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Post Date: 07:33 13-06-2008
Rating: 9
Author: TSamee
Comment: Despite some patching errors on the 1st few days of the open beta (an 'invalid version' error shows up when you try to log in), this is an AMAZING game. The patching problems have been mostly solved now, and this is now a must-try game for any MMO fan.
The combat is turn-based, like WoW, but different races with different skills attack at different speeds (e.g: The Dhan and Dekan races are faster in combat than the other races, so they get between 3 and 6 attacks with a very fast weapon at n00b level), which adds some balance fun to the combat if your class doesn't do much damage per hit but is very fast. The game feels very similar to WoW, but you get skills through a system similar to WoW's talent points, and can also assign another type of points to your various attributes (like in Titan Quest and most other action RPGs). The WSAD movement can be a bit buggy at times, but feels much better than most free MMOs. The game also gives you the option to left-click on a spot and move to it (like in Runescape). However, Rohan does have some unique features though, such as a Revenge System hit list (a list of players which have killed you, so that you can teleport back to them later on and kill them). This feature adds some more depth to PVP (unfortunately, though, you can't PK until level 30). Assassination mode is another PVP feature. Dhans and Dekans (two of the game's races) can go to a persona changer in a Dhan or Dekan city and have them change their persona to Assassination Mode, or from Assassination Mode to Peace Mode ( Peace Mode lets you see the names of other peaceful players and form Parties with other players. Players who have Assassination Mode on do not show their names, only their race above their head in red.) In Assassination Mode, only your race can be seen above your head by other players, and you can't see other players' names either. You get more XP for killing players, and (I'm not sure about this, though) your name does not show up in their Hit List. However, if you are killed in Assassination Mode, you have a chance of drooping your items and you lose more XP than usual. I'm not quite sure what Township Battles are about (maybe for guilds to fight over and conquer, like in Age of Conan)
The races are pretty much like most standard MMO races (Imperial Human, Half-Elf, Dark Elf, High Elf, etc.), except for the Dhans and Dekans, who have access to unique features like Dragon Form for Dekans. Races start out with a default class, and can then choose one of two sub-classes at level 50. Oh, and the soundtrack rocks, but I haven't been playing long enough to get a serious feel of the game's community. And here's a semi-useful tip: The game automatically chooses the server with a recommended population when you log in, not the one which your characters are on, so remember the name of your server.
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