ArchLord

The number of characters you can sustain at any one given time on a single server is limited to three. Humans, orcs and Moon Elves fight for the title of ArchLord, with predetermined class and gender options. The eight archetypes are race specific incarnations of the warrior, the bowman and the spellcaster. Thus Humans can be male archers and knights, or female mages. Orcs are male berserkers and hunters or female sorceresses. The moon Elves are exclusively female to play, sharing their love for rangers and elementalists. As far as appearance customization is concerned, players can change the haircuts and faces of their avatars but nothing more. I found the whole process to be quite limiting in terms of freedom in role playing and class availability. Classes act pretty much on the same principle and no dedicated healers are in sight. It appears the final version will feature the same deal.

Off we go into the starting city of Golundo ready to make a name for ourselves and Berserker Orcs everywhere. Surprisingly, there are no quests to be had yet, something that only adds to the frustration that you can’t scroll through NPC text. I guess ArchLord is based on a highly intuitive interface where you have to guess both quests and storyline. Oh well, off I go to grind some unsuspecting critters, seeing that the first skill I can actually train will only be granted to me at level 4. Stat-wise, the game features well known elements found in other MMORPG, with hit points, mana points, strength, agility, intelligence, wisdom, charisma and power. Unfortunately, there are no tool-tips for any of them so my interpretation could be subjective at best. Skills are bought from trainers and feature different ranks that increase in power with level. Each skill costs mana, so a warrior type would eventually take a hit in effectiveness due to the lack of a higher mana pool. There are potions to supplement this shortcoming. At least one out of three monsters will drop either a health or mana potion, being the game’s way of minimizing downtime.

"Surprisingly, there are no quests to be had yet,"

Ohm..yes..there are always atleast 3 quests.  The Tutorial, the book in the lower right and over by the mayor are more asking you to talk to the blacksmith to retrieve a weapon or so.

Hello,

This was written during beta. I am sorry for the mistake and next time I will be sure to correct it thank you.

The game is free to play now and head to the official site if you don't believe me at http://www.archlordgame.com/.

Originally posted by asasenpai

The game is free to play now and head to the official site if you don't believe me at http://www.archlordgame.com/.

It has been free to play for quite a while...but presently you still have to purchase the game....then again esupport claims even that will be free soon.

Hello,

Currently ArchLord in China is 100% free to register and play ArchLord. This sill soon be our goal for this version of ArchLord also.