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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Mabinogi adds Shadow Missions]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/mabinogi-adds-shadow-missions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/mabinogi-adds-shadow-missions/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/mabinogi-adds-shadow-missions/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/grouping/" rel="tag">Grouping</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mabinogi/" rel="tag">Mabinogi</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/mabinogi-shadow-epl-203.jpg"  alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/"><em>Mabinogi</em></a>, aside from having a bit of an alphabet soup name, is not a game known for holding things back until the next content update. If they can think of something neat to add in, they'll happily do so more often than not. So it's not exactly a surprise that with their upcoming Alchemist update, focused around (wait for it) <a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Notice/View.aspx?boardNo=100&amp;contentNo=0067P&amp;pageIndex=1">the Alchemist</a>, the game will be adding brand-new "<a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Notice/View.aspx?boardNo=100&amp;contentNo=0068c&amp;pageIndex=1">Shadow Missions</a>" as well.<br />
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Meant as a cross between regular party quests and dungeons, Shadow Missions are part of a new struggle against the nebulous Shadow Realm and the inhabitants of Erinn, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Mabinogi/"><em>Mabinogi</em></a>'s setting.  The approach might feel a bit like the Skirmish system from <a href="http://www.lotro.com"><em>Lord of the Rings Online</em></a>, as you pick your mission from a message board in <span id="ctl00_ctl00_MainCPH_SubContentCPH_ComposerNoticeView_lblContents"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taillteann depending on which of several types you feel like undertaking.</span></span>  <br />
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Once you've chosen a mission, traveling north from town lets you cross over into the Shadow Realm and take part in the battle, either protecting important figures or leading the siege against the dark inhabitants of the area.  The official site has <a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Notice/View.aspx?boardNo=100&amp;contentNo=0068c&amp;pageIndex=1">a small preview</a> with a list of mission types for what looks to be an interesting addition to <em>Mabinogi</em>'s gameplay.<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/2010/02/04/mabinogi-adds-shadow-missions/">Mabinogi adds Shadow Missions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-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://www.warcry.com/news/view/97980-Mabinogi-Adding-Shadow-Missions>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/mabinogi-adds-shadow-missions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19343495/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/mabinogi-adds-shadow-missions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alchemist</category><category>mabinogi</category><category>mabinogi-alchemist</category><category>mabinogi-shadow-missions</category><category>nexon</category><category>nexon-america</category><category>shadow-missions</category><category>skirmish-system</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
