Triple your pleasure with three Dragon Nest updates

Your typical Massively news post centers on an item or two of interest from a current MMORPG. It might be class-related info, it might be a juicy dev quote, or it might be a video. Rarely, though, do we manage to cram all three of those items into a single, value-packed news post quite like this one. And we owe it all to the folks at Nexon who've smothered us with a veritable gob of new information about Dragon Nest.

The free-to-play fantasy MMO's website has just updated with our trifecta, and you can pay a visit to link number one to learn about the game's Warriors, Clerics, Archers, and Sorcerers. Behind link number two is a lengthy dev blog from Desmodeus Dragon Nest's lead producer who talks about the title's visuals, action, and story. Not to be outdone is link number three, which boasts a shiny new video detailing various combos and attacks from Dragon Nest's battle system. OK, maybe it is outdone, since you can also watch the video behind the cut without leaving the comfort of your Massively home.

Either way, a smorgasbord of new Dragon Nest info awaits.

Reader Comments (15)

Looks interesting... Any info on whether it will be available in Europe?

@Dumac

Sadly they dont give a shit about Erope, Vindictus example shows taht clearly.

@prot
Which is why i'm asking :) I know Mabinogi also took a long while to reach Europe.

Meh, i guess i'll just scratch this off my mental watch list.

I MUST HAVE DRAGONS NEST.

*ahem*

Beau

@Beau Hindman
Doesn't it look so great?
Think it's going to be open world or more instance based like Vindictus?

@Kaemin It's not open-world. Dragon Nest is largely instance based

As silly as this game seems on the surface, it had some really revolutionary aspects. Finally seeing twitch action combat coming to an MMO is a dream come true. The feel of movement looks like a lot of fun too. It should be fun just to run and jump in a game, and too many MMOs seem to not keep that in mind.

I also really like the blur effect with objects coming close to the screen going out of focus. As an artist myself, it's a great effect for making things seem like they have depth. I hope that effect is picked up on in all the new MMOs to come, it's really one of those things that make me think "Why did I never think of that?"

It would look great in a game like WoW.

I really can't wait to play it. =D

Not sure what is nexon waiting for... to release this game along with Tera and GW2 to compete with those?

@kgptzac probably localization more than anything

Hmmm, probably something in between. I chatted with Min Kim at GDC last about the lack of open world in Vindictus, he knew all about the concerns. I think it might be easier to get into groups and to move forward than Vin.

Hmmmm, now you got me watching the trailer trying to figure it out. lol

Beau

I played the CN version with ENg patch so I can say few thing about it.
First thing first combat is even better that what you can see in this trailer, it looks to me like a noob was playing, you can chain combos like say in SF and have big groups of mobs stun locked if done right even some boos mobs(some) the fighting is really fun and addictive .
Game is heavily instanced in that every town every dungeon is a instance but its not as bad as Vindictus where you have only ONE town and dungeons and that's it, think AOC but smaller scale so two beginner towns(depending witch class you take) a mid town and so on.
you can run missions with no healer if you play good and healer(templar) is a fun class (no stand and heal)
After finishing a dungeon you will be scored depending what difficulty you chose and how good you done with a ran from C to SS and chose from I think 5or4 random rewards chests, type of chest depend on your score to.

@Doomtrain24 Oh yeah pvp is done in arena type place where you can chose 1v1 3v3 and so on depending on if you lose or not you will get rewarded with arena coins with you can spend on... that I really don't remember so much, because I didn't play much pvp, you have to have good ping there and and mine was lacking

@Doomtrain24

Yeah, I'm playing the Chinese version as well, and it's a lot of fun. It's not my ideal MMO, where this type of combat would exist in a truly open world, but it's one step closer. They handled the instancing really well, a lot better than Vindictus, which until the recent patch felt pretty much like a lobby game.

@Plastic

Oh, and please let the future scout in Vindictus play like the one in Dragon Nest, 'cause she's totally awesome.

Triple your pleasure with three Dragon Nest updates

Reader Comments (15)

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 12:23PM Dumac said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 1:04PM prot said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 1:08PM Dumac said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 2:24PM Beau Hindman said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 8:24PM Kaemin said

Posted: Mar 28th 2011 8:28PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 3:00PM Halfcentaur said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 4:16PM Dukeun said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 6:26PM kgptzac said

Posted: Mar 27th 2011 1:31PM Kaemin said

Posted: Mar 26th 2011 9:17PM Beau Hindman said

Posted: Mar 27th 2011 8:21AM Doomtrain24 said

Posted: Mar 27th 2011 8:27AM Doomtrain24 said

Posted: Mar 28th 2011 4:15AM Plastic said

Posted: Mar 28th 2011 4:16AM Plastic said

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