Well IMO it's one of the best free MMORPGs I ever played so far... It's P2P in other countries I hear too.... It's a martial arts/fantasy MMORPG... You have 6 clans to choose from and each clan has 3 different martial arts styles you can learn... All the clans use different types of weapons and each clan has its own secret base/area they start out in... Theres 4 classes for each of the six clans and the classes are Warrior type, Healer, Nuker, and Hybrid... Also seems easier to level than most other free MMORPGs because I got to level 42 in a week and in Flyff and Silkroad it took me like weeks or months to get that high haha... Also forgot to mention you can build guilds within the clans....
The game also has Mini games when you first get a skill... For example when you get a new skill you have to goto a training dummy and practice.. When you do this a mini game pops up with a ball that moves to the left and right inside a rectangle that has a blue area in the middle... You supposed to press a button when the ball hits the that blue area and it gets faster and faster then more you do it.. The game also doesn't have stats on Chest, Leg, and Foot armor but instead they have sockets so you add you own stats with socket items.. This lets you mix and match armors to look unique with out worrying about the highest stat armor like in other games.... You also get a skill called "Light Foot" that makes you run fast and when you use it theres no point and clicking to move... Also you can earn titles over your head by doing hard things and by quests and these titles give you extra stats depending on what you did...
To me it seems to offer a little more than other free MMORPGs but that's just me... Oh and the guy only played for 2 hours so most likely he didnt even get the "Light foot" skill or make it out of his clans base and hasent experienced all the game has to offer... Since he only played for 2 hours he didnt get a Job or do any collectible quests and he was basicly in NOOB island the whole time which is what the clan area is...
Well IMO it's one of the best free MMORPGs I ever played so far... It's P2P in other countries I hear too.... It's a martial arts/fantasy MMORPG... You have 6 clans to choose from and each clan has 3 different martial arts styles you can learn... All the clans use different types of weapons and each clan has its own secret base/area they start out in... Theres 4 classes for each of the six clans and the classes are Warrior type, Healer, Nuker, and Hybrid... Also seems easier to level than most other free MMORPGs because I got to level 42 in a week and in Flyff and Silkroad it took me like weeks or months to get that high haha... Also forgot to mention you can build guilds within the clans....
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To me it seems to offer a little more than other free MMORPGs but that's just me...
It was a waste of time. Completely. Best MMORPG ever played? No way in hell. And no, not even the best free one either.
The interface is crap, and for the first 12 levels or so, pretty much all you do is grind the same stupid mobs with auto attack, maybe a couple bonus attacks that you have to time to click right, but dont drag at all when you click, or you pulled it from your hotbar...
I looked forward to trying this out, since I haven't been on a beta project since EQ2 was closed, and I have to say, I'm very disappointed.
Save time and disk space, skip this title.
------------------------------ the beatings will continue until the morale improves
I didnt say Best MMORPG I ever played I said BEST FREE MMORPG... Also you click the Icon once and it sticks to the arrow so you dont hold down the button to drag them and try using the number keys to activate them instead of pressing it with your mouse... Sorry to say you didnt get far in the game so your judgement aint very reliable... Thats like me complaining about how all I do in WOW is fight stuff and feels like a F2P game because that's all I did my first 2 hours... Also what in your opinion is the best free MMORPG out and we'll see if it offers more unique stuff than this game ATM...
Just because you think it's a waste of time doesnt mean everyone will... So what your doing is basically telling people not download it or try it like you know exactly what everyone likes... Also is it wrong to say good things about the game to let people know some of the features the game offers to see if they might like it?? Or are we just suposed to say all the negatives with out saying anything about the positives??? Re-read my 2nd post and tell me if theres another free MMORPG that offers all this in one package..
1. Slotted armor with no stats and you give them it's own stats through slot items which means you have a chance to look unique.
2. No point and click while running fast
3. Six clans with all different weapons and all different martial arts styles and 3 different fighting styles to choose from in each clan that all look different.. Along with 4 different classes to choose from within those 6 clans...
4. Timed quests, Collectible quests. Search quests, and List of best timed players of timed quests in game
5. Titles you can earn from quests or doing hard achievments that give you stats and let other know what you accomplished.. For example I could kill this really tough boss in a dungeon and it would say "Conqueor of So and So" over my head.
