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Oct 4, 2005, 11:19 AM
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Alrighty guys, I've withheld this too long. I have been working with a friend in the UK on a 2d MMORPG for quite some time. The name of the game, as the title of this post states, is Black Dawn Online.
The style can be closely related to the OLD Dransik Online and EUO. The graphics are reminiscent of our favorite oldschool game, Ultima.
The graphics in BDO are not made to impress. In fact, upon first looking at them I'm sure you'll have some negative comment. It isn't fancy images that make a game though; it's the actual gameplay.
BDO will offer many features not seen in today's prominent MMORPGS. Such features include a various list of tradeskills, even more numerous than Runescape's, player controlled ships for trade, exploration, naval warfare, and, of course, pirating!
A sample of skills that you will find are:
Brewery
Glassworking
Hunting
Spellcrafting
Summoning
Pickpocketing (Steal from players too!)
Stealth
Alchemy
...And much more!
As time goes on, many new skills, spells, classes, and areas will be added to the game to create one of the most elaborate and in-depth playing experiences you'll find for FREE on the net!
There is a major emphasis on roleplaying in this game, so as to revive the true definition of the acronym "RPG". To help encourage this, upon character creation you will be allowed to choose to become a citizen from one of four nations.
Falshire and Pinecrest create the "Good" nations, while Baalgroth and Cairn represent the "Evil" nations. Criminals, such as player killers, theives, dark lords, and dark mages will reside in the dark nations while paladins, Protectorate members (group devoted to upholding the peace ingame), and other supporters of good will reside in Falshire and Pinecrest.
Upon pledging your loyalty to a nation, you will be called by your elected king (players will be able to assume government positions!) to fight against opposing forces, whether it be another nation or a monster raid on your home town! Many events will be set up in order to assure an exciting roleplaying experience ingame.
(Players in Cairn and Pinecrest do not represent the major nations. PC and Cairn are neutral nations and are allied to no one. Players will still assume light or dark roles from these nations though.)
Most importantly though, YOU can help add on to the game! Participate in upcoming alpha tests and post your ideas on the forums! There's no guarantee we'll use them but if they are good you have just helped contribute to making an epic online game!
Visit our website at: http://www.blackdawn.34sp.com
NOTE: BDO is not online yet. It is still in the development process. Please cast your ideas on the forums though! Prepare a community that will exist in the near future and make friends with one another.
Also, testing will be closed only. This means you will need to submit an application to me and be approved for testing, too many players at once will not be good on our low speed server, so until we actually have a decent server, the closed testing stage will be active.
NOTE #2: I am Rono on the forums and website.
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