World of Tanks is set during the World War 2 era but also encompasses the years preceding and following that infamous conflict. All of the vehicles, equipment, and environments are historically accurate and are drawn from the 1930s-1950s period. The client size comes in at a bit over 1 GB, but won’t take long to download since multiple direct download links are provided. Players sign in using their email address and don’t have to worry about character creation. All new players start with a Soviet MS-1 and a German Leichttraktor. These are light tanks and won’t put up much of a fight, but they are versatile and enough to learn the ropes. There’s no tutorial or trial round to worry about, either. Players can simply click the large red ‘Battle!’ button towards the top of the screen and get started.

Final Verdict: Good

World of Tanks is an easy to approach, tank-based shooter that has layers of depth to unravel. Quickly jump into massive 30v30 battles, or take the time to customize one of the hundreds of tanks available in World of Tanks. The game can be enjoyed in short bursts, or more competitively as part of a clan.

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This is the list I am making. Thought I would post it here just in case there’s any you guys don’t know about.
All games listed are in/nearing Open Beta or Live.

[Updated 02/28/13]: Added new games.

MMO/RPG

4 Story

Summary:3D fantasy MMORPG that looks and plays a lot like WoW.
metacritic rating: –

Age of Conan

Summary: Brutal, Action MMO set in Conan the Barbarian’s world. Heavily PvP Oriented.
metacritic rating: 83/100

Aion Online

Regions: North America , Europe
Summary: Beautiful MMO with unique aerial combat and player housing.Previously P2P.
metacritic rating: 76/100

Alganon

Summary: 3D Fantasy game. Strongly influenced by WoW.
metacritic rating: 65/100

Allods Online

Summary: 3D fantasy game with gameplay very similar to that of WoW. Some unique features
metacritic rating: 69/100

Angels Online

Summary: 2D MMORPG with cute anime graphics.
metacritic rating: –

Battle of the Immortals

Summary: 3D fantasy game by Perfect World. Features an expansive pet system, a mount upgrade system, and five playable classes.
metacritic rating: 75/100

Champions Online

Summary: Super Hero based game. Great character customization.
metacritic rating: 72/100

City of Steam

Summary: Free-to-play, online RPG set in an industrial fantasy world with steampunk elements.
metacritic rating: –

Continent of the Ninth

Summary: Instance based MMO/Brawler.
metacritic rating: 61/100

DC Universe: Online

Summary: Action MMORPG set in the world of popular DC Comics.
metacritic rating: 72/100

Digimon Masters

Summary: Based on Digimon.
metacritic rating: 71/100

Dragon Nest

Summary: Anime styled, action gameplay. Best PvP award E3 2011.
metacritic rating: 83/100

Dragon Knight[New]

Summary: A anime-styled social MMORPG with a strong focus on PvP.
metacritic rating: 52/100

Dungeon Fighter

Summary: 2D Arcade style MMORPG. Stunning ability/combo system.
metacritic rating: 53/100

Dungeons & Dragons Online

Summary: Previously P2P. Lots of Races and Classes. Mostly dungeon based.
metacritic rating: 74/100

Dynasty Warriors Online

Summary: Classic Hack and Slash series. Now online.
metacritic rating: 68/100

Eden Eternal

Summary: Anime styled social game with a persistent world.
metacritic rating: –

Elsword

Summary: Story based multiplayer online action game featuring exciting anime style graphics..
metacritic rating: 55/100

Entropia Universe

Summary: Large sci-fi MMO covering multiple planets. Real Cash Economy
metacritic rating: –

EverQuest

Summary: One of the original MMOs that paved the way for todays games. Now F2P.
metacritic rating: 85/100

EverQuest II

Summary: “Portions of the critically acclaimed PC franchise have been liberated to online adventurers at no charge.”
metacritic rating: 83/100

Fallen Earth

Summary: Post apocalyptic MMO. Melee, Guns. oh and Cars
metacritic rating: 71/100

