Padd Solutions

Dear diary!

Am I the only one who does this random action?

When i'm in town I usually look through all stalls, and when I see a stall full of sox and random crap, I understand that the guy is new and dont know that the sox is worth 0, I always buy a few items to get him some gold to get started on the server, same for consignment, always buy elixirs that I dont need to feed ppl some gold so they dont quit due to povery, and put in tons of stones into consignment just so ppl can find what they need? I think its a easy geasture thats healthy for the community and more should do it, if you see a newb, help him out, even if you know you'll npc the shit you jsut bought from him

So friday was a active day on the server I heard, I was out all day due to good weather, meaning my guide in previous post failed.

There was 3 parties at naiad ksing eachother, I really enjoyed it, more fun not knowing if you'll get the kill or not


In the evening we decided to level our lowlvls that we recruited from another private server(not naming it but you all know wich one I mean:) )

and we got some thieves coming in invis/stealth zerking us over nad over for a good hour, was fun to combine grinding with pvp, they even whiped us twice meaning it wasnt 100% secure, making the cave fun

When I heard they where adding the job cave, this is what I imagined, thieves and hunters going back and forth slaughtering eachother, and it will get even better with the uniques!

I just must add. This guy "Devils" keeps running around asking me when im going to return his garment egy set that I scammed from him. Reason he started saying this is because I was killing Monsters over and over for stealing a 2hand when he was in Infensus union, calling him a scammer, about 5min later I got the hole SaintSinner cough I mean SainktSinner guild standing around me telling me to return a garmetn set xD



I guess it's a great tactic, if someone accuses you of something, accuse that person of the same thing!

As for some server news. I've seen less and less shadow, but instead i've seen another guild called DarkDivision wich is made out of ex-infensus, a new thiefguild wich is doing really great. They got a good 20* Zenobia told me in the ravine today with 4 people. Guess they should be counted as a threat since they can kill and steal, I hope they'll keep growing, they got a good core, wich is the recipe to a good start for a guild. 
Also I'd like to say WB to Vaya, him and naira are like the good and the bad,they are both wizards, running around in the jobcave all day zerking/offering ppl one is a hunter, one is a thief, both loves jobbing.

I love to see this, and also i've been monitoring activity on server. I like the boast its gotten from Legend 4 first patch, lets hope it keeps going this direction. Only concern is that homesite is going up and down, making less peopl ebe able to find us, download us, join our community. So lets hope it stabilizes asap.


Over and out. 


Aristocrat

I just emailed Congress to urge them to oppose the Internet Blacklist Legislation, known as the PROTECT-IP Act in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House. This legislation seeks to give the executive branch power to conduct slash-and-burn campaigns against websites that allegedly host – or even link to – content that infringes on intellectual property rights. That would “disappear” whole domain names, fundamentally undermining Internet security, and/or choke off their financial support. The Internet Blacklist Legislation puts more sites than ever at risk, effectively upending the DMCA safe harbors that have been crucial to the growth of Internet innovation and creativity.
Sadly, these short-sighted and dangerous bills won’t do much to stop online infringement – but they will jeopardize our ability to speak and read online with the kind of freedom we cherish in the offline world. Deep-pocketed Hollywood lobbyists are aggressively pushing to control and censor the open Internet, willing to sacrifice free speech and our Internet culture in hopes of controlling how people view their movies and products.
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Introducing....  Silkroad Salvation!


Cap: 70
Skills: 110 (Redesigned to fit 70 cap)
Solo Exp Rate: 4x
Party ExP Rate: 2x
SP Rate: 5x
Gold Rate: 0.5x
Item Rate: 4x
Trade Goods Rate: Some routes are 2x iSro, some are up to 7x iSro
Item Mall: Provides cosmetic and luxury items that will not effect PvP

About a level 70 cap:

High level caps create a huge gap in the community between the start of the game and lowest sustainable party level. A 70 cap server would put the lowest sustainable party level somewhere around crabs, which is something people wont mind soloing to on a 4x solo exp bonus rate. After crabs, parties should be plentiful on a 70 cap legit server. A cap of 80 puts the party level at sungsungs, 90 puts it at the ice, and 100 kills low level parties altogether leaving only power-leveling as a viable way to level up. We want to avoid repeating the mistakes of iSro and that begins with a 70 cap that will not ever go up.

