kellessdee 48 Report post Posted July 27, 2011 Just downloaded the newest MMO produced by Nexon NA (developed by EYEdentity Games). DRAGON NEST OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://dragonnest.nexon.net Open beta has just started as of yesterday, and so far this game seems great! Dragon Nest is a F2P (Free to Play) MMORPG; boasted as the fastest action-oriented MMO out there (I agree with this statement, it is awesome!) In Dragon Nest, you have a choice between 4 different classes (unfortunately gender-locked) Archer, Warrior, Cleric and Sorceress. Like most MMORPGS, it offers class advancement, and each class branches into 2 new classes: Swordsman Warrior < Mercenary Acrobat Archer < Sharpshooter Paladin Cleric < Priest Elementalist Sorceress < Mystic Class Details * This information is directly from the Nexon website * As a Warrior you will battle foes in fast-paced close-ranged melee combat. Quick and agile, you will rely on melee combos to triumph over your foes. As an Archer, you excel at long-ranged combat, taking out foes using a bow and arrows and using your speed and agility to avoid being hit in return. The Cleric is a tough, armored fighter with the ability to both heal and buff friends. He does less damage than most other classes, but his support abilities more than make up for it, making the Cleric a welcome friend in any party. The Sorceress specializes in medium-range attacks. While they can’t do as much damage as the Archer, theyir greatest strength is their ability to inflict various status ailments on enemies. They can freeze them, set them on fire, poison them, or do all sorts of other damage that can kill a lot of monsters over time. They can also equip a variety of off-hand items that allow them to cause different secondary effects. Gameplay The gameplay is much like your standard MMORPG: quests, skill trees, crafting, etc. The main downside to Dragon Nest, is that rather than an open world MMORPG it is instanced, every dungeon and field exists as an instance where you can party up and bring your friends. Not that large of a downside, just IMO open world is more immersive. A neat feature, that I liked, is their variation of the reputation system (I forget what they call it specifically). It basically works as a means to build reputation with NPCs, and also as a Story mechanic. You basically can delve deeper into the story by talking with NPCs; and the better your relationship is with them, the more options you have to speak about. The main thing I like about this, is that they give the players that want more story the option to find it; and for those who don't give a hoot about stories in MMORPGS (like ME) can just enjoy the game for it's gameplay. However, the combat is where the real fun of this game lies: Dragon Nest features a completely, non-targetting real-time action combat system. However the best way to describe this of course, is through a video (or few). NOTE: Unfortunately, it seems that all the videos I can find are of the Korean/Japanese Version... But it's the same game so: NOTE2: SORRY For any annoying audio. Everyone seems to want to upload their Dragon Nest Vids with dumb external music or them talking :( PVP (this is the part of the game I am most excited for :3) PVP 8v8 Abyss Mode (hardest mode of a dungeon i think) for Crypt Dungeon p1 p2 Download! http://dragonnest.nexon.net/support/game-download Unfortunately, as Nexon games always seem to, this game uses an external downloader, and no Direct DL. Anyways, if anyone wants to start playing go now!! ITS FUN :3 I am on Gerrant(east) Server if you play Gerrant as well add me: Elysid Otherwise, if anyone starts playing; they should put their character/server here and we can all play together <3 I may switch servers if a bunch of people play on a different server. NOTE: I was going to put a story section (I personally never play an MMORPG for it's story; mainly because I have yet to see a good MMORPG story...and other reasons that may be better for another topic) but when I went to the website; there was no story info...even though prior to beta they had the story info on the website xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey 9 Report post Posted July 27, 2011 Maybe...I dunno right now, MMOs tend to get boring for me regardless of what I play. But I saw a video or two when you posted a while back and it somewhat reminded me of Monster Hunter, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kellessdee 48 Report post Posted July 27, 2011 Joey, I agree with you there. Although I get bored of most games these days pretty fast regardless... And that's the main reason I really enjoy this game are the similarities between this an Monster Hunter, although Dragon Nest is a LOT more RPG-ish (if that makes any sense, I guess I mean STANDARD MMORPG style...cool downs, skills, etc.) I am mainly excited for the PVP (WHY oh WHY do MMOs put min. levels for PVPing ;__;). Looks like some intense all out brawls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