Fantage

Summary: A Turn-Based 3D Real Time MMORPG. Designed for younger gamers.
metacritic rating: 71/100

Fiesta Online

Summary: Anime Inspired/Cell Shaded. Features a detailed crafting system.
metacritic rating: –

FlyFF

Summary: Standard Anime MMO with distinctiveness in its flying system.
metacritic rating: –

Forsaken World

Summary: A more European/Medieval feeling game from the makers of Perfect World.
metacritic rating: 69/100

Grand Fantasia

Summary: 3D Anime MMO hosted by Aeria.
metacritic rating: –

Hailan Rising[New]

Summary: No combat levels, Unique class system.
metacritic rating: –

Hellgate London

Summary: A dark fantasy themed action role-playing game. Previously P2P.
metacritic rating: 70/100

Knight Age

Summary: Anime action game with unique mounted combat.
metacritic rating: –

Last Chaos

Summary: 3D Fantasy. Plenty of content, a high level cap and a solid skill system
metacritic rating: –

Lime Odyssey

Summary: 3D Anime MMO developed by some of the people who created Ragnarok Online.
metacritic rating: –

Lord of the Rings Online

Summary: 3D Fantasy game. Lore based strongly on Tolkien’s work. Previously P2P.
metacritic rating: 88/100

MapleStory

Summary: “The world’s first and most successful side-scrolling 2D online game.”
metacritic rating: –

Marvel Super Hero Squad

Summary: Team based brawler. Similar to Ultimate Alliance.
metacritic rating: –

Mortal[New]

Summary: Classic first person med-evil MMO. Now F2P
metacritic rating: –

Moonlight Online

Summary: Humans. Vampires. Werewolves. All in a 3Dbrowser MMO.
metacritic rating: –

Odyssey Classic

Summary: A 2d top-view online RPG with mid-evil setting.
metacritic rating: –

Path of Exile[New]

Summary: A Diablo style online Action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast.
metacritic rating: 82/100

Pets vs Monsters

Summary: An online 2D adventure game for kids.
metacritic rating: –

Perfect World

Summary: Popular MMO based heavily on Chinese mythology.
metacritic rating: 75/100

Pirate 101

Summary: A 3D quest based adventure game designed for younger players.
metacritic rating: –

Requiem

Summary: Very dark and bloody 3D MMORPG.
metacritic rating: 67/100

RF Online

Summary: A very anime feeling MMO with a sci-fi setting.
metacritic rating: 67/100

Ragnarok Online

Summary: Classic 2.5D fantasy MMO. Lots of content. Now free to play.
metacritic rating: 79/100

Ragnarok Online 2[New]

Summary: The long awaited 3D follow-up to the classic Ragnarok Online.
metacritic rating: –

RaiderZ

Regions: North America , Europe
Summary: Fast paced action MMO, similar to Tera.
metacritic rating: 64/100

Realm of the Mad God

Summary: Casual 2D MMO played from your browser.
metacritic rating:82/100

Runes of Magic

Summary: Similar feel to WoW. Several classes, PvP, and customizable personal/guild housing.
metacritic rating: 80/100

RuneScape

Summary: Very simple graphics and combat but a lot to do. Paid member service for extra content.
metacritic rating: –

Rusty Hearts v

Summary: Hack n’ slash, dungeon crawler game with anime style graphics.
metacritic rating: 79/100

Sevencore

Summary: 3D Action MMO
metacritic rating: –

Supreme Destiny

Summary: 3D MMO with unique servers for PvP and PVE.
metacritic rating: –

Shaiya

Summary: Based on fantasy, where players fight monsters and each other.
metacritic rating: –

Star Trek: Online

Summary: A sci-fi MMO set in the Star Trek universe. Now F2P.
metacritic rating: 66/100

Star Wars: The Old Republic[New]

Summary: MMO based in the Star Wars universe. Now F2P
metacritic rating: 85/100

Soul of the Ultimate Nation

Summary: Fantasy-based, Hack and Slash game.
metacritic rating: –

Tales of Pirates 2

Summary: 3D Anime style MMO focused on… well you can probably guess.
metacritic rating: –

