 6 classes in Runes of Magic featuring;

Warrior

You can play as a warrior. With their great strength and skill of using the strongest weapons they can kill anything and anybody from close range.

Warriors are pretty standard in those MMORPG games but are still fun to play because Runes of Magic uses skills just like WoW. You can't win by only clicking the mouse button.




Scout

You can play as a scout. Their cold precision with bow and arrow is the bread-and-butter of their profession. Bloody close range engagements are not meant for them. If it comes down to it, they have enough trumps up their sleeves.

The Scout is like a Ranger which uses bows and crossbows to kill their enemy's from long range distances.


Rogue

You can also play as a deadly Rogue. The Rogue uses the element of surprise to kill their enemy. They silently move to their opponent to blow a huge amount of damage to their victim.

Mage

The mage. The mages use their knowledge of elements to control them and bring their opponent to the ground on long and short range distance. The coolest spells, not the coolest gear.


Priest

You can play as a priest. They use their closeness to god for the good. They assist their fellow adventures with their awesome healing powers and other.


Knight

And the final is Knight. The knight are heavenly armoured and use thgeir strength and healing skills to win any battle. And they have cool gear.

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And the cool thing is all these classes can be combined together with the Dual Class System. You can tacticly be a Warrior/Priest to have the strength of a warrior and the power of a Priest.
There are endless possibilities wich makes raiding, partying and raiding way more fun. However your primary class gets more class-specific skills which makes a Warrior/Scout not the same as a Scout/Warrior.


Also a quite unique feature are the Player Owned Housing system RoM has. The players have the option to get their very own house and decorate it themselves. The house offer several ability's like item storage, crafting in the comfort of your own home and of course throwing a party! In the future people will also have the ability to expand their home. More floor, bigger rooms, attic, basement and everything.


Crafting

Unlike most F2P games RoM has a Crafting feature which allows you to make your own weapons, armors, potions, cloths, furniture and food. Players first gather their ingredients by cutting, picking or mining and than simply craft their items. However you can not be good at anything, you can become craftsmen at 6 professions, expert in 3 and master in only 1.


Instances, Dungeons and the game map
The map of the game is not as big as World of Warcraft's but not as small as those of many other F2P MMO's. Also the maps are pretty nice and clever designed and there are a lot of dungeons and Instances in every map.




So check it out at the Runes of Magic website. It's a 3.39Gb download.






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