6. Decent graphics on High settings and nice looking animations for attacks
7. Mini game every 13 levels and when getting new attack skills... Also mini games when you learn some buff skils.. The 3 have different types of mini games too...
8. Able to find items that add +'s to your stats with out leveling and items that boost your XP rate for skills for a certian amount of time
Well as much as I'd like to write a scathing review, I was unable to play it for more than 5 minutes before I got sick of the horrible UI, immobile camera, and clicking every 3 steps to move. All I can really say for this game is it's very pretty.
Once you get the "Light Foot" skill you dont click to move when running far areas... But I guess since you would still be clicking to fight it would still bother you... When using "Light Foot" you Hold down the Alt button and your character starts running forward fast while the camera sticks behind the character always.. Then you can either use the arrow keys to turn or hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse left or right to turn in those directions...
I didnt like the UI at first either but I got use to it after a while.. Sort of like how my Friend that loves Apple computers got use to what he called "Microsofts horrible UI for windows" and now lives with it... Now Microsoft is copying apples UI style with Vista haha... Thanks for giving good reasons why you dont like it though instead of just calling it crap with out reasons or telling everyone not to download it like you know what kind of MMORPG everyone likes...
The camera is actually very good. to move it just right click and if that doenst work then go change your settings. Now personally for a free game this is very good especially considering that its free and that its a Korean mmo. The grind isnt that bad so far, sure there may be a little bit too much but if you think its bad here then go play Silkroad or Hero Online and then you'll know the meaning of grind.
Keep in mind this is officially a "pre-open beta" version of the game. But from what I've done and seen it's not worth the effort to play this game. If you like this game there are probably a thousand other games out there you'd like even more. Maybe after a few more updates acclaim can make enough improvements, but from my experiance, what you get in beta, is what you get in 5 years, minus a bug or 2 per year.
I would have to disagree about the "what you see in beta is what you get" comment, Look how far Eve online has come since 03, the game crashed all the time and was jam packed full of bugs, Now I'd have to say it's one of the best mmorg out there. Then take SWG, it was great in beta, so full innovation and then after about a year it was complete crap. So things can and do change in the world of mmorg's.
Now as far as 9Dragons goes I'm very glad I dl this game. The beta is very nice looking, great story line and rather easy to get into. After a week of playing I must say "My Kung Fo is strong". I would recommend reading the guides/tips from the games forums b4 you start playing, to give you a heads up on the keys and interface.
If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first.I'm too busyactinglikeI'mnotnaiveI'veseenitall, I was herefirst. -Very Ape- Nirvana
No its not the best MMO I have played.. BUT it is one of the better "free" ones I have seen..
I was suprised at how well the game played and how easy it was to get into.. The graphics and combat animations are nice.. nothing spectacular .. but agian for a Free asian based MMO.. it is pretty darn good..
I quite like it actually. I'm a dedicated EVE player and this is a good refreshing change, interface. The quest bugs that exist are a pain (locking in position and unable to exit) and the text scroll is a bit slow. True, there needs to be a resource on the UI to tell you what to do, but other players, boards etc seem to fill in the gap. Don't think I'll become addicted, but it's a nice clean break.
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Well IMO it's one of the best free MMORPGs I ever played so far... It's P2P in other countries I hear too.... It's a martial arts/fantasy MMORPG... You have 6 clans to choose from and each clan has 3 different martial arts styles you can learn... All the clans use different types of weapons and each clan has its own secret base/area they start out in... Theres 4 classes for each of the six clans and the classes are Warrior type, Healer, Nuker, and Hybrid... Also seems easier to level than most other free MMORPGs because I got to level 42 in a week and in Flyff and Silkroad it took me like weeks or months to get that high haha... Also forgot to mention you can build guilds within the clans....
The game also has Mini games when you first get a skill... For example when you get a new skill you have to goto a training dummy and practice.. When you do this a mini game pops up with a ball that moves to the left and right inside a rectangle that has a blue area in the middle... You supposed to press a button when the ball hits the that blue area and it gets faster and faster then more you do it.. The game also doesn't have stats on Chest, Leg, and Foot armor but instead they have sockets so you add you own stats with socket items.. This lets you mix and match armors to look unique with out worrying about the highest stat armor like in other games.... You also get a skill called "Light Foot" that makes you run fast and when you use it theres no point and clicking to move... Also you can earn titles over your head by doing hard things and by quests and these titles give you extra stats depending on what you did...