Talisman Online

Summary: 3D MMORPG with an interface and gameplay similar to WoW. Oriental Setting.
metacritic rating: –

Tera[New]

Summary: Fast paced action MMO with skill based combat.
metacritic rating: 77/100

Tibia

Summary: 2D free MMORPG with premium account system. Classic game.
metacritic rating: –

Twelve Sky 2

Summary: MMO centered around martial arts.
metacritic rating: –

Uncharted Waters

Summary: 3D MMO set in the 15th century with a naval theme.
metacritic rating: –/100

Vanguard

Summary: Long running Fantasy MMO by Sony. Now F2P.
metacritic rating: ]68

Vindictus

Summary: Brutal 3D MMORPG instance based brawler.
metacritic rating: 76/100

Voyage Century

Summary: 3D Pirate MMO. Barrows from Pirates of the Caribbean.
metacritic rating: –

Warhammer Online

Summary: PvP Based MMORPG. Now with an “Endless Trial” for Ranks 1-10.
metacritic rating: 86/100

Wings of Destiny

Summary: A 2D MMORPG you can play from your browser. Nice graphics and content for a browser game.
metacritic rating: –

Wizardry[New]

Summary: Dungeon Crawler with perm death.
metacritic rating: –

WonderKing

Summary: 2D Side Scrolling MMORPG. Similar to Maple Story.
metacritic rating: –

Wonderland Online

Summary: A 2D MMORPG with player housing and an in game bot.
metacritic rating: –

Wurm[New]

Summary: Long developed sandbox MMO now officially launched.
metacritic rating: 73/100

Shooters

Absolute Force[New]

Summary: Anime style third person shooter. Unique game modes.
metacritic rating: –

Alien Swarm

Summary: Top down or FPS(with code “firstperson”) Sci-Fi MMO Shooter.
metacritic rating: 77/100

APB: Reloaded

Summary: Cops versus Criminals. Large open Cities. Similar to Grand Theft Auto.[
metacritic rating: 56/100

Alliance of Valiant Arms

Summary: Tactical FPS powered by the Unreal 3 engine.
metacritic rating: 80/100

Arctic Combat[New]

Summary: New FPS set in WW3, hosted by Webzen.
metacritic rating: –

Battlefield Heroes

Summary: Cartoon styled Third Person Shooter by EA.
metacritic rating: 69/100

Battlefield: Play4Free

Summary: More realistic, modern Battlefield FPS.
metacritic rating: 68/100

Brawl Busters

Summary: Cartoon style third person shooter. Fluid gameplay and unique characters.
metacritic rating: 66/100

Black Prophecy

Summary: Fast-paced 3D real-time combat space MMO with state of the art visuals.
metacritic rating: 70/100

Combat Arms

Summary: Great First Person Shooter. Several good maps. Lots of weapons.
metacritic rating: 71/100

Cosmic Break

Summary: Cute/Anime style third person mech combat.
metacritic rating: –

Crime Craft

Summary: Modern/Urban Third Person Shooter.
metacritic rating: 68/100

Fire Fall[New]

Summary: Sci-Fi shooter with a large world in addition to structured matches.
metacritic rating: –

Ghost Recon Online

Summary: A tactical 3rd person squad based shooter.
metacritic rating: 69/100

Gotham City Imposters

Summary: Team Fortress style game. Classes are Batman and Joker parodies.
metacritic rating: 65/100

Guns and Robots[New]

Summary: Robots with Guns. Fast paced Cartoon Shooter.
metacritic rating: –

Dirstrict 187[New]

Summary: Fast paced FPS set in a dark near future. Gangsters vs SWAT.
metacritic rating: 65/100

Gunz the Duel

Summary: Very Fast-paced Third Person Shooter. Intense.
metacritic rating: –

Hawken[New]

