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

You can see a video here and also visit the website at http://battleswarm.net

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Of course, the best I could do was break even, but in the time it was good fun.

When you first start playing, the only thing you can do is Gather Sweat from monsters. Its really random, and it scared me a little, but once you get past this horrific stage of the game and start selling your little bottles of sweat for a bit of cash, you can afford some ammo. I simply deposited a tenner in the game and bought a gun and some armor and went on a mass killing spree.

I also bought the little medic pack and got my medic level reasonably high. Of course it can be levelled to well over 2000 or so in each skill, and there are literally hundreds.

It was good fun and everything, and then I finally started to get some loot which was worth a bit of bobble. I had the choice here, either sell it for some more ammo, a better gun, and some other stuff that would be useful, or withdraw it as real life money and walk away breaking even. I decided on breaking even.

This was mainly because the game is endless. It literally takes years and years to make a profit and get your levels high enough to take on the crazy ass monsters which drop the insane loot that gives you the good money.

Anyways, I checked by the website today out of curiosity and it seems they have a planet roster now. It seems they finally got some money together to expand on the planets and are creating even more. But you know these games will be exactly as long, annoyingly long. You will end up putting a lot of money into the game in order to get a lot of stuff and cool items, and then you will want more, and eventually you will have put loads of money in the game and never make a penny back.

So what do you think? You played the game?

Did you know the new client has the new CryEngine2? Its much better graphics now, but is the gameplay any better? haha, of course not. Its exactly the same, and takes months and months and years and years to get to a crazily high level which doesnt get your money back.

If you play this game with the intention of enjoying the game. Then maybe you will feel successful. but if you start this game, seeing it has a cash economy, thinking you can game and get some money for it, think again. Seriously.

Thanks,
Ikagaili

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Each review must have atleast 3 Pros and 3 Cons.

Pros/Cons List:

• Pros:

1. Great Gameplay
2. In depth Storyline
3. Attentive Customer Support
4. Friendly UI
5. Easy to play

• Cons:

1. Lack of quests
2. Very grindy
3. Small community

Each review must have these categories reviewed.

Specific review:

• Player Vs. Environment: 8/10

This is where a review on the PvE system would go. Of course, if there is no PvE system in the game then this will not be in the review. PvE means Player Versus Environment. When we say environment we mean things such as Monsters in within the game.

• Player Vs. Player: 9/10

Player versus player should be pretty self explanatory. When we say PvP we obviously mean the system in which a Human player fights another Human player or players. This can be a Duel system or an all out war system.

• Skill System: 6/10

This is where the skill system of the game would go. Skill system meaning the different moves, special attacks, etc you gain as you level up. Some games do not have a skill system so this may not be applicable for all online MMO’s.

• Storyline: 10/10

Storyline will include quests and the basic background story. If the quests do not follow a clear line and it was not intentioned then we may not give it a high score but if it follows a clear and well thought out story then it will get a higher score.

• Graphics: 5/10

Graphics will be reviewed on how detailed they may be. Older games can still get better graphic ratings than newer games. When we mention the graphics of a game we don’t just mean the looks of the character that uses Unreal Engine 3. It can also mean the landscape and details of the game.

• Community: 9/10

The community grade is based on how active, large and kind a community may be. If a game has a small community but has very nice people then it may get a higher review than those that have a large community but have very rude people. Please note though that there are nice and bad in all games.

• Customer Support: 7/10

Customer support is a review based on the support (of course) given in game or out of game by the Community Service team of the game. This can be the Game Masters or anyone else with authority.

• Recommendation:

I would definately recommend this game to those that enjoy a great story background in games and has a great gameplay and skill system. Those who care mostly about the size of community and the grind may not enjoy this game as much. The developers used Unreal Engine 3 to develop this game so it has a great graphics base and never gets old. The only downside to that is you may be required to have an updated computer system.

• Overall Score

The overall score is then calculated by the 7 categories.

Example:

1. PvE: 8/10
2. PvP: 9/10
3. Skill System: 6/10
4. Storyline: 10/10
5. Graphics: 5/10
6. Community: 9/10
7. Customer Support: 7/10

= 7.7/10 = Round up to 8

Battleswarm: Field of Honor is a First/Third person shooter MMO mixed in with an RTS MMO. You can choose to be either the Humans or the Bugs. If you are the Humans you play in an F/TPS environment but if you are the bugs, you play in an RTS environment. There are several modes in this game but the one shown in the video has the objective of blowing up the three hives. (Thus the beeping of the bombs in the background)

Battleswarm: Field of Honor is owned by Reality Gap. iGameTalk is not related to Reality Gap in any way. All content shown in this video is copyright Reality Gap.

-Ikagaili