Peregrine
03-26-2009, 03:44 PM
Is anyone else trying out this free MMO? I haven't played it for very long but am enjoying it so far. It's got a very WoW like vibe, in fact it's extremely similar to WoW in terms of UI and graphics. It's free to play but you can buy diamonds which are used to buy in game items and are even used in some in-game quests, to improve your rewards. I think even with buying a few diamonds it would definitely cost a lot less than a normal MMO, and it has good (WoW-like) graphics and some neat features.
The game uses a dual-class feature which is interesting. There are only 6 basic classes, but once you reach level 10 you can dual class, and go from a Priest to a Priest/Mage for example. There are basic abilities of each class you can always use, but the more advanced abilities you can only use when that class is primary. The cool thing is you can switch which class is primary basically whenever you want. You only get experience for the primary class, so you can control if you want to play one of the classes most of the time or try to keep the classes pretty even.
Every player gets a house and can decorate it, which I like - you can use furniture you buy or find in game to give your character things like xp bonuses, as well. There are also a lot of mounts, some of which are temporary ones you can keep for a day or a week, but also permanent ones. There's also an auction house, crafting system (which is pretty basic,) and most of the other things you'd expect in a bigger title. There's even a PVP server if you're interested in that.
If you get annoyed by the idea of micro-transactions, this is not the game for you. There's an item shop where you can spend diamonds for mounts, furniture, potions, charms, etc, and diamonds can also be spent in some places throughout the game. I haven't found the system too pushy or annoying yet though, and to be honest I don't mind paying a bit for a game of this quality.
Also I recommend this blog, Mystic Worlds, for some good info about the game.
Mystic Worlds (http://notadiary.typepad.com/mysticworlds/)
I'm currently playing as Alain on the Artemis server so give me a yell.
The game uses a dual-class feature which is interesting. There are only 6 basic classes, but once you reach level 10 you can dual class, and go from a Priest to a Priest/Mage for example. There are basic abilities of each class you can always use, but the more advanced abilities you can only use when that class is primary. The cool thing is you can switch which class is primary basically whenever you want. You only get experience for the primary class, so you can control if you want to play one of the classes most of the time or try to keep the classes pretty even.
Every player gets a house and can decorate it, which I like - you can use furniture you buy or find in game to give your character things like xp bonuses, as well. There are also a lot of mounts, some of which are temporary ones you can keep for a day or a week, but also permanent ones. There's also an auction house, crafting system (which is pretty basic,) and most of the other things you'd expect in a bigger title. There's even a PVP server if you're interested in that.
If you get annoyed by the idea of micro-transactions, this is not the game for you. There's an item shop where you can spend diamonds for mounts, furniture, potions, charms, etc, and diamonds can also be spent in some places throughout the game. I haven't found the system too pushy or annoying yet though, and to be honest I don't mind paying a bit for a game of this quality.
Also I recommend this blog, Mystic Worlds, for some good info about the game.
Mystic Worlds (http://notadiary.typepad.com/mysticworlds/)
I'm currently playing as Alain on the Artemis server so give me a yell.