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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[DragonSoul eyes early 2012 release, reveals Bard class]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/22/dragonsoul-eyes-early-2012-release-reveals-bard-class/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/22/dragonsoul-eyes-early-2012-release-reveals-bard-class/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/22/dragonsoul-eyes-early-2012-release-reveals-bard-class/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game Mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO Industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New Titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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Free-to-play MMO betas often drag out for months on end. Not so with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/dragonsoul"><em>DragonSoul's</em></a> testing phase, which began in early December and is scheduled to culminate in an official launch at "the beginning of 2012." <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/neonga-ag">Neonga AG</a> says that launch day will also herald the arrival of a new class -- the Bard -- as well as more pets and mounts to go along with the 300 already in the beta build.<br />
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The Bard is a support class that "prefers fighting in the second row," according to Neonga, and it offers an alternative playstyle that meshes well with the Warrior, Assassin, Mage, and Hunter classes.<br />
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DragonSoul is a PvP-focused fantasy MMO, and you can sign up for the open beta (and download the free client) at the game's official website.<br />
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[Source: Neonga AG press release]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/22/dragonsoul-eyes-early-2012-release-reveals-bard-class/">DragonSoul eyes early 2012 release, reveals Bard class</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/22/dragonsoul-eyes-early-2012-release-reveals-bard-class/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20133637/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/22/dragonsoul-eyes-early-2012-release-reveals-bard-class/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bard</category><category>beta</category><category>classes</category><category>dragon-soul</category><category>dragonsoul</category><category>f2p</category><category>fantasy</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>game-mechanics</category><category>neonga</category><category>neonga-ag</category><category>pets</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DragonSoul enters open beta]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/dragonsoul-enters-open-beta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/dragonsoul-enters-open-beta/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/dragonsoul-enters-open-beta/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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	We haven't heard much from <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/neonga-ag">Neonga AG</a> regarding its upcoming Asian-themed MMO, <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/dragonsoul">DragonSoul</a></em>, since the beginning of the month. Well, apparently the team has been hard at work, because the title entered open beta today. So if you want to experience the game's much-boasted political system, or if you just want to kill some mobs, make some friends, and do some quests, just head on over to the game's official site to get started. There won't be any character wipes between now and launch, so if you want a leg up on the competition, this is your chance.<br />
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	[Source: Neonga AG press release]</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/dragonsoul-enters-open-beta/">DragonSoul enters open beta</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/dragonsoul-enters-open-beta/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20116762/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/dragonsoul-enters-open-beta/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>dragonsoul</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>neonga</category><category>neonga-ag</category><category>obt</category><category>open-beta</category><category>open-beta-testing</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DragonSoul pries a website and trailer out of its opponent's cold, dead hands]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/dragonsoul-pries-a-website-and-trailer-out-of-its-opponents-col/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/dragonsoul-pries-a-website-and-trailer-out-of-its-opponents-col/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/dragonsoul-pries-a-website-and-trailer-out-of-its-opponents-col/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/trailers/" rel="tag">Trailers</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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We're often asked here on Massively about what makes one start-up F2P MMO different from the others. What's the "hook," so to speak? Well, with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/dragonsoul/"><em>DragonSoul</em></a> the hook is easy to identify because the hook is dripping with blood and gore. It's a tad adult-oriented, let's just say.<br />
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This PvP MMO with political underpinnings has reached two milestones today. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/neonga-ag/">Neonga AG</a> has opened <a href="http://www.dragonsoulonline.com/en/start/">the official <em>DragonSoul</em> website</a> and released the first trailer for the game (which features plenty of white blood splatter). There's plenty of information about the game that's posted on the site, including several (but not all) of the classes, screenshots, game systems, and community networking. There's even a place for you to register for the upcoming beta program.<br />
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You can watch the SFW trailer after the jump and get a feel for what might make <em>DragonSoul</em> stand out from the crowd.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/dragonsoul-pries-a-website-and-trailer-out-of-its-opponents-col/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>DragonSoul pries a website and trailer out of its opponent's cold, dead hands</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/dragonsoul-pries-a-website-and-trailer-out-of-its-opponents-col/">DragonSoul pries a website and trailer out of its opponent's cold, dead hands</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/dragonsoul-pries-a-website-and-trailer-out-of-its-opponents-col/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20097781/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/dragonsoul-pries-a-website-and-trailer-out-of-its-opponents-col/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>blood</category><category>dragonsoul</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>gore</category><category>gory</category><category>neonga</category><category>Neonga-AG</category><category>official-trailer</category><category>official-website</category><category>trailer</category><category>video</category><category>website-launch</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New F2P fantasy MMO DragonSoul announced]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/new-f2p-fantasy-mmo-dragonsoul-announced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/new-f2p-fantasy-mmo-dragonsoul-announced/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/new-f2p-fantasy-mmo-dragonsoul-announced/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New Titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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While many of you are no doubt playing a certain dragon-themed <a href="http://bioware.com">BioWare</a> title that hit American shores today, the MMORPG world is being graced with a new dragon-centric title of its own in the form of <a href="http://www.neonga.com/">Neonga AG's</a> just-announced <a href="http://dragonsoulonline.com"><em>DragonSoul</em></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/dragonsoul"><em>DragonSoul</em></a> is a free-to-play fantasy title sporting a political system that is "<em>a main feature of the game</em>" according to a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/neonga">Neonga</a> press release. Players can choose to side with one of eight unique kingdoms, cast votes to determine a ruler, and take the field of battle in said ruler's name. <em>DragonSoul</em> isn't entirely about PvP, though, as the title also boasts various non-combat activities including "<em>the cultivation of crops, the mining of resources, the upbringing of pets, and a versatile crafting and upgrade system</em>."<br />
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Interested players may register for the <a href="http://www.dragonsoulonline.com/en">closed beta</a> test at the game's official website and prepare for <em>DragonSoul's</em> open beta which is currently schedule for the second quarter of 2011.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/new-f2p-fantasy-mmo-dragonsoul-announced/">New F2P fantasy MMO DragonSoul announced</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/new-f2p-fantasy-mmo-dragonsoul-announced/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19873063/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/new-f2p-fantasy-mmo-dragonsoul-announced/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>beta-signup</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>crafting</category><category>dragonsoul</category><category>f2p</category><category>fantasy</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>neonga</category><category>neonga-ag</category><category>new-titles</category><category>open-beta</category><category>political-system</category><category>politics</category><category>press-release</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>