Game Overview

Regnum Online

Regnum Online is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by NGD Studios, a game development studio located in Argentina. Regnum Online is free to play, but Premium Content options can be purchased. The game can be experienced in English, Spanish, or German-language environments.

The game focuses on the conflict between 3 realms, and the gameplay is all about this realm vs realm combat. In this way it is similar to the game Dark Age of Camelot. Players fight in groups against players of opposing factions, and capture fortresses and castles. In addition, the usual character development typical in other games of the genre is present, as well as player vs monster combats.

Gameplay

With the main focus of the game on PvP (player versus player) combat, or as the term for games like this is, RvR (realm versus realm), the player will spend time leveling their character in order to become more efficient in combat versus opposing realms. PvE (player versus environment) has a secondary role in the game: its main purpose is to gain experience and items.

PvE

Though PvE is secondary to the overall PvP nature of the game, it does provide experience and items. There are some bosses available to kill that require big groups of players to take down, that give powerful items, and there are regular mobs to kill throughout the whole map. PvE encounters also feature in the quests that explain the history of the player's realm.

PvP

The PvP combat is what the game is all about. Players will engage in combat with other players in a non-instanced, free-for-all type of area called The War Zone, trying to capture forts and castles, hunting down and killing enemy players, controlling key points on the map such as popular grinding spots, bridges etc.

Invasions

The ultimate goal of PvP combat in Regnum Online is presented with Invasions. Each realm has a Gem Portal in it's inner region, as well as 2 gem pedestals. The Gem Portal has 6 slots for gems to be inserted. The ultimate goal for a realm is to manage to steal the gems of the opposing realms (2 gems from each of the 2 opposing realms, 4 enemy gems in total) while keeping their own gems safe. Each enemy gem stolen can be placed in one of the slots of the Gem Portal. Once all 4 enemy gems have been placed on the Gem Portal, the realm's own gems may be picked up from their pedestals and placed on the Gem Portal, opening it and thus allowing access to an area where powerful rewards are available. The exact process of stealing a realm's gems can be read in the Invasions article.

Realms

Regnum Online's characters belong to one of the three realms: Syrtis, Ignis or Alsius. The three realms are in constant war with each other, and players from one realm cannot speak or trade with players from another realm in any way. The only interaction enemy players have with each other is in the form of combat.

A player may choose the realm he wishes to join upon creating their 1st character on a particular server (see "Servers" below). After that, they cannot switch realms unless they delete all their characters on that server. A maximum of 3 characters per server is allowed, extensible via a Premium Content item to 6 characters per server.

All six subclasses are available in each realm, though each realm has its own set of quests, boss monsters, and special items gained from these.

Each realm is separated into 3 regions: The Beginner's Area, where new characters are spawned, the Inner Realm, which is the main land of the realm, and the War Zone part of that realm, where the are always open to attack from enemy players. The Inner Realm of each realm is separated from the War Zone by their "Great Wall", with a heavily-guarded gate in the middle.

Races

Each realm has 3 different races the player can choose from to create a character, one of which is a "human" race. Each race has different starting stats and class limitations, and of course, a different appearance. The races are:

• For Syrtis: Wood Elves, Alturians (humans) and Half Elves
• For Ignis: Dark Elves, Esquelios (humans) and Moloks
• For Alsius: Dwarves, Nordos (humans) and Utghars

Classes

There are 3 main character classes in the game: Archer, Mage and Warrior. Additionally, each class has 2 subclasses.

Subclasses

Subclasses are chosen after a character reaches level 10, through the specialist trainer found in the major city of the realm. For each class, one subclass is more offensive and the other more supportive. When a player has already tried out his class, he will feel an inclination towards a certain kind of gameplay. The subclasses are (offensive then supportive):

• Archer: Marksman and Hunter
• Mage: Warlock and Conjurer
• Warrior: Barbarian and Knight

Servers

Main article: Servers

There are two main international servers in the game, Ra and Horus. These exist as distinct worlds; a player can create characters on both servers, but it is not possible to move characters from one server to another. Ra is mainly Spanish-speaking server, and Horus mainly English-speaking, so Horus is normally the recommended server for new players.

Creating a character

When the user is presented with the character creation screen, the first thing they need to choose is the realm their character is going to be in, unless this in not their first character on that server. After this, they need to choose a race and a class for their character, as well as customize its appearance by adjusting the height, face, hair and hair color (and beard, if available for that race) of their character. The next step is to assign 5 extra points to their starting stats (It will be worth-while to read Character Attributes#Base attributes, since some stats are almost useless to some classes). After that, the user can pick a name for their character and create it. (There are a few restrictions for names, for example numbers are not allowed.)

Character advancement

As a character gains experience either through quests or by killing monsters (also known as grinding), they gain new levels in their selected class. At level 10, they can choose their subclass.

Character powers are organized into disciplines, with discipline containing 10 powers. All classes get 4 disciplines. Warriors and Archers get 2 extra disciplines upon choosing a subclass, while Mages get 3 extra disciplines.

Each new level awards the character with some discipline points and for every two levels some power points as well. Disciplines points are assigned to disciplines to unlock new spells, and power points are assigned in spells to raise their effect, duration etc. For more information, see Training.

External links

• Regnum Online gameplay videos at own3D.tv
• Russian fan site
• Russian clan site