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First Impressions: Dreamlords the Reawakening

Akela Talamasca — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Game mechanics, New titles, Opinion, Hands-on, MMORTS, Massively Hands-on, First Impressions

Lockpick Entertainment has been hard at work on the relaunch of their fantasy MMORTS Dreamlords the Reawakening, and their efforts have not been in vain. This title is just as rich and complex a game as you'd hope for. If you're the type of gamer who likes getting your hands dirty, the level of micromanagement alone will please you. As for the rest of you, you'll have to decide for yourselves whether DtR is your cup of tea.

To help you with that decision, we've put together this First Impressions post. Keep in mind that this is not a guide -- we have no insider knowledge to report. This is merely a record of our opinions and experience playing this game for the first few hours. As always, you can click on the pictures for their hi-res versions. Onward!

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Elf Online Summer leveling event

Akela Talamasca — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Contests, Events, in-game, Leveling, News items

Elf Online is, by its own account, a crazy game. "The craziest MMORPG in history!" according to its website. While we won't try to vouch for that claim, you have the opportunity to check it out yourself and try out their Summer Leveling Event. Already in progress until July 1st, this event offers the following rewards: any player who reaches Level 30 will receive 5 Lucky Boxes, 3 Devil Fruits, 3 Potatoes, 3 Chicken Soup and a Tricycle.

Similarly, players reaching Level 40 get 10 Lucky Boxes, 5 Devil Fruits, 5 Lvl 1 Weapon Fortifiers, 5 Lvl 1 Equipment Fortifiers and a Baby Car; and Level 50 nets players 20 Lucky Boxes, 10 Devil Fruits, 10 Lvl 2 Weapon Fortifiers, 10 Lvl 2 Equipment Fortifiers and a Concept Car. Additionally, every weekend is a double XP event, so June is the perfect time to try this "crazy" game out and find out for yourself how crazygonuts it actually is!

[Thanks, Elf!]

Elf Online Summer leveling event originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mabinogi in open beta in March; Euros and Ozzies left out

Akela Talamasca — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Trailers, Events, real-world, Game mechanics, News items, Free-to-play, Mabinogi

Nexon, maker of Maple Story and other, weirder MMOs, has announced that their intriguing title Mabinogi will hit North America with an open beta on March 5th. However, this is for residents of North America only; gamers in Europe and Australia will be s.o.l. [note: adult language] until such time as Nexon feels they're ready to hit the rest of the world.

There's apparently more to Mabinogi than previously suspected -- more than just aging the character over weeks, time is a much more involved element to the game. The storyline itself will evolve over generations, and a character's diet also affects its appearance. I'm all crazygonuts excited to play this, so expect a First Impressions from me shortly after launch!

And make sure you check out the videos on their website -- they're short tutorials on how to get around and do things in the world, presented by a girl and her sheep. While a little broad in its humor, it's still cute and has some good tips in between the silliness.

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