Summary: First person Mech combat.
metacritic rating: –

Kuma/War

Summary: First/Third Person Shooter using Valve’s source from the Orange Box.
metacritic rating: –

MicroVolts

Summary: Fast-paced Anime styled third person shooter.
metacritic rating: 56/100

Mech Warrior

Summary: First Person Mech combat.
metacritic rating: –

Moon Breakers[New]

Summary: Multi-player 3D space combat game set in an alternate WWII-inspired future.
metacritic rating: –

Planet Side 2

Summary: First person sci-fi combat on a massive scale.
metacritic rating: 85/100

Renaissance Heroes[New]

Summary: Med-evil first person combat.
metacritic rating: –

Quake Live

Summary: Variant of Quake 3. Online from your browser.
metacritic rating: 88/100

Rakion

Summary: “Rakion focuses on sword battles with RPG style characters and settings”
metacritic rating: –

S4 League

Summary: Fast-paced Anime styled Third Person Shooter. Fun melee combat.
metacritic rating: –

SD Gundam Capsule Fighter

Summary: Third person shooter with over 300 Gundams to choose from.
metacritic rating: –

Soldier Front

Summary: Modern FPS with medium graphics.
metacritic rating: –

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Summary: Post apocalyptic open world TPS.
metacritic rating: –

Super Monday Night Combat

Summary:Fast paced cartoon shooter where killing is a sport.
metacritic rating:76/100

Team Fortress 2

Summary: Class-based First Person Shooter. Now F2P.
metacritic rating: 92/100

Tribes: Ascend

Summary:Newsest game in the Tribes series. “The World’s Fastest Shooter.”
metacritic rating:86/100

Tribes: Starsiege

Summary: Sci-fi first-person shooter video game. It is the first of the Tribes video game series.
metacritic rating: –

War Inc, Battlezone!

Summary: Modern squad based third person shooter. Very nice!
metacritic rating: 69/100

Warframe[New]

Summary: Co-op only Sci-Fi third person shooter. Has space ninjas.
metacritic rating: –

Wolf Team

Summary: Unique FPS in which you can transform into a Werewolf.
metacritic rating:

World of Tanks

Summary: Team-based. dedicated to armored warfare in the mid-20th century.
metacritic rating: 80/100

War Thunder[New]

Summary: Dedicated to World War II military aviation, armored vehicles, and fleets.
metacritic rating: –

MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena)

Bloodline Champions

Summary: Fast paced Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
metacritic rating: 79/100

Heroes of Newerth

Summary: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. Based on DotA.
metacritic rating: 76

Land of Chaos

Summary: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena/Third Person Hybrid. Inspired by DotA and League of Legends.
metacritic rating: 81/100

League of Legends

Summary: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. Inspired by Defense of the Ancients.
metacritic rating: 78/100

Rise of Immortals

Summary: MOBA. Strong focus on team-based scenarios with support for both Player vs. Player and Co-Op game modes.
metacritic rating: 47/100

SMITE[New]

Summary: MOBA using a traditional TPS view. Based on gods/mythical beings.
metacritic rating: –

Wrath of Heroes

Summary: 3D MOBA based on Warhammer,
metacritic rating: –

Fighting

Get Amped 2

Summary: 2D Fighting game with access to pretty much so any character you can imagine.
metacritic rating: –

Grand Chase

Summary: 2D fighting game that enables up to 6 players to engage in thrilling fights with each other.
metacritic rating: –

Rumble Fighter

Summary: A casual action game based on fighting.
metacritic rating: –

Splash Fighters

Summary: 3D fighter with near countless fighting styles and characters.
metacritic rating: –

Zone 4

Summary: Anime inspired brawler with several customizable fighting styles.
metacritic rating: 65/100

Strategy

Age of Empires: Online

Summary: An online only extension of the Age of Empires series.
metacritic rating: 70/100

Atlantica Online

Summary: 3D Strategic Turn-based game.
metacritic rating: –

Battle for Wesnoth

Summary: Isometric, Turn Based, Fantasy Strategy Game. Single person or up to 8 person multi-player.
metacritic rating: –