What about higher level content?

Since the files are unlikely to ever be released again, the 110 content we currently have is the only content any vsro based pserver will ever be able to provide. Which means with some reworking, we can tailor fit that content to a 70 cap and offer a vast endgame of repeatable fun content without having to ever raise the cap!

What is unique about Silkroad Salvation?

Silkroad Salvation aims at taking Silkroad to the next level. We want to eliminate the grind treadmill and turn silkroad into a viable game for both casuals and hardcore players. Our main focus is PvP content. We did this by moving Battle Arena onto a 2 hour timetable replacing the lame campfest of CTF. PvP players will not need to grind a second past 70. All there gear will be available via battle arena along with the tablets and elixers needed to pimp the gear out.

PvE players are not left out. We are adding mini-uniques all around the gameworld with drops worth fighting for. PvE instances such as Roc and Pharaohs Tomb will drop gear equivalent to the PvP gear. No matter your playstyle, you will be able to enjoy the game and be competitive.

LINKS:

Hey guys, long time no write.  I should really do this more often, right?  So here is a couple things to take note of.  There was a recent leak of silkroad server files and Avalon has snapped them up.  We are currently in Alpha testing while Fly reconfigures them to better suit legit gameplay.  The stats so far?

4X XP
5X SP
70 Cap
All areas accessible for use

I also have a screenshot posted on my google +.  If you are on there and want to add me, feel free!  To get more information about the server, go to http://avalonguild.com where we have a temporary forum set up to answer questions.

Yeah I can admit it.  I just work now.  XBox tech support has eaten up my life!  The Kinect launch was crazy, I worked like 65 hours a week.  The overtime was kickass tho.

I wish I could give detailed stories about being an Xbox tech support agent.  The job is mostly cool, chill ppl who game.  But there is this dark part, that small percentage of women who are the unfortunate mothers of 13 year old boys who have access to credit card information.  They make my blood run cold.  Yes, I have heard perfectly sane women say things like, "Xbox is stealing my CC information, not my darling child who would never, EVER do that without my permission."  Yes lady, an xbox agent broke into your home and stole your CC information to character assassinate your dear boy.  Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight....

It seems an old image of mine has resurfaced again.  The thread is in SRF somewhere, but here is the original image.  LINK  I made that for my BFF and it just keeps popping back up in the strangest places.  lol

I also got a chance to beta test a game called Rift.  It was OK I guess.  They call it some revolutionary game design but I didnt really see it.  The PVP was less than satisfying and really, that is always the most fun part of any game.  I thought the skills were pretty sluggish feeling and they had a universal cooldown which is always a bummer.  I hate waiting for skills to recharge.

Still waiting for TERA and GW2 to come out so I can test drive them, I have high hopes!  Forsaken World kinda sucked and Rift says it is going P2P.  Really, in order for that to work, it would have to significantly change.

Other than that, there isnt much going on.  Work and more work.  ^^

If you are interested in working an awesome job from the comfort of your home, rescuing troubled gamers, just leave me a comment and Ill give you all the information you might need to get started.  I searched for a long time for this job and Id be happy to share it with other gamers.

I am a naughty, naughty blogger....  I have been way too busy!  You want to know the worst of it?  I have a job now.  *ducks*  Yeah, I know, the perennial gamer chick has capitulated and gotten a real job.  But it is a gamer girl job!  No really, Im working at home doing tech support for XBox Live.  No, you can't call me.

