Getting Down To The Specifics of Hero Online

Earlier, we reported about mGame‘s latest MMORPG, Hero Online. Now, to give you – MMORPG aficionados- more info about it, we’re gonna go down to the nitty-gritty of Hero Online. This MMORPG gives its players the opportunity to experience Asian myth and folklore in a martial arts environment. So instead of knights, elves, and wizards, players will encounter characters and monsters based on Asian martial arts fiction. By combining the motif of Asian culture with many unique features, Hero Online stands out from the MMORPG collective.

In the beginning of the game, the player will have to choose one of four characters: The Ruthless Blade, Overseer of the Sky, The Piercing Eye, or the Elegant Mystic. Each character will have his/her own strengths, weaknesses, weapon proficiencies, and stats. Once a character hits level 10, a player may choose their class and truly begin their journey into the realms of Hero Online.

There are four basic classes per character to choose from: Warrior, Hunter, Physician, and Assassin. Each class has two upgrades that it can undergo allowing for more skills and better class-specific skills. For every progression, characters must complete certain quests that will reward them with skill books and more. For instance, an Assassin can become a Slayer, who can them become a Shinobi but only after completing their class quests. In terms of skills, players will have the option to pick and choose certain skills to either focus on whether it be aggressive skills, passive skills, or both.

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Earlier, we reported about mGame‘s latest MMORPG, Hero Online. Now, to give you – MMORPG aficionados – more info about it, we’re gonna go down to the nitty-gritty of the said game. This MMORPG gives its players the opportunity to experience Asian myth and folklore in a martial arts environment. So instead of knights, elves, and wizards, players will encounter characters and monsters based on Asian martial arts fiction. By combining the motif of Asian culture with many unique features, Hero Online stands out from the MMORPG collective.

In the beginning of the game, the player will have to choose one of four characters: The Ruthless Blade, Overseer of the Sky, The Piercing Eye, or the Elegant Mystic. Each character will have his/her own strengths, weaknesses, weapon proficiencies, and stats. Once a character hits level 10, a player may choose their class and truly begin their journey into the realms of Hero Online.

There are four basic classes per character to choose from: Warrior, Hunter, Physician and Assassin. Each class has two upgrades that it can undergo allowing for more skills and better class-specific skills. For every progression, characters must complete certain quests that will reward them with skill books and more. For instance, an Assassin can become a Slayer, who can then become a Shinobi but only after completing their class quests. In terms of skills, players will have the option to pick and choose certain skills to either focus on whether it be aggressive skills, passive skills, or both.

When it comes to actual gameplay, if a player enjoys watching martial arts movies such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and House of Flying Daggers, then he/she will enjoy watching their character in action. Every combative action, from normal attacks to special moves, looks like it was taken from a martial arts movie. Players can move with incredible speeds, fly over buildings, or walk on air.

Another thing that makes this one unique is that it has a Pet System wherein you can choose between two types of pets – mountable and non-mountable. Non-mountable pets have the ability to help their masters in combat both in fighting and defending using a special AI system that the player sets. In contrast, mountable pets canÂ’t attack, but they can carry their masters as well as allow them to fight while carrying them.

Pets can be obtained by either purchasing them through an npc or by taming wild animals using hunter skills. In case you do not like to use the pet system, a player may use the apprentice system. The dynamics of how it works are similar to the non-mountable pet system, but the apprentice system pertains to human npcÂ’s that the player may control.

Items will be very important in the game since a martial artistÂ’s weapon is a symbol of their pride and skill. Because of this, Hero Online contains an incredible array of item variation in addition to an intricate enchant/disenchant. This is of course on top of an immersive crafting system where PvP is required/optimal to obtain necessary materials.

The storyline of Hero Online was created by a collaboration of renowned authors known for their work in Asian Martial Arts Fiction. Hero Online has the feel of a single player RPG where the character must solve the mystery and fight the bad guys while still maintaining the essence of an MMORPG. The combination is truly amazing and something that players should definitely experience first hand.