Battle Forge

Summary: Real Time Strategy and Trading Card Game mix. Free to play with the basic deck of cards.
metacritic rating: 75/100

Command & Conquer

Summary: Command & Conquer 95. Unofficial, modded version. Lots of Fixes/Additions.
metacritic rating: 94/100

Cultures Online

Summary: Combines elements from role-playing games with building strategy game.
metacritic rating: –

Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms

Summary: Massively Multi-player Browser Based strategy game. Based on Heroes of Might and Magic.
metacritic rating: 80/100

Navy Field

Summary: Real Time Strategy, Ship Based Combat.
metacritic rating: –

PoxNora

Summary: Collectible, turn-based, tactical, online fantasy game.
metacritic rating: –

Stronghold Kingdoms

Summary: Online strategy game. Build castles, make an army, take over the kingdom.
metacritic rating: 75/100

Transport Tycoon Deluxe

Summary: Open source simulation based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
metacritic rating: –

World of Battles

Summary: 3D MMO-RTS hosted by Aeria. Several race/unit types.
metacritic rating: ]70/100

Sports/Racing

Auto Club Revolution

Summary: Built in collaboration with the motor industry. Features real cars and real tracks.
metacritic rating: –

Drift City Online

Summary: Anime style street racing. Lots of cars and customization.
metacritic rating: –

FreeJack

Summary: Anime style parkour racing.
metacritic rating: –

Heat Online

Summary: MMO Racing Sim. Realistic car damage and customization. Formerly Project Torque.
metacritic rating: –

Need for Speed World

Summary: Famous Arcade style racing goes MMO.
metacritic rating: 62/100

Shot Online

Summary: 3D Golf MMO with anime style.
metacritic rating: 59/100

Track Mania: Nations

Summary: Fast MMO Indy Car racer. Car customization and map editor.
metacritic rating: –

Browser

Dead Frontier

Summary: Zombie survival from your internet browser..
metacritic rating: –

Drakensang

Summary: 2.5D action MMO, similar to Diablo.
metacritic rating: 72/100

Hero Civilization

Summary: Strategic war game that utilizes the classic combat rules set down in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.
metacritic rating: –

Neopets

Summary: RPG based on customizing and playing mini-games with your virtual pet.
metacritic rating: –

Odin Quest

Summary: 2D MMORPG based on Norse mythology.
metacritic rating: –

Pockie Ninja

Summary: Multiplayer battle game based on the hit animes Bleach and Naruto.
metacritic rating: –

Pockie Ninja 2

Summary: Another version of Pockie Ninja. Has separate events.
metacritic rating: –

Pockie Pirates

Summary: RPG based on the hit anime, One Piece.
metacritic rating: –

Other

BlockLand

Summary: 3D Block building game. Free version is limited to single player and a set number of blocks.
metacritic rating: –

Dungeon Crawl Soup

Summary: 2D, ASCII single player, rogue-like fantasy game.

Dwarf Fortress

Summary: 2D, ASCII single-player fantasy game

I want to be The Guy

Summary: 8-Bit Single Player Platformer.

NetHack

Summary: Classical hack & slash game (rogue-like). ASCII graphics

Minecraft

Summary: Single or Multiplayer “sandbox” block building game. Classic is free.
metacritic rating: 93/100

Spiral Knights

Summary: A top-down, third-person, real-time action-adventure game. 4-Player Co-Op
metacritic rating: 64/100

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The F2P release saw a huge surge of players who mostly are crammed into two out of the three servers, with the Naia Euro server only having light loads. Shilen is the new server which does not allow character transfers from people who have already been playing, while Chronos was the old US server after the merge. Because of the lack of more servers and the design of the quests, if you play during the server rush expect to see HORDES of people bottlenecked into areas because there aren’t enough quest monsters for everyone to kill (Much like in Aion’s launch). Though they have just added the Magmeld server a day after launch to assist with the load.