Also, Fly and I are quitting Aion and going off to a new game.  It's not so much that Aion really has any problems, it's that Aion's makers have decided that their game would be more successful as a PVE oriented game and not a PVP oriented one.  They killed rifting by giving the a buff against rifters, they added a new system that you can only meet up with the other faction under special circumstances, they increased the requirements for AP items but reduced the opportunities for earning AP and made medals untradeable.  Almost all 1 v. 1 encounters (and they are rare) are won or lost based on RMT (para proc, who jumps who first) or gear based with it being, if you have good gear you can faceroll 90% of the population and the other 10% just based on chance.   Here is the last shot of my char.  T__T



But instead of concentrating on this past, Im gonna talk about the future.  First, we are really looking forward to playing Guild Wars 2.  While no one really knows when this is going to be released, pre-orders have just recently gone on sale on sites like Amazon and Game Stop.  A lot of the Aion Avalon group is going to be playing this.  Also, we are going to try TERA but unfortunately there is no real ETA for this one other than next year some time.

Between now and then we are going to be playing Forsaken World.  Here are some facts:


If you are interested in playing, we have a pretty comprehensive informational post on our guild forum.  You can go to the game site and sign up for beta testing, I havent heard of anyone getting denied so far.  Ill probably post a bit more often cause I am in between games atm.  ^^

Official game description:

N.E.O Online is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG from PlayOMG that gives gamers the most control over the journey. Given the world of gorgeous fantasy, this journey will bring gamers to an ancient time when peace lives with chaos. N.E.O offers possibilities for creating distinctive characters with various professions such as a warrior skilled in sorcery, a wizard who is also a sharpshooter or any combination desired. With a variety of living skills, N.E.O features natural surroundings where gamers can explore the odyssey through fun activities.

My take on it:

I liked the lack of classes, the open skill set and the ability to put your stat points wherever you want.  The map is fairly large with lots of areas to explore on my cow...  yes, you heard me, on my cow.



Like most F2P games, they give you free premium items when you start so that you get used to the feeling and purchase them when they run out.  So they give you a dairy cow rental mount.  It is faster than walking.  I found the endless quests to be inhibiting and the skill casting style to be strange with an SP meter that charges with common attacks.  You use the SP to cast your skills, so you have to be able to take some dmg.  Im not sure I like that every battle with nearly every mob is pretty epic and kinda slow.  The quests aren't demanding but they are spread out so you spend a long time in each area running from this place to that place.  While I like the fact that the quests give you a direction to level in, I dont really like playing the new MMO called Mailman Online.  The server also had some issues with crashing inexplicably and the official forums are full of scary complaints.

Overall it was a nice distraction and I spent a day or two on it.  It wasnt a particularly good game or a bad game, just another mediocre mmo.

The Koreans love to put female chars in ridiculous clothes. Sometimes, its okay. Plate armor is generally skimpy but still kinda badass looking. But I'm a sorcerer and for some reason they think I want to look like I'm on my way to a 6 year old's birthday party.

ZOMG frilly, pink, butterflies and bows...  ARGH!  That is NOT BADASS looking.  I come charging across the Abyss at someone and I look like the estrogen fairy, not the harbinger of death and destruction!  But I made the best of it.  This week NCSoft came out with a frivolous magazine subscription drive that included bubblegum pink wings and I bought them to complete my estrogen fairy ensemble.


Oh yeah....  Now they will fear me and run from my evil pinkness!!!  Nope...  no matter how you look at it, pink just doesnt seem very scary.  Silkroad was pretty good at giving you armors and such that were grownup looking and they tended to avoid pink.  I remember it fondly for at least that.

The Story:
In terms of Lineage 3's code disclosure lawsuit, the South Korean court has recently ruled that the 4 core developers of Lineage 3 (including the former development director) and their current employer Bluehole Studio should compensate NCsoft by 2 billion Wons.

This is the civil ruling, following the criminal one in which the core developers of Bluehole Studio were found guilty (on Jun. 26, 2009, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced the former development director of Lineage 3 - Mr. Park to a fixed-term imprisonment of one and a half years with a 2-year suspension of execution for malfeasance and disclosure of business secrets). According to Bluehole Studio, they're not satisfied with the judgement, and will lodge an appeal immediately.




