Runes of Magic already features a popular dual-class system much like that of Guild Wars, but is far more in depth. For example, players are able to level a Warrior but once they hit level 10, they are also able to level a Thief or any other classes their desire. With the new 2 classes coming into the system, people may wish they had waited to start their second class and there will definitely be an influx of new characters being created by not only new members but also by those that are already signed up and playing.

The update will be on Tuesday, September 15th. (The day after Labor day)

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The secret of the elven folk in Taborea has laid deeply hidden in Aslan Valley for centuries. But dark demons have corrupted the ents, the peace-loving guardians of this holy place, known throughout Taborea as “The Origin.” This place is almost impossible to find. Giant trees stretch toward the sky as their roots dig deep in the ground. 

Falynum, the old tree of life, center and live-giver for the countless and once peaceful ents, became corrupt and started infecting nature with a negative life force, twisting the will of the ents and many other creatures.

Beginning September 15, brave adventurers can explore The Origin, Runes of Magic’s high-level group dungeon instance. Support the elves in leading the ents back to the righteous path.

In The Origin, you will encounter opponents that are closely bonded to nature and have settled under the open skies in an abandoned elven city. Join elemental beings and powerful ents to face mutant beetles and bloodworms. Defeat four powerful bosses so you can unlock the secret of the elves and return the sacred tree Falynum to its previous state.

The encounter with the giant tree presents a huge challenge: In the course of the combat, Falynum summons assistance, and after time, an opponent who was believed to have been beaten returns to the fray.

After The Origin goes live September 15, additional instances will be added to the new zones of “Chapter II: The Elven Prophecy.” With this, we are ensuring that the second chapter of Runes of Magic will give players as broad a range of challenges in the high-level areas as did the first chapter.

With the end of Archlord at Codemasters, Webzen will be acquiring the licences to the NA and EU territories and will be starting the database transition of characters around October 3rd. You can find Webzen’s article here. The forums over at Webzen are full of controversy over the character transfers. Some players think it is unfair for the players to be getting an advantage over the newly started Webzen Archlord that is only a little over a month old.

You can read the full articles in the links below!
http://www.archlordgame.com/news.php?id=9958&articletype=News

http://www.webzen.net/Notice/Default.aspx?iBS=208

According to AndoSky, a Product Manager over at AeriaGames said that many of the updates players wanted are now in game with more to come.

Island PvP System – Phase 1:
The Islands have now been opened up for bracketed PvP. We will collect player feedback and introducing the full Islands system in Open Beta.

PK Penalties:
Full Red players will still receive maximum penalties, but penalties for non-red players have been drastically reduced.

Exp Changes:
Exp tables have been altered to make leveling much easier!

Potion Cap Increase:
Potion cap has been increased! Players will be able to carry roughly double the amount of potions as Closed Beta 1.

New Content:
New areas never seen before in Turf Battles, such as Eastern South Daria, will be opening up! Let the explorations begin!

According to the forums, there are mixed emotions about the new updates. Some people think the EXP changes were not enough while others think that it was over-done or perfect. Many of the updates are still being worked on by the developers so there will most likely be many changes throughout the rest of the Closed Beta testing period and into Open Beta and beyond.

Sources:
http://turfbattles.aeriagames.com
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=531700

Some updates recently made:

-Now allowing user registration
-Updating user registration to be more efficient
-Member list and profile page
-Recent post sidebar
-Recent comment sidebar
-RSS Feeds for posts
-RSS Feeds for comments
-Removal of forums
-First video added to the website

Thanks for reading and any comments would be nice!

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