Dragon Nest: Review

Dragon Nest is Nexon's latest addition to its stable of free to play MMOs and one that has been highly publicized by the company. In our latest review, MMORPG.com's Lori May takes a look at Dragon Nest and puts it through its paces.

This is one MMO which lends itself well to casual players, and will work well for gamers who prefer questing - whether solo or with a group - to other methods of leveling. The end rewards could certainly use a boost, but I can't honestly say I was hurting for funds after level 15. If PvP is terribly important to you, I suggest looking elsewhere; similarly, if you want a top-notch chat system, Dragon Nest will probably annoy you in the social game. But I was pleasantly surprised with how much fun is beneath the surface here, especially when this MMO seems pretty simplistic at first glance. The multiple specializations make the four classes feel more like eight, though losing the gender restrictions would be a great improvement. And at the bargain price of free it's hardly a poor investment.

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	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Full Beta Preview

Today marks a big turning point for Star Wars: The Old Republic with a partial lift of the embargo for members of the press and we here at MMORPG.com have a full slate of articles covering the Republic side and levels 1-15 today. Community Manager Mike Bitton has a comprehensive look at the overall beta (that we can write about!) that is a must read for any and all fans of SWTOR.

The whole dynamic of the Trooper gameplay immediately changed once I became a Commando, transforming me into a walking harbinger of death and destruction, able to clear entire rooms with sweeping hails of blaster fire and ordnance. I'm being literal here. There were times when I'd walk into a large room filled with enemies and between myself and my companion (who also wields an autocannon), we'd honestly just blow the whole thing up. There is something seriously satisfying about pumping unrelenting high speed blaster bolts into some poor guy's chest and watching him convulse like Chunk doing the truffle-shuffle in The Goonies. The few enemies who managed to survive the blaster fire and run up to my face were often treated to an awesome cone lightning attack from the end of my weapon that felt incredibly satisfying and was also visually appealing with some wicked particle effects. If for some reason they managed to survive, I could beat them in the face with the business end of my cannon or detonate a Concussive Charge to get anyone around me out of my face.

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