Alganon Loses Players, Team, Professionalism

Last year there were high hopes from the management team that was putting together the great indie dream that is the MMO Alganon, until December that is.  Following a rushed launch that resulted in some very critical reviews, Alganon simply never took off and now that same team has been brought down to reality and has been humbled by not only the state of the game, but also in the state of their jobs. 

Unfortunately, humility does not look like a primary trait of the game’s new leader, Derek Smart.  In a recent post on the official Alganon forums, the new boss certainly flexed his muscle and by all accounts (or at least his) he’s kind of a big deal.

In an age of politically correct public relations, Derek Smart's surprising statements are groundbreaking while possibly game breaking.  I will say that the community of players are behind him, and they feel his frustration.  But I will also say that his unprofessional approach and lacerating opinion of players that don’t care for the game is not going to win them too many accolades from the gaming community as a whole. 

  Grand Chase Anniversary Event

In celebration of the online action-adventure MMO brawler's 2nd anniversary, Grand Chase will launch a brand-new tournament dubbed "Slam Party" sponsored by PlaySpan. The tournament, starting March 18th, will feature real-world prizes including an Alienware MX11 gaming notebook, a 32 GB iPod Touch, a Microsoft SideWinder X4 Keyboard and Ultimate Points valued at $10! To see all of the tournament rules and regulations, players can visit http://grandchase.ntreev.net.

The "Slam Party" tournament is open to anyone, and everyone is eligible to play! Players will just need to be lucky enough to jump into a tournament room on March 18th. But the tournament isn't the only fun in store for Grand Chase players; an entire line-up of fun events is
planned for this special anniversary.

Puzzle Fragment Event:

March 11-23rd: Puzzle Fragments will be available throughout the game by just playing in dungeons and PvP.
Players will also receive fragments for free when they login. When all the fragments are pieced together a box will be available for players to open. The box will give players a highly sought after pet based on the popular Knight Master in Grand Chase.

2nd Anniversary Welcoming Event:

This event is for all existing active, new and old players returning. Each of them will receive a different greeting message and will be given an item that gives them 10% EXP boost which will last for 15 days.

Lucky Day Gift Event March 11-29th:

Throughout the month of March players will be receiving different gifts when they login. All of the items are equipments created in celebration for the 2nd anniversary.

2nd Anniversary Special Decoration:

Special artwork is being created for the 2nd anniversary of the North American version of Grand Chase.
The in-game's park area will have special boss monsters placed to give a congratulatory message to the players as well as having a special banner placed in.

2nd Anniversary Special:

Grand Chase will be holding a special XP & GP event on the anniversary day with a 20% increase!

"The fabulous prizes - sponsored by PlaySpan - the Grand Chase players have a chance at winning are what makes this 2nd anniversary tournament truly exciting," said Chris Lee, CEO at Ntreev USA. "We are ecstatic that we are in our second year and plan on bringing so many exciting tournaments and non-stop brawling action to both our loyal "knights" and new players too!"

The time for epic battles in Runes of Magic has now arrived. The introduction of Siege Wars will further expand the online world of Taborea as guilds compete against one another to capture their opponents’ castle. The upcoming content update on 11th March will see the launch of the beta phase of the new Player vs Player mode. The definitive launch of the Siege Wars will then follow with the launch of ‘Chapter III - The Elder Kingdoms’.

From the launch of Runes of Magic, guilds have been able to have their own strongholds, with building extensions and furnishings to complete their homes. To launch a Siege War all you need is two guilds, two castles and one simple objective – destroy your opponent and their castle. As a part of Chapter III, the Siege Wars will include new bonuses such as increased running speed and the ability to build an arsenal of weapons including catapults, rams and arrow throwers.

To succeed guilds will need to capture energy nodes on the battlefield to provide the necessary resources for the construction of battle weapons or towers. Should a team break through the enemy’s castle walls and make it to the throne room, then the defenders will have to protect the energy crystal which is kept there. If the team should seize all of the opponents’ crystals as well as their resource nodes, then the battle is won. Special rewards and titles beckon for victorious guilds.

From the launch of the feature, which will arrive on 11th March with the update ‘Patch 2.1.7. Siege Wars’, Runes of Magic players will have one month to give the battles a thorough test. Frogster will be ultimately implementing the new PvP mode into the online game world to its full extent within the framework of ‘Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms’. There is more information available about the Siege Wars on the official website: www.runesofmagic.com/en/siegewars-patch.html.

A trailer gives some first impressions: http://www.runesofmagic.com/en/videos.html