On Jan. 28, the civil department of the Seoul Central District Court rendered a verdict and required the 4 involved defendants including Mr. Park to compensate NCsoft by 2 billion Wons. Meanwhile, the defendants were also ordered not to disclose NCsoft's business secrets to any others, but clear up all related data in hand.

Though at present, NCsoft wins the lawsuit no matter in the criminal judgement or in the civil one, it's still unknown if the MMORPG TERA under development by Bluehole Studio will be fatally affected.


Mr. Park, formerly in charge of Lineage 3's development, got in touch with a Japanese company in 2006 with the aim of attracting investment, and disclosed certain plans related to Lineage 3. Mr. Bae, who was responsible for other projects at that time, was also involved in this matter. Moreover, the former developers of Lineage 3 including Mr. Kang and Mr. Yo switched over to Bluehole Studio after the cancelation of Lineage 3, and applied certain technologies originally adopted in the development of Lineage 3 in Bluehole Studio's new project - Project S1 (currently named TERA)  Story from:  MMOsite

My Take:
This story makes me cry...  I was really looking forward to this game, trying it out.  Now it's future looks murky!  Fly and I both talked about testing it out when we could cause when we found it long ago, we were really impressed with it.  There hasnt been much news on the western website about this game in the last year, just an unmoderated forum where people playing the KR beta are posting news and screens.  Ill try to keep up with this and let you know what is going on with this beautiful looking game.

About TERA: 
Tera Online is an upcoming 3D fantasy MMORPG. Tera intends to set itself apart with its lack of targeting, giving players full control over each move instead of targeting or hotkeys, emphasizing skills in combat. Additionally, the world will not be instanced, placing all players in the same space. This is also significant since player influence will play a huge role in shaping both Tera's economy and its community.

There are set to be six races, with eight classes to choose from, each locked in an ongoing war to protect his or her kingdom. The game is currently in development and scheduled for a release in 2010. It will be subscription based.

This is the 15th in a series of articles analyzing companies listed on the Kosdaq, Korea's secondary stock market loaded with tech firms. - Ed.

By Kim Yoon-mi

JOYMAX Co., a Seoul-based online game developer and publisher, hopes to tap markets in countries where the online game industry is underdeveloped, the CEO of the company said yesterday.

The company is best known for Silkroad Online, or MMORPG, a multiplayer online role-playing game. International game players from 180 countries spend real money to purchase items to customize game characters or accelerate the process of the game.

More than 95 percent of the company's 32.9 billion won ($26.5 million) revenue in 2008 came from overseas sales, but the CEO said he is aiming higher.

"We should go further to expand business in the global market. We will boost overseas business in the Middle East, South America and East Europe where game content is relatively less developed," CEO Jeon Chan-woong said in an interview with The Korea Herald and The Herald Business.

"In China, too many developers are jumping into MMORPGs," he said, adding that he does not want to tap the Chinese market.

Making inroads into an underdeveloped market is particularly important for online game developers because popular content can come and go in a single day in the saturated, highly competitive market, Jeon said.

The Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe lack both game content and payment systems for consumers because the regions are at an emerging stage in terms of online game industries.

"Securing those markets first would help us save marketing costs, as well as create a strong brand image relatively easily," the CEO said.

Because JOYMAX provides Silkroad Online directly from the main server in Korea for users in different countries based on the "global direct service" platform, it reaps four or five times more profits compared to other game developers, who have to pay marketing and settlement commissions to publishers, he said.

The game developer's net profit came in at 17.1 billion won on annual sales of 32.9 billion won in 2008.

Silkroad Online generated 8.2 billion won in revenue out of the total revenue of 9.2 billion won in the second quarter, which was up 31.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the company.

In July and August, JOYMAX signed contracts to export Silkroad Online to Russia and another online game, Bumpy Crash, to Thailand.

