Free MMORPG set in a fantasy world
The amazing success of World of Warcraft has encouraged many other developers to create similar with uneven results. One of those WoW clones is Runes of Magic.
Runes of Magic is a fantasy MMORPG heavily based on World of Warcraft but with one main difference: it doesn't require you to pay a monthly fee. You can play for free for as long as you want and optionally acquire special in-game objects (weapons, armor and other items) for real money.
The similarities between Blizzard's title and Runes of Magic are found everywhere: from the game's general environment to gameplay itself, including also keyboard shortcuts – even the game's official website looks like WoW's a lot. You start off by creating a character and customize it as you like. You can choose between different classes (warrior, scout, rogue, mage, priest, knight, warden and druid) but apparently there's only one race available – human. When your alter-ego is finished, pick a server and you're ready to start playing.
Runes of Magic takes place in Tabor, a fantastic world inhabited by human and all sorts of mystic creatures. Like any other MMORPG your aim is to upgrade your character's powers and abilities (i.e., 'level up') by completing quests and thus earning experience points. As you progress through Runes of Magic, you'll obtain better weapons, armor and other battle items that in turn will enable you to defeat more challenging creatures.
Generally speaking Runes of Magic is entertaining, but it doesn't really bring anything new to the RPG genre. Music is good, but graphics are rough and not well defined. In any case, Runes of Magic is a good choice for those of you who'd like to test an MMORPG without paying a cent for it.
Runes of Magic is a free MMORPG that may not have the same quality as other similar games, but lets you enjoy adventures in a fantasy land without paying a monthly fee.
User reviews about Runes of Magic
by Anonymous
Best game I have ever played and I did not spend a dime.
I have lvl 77/55 warrior warden I have proof of myth chest wish of the dead High dura and t9 over dura weap. This game is so much fun if you know the right crowd and I didn't spend a dime at all. I am so overpowered too hahaha I love this game
Pros:
Pvp in arena or pk party with my friends
Cons:
They should give warriors better pvp skills
Flying mounts would be cool More
by Anonymous
Runes of Magic = EPIC FAIL.
Free to play, maybe, but if you want to even THINK about getting into endgame, be prepared to drop a bundle in the Cash Shop.The game is endlessly buggy, and instead of bothering to fix existing content, the Devs just throw NEW broken content at us every few weeks. There are instances in this game that have never been cleared, because they have literally been broken since the day they were released.But the worst part: 2 years into the game, the Devs decided to completely rework the entire mechanics of the game. "Class balancing," lol. Mages, healers, and tanks have been nerfed into oblivion. It is literally impossible to run instances now, since healers are no longer capable of healing anything, and knights can tank for about 2 minutes before they run out of mana and lose aggro and the whole party wipes. Rage-quits are happening left and right.This is a dying game. Unless the mechanics get a major overhaul, take my advice - Don't bother wasting your time and resources on this piece of crap. More