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Author Topic: Anyone playing Atlantica Online?  (Read 5401 times)
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« on: December 08, 2008, 12:36:24 pm »

So, Ucross randomly messaged me this weekend asking what I had been up to, small talk... then he sprung this game on me.  It's korean, but it's incredible... It starts slow, but the sheer size of the content and features in awespiring to say the least...  I played it for... I don't know... 15 hours this weekend (maybe less)... It's worth looking at if you are looking for a free MMO.

Anyway, it's called Atlantica Online.

It's a timed turn-based combat style game where you control your character and a group of mercenaries, up to 8 which means you have 9 characters in the battle.  PvP is controlled by game features:

• Challenge: You can challenge anyone to a duel.
• Free League: Organized leagues, scheduled throughout the day, with in-game money and item prizes to be won. For this type of PvP, a ladder is present and Fame can be earned to increase one's Rank.
• GvG: Guild versus Guild battles.
• NvN: Large-scale Nation versus Nation battles.  (Nations are comprised of separate guilds, I think)

You can download it here:
http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/pds/pds.asp

Official 'Game Guide':
http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/guide/game_intro01.asp

Here's a beginners thread with tons of great information, read posts by Triton:
http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/ATforum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=36&start=1

Some interesting features:
Guilds can run towns, they set the tax rate, control security, etc... etc...  I'm not sure how you take over a town controlled by another guild, I'm guessing thru war....

You can have up to 9 characters in your party (your hero + 8 mercs), but you also can 'store' other mercs to re-arrange your party at other times.

Combat is turn-based, but you have a timer for how long you have to make your moves.  Magic, formation adjustments, blocking, etc. all take AP (action points) each turn.

In combat, your troops are arranged in formations. You want your tanks up front, your cloth typed range guys in back. This affects the fight.

Auto-move to quest. Click a button and your avatar runs to the NPC or area where the quest is...

Other features: crafting, repairing/disassembling, titles, fame, master/apprentice, player stores, markets and auctions, and really too much other crap to list...

The more I read about it, the more I discover new features it has.  Like the ability to learn about the monsters which causes them to do less damage to you, you to do more damage to them, and for you to get better drops from them.

Groups are limited to 3 players (which is still a max of 27 guys on the screen + your enemies numbers).

There are also end-game dungeons etc...

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It's free because they have an item mall which requires real $ to purchase. However, Ucross is lv73 and he swears there is no need to ever buy anything from it at all. You don't need items from it to be good at PvP (that was my main concern).

I think you will be impressed, especially if you go in expecting the standard korean MMO experience...  You'll have to give the timed turn-based combat a chance to grow on you, but if it does, I think you'll be hooked...

Anyway, Ucross, Forefall and I are all on Sikyon server, but I'm considering re-rolling to another server since this was the first one brought online and it's filled to the brim which I think is causing inflation in prices and huge guilds where you probably won't have a chance to ever take over a town.  I could be wrong.

If anyone is interested in playing let me know (its free which is the biggest draw)...  I was thinking of just joining the newest server brought online since the game is still new and it seems they are getting tons of new players every day.

It's MMORPG.com rating is 8.48 which is really good further placing it at the top of all MMOs, not just the free ones.
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Thtb Offline
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2008, 12:37:56 pm »

O God, NO.
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fldash Offline
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2008, 12:48:44 pm »

O God, NO.

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CommanderNewbie Offline
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2008, 01:18:37 pm »

If Korean MMOs are good at anything, it's shaving costs.  But if you play one, you've played them all Tongue (I had my fill with RF Online)
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2008, 02:23:46 pm »

Well, I have been looking for a free MMO and this looks decent, Ill give it a shot.
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2008, 02:41:30 pm »

Newbie, I pretty much agree tho this one is at least a bit different in the fact you control more than just one character and the combat is turn-based.  Wink  It's free and worth 15-20 minutes of your time to see if you like it, if not, nothing lost... Wink
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2008, 02:44:51 pm »

Is there any non fantasy good mmorpg? Only good (imo) mmorpg what I played was Face of Mankind (now it's dead).
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2008, 03:10:25 pm »

Non Fantasy.. hm, hardly, maybe Neocron and City of Heroes, but I have no clue if they are good.
MMOs are too dangerous for my personal life.
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2008, 03:18:34 pm »

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MMOs are too dangerous for my personal life.

So true. EiR is already stealing to much of my life.
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2008, 03:33:49 pm »

MMOs are more dangerous than drugs are Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2008, 05:05:24 pm »

MMOs are more dangerous than drugs are Smiley

O rly? This advice coming from a doctor? Could sink your carreer :p.
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« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2008, 05:13:23 pm »

lol, i started wow, and i played for a whole summer lvl ing to 70, i learned that it sucked and hoped that the expansion would fix things, well my bro put a parental control on my account as a joke and when i tried to go  on it wouldnt let me, now im either watching tv, trolling eir or sleeping, such a sad wow account gone to waste, and of course blizzard is like really gay, yea to me wow is like pot, but it doesnt get you high
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« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2008, 05:15:06 pm »

I play it, I've got a level 54 Axe on Argos and a level 52 Gunner on Silkyon. I haven't been on in a while though but if you want to add me, both my chars are named "Snarks"

Also, put "Snarks" as in your referer if Ucross doesn't want to be referred.
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