Jade Dynasty is a 3D Asian fantasy MMORPG with a martial arts theme. Much of the geography and mythical monsters in Jade Dynasty are based on Chinese legend which gives the game a unique feel. All players start as initiates but must chose between five factions, each with its own fighting style.Jade Dynasty is the third MMORPG to be published by Perfect World International. Like their previous titles, Jade Dynasty has an oriental setting. Much of the game’s environments and monsters are borrowed from Chinese mythology, which help it stand out from the crowd of fantasy games. New players in Jade Dynasty do not select a class right away, instead they start the game as initiates and must wait until level 15 to chose between five factions. All five factions have a different set of skills and a unique play style.
Shaiya is a free to play 3D MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) published in North America and Europe by Aeria Games and Entertainment. In the Land of Shaiya, you must battle mystical monsters, join heroic guilds, and battle head-on against players for the favor of your Goddess.
Lineage II is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows, and a prequel set 150 years before Lineage. It has become very popular since its October 1, 2003 launch in South Korea, reporting 10,918 unique users during the month of March 2007. To date, the game has been played by more than 14 million users, mostly based in Asia.
To begin playing Lineage II, players create a character as their avatar in the game'smedieval-style virtual world. Humans, Elves and Dark Elves start off in the Kingdom of Aden while Dwarves and Orcs start off in the Kingdom of Elmore. Players can choose from either fighter or mystic professions at the start, except for Dwarves and Kamael which are only able to select the fighter profession; this choice acts as an archetype for later profession options. Each race has its own set of classes, even if humans, elves and dark elves have a lot of classes that are very similar to their counterparts in the other two races.
Runes of Magic (RoM) is a free massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. After going through an open beta phase, the game was launched on 19 March 2009 and Chapter II - The Elven Prophecy was launched on 15 September 2009. The next chapter, Chapter III - The Elder Kingdoms, started April 22, 2010, however all of Chapter III did not become available until August 11, 2010. The game client is free to download, and no monthly subscription fee is required because the service is funded by real money transactions (RMT) in the Runes of Magic Item Shop.
The games includes the ability to pick two classes, in a "dual class system", which allows players to carry skills across classes as they switch between them. There are two races available to play: humans and elves. There are eight classes available, making for 28 possible combinations of classes (counting combinations like "Mage/Priest" and "Priest/Mage" as one combination), although race restrictions reduce this number to 24.
The game also features Player versus Player combat in the form of dueling and battlefields. Players may also obtain their own houses, and guilds can buy castles that grant benefits to members of the guild.Siege combat is also available between guilds.
