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We're introduced to Hero Online by its creators
Editor's Note: Lacking any other information, we asked the developers of Hero Online simply: "What is Hero Online and what will make North American players want to play it?"" Here is their response in the form of a developer journal.
![]() With breathtaking speed, both combatants swing their swords with deadly accuracy and killer intent. Their techniques and maneuvers are so complex and complicated that you can barely keep up. In an odd way, the battle seemed like an elaborate dance where each partner knows what the other will do. But suddenly, in one deft stroke, one of the combatants kills the other. Shocked, you take a step back rustling some leaves. The victor sees you and begins brandishing his sword as he heads in your direction. You realize that this man could easily outrun you, so you desperately look around for a weapon to defend yourself. While doing this you notice a sword strapped to your back, and you draw the weapon. The sword feels strangely comfortable in your hands, as if you’ve used it before, and you fall into a defensive stance as you await your attacker. Your mind calms and your body relaxes as you automatically envision all the attacks your enemy could possibly make and your defenses to them. You suddenly realize that you are better than this man, and that he cannot hurt you. Smiling you await his first move; let him come…. Hero Online is a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game where players have 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, players will experience a game like no other in Hero Online!
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. For example, a Physician can choose any combination of aggressive skills including poisons and status attacks or from passive skills like healing and meditation. Hunters can choose skills from skill sets from either taming (pets) or mining. When it comes to choosing skills, players can pick or choose which skills to equip depending on their need since skills are based on books. Players will have 10 book slots, and will be able to allocate which slot has which book. Since a skill book could have up to 3 skills, players could potentially have a whole arsenal of skills or a small amount. Skill books can be found from talking to npcs, fighting monsters, undergoing quests, or trading from other players.
One of the most impressive and unique aspect of Hero Online is its elaborate Pet System. In Hero Online, there are two types of pets, mountable and non-mountable pets. 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 can’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. While only hunters may tame pets, they can be bought, sold, or traded by any player. Some examples of pets are: horses, tigers, lions, bears, eagles, and wolves. In lieu of utilizing 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 npc’s that the player may control.
Another aspect of Hero that is extremely unique is its game content. The storyline of Hero Online was created by a collaboration of renowned authors known for their work in Asian Martial Arts Fiction. Players will actually have the opportunity to take part in the story and see how it progresses as they play the game. Through story-specific quests and game content, 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. All in all, Hero Online will definitely provide American gamers with a new flavor of MMORPG that is both exciting and engaging. While more can be said about Hero Online’s unique features and gameplay, the best way to truly see and experience its novelty is by playing the game yourself. Come see how you can be a Hero online! - Hero Online Development Team
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