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http://global.4story.com/

Its a new game i found. some sy its similar to Wow in grfx but its not. I dont know much about yet but im dl it know. Might be worth checking out. Not a asian grinder.

Just thought i'd post.

looks interesting...i can see why people would compare the graphics to WoW. i just wish there was more info on the game on that site.

i didnt see the part that said its not an asian grinder though.

From what i can tell it seems to be more pvp based than pve based. i am currently dling it, and will give an update later on it. oh and i doubt he just found it, probably got an email form game & game like i did. lol.

hmm...looks interesting let us know what you think

Dammit it is only for US, Canada and Turkey(???)...:(

European players will have to wait till it is translated from German www.4story.de(well that does mean that ppl who understand German can play it... :))

Lokks like another free to play Asian game.

What is the deal with all these free to download mmorpg's popping up all over?  How do they make any money?

4Story 3kingdoms & 1 hero; http://global.4story.com/  this game is using a RTS style control system to control your charcters while also using a WASD type movement system and is a free to play.

Originally posted by Freemasons

Lokks like another free to play Asian game.

What is the deal with all these free to download mmorpg's popping up all over?  How do they make any money?

because there are billions of asians meaning millions of small game companies, meaning they dont have to suffer with this 10 years to get a mediocre game, just pump them out and wait for one to catch on.

Honestly id rather recycle through 100 f2p games and find one worth playing then  pay 100 bucks +15 a month  to beta test the current  american "next gen" hit.

They make money because of the cash shop system. All they need is a tiny fraction of their playerbase to feel like buying a few things from the cash shop to support the game. Their playerbase is usually large, because their players play for short amounts of time and then new players log on, and being free allows all to access the game. So whereas with a hardcore "western" mmo, you have a small set of players who plays the game all day; it's more like one set of guilds logs on for a few hours, and then a new set of guilds. Not to mention there are just that much more Asian players. And they can afford to play more than one game too.

Wow, thinking about this As an mmo dev, I should probably move to Asia and make a f2p grind game instead of what I am making now... Something to consider. It would be an easier game to make, I would be more likely to make money, what's to lose? Well, except the game I'm making now is my dream, so I should probably stick with that...

First time I heard about this game was on MMORPG.com July 9 1:00 am EST and was ready to play by July 10 4:00 am EST which was when they opened the server.

First thing I noticed after 5 mins into playing, errr lagging, I had virtual memory problems.
I dont have those problems, not in WOW,GW,SWG or any of the F2P games I play daily.

This game is not even half the size of lets say, WoW, but it has all the symptoms of a bad F2P already.

The Bad
1. The main stats aren't in english. (Strength, Agility, etc)
2. Combat isn't even close to fluid/smooth/polished. I could pop my first two skills on a baddie and go get a drink before my first arrow hit it.
3. With all the annoying "ALL" chatters, I couldn't block them out without blocking out all chat, I had to set chat to whisper only instead of just allowing only General chat.
4. Because I had virtual memory errors even on my "Gaming PC", opening the character pane or any other pane froze me to no end.
5. I was not able to delete a character or choose a different faction for a newly created character after my very first character was created.

The Good
1. Every quest I did up until this point was understandable and fluid. I always knew what I was suppose to do.
2. Being able to disable settings and other things when a  game has memory leaks or something is a good thing.
3. Good density/respawn of baddies considering the amount of people on for first time.
4. Movement was....Ok.
5. Skill descriptions was somewhat understandable.

The Ugly
1. Emailing bugs without discussing with community just doesnt make sense to me, you need REAL forums for that IMO.
2. One server?....? If you didn't expect that much people for the first time, well that's called FAIL.
3. Any F2P that has a big shiny "CASH SHOP" dead center of screen in "Pre OB" when you don't have forum categories is super FAIL.
4. Forums are terribad.

Was there even a closed beta or is this another one of those get money quick things?
It really feels like a distant incest born cousin of WoW.