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Seven Core (KR) - Countdown to Closed Beta

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:36 AM PDT


Seven Core, announced to be publish in the English market by gPotato (link) almost 2 years ago in 2009, is finally entering the Closed Beta phase later this month in Korea. Originally scheduled for 2010, it is yet another example of showing games getting delayed is actually still very common nowadays in the MMO industry.


There are 3 distinctive classes: Warrior, Gunner and Magician. Each class will be able to choose between 2 main weapons: Blade or Sword for Warrior, Dual Guns or Launcher for Gunner and Staff or Wand for Magician.nThe first race below is Bruters, followed by Sion and Nuuk. You can briefly see how each of the races' civilizations is like through their weapons. Do note that the classes are not racially locked though.


The game's main features circles around "Riding Action", which indirectly means mounted combat. Some artwork of the mounts can be seen in the artwork below. It was also touted that battles will take place in the air, on land and also underwater, although this was not revealed in any graphics as of now. More info can be found in my previous posts (link).

Dream Drops - Reina the Nutcracker introduced

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 10:54 PM PDT


In what promises to be a nut-cracking experience (I'm joking), Dream Drops just teased the game's 2nd character, Reina the Nutcracker. Developed by Taiwanese MMO company Gamania (or Beanfun), a new trailer was released revealing Reina and some information about her as well.


Cursed and turned into wood for half of her body, the Nutcracker Warrior class is the tanker class of Dream Drops. More information, including the puppetship system, can be read below while the first character, Sophie, can be viewed here (link).

TERA Japan - Commercial launch campaign starts

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 07:46 PM PDT


TERA Japan, hosted by NHN Japan, has announced its official commercial launch to begin on 18th August at 10:00 hrs, 2 days after the end of the Open Beta phase on the 16th. With that, a pre-commercial launch campaign has now begun. From 12th August to 17th August, players who subscribe for the game will get the following discounts and freebies:

 


During the same promotional period, users who purchase the 90 days package through the online payment channel, WebMoney, will be entered into a lucky draw. 10 winners will win 30,000 worth of WebMoney points (lasting 360 days in TERA subscription), 20 winners will win 15,000 worth of WebMoney points (lasting 180 days in TERA subscription) and 100 winners will win 7,500 worth of WebMoney Points (lasting 90 days of TERA subscription).

Alaplaya announces L.A.W: Living After War

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT


(Source) European MMO publisher, Alaplaya, just revealed its upcoming online title, L.A.W: Living After War. On a personal note, it came as a surprise as the game was just officially showcased at last year's G*Star event (link). Developed by Nitrozen, the Korean company's maiden title, it is led by Jang Wook Lee (below), who was the Lead Artist for Blizzard's Diablo II. A sci-fi MMORPG, there is currently no Korean server or website yet. Please note that most information below are from the year 2010, hence some might be outdated.


The game's brief storyline can be found at the official announcement (link) posted by Alaplaya. Basically it pits 2 factions, Humans and Naks (mutants), against each other on a nuclear-devastated planet. Another piece of information to take note, the game apparently has some integration planned with Twitter and Facebook, with a smartphone app being planned as well to monitor certain game status.


A third NPC race, the hostile Shamaks, now roam the planet as well. Is it possible this piece of artwork is showcasing this bloodthirsty faction? (well yes it is)


3 classes were announced in 2010: Warrior, Esper and Ghost. The Warrior is a high physical attack and defense oriented class, the Esper a user of nature magic to deal AOE damage, summons helpers and heals (all packed into one) while the Ghost is skilled in stealth attacks using daggers and ranged using bows/ guns. Both races have access to all these 3 classes.


According to Nitrozen's CEO, Jang Wook Lee, L.A.W is specially designed for the adult crowd. Other than a "Skill Berserk" system which will cause devastating combo damage when the "rage" bar is filled by attacking others, there is also a "Gamble" system which allows players to places bets on which players will win a PvP match.


There will be large-scale PVP wars as well over mineral resources, with various vehicles and machines seen below available for players to operate. This is where the RTS (real time strategy) element comes in, where players will be able to build defensive towers, barricades etc. It is not known now how this system will work from a player's point of view. The mineral resources will be needed to upgrade equipments and aid in other features.


Below are some artwork and screenshots. Once again, please be informed that all details are from 2010, where major changes might have taken place between then and now.
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