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General Information
- Developer: XLGames - Korean based game development team.
- Publisher(s): Trion Worlds (NA, Europe, Australia, NZ)
- Engine: CryEngine 3
- Platform: Microsoft Windows
- Release date(s) : Korea - 15 January 2013; Japan - 23 July 2013; Russia - Open beta; Europe – 2014; North America - 2014
- Genre: MMORPG
- Model: Free to play
- Budget: $25 000 000
- Setting: Fantasy world
- The game is a sandbox where you decide what to do.
World
- Huge world without breaks and loading screens.
- The map consists of 3 huge continents. 2 continents belong to the factions and 1 is for free PvP and sieges.
- Continents are divided with the sea and you can travel from one continent to another using ship.
- Teleports allow you to fast travel within the continent only.
- Public transport also allows to travel within continent.
- There are a lot of small islands in the sea between continents. You can find treasures and quests there.
- Underwater is also available for exploration. You can even find strong bosses there.
- The world is interactive
- It’s possible to build a house or a castle
- There is a special island for trading
- There are hidden quests, islands and treasures
Characters
- 4 playable races (2 more will be added later).
- Deep character customization.
- 120 classes with possibility to change specialization (respec) anytime for a gold fee.
- Max level: 50
- Max party size: 5 players.
- Max raid size: 50 players.
Skills
- 10 skill sets with different specialization.
- Character can use 3 skill sets at a time.
- You can mix skills from your 3 skill sets as you wish.
- There are different skill combos that make your skills even more dangerous.
- Combo usage may give very good advantage in fight.
Gear
- Any class can wear robes, leather armor or heavy armor.
- Gear can be crafted and upgraded.
- There are top level things that can be obtained from bosses only.
- There is special gear you can get for Honor Points.
- Full armor sets give different bonuses.
Leveling
- The game uses traditional leveling system based on Experience points.
- Max level can be reached by questing, crafting, gathering or killing mobs.
Mounts
- There are a lot of mounts for traveling and even fighting. Some mounts are easy to bet but others are not.
- Player gets his first mount at about 5th level.
- There are air mounts that allow you to fly.
- Player can build a ship to travel between continents and fight with other ships.
- There are submarines that help you to explore underwater.
Guilds and Territory
- Guilds can capture and hold territories.
- Guilds can build castles to protect territories.
- There are no limits, a guild can control any territory size.
PvP
- 80% of the locations are for free PvP.
- There are sieges in the game but only on a special island.
- It’s possible to attack and rob ships of other players (Sea battles).
- There are Battlegrounds.
- Players receive Honor Points for killing players from other faction.
- You can't loot killed player.
- If you were killed your gear loses durability and character loses honor points (in some situations).
- You don't lose youe Experience points or Gold if you were killed.
Killing Players
- It’s possible to attack and kill any player in many locations even if the player is from your faction.
- Killing allies will help you to become Pirate. Pirates have their own island and are fighting against other factions.
- It’s possible to steal cattle and crops grown by other players.
PvE
- There are Outdoor and Epic bosses.
- There are unique events dedicated to killing specific boss.
Social Features
- It’s possible to marry.
- A lot of emoticons.
- A player can grow fruits, vegetables and so on.
- A player has to pay tax for owning property.
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