To me it seems to offer a little more than other free MMORPGs but that's just me... Oh and the guy only played for 2 hours so most likely he didnt even get the "Light foot" skill or make it out of his clans base and hasent experienced all the game has to offer... Since he only played for 2 hours he didnt get a Job or do any collectible quests and he was basicly in NOOB island the whole time which is what the clan area is...
The interface is crap, and for the first 12 levels or so, pretty much all you do is grind the same stupid mobs with auto attack, maybe a couple bonus attacks that you have to time to click right, but dont drag at all when you click, or you pulled it from your hotbar...
I looked forward to trying this out, since I haven't been on a beta project since EQ2 was closed, and I have to say, I'm very disappointed.
Save time and disk space, skip this title.
------------------------------
the beatings will continue until the morale improves
I didnt say Best MMORPG I ever played I said BEST FREE MMORPG... Also you click the Icon once and it sticks to the arrow so you dont hold down the button to drag them and try using the number keys to activate them instead of pressing it with your mouse... Sorry to say you didnt get far in the game so your judgement aint very reliable... Thats like me complaining about how all I do in WOW is fight stuff and feels like a F2P game because that's all I did my first 2 hours... Also what in your opinion is the best free MMORPG out and we'll see if it offers more unique stuff than this game ATM...
Just because you think it's a waste of time doesnt mean everyone will... So what your doing is basically telling people not download it or try it like you know exactly what everyone likes... Also is it wrong to say good things about the game to let people know some of the features the game offers to see if they might like it?? Or are we just suposed to say all the negatives with out saying anything about the positives??? Re-read my 2nd post and tell me if theres another free MMORPG that offers all this in one package..
1. Slotted armor with no stats and you give them it's own stats through slot items which means you have a chance to look unique.
2. No point and click while running fast
3. Six clans with all different weapons and all different martial arts styles and 3 different fighting styles to choose from in each clan that all look different.. Along with 4 different classes to choose from within those 6 clans...
4. Timed quests, Collectible quests. Search quests, and List of best timed players of timed quests in game
5. Titles you can earn from quests or doing hard achievments that give you stats and let other know what you accomplished.. For example I could kill this really tough boss in a dungeon and it would say "Conqueor of So and So" over my head.
6. Decent graphics on High settings and nice looking animations for attacks
7. Mini game every 13 levels and when getting new attack skills... Also mini games when you learn some buff skils.. The 3 have different types of mini games too...
8. Able to find items that add +'s to your stats with out leveling and items that boost your XP rate for skills for a certian amount of time
Once you get the "Light Foot" skill you dont click to move when running far areas... But I guess since you would still be clicking to fight it would still bother you... When using "Light Foot" you Hold down the Alt button and your character starts running forward fast while the camera sticks behind the character always.. Then you can either use the arrow keys to turn or hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse left or right to turn in those directions...
I didnt like the UI at first either but I got use to it after a while.. Sort of like how my Friend that loves Apple computers got use to what he called "Microsofts horrible UI for windows" and now lives with it... Now Microsoft is copying apples UI style with Vista haha... Thanks for giving good reasons why you dont like it though instead of just calling it crap with out reasons or telling everyone not to download it like you know what kind of MMORPG everyone likes...
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I would have to disagree about the "what you see in beta is what you get" comment, Look how far Eve online has come since 03, the game crashed all the time and was jam packed full of bugs, Now I'd have to say it's one of the best mmorg out there. Then take SWG, it was great in beta, so full innovation and then after about a year it was complete crap. So things can and do change in the world of mmorg's.
I like this game.. lol
No its not the best MMO I have played.. BUT it is one of the better "free" ones I have seen..
I was suprised at how well the game played and how easy it was to get into.. The graphics and combat animations are nice.. nothing spectacular .. but agian for a Free asian based MMO.. it is pretty darn good..
Try it for a Day,
you'll fall in love with it.
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