9Dragons developer journal talks of “Chi” and Kung Fu

The Martial Arts MMORPG, 9Dragons, is still pretty much in its beta state. This fact though doesn’t prevent us from dishing out some of the things you should expect from it so you won’t be caught off-guard come its release (which will be during the last quarter of this year). This time, we’re going to talk about a new developer journal from the people who are slaving to bring it to the West. By now, you already know that you’ll begin your journey as a peasant armed only with big dreams. Often being picked on by the village bullies, you often daydream of ways to fight back.

According to the journal, this is a different twist in MMO land as you don’t just grab the biggest weapon around and start punishing the bullies. In 9Dragons, before you become a Kung Fu legend, you must first train your inner “Chi” or energy flow. How do you do that? Through mini-games. Hard part’s over? Nah, now that your Chi is finely tuned you must find a trainer and then hopefully a clan might let you join.

Teachers could be good or bad. Some will build you up, others will pull you down. But in this game, what your Sifu (teacher) teaches you depends on the choices you make in developing your character. If you chance upon a really good clan, its leader might even show and teach you some exclusive abilities which will prove to your advantage during quests. Each of the skills you develop belongs to one of the following categories: Active, Smashing, Charged, Finishing, Casting, Rounding, Channelling and Mind techniques.

Now comes the harder part of mastering those learned skills – practice, practice, and even more practice. Each clan has extensive training grounds where you can hone your talents before you leave to follow your quests, again a mentor is there to guide you along the way.

The journal also divulged two of the most important skills you’d have to master- meditation and Lightfoot. Meditation enables you, Kung Fu phenom-in-waiting, to recover your life and Chi after battles. The Lightfoot skill makes your body lighter enabling you to attack or retreat faster.

Truly, this game is for the patient. For the one willing to sacrifice lots of hours to learn, practice, and obtain new Kung Fu skills. It may not be for everybody, but it’s interesting plot and gameplay make it stand out among the collective.

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The Martial Arts MMORPG, 9Dragons, is still pretty much in its beta state. This fact though doesn’t prevent us from dishing out some of the things you should expect from it so you won’t be caught off-guard come its release (which will be during the last quarter of this year). This time, we’re going to talk about a new developer journal from the people who are slaving to bring it to the West. By now, you already know that you’ll begin your journey as a peasant armed only with big dreams. Often being picked on by the village bullies, you often daydream of ways to fight back.

According to the journal, this is a different twist in MMO land as you don’t just grab the biggest weapon around and start punishing the bullies. In 9Dragons, before you become a Kung Fu legend, you must first train your inner “Chi” or energy flow. How do you do that? Through mini-games. Hard part’s over? Nah, now that your Chi is finely tuned you must find a trainer and then hopefully a clan might let you join.

Teachers could be good or bad. Some will build you up, others will pull you down. But in this game, what your Sifu (teacher) teaches you depends on the choices you make in developing your character. If you chance upon a really good clan, its leader might even show and teach you some exclusive abilities which will prove to your advantage during quests. Each of the skills you develop belongs to one of the following categories: Active, Smashing, Charged, Finishing, Casting, Rounding, Channelling and Mind techniques.

Now comes the harder part of mastering those learned skills – practice, practice, and even more practice. Each clan has extensive training grounds where you can hone your talents before you leave to follow your quests, again a mentor is there to guide you along the way.

The journal also divulged two of the most important skills you’d have to master- meditation and Lightfoot. Meditation enables you, Kung Fu phenom-in-waiting, to recover your life and Chi after battles. The Lightfoot skill makes your body lighter enabling you to attack or retreat faster.

Truly, this game is for the patient. For the one willing to sacrifice lots of hours to learn, practice, and obtain new Kung Fu skills. It may not be for everybody, but it’s interesting plot and gameplay make it stand out among the collective.

Via MMORPG