Today MMORPG technology has reached its peak by having its most hi-end graphics. From a hard core gamers view (that’s view) having a good quality of graphics isn’t a big deal to me. I am actually into the games content or the game play/ story of it. Most of the games today have the same game play or story.
Have you heard about a vampire themed MMORPG? Unique isn’t it? And that what DarkEden is all about.
Game play wise, Dark Eden is a truly unique. Combining features from old school cult classics, DE will remind you of the good old days of PC gaming, games such as Diablo and fallout 2 come to mind when you’re blasting your way through mutants and abominations. When the sub machine guns, vampires, creepy urban environment and puddles of blood all come together you get a great original F2P MMORPG that will keep you hooked for long time.
Gameplay
Darkeden is a hack-and-slash game, which requires the players to kill hordes of monsters in order to make their character progress.
Darkeden is oriented toward player versus player. Except for few safe zones, players can be attacked without any restriction at any moment by other players.
Players may change the race of their character during their progression. If a human is bitten by a vampire, they will turn into a vampire unless they cure themselves in time. Vampire characters can choose to turn humans by talking to an NPC who will do the work for them.
Vampire – Masters of the night. Vampires increase their stats by attacking. They unlock new skills as they level up and have the ability to bite members of the other races and turn them into vampires if they do not find a cure in time.
Slayers – Holy warriors who hunt down Vampires during the day. Slayers must work up their skills by fighting, but allocate their stat points each level. Slayers can use melee weapon like swords, mace, and axes or ranged weapons such as rifles, sniper rifles, and pistols.
Ouster – A race composed entirely of females, Ousters tool refuge in their lush forested enclave, but has emerged to reclaim their land from both the Vampires and Slayers. Ousters prefer melee combat and gain stat and skill points each level to distribute. They are the easiest race for new player since their play style is similar to classes found in newer MMORPGs.They are the easiest race for new player since their play style is similar to classes found in newer MMORPGs.
PVP
PvP was actually decent since vampire whose winning could kill, and bite the Hunter. Also a hunter can use silver weapons, and hurt the vampire to limit their health. Of course both things were reversible. Just that when you played you had to be careful of hiding vampires, and large parties of hunters. Either thing can mean your instant death.
Holy War
The main draw of this action-horror RPG is its unique PvP system. Almost the entire world, save for towns and small green patches called ‘safe zones’, has open PvP enabled, meaning players can attack one another any time.
There are no penalties for PKing, which means low level players must always be ready to flee at the sight of stronger characters. Additionally, each of the races has a preferred time of day when their abilities are magnified. During night hours (in-game) Vampires receive a buff, while daylight offers Slayers and Ousters a bonus.
Another unique feature in the game is the ability to change races while playing. This is done either voluntarily or as a penalty. If a vampire (AI or human controlled) bites a Slayer, that player will turn into a vampire unless they are cured within 12 hours. . A Vampire can change his or her class by talking to an NPC in town. Ousters are the only race that cannot switch to another race. . Darkeden is certainly unique, and the fact that so many old school games like Mu Online and Dragon Raja are still around prove that there is still a fan base for the genre.
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