New Runes of Magic Cinematic Trailer Released

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Frogster today released a new cinematic trailer for