From October, the company plans to offer Silkroad Online gamers multi-language services including Spanish, Turkish, German and Arabic to help them more conveniently interact with each other in the virtual game world.

For the local market, the company will launch Bumpy Crash soon, Jeon said.

Analysts said JOYMAX's stock price has a lot of upside potential because its shares are undervalued compared to other local game developers.

"The company's net profit is expected to hit 22 billion won this year and its price-to-earnings ratio is very low, at 9.1, compared to the local online game developers' average PE of 15," said Kim Seok-min, an analyst with Dongbu Securities.

"Such factors are expected to give extra momentum to the company's stock prices," he said.

Stock price of JOYMAX rose 4.17 percent to close at 59,900 won on Tuesday.

(yoonmi@heraldm.com) source: The Korea Herald

As if anyone needed more reasons to leave SRO. JM is riding on the international market's ass, raping it over and over for massive profits and yet they still provide grossly substandard service and can't even rid their servers of a single bot for more than a few hours. I'm sure Mr. Chan-woong doesnt lose a single wink of sleep in that enormous pile of won he is sleeping in at night either.

Sam Raimi To Direct World Of Warcraft Movie
Spider-Man director chosen to adapt the fantasy video game franchise...

Legendary film-maker Sam Raimi has been confirmed as the director of the hotly-anticipated World of Warcraft movie.

The project seemed to have been in limbo since Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures teamed up with Blizzard Entertainment to develop the game into a big screen adventure.

Things have gotten serious now though with Raimi and Charles Roven, producer of The Dark Knight, both confirmed to be on board.

World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment. It has more than 11.5 million monthly subscribers, and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG.

Raimi plans to tackle the project after Spider-Man 4 wraps. The superhero flick is set to begin shooting early next year.

source: MTV news

Im not gonna say I know the whole story from an official standpoint, cause I dont but I will tell you what I have heard. Bluehole Studios, a korean MMO developer, are all former members of the Lineage III dev team. They all left for reasons unknown (the rumors are varied) and formed their own company and began deloping a new game using the Lineage III engine/coding, all or in part.

The game that resulted from this is T.E.R.A. and it's pretty sweet. Fly has been ogling trailers, vids and screen of this game for a week now and finally I took a real good look and yeah, Im pretty amazed. Not only are the graphics beautiful but the game play is pretty unique.

"1,2,3,1,2,3…"

Facing the mob and repeatedly pressing a skill button is no longer exciting.
Even the unprecedented hit title, WoW, doesn't deviate from the traditional combat system.

TERA introduces a ground-breaking innovation to the MMORPG combat system.

From the start, the company hoped to realize a combat system that would set a new global standard. After careful consideration, it was decided that TERA's fight sequences should closely resemble real fight scenes. Hence, TERA will introduce omni-directional attacks, where distance and direction must be coordinated for weapons and spells to work; moreover, healers must continuously take new battle positions to cast spells. Also, depending on body weight ratio between a mob and player, an enemy hit will register a fall-back reflect. These are some of the innovative features in TERA.

Also, unlike games that claim to be a MMORPG by emphasizing action-style gameplay, TERA does not utilize zoning (section loading). All users will seamlessly move throughout the world, sharing a singular combat experience. Moreover, the foundation for the innovative combat system originates from the robust client/server technology. This breakthrough technology is one of the many revolutionary features developed by Bluehole to enhance the end-user experience.

The targeting system looks like something I would really be interested in. I read around the internet that it is scheduled for beta release this summer but no real dates. If anyone can translate some information from the official TERA site, I would appreciate it.

I know that the layout of your blog is something like branding but I enjoy messing with it too much. I look at more than anyone and I get tired of the way it looks! I find that searching through templates, rearranging things, making new graphics, and everything else that comes with making a new blog layout, to be a calming act.