The level cap of the game has been increased from 85 to 99 and there is now a vitality system which is similar to the “Rested” bonus in WoW, except it gives 2x exp/sp while you have points (Which are reset every weekly maintainance). Your weapons and armor will not be as hard to obtain as the “Path to awakening” system gives you rewards at certain levels and the early quests give you your equipment. Unfortunately, the grind still exists in the game and the quests are simply WoW quests that you will rarely see after level 40.

Lineage II’s only saving grace is that it had PvP that actually accomplished something. Castle sieges, territory wars, clan halls, the Olympiad and Arenas still remain for the new wave of players to wage war over and you can still kill anyone almost anywhere. The new awakening classes only pile on more complexity to the combat system with more modern, action-based skills. Outside of PvP, there are also boss raids in the game. Sadly, to actually contribute to these things, you will need to grind as your level and weapons are what matter. Your skill will not negate a level or gear difference.

When I first played Lineage II in 2004, the game felt so alive with player interaction and drama. Even though the main problem with Lineage was the grind, it actually forced the players to interact with each other. Lineage II was THE original game to copy for Korean developers and you can still see games inspired by it today, but it also was the originator for the stigma attached to Korean games. In 2004, it may have been OK to grind for an hour to fill 10% of your exp bar when you were nowhere near max level, but I think our games have come too far for us to accept mindlessly killing monsters for hours as gameplay any longer.

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STAR TREK™ ONLINE FREE-TO-PLAY NOW LIVE

Update to Popular Sci-fi MMO Offers a Galaxy of Free Gameplay to all Players

(Foster City, CA) January 17, 2012 — Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), and Cryptic Studios, Inc., an acclaimed MMORPG developer, along with CBS Consumer Products, today announced the launch and immediate availability of the highly anticipated Star Trek Online Free-to-Play.

“We couldn’t be more excited,” said Jack Emmert, CEO, Cryptic Studios, Inc. “Updating Star Trek Onlineto the popular free-to-play model removes those barriers of entry that previously kept fans and casual gamers away. Anyone can download and play Star Trek Online at no cost. There’s no better way to see how sitting in the captain’s chair feels.”

With the launch of Star Trek Online free-to-play, anyone can download and play the game for free without a retail copy or subscription. All players may enjoy Star Trek Online’s many features for free.  Players do, however, have the ability to access additional optional features through a virtual store.

In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe truly comes to life on a massive scale. Players captain their own starships as part of the Federation or Klingon Empire in a persistent online universe, journey to strange new worlds and take part in epic ground and space missions.

The Universe is Your Only Limit — Play as much as you like for as long as you like at no cost. No subscription is required, nor is payment of any kind required.

Episodic Gameplay – Experience new weekly episodes that feature story-based gameplay and put your captain’s ability to command to the ultimate test.

Your Captain, Your Crew, Your Destiny – Become a captain, seek out new life and new civilizations and encounter hostile beings as you advance to maximum level for free.

Familiar Places, New Experiences – Travel to Starfleet Academy, Deep Space Nine, The First City of Qo’noS and many other iconic locations and notable worlds from the beloved Star Trek universe.

The Foundry — Create and build brand new missions and stories to share with the entire Star Trek Online community.  Use the specialized toolset to create missions in space or on the ground.  Create custom missions, or design an entire series of episodes from the ground up.

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Publisher: Global Times
Playerbase: ??
Graphics: High
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: ??
PvP: Team-based Arenas, Instance PvP
Filesize: ~4000 MB

Pros: +Intrusion system introduces PvP into high level dungeons. +Easy to call friends for help. +No fixed classes.

Cons: -Higher level gear must be crafted. -Fatigue system. -Limited character customization.

Hunter Blade Overview

Hunter Blade is a fantasy MMORPG featuring an action combat system, quests, instances, and more. Fans of Monster Hunter will find that Hunter Blade is very similar in ways to Monster Hunter Frontier by Capcom. Players may specialize into different weapons, rather than choosing a specific class, and then go on quests into instances, similar to other action games like Vindictus. The game also features a robust crafting system, arena PvP, and instance PvP (called intrusion) after level 25.

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Publisher: Gravity Interactive
Playerbase: Medium
Graphics: Medium Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: PvP Arena
Filesize: ~2GB

Pros: +Innovative 3D side-scrolling gameplay. +Numerous PvP options. +3 Job advancements. +Great instanced dungeon system. +Excellent interface.

Cons: -Only four starting classes. -Button mashing combat can get repetitive. -Combat may feel too easy at times. -May take a while to master control scheme.
Dragon Saga (Dragonica Online) Overview

Dragon Saga is a unique, 3D side-scrolling MMORPG that closely resembles arcade classics like Gauntlet Legends, as well as PC Action MMORPGs like GhostX or Dungeon Fighter Online. The game used to be called Dragonica Online and was published by THQ, but since Gravity Interactive took over the service – they renamed the game to Dragon Saga. In some parts of the world the game is still called Dragonica Online. Those that are tired of traditional side scrolling games like MapleStory and Wind Slayer should find that Dragon Saga is genuinely different gaming experience; and a fun one at that. Dragon Saga is one of the best free-to-play titles of 2009, so make sure to check it out. The game’s four starting classes are:

Warrior – Warriors are the traditional ‘tank’ class in Dragon Saga. They have a large pool of hit points and are effective in melee combat but have little ranged damage.

Thief – Thieves, like in most games, are proficient at dealing damage and rely on their agility to attack rapidly in combat. Even though they can deal large amounts of damage they are vulnerable in melee combat as they have don’t have nearly as many hit points as a warrior.

Magician – The Magician in Dragon Saga is the basic spell caster of the game. They have both supportive and offensive spells and can better specialize after their first job advancement. They are extremely weak in melee range as they have the least hit points in the game.

Archer – The archer class in Dragon Saga is proficient with both bow weapons and can deal a fair amount of damage from a distance but is vulnerable in melee range. They have more hit points than a Magician but less than a Warrior.

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Publisher: Gamigo
Playerbase: Medium
Graphics: High Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: High
PvP: Castle Siege / Duels
Filesize: ~ 2270 mb

Pros: +Quest driven progression. +Varied weapon types. +PvP combat supports up to 500 players. +High quality animations. -Fluid gameplay & interface.

Cons: -Familiar setting. -Mobs offer little challenge. -Poor English translations. -Quests & combat feel repetitive.

Loong: The Power of the Dragon Overview

Loong: The Power of the Dragon is set in ancient China, but sets it self apart from other oriental themed MMORPGs with its unique art style and classless progression system. Chose from several weapon types, and learn skills from eight unique talent trees. Progression is heavily quest driven in Loong, and an auto-navigation feature makes traveling between objectives simple. Players unlock several skills during the first few levels, and also earn their first mount and pet early on. The game has fluid gameplay and controls that allow for keyboard and point & click movement.

Weapon Types – Sword, Sabre, Polearm, Bow, Totem, Glove, Zither

Talent Trees – Sword, Sabre, Polearm, Bow, Battle, Yang, Yin, Healing, Zither, Magic

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Publisher: Atlus Online
Playerbase: Medium
Graphics: Medium Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: High
PvP: Faction based
Filesize: 900 MB

Pros: +Unique steampunk theme. +Mounts, subway, and steam balloons make travel easy. +Variety of classes & races. +Gold is auto-looted.

Cons: -Large, mostly unfinished world. -No challenge during early levels. -Most races are a single gender. -Balance issues between classes & factions.

Neo Steam Overview

Neo Steam is a unique free-to-play MMORPG with a steampunk theme. Much of the game plays like a traditional fantasy game but the appearance of steam tanks, subway trams, and hot air balloons adds to the atmosphere. New players must choose between two factions who vie for control of a powerful resource called “neosteam”. The Republic of Rogwel is an industrialist nation with powerful machinery, while the Elerd Kingdom preserves its ties with nature and magic. Each nation claims a separate continent while a third landmass, Taxn, is contested territory where large and small battles take place between players. The same seven races and four starting classes are available to both factions, though they have different second classes, which become available at level 10.