I especially like when it gives me trouble. I get to sous out the problem and try to fix it. WOOO. I know, Im a total intarweb nerd but I dont care. So this is my new theme. It took me about 4 hours from, "Hmmmm I think Im gonna change my layout!" to "If I mess with it any more Ill break it." I did use a premade template cause I really, REALLY dont have the oomph to completely design a new one. I will one day but Im afraid that will take the lighthearted fun out of redoing it so often.

So anyways, enjoy my labor of love and try not to make fun of me for my nerdness. Note that the theme has shifted from Silkroad Online to Aion. Yes, I think I have found a new home for a while or Im just adding to the hype for this game. All I know is I have been waiting for it to open for years now and FINALLY it seems to be looming on the horizon. (9/22/09 in NA) So good luck to those staying in SRO.

I have been playing MMOs for about 6 years. 99% of them have been free ones. All free games have a generous slice of human existence and what I mean by that is; you have your knights, your maidens and your shady serfs. I have had more than my fair share of shady serf contact of a negative nature so trust me, Ive learned to be a wary maiden.

I like to enjoy all aspects of a game and am lucky enough to be able to run my computer all night long so I generally stall at night. One morning, I wake up, get my coffee and sit down to do some writing as I look over my stall. Then I get a PM from Pinoyballa.

He says, ","

I answer, "?"

He doesn't reply so I watch a few minutes and go back to writing. The only contact I have ever had with him is of course when he offered me a ridiculous amount of Jeon for my M3 elite chest. I didn't wish to sell it at that time, we talked back and forth because apparently he really thought I was silly for not selling it. Im ok with being silly in the name of good defense.

So back to my story. A few minutes later I get a PM from a guy named Flip something, a name I never saw before and he asks me about the chest. I tell him Im in a stall and writing right now but I would be happy to show him the chest later. He chitchats a few minutes and then goes quiet. About 5 minutes later, battle is announced, I go to it and when it ends, he again PMs me. I am kinda annoyed but I say FINE, Ill show him.

I tell him it will be a minute cause I have some items in the trade window and while I am transferring items, he says a curious thing.

"How do you make money? I am so broke!"

I ignore that and get the Elite from my storage, put it in the trade window and offer the trade. It's auto denied. I try a couple times and then PM him and tell him to turn on his trade. He says it is on, he must be bugged. I tell him to relog then and he does but still the trade doesn't go through.

"Put it in a stall." He says, "No one has 999,999,999 Jeon"

Red flags and whistles of course go off. Not only do ppl have WAY more than 1 bil Jeon, those that do have already assured me they are willing give it to me for the item.

"The people who have offered me more than a bil gold for the chest have that much gold and I dont want to sell, so go to my xfire and look up the screen." I say.

I tell him goodbye and reset my stall.

The moral of the story? I dunno... Maybe it's that some people don't take "NO" for an answer or that if they haven't had good luck, they are willing to take someone else's. The best rule is: If you think you want something, never, ever let it be in a position where someone can take it no matter how unlikely it may be. I'm not accusing anyone of anything, I'm no Nancy Drew. You can draw your own conclusions.

I did a review a while back for a small game called Warrior Epic. It was a cute game but got kinda repetitious for me and wasn't really my cup o' tea but still a good game. A couple Avalon people continue to play it though, namely Argonaut and Corrupt.

Well, we gave them the Avalon guild and wished them luck and high tailed it over to TwelveSky 2 where Fly and I are currently playing. Argo made a char and I think he likes it but then today, Fly tells me the cutest story about Avalon in Warrior Epic.

They decide to have a contest where they are gonna wipe all the guilds' points and at the end of the time period, whatever guilds have the most points (received from players completing missions) wins 50 gold per member and the leader gets a teeshirt.

Needless to say, Avalon has the largest guild in the game because Argonaut, recognizing that they had no guild limit, just thought he would see how many he could cram in it. lol 1.4K members later, everyone is screaming that there isnt anyone left to join guilds that AREN'T Avalon. Even the Game Masters....