Male Races – Human, Pom, Lupine, Tarune,

Female Races – Taxn Human, Lyell, Elf, Pom

Basic Classes – Warrior, Mystic, Scout, Machinist

Rogwel Classes – Crusader, Templar, Arcanist, Evoker, Shadowreaver, Warden, Artificer, Gadgeteer

Elerd Classes – Vanguard, Justicar, Sorcerer, Animator, Nightstalker, Strider, Galvanist, Tinkerer

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Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Playerbase: Medium
Graphics: High Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: Duels, Arenas and Battlegrounds
Filesize: 12 GB Fully installed (Downloads as you play)

Pros: +Incredible amount of variety (24+ Classes / 19+ Races). +Great character customization. +Huge variety of skills and advancements. +Large game world. +Good Music. +Lots of Quests. +Solid interface.

Cons: -System requirements a bit demanding. -Some annoying free to play restrictions.
EverQuest II Overview

EverQuest II is Sony Online Entertainment’s second stand alone game that is set in the EverQuest universe. It is not a direct sequel, as the game takes place in a parallel universe rather than after the events of the original EverQuest. The game was originally released back in 2004, but was eventually re-released in July 2010 as a free to play game with a cash shop. The game has incredible graphics and audio and is a vast improvement over its predecessor. Since the game’s release, EverQuest II enjoyed 5+ major expansion packs and many smaller content updates. If you were a fan of the original EverQuest, or just looking for a new game to try, EverQuest II won’t disappoint, especially since it’s a free to play game now. The free to play version is called “EverQuest II: Extended”. The game has some 24+ classes and 19+ races, but the free users only have access to four races and eight classes – which are:

Races: Barbarian, Erudite, Half Elf and Human

Classes: Guardian (Fighter), Berserker (Fighter), Templar (Priest), Inquisitor (Priest), Wizard (Mage), Warlock (Mage), Swashbuckler (Scout) and Brigand (Scout)

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Publisher: TQ Digital
Playerbase: Very High
Graphics: Low Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: Open PvP / Guild War / Scheduled Tournaments
Filesize: 462 MB

Pros: +Varied PvP options. +Fair selection of classes and job advancements. +Helpful ‘auto movement’ feature. +Impressive skill animations.

Cons: -Dated graphics. -Poor English translations. -Repetitive gameplay. -Poorly designed interface.

Conquer Online Overview

Conquer Online is certainly TQ Digital’s most popular game, as the game has well over 60 servers, and some of the servers are so full that players can’t even log into them at times. The game certainly has a much nicer ‘login’ screen than TQ Digital’s other games, but aside from that Conquer Online’s core gameplay no different than Zero Online, Eudemons Online or Crazy Tao. The one thing that TQ Digital did add to the game is more character classes. Unlike TQ Digital’s other games which usually have two or three playable classes, Conquer Online has five, and they are:

Ninja- Ninjas are the fastest and hardest hitting class in Conquer Online. They can deal massive amounts of damage in a short amount of time, but they have the least hit points and defense of any class.
Archer – Archers are swift characters that can attack enemies from a distance using their bows. They have powerful attacks but are vulnerable in melee range. Their skills allow them to hit multiple targets as well, which make them very capable at dealing damage.
Trojan- Trojans are all out melee damage dealers. They can deal massive amounts of damage with their dual weapons, but they have low defense compared to warriors.
Warrior – Warriors are similar to Trojan’s but are more balanced in terms of attack power and defense. They are very capable of both dealing and absorbing damage.
Taoist- Taoists are the primary spell casters in Conquer Online. They can be built to be either supportive ‘Water Taoists’ or offensive ‘Fire Taoists’. They generally have low hit points and melee combat, but more than make up for that with their powerful magic.

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