Here is the thread where everyone is once again screaming that age old cry of, "Fack Avalon!" because not only did Avalon win first place, but it won second place as well because of course, Argo had to make AvaIon as well. So I say GG Warrior Epic! You got Avalowned!

OMG ELITE ARMOR!! Its super rare and worth a dumpload of money. I just wanted to show it off.

What I really wanted to write about was my new XFire clan for 12sk2. It's empty and its kinda bothering me. lol Im trying to promote it a little without interfering with my Silkroad Online business. So if you play 12sky2 or even 12sky1, join it. (nevermind, I disbanded it. I just dont have enough time to push ppl into it. I just joined someone else's. Im so lazy!)

I like how xfire keeps people together and keeps them talking. It's also a great place to learn about new games and to see what your friends are playing. I mean, maybe you wanna try it or always wanted to! So if you arent already using xfire, try it. It's packed with features.

How could this possibly be on accident? Either way, its like the funniest mob EVER.

So her name is the "Disloyal Maiden" and this is how she appears when you first see her.


Then, as you whack at her a funny thing happens...


And it continues.....



And then...




Yeah. I know. The mob that strips for you as you fight her then flops on her back with her legs spread. It HAD to be on purpose and Im sure they are gonna remove it because she really is bare breasted, but I find it incredibly funny.

EDIT: Turns out, EVERY female mob in the game (and there are a lot, throughout all levels) has this rendering issue. Sometimes when they die, they will die as the wrong mob or have the wrong clothes on, so its definitely a rendering problem, but a funny one.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

OK... I might have found a new game. Im not sure yet, it's new still but I really like this one. Its similar to Silkroad but still unique. It doesn't shove a bunch of quests in face, it's definitely a grind based game. I made it to 30 (Fly outleveled me, OMG) in a single day because there was a bonus event going on and its really fun. The download was fast and had no problems. I had no problems connecting. No errors, no ID issues (i have had an account with Aria for years now). It bodes well for this game....

There are three factions, they all look different but have a similar game play. Three weapons, one ranged. Im still not sure about my build so I am winging it. I mean Im used to pure str or pure int and this game has like Chi and Dex. *confused* Ill figure it out.

Things that stand out as awesome. Lots of people. I LOVE THAT. So many people talking and interacting. Grind based instead of quest based. I can just go make a party with my buddies and whack at things. YAY! Gear driven. WOOOOO I love getting new gear all the time and this has uniques (drop relatively often) and rares that are really rare. Alchemy system seems fun. They have a weird war thing that happens every so often where it asks you if you want to go fight a war. Uhhhhh is a frog's ass watertight? YES! So you go and each faction has a side and you either attack or defend your base. The last base standing wins. FUN! It changes as you level too to give it variety. Making a guild is a real effort and not something that you can do until you are higher level. THANK YOU. There are dungeons and caves with increased spawns. AOE heaven! The mob/level progression is easy to follow.

Things that arent so awesome. I dont have the problem but a few people are experiencing lag. I never do, but I have seen others die from it. The graphics are mediocre. Skills are spare and take a long time to level up. The animations are lacking and are repetitious. My char plays a lute and it looks like air guitar. It uses a stall system instead of an auction house. Im not sure why they want that system as it causes lag and makes it hard to find items you need. The buttons are small and the UI isnt attractive at all. Chat is clunky and weird with both fight notifications and chat on the same side.

The bad things are easy to overlook because the good things are stellar. Here are some screens. Top is just out leveling and the bottom is that war instance that pops up. We get cool ninja outfits. WOOO!

This was posted in the IGL forums and I thought it was a great idea, so I am passing this along via my blog to get it more exposure.


Hi players,

As an active player and member of the French Silkroad Online community, I'd like to ask you all guys for your help.
We all know that Silkroad online is infested by bots and players who don't give a damn about a legit and good game environment. Recently connecting to the servers has become worse than ever due to new bot programms allowing players to connect plenty of characters easily on a single pc ... And obviously Joymax doesn't do anything. The point is, I like this game, and I'm pissed when I try to log on for 30 minutes before getting dc because of poor server stability.
Doing something is not easy, as we can't really convince everyone not to buy silks for a while or something like that to make Joymax understand. But doing nothing and just complaining won't help either.

So I have a very basic idea, yet it IS something to do and that won't cost more than a few minutes to each of you. Just use the mail service to send to Joymax an e-mail explaining how bad the situation is. Since my point is not to waste your time I even wrote an example e-mail. You just have to copy-paste it and send it. Steps for using the Mail Service will be detailed. The more e-mails sent, the better. This is not a big threat or anything for Joymax but at least it'd make them know.

As I said there is no point in complaining but doing nothing. Please send as many e-mails as possible and spread the word, event with your alt acounts if you have. It won't take you long and it might be worth it.

And for people who think all this is worthless and that it won't change anything, keep being pessimistic but please don't come here and just flood to show you disagree. This post is only aimed for people wanting to do something, I don't wanna debate on the utility to send those mails (else I wouldn't be here obviously) or why botting is bad.

I say it again, please consider taking 3 minutes to log on Silkroad website, copy-paste the example mail below and send it to the mail service.

If you could do this and answer this post saying you did so it'd be great, as it'd allow me to keep a track on how many mails have been sent yet. I already sent mine, so please just do as I did.

How to use the Mail Service :
- You must have an account with a character level 20 or more.
- Go to the Silkroad Online official site : JOYMAX.COM - Global Hub of Fun :: SilkroadOnline
- Login.
- In the left menu, clic "Support" and then "Contact Support". You will be redirected to the Joymax Portal.
- In the bottom frame named "Recommended Reply", clic on "Type Content" to start writing the mail.
- Category : "General"
- Adress : "-" (or anything)
- Title : "Help Request : Save Silkroad Online"
- Server : choose your server
- Character : type your character name
- Content : copy-paste the example e-mail that you can find further in this post.
- Clic "Register" to send.


Message to be sent :

Hello Joymax,

The aim of this e-mail is simple : I like Silkroad Online but I don't like bots and illegal programs.
Recently it has become worse than ever to connect to the servers due to massive traffic and goldbot invasion.
Please do something about this issue. Ban the bots, prevent goldbots from logging on and destroying the game.
The issue is huge and serious. So please do something. Fast.

Thank you.

The message is short but clear. The aim is not to be long but rather to send as much mails as possible.

Other sites where this help request was posted :
- Silkroad Online Official Forum : Index > General Discussion (no direct link)
- Silkroad France
- Silkroad Forums
- Silkroad Addiction
- MMO Site
- Rev6 Forums
- IGameLegit Forums


Don't hesitate to copy this message on any other Silkroad related forum.

Thanks.

Zapan

PVP - No other MMORPG has PVP like Silkroad. There is no debate here becasue I have played hundreds of MMOs. In Silkroad you dont have to ask permission to duel, it is free and open and whenever you feel like it. It's 1 v 1 or group vs. group. Its everywhere and permeates the game making it one of the most PVP saturated games I have ever played.

Adverse conditions - Why is this a plus? Because I enjoy the challenge. The atmosphere is like the wild west. There are no laws except might makes right. It's a Machiavellian gamers' dream come true. Lack of GMs make griefing in SRO is an artform, refined over years of trial and error.

Community - Everyone says that Silkroad Online has no community, but that isnt true. It has this out of control CRAZY community that is mostly American with large parts European, Turk, Egy and South Americans thrown in to make it spicy. Conflict is bitter and daily. It is never boring and kinda like living in the gamer version of "Rock of Love".

Graphics - They are still competetive after being out for years. While there isnt a lot of character customization, the scenery is beautiful and unlike most MMOs the women arent half dressed with giant breasts hanging out. As a woman, I appreciate that.
Variety - Like solo play? Go Chinese. Like party play? Go European. You have a large variety of play styles and skills here that can be satisfied. Be pure magical, be pure strength or make up your own combination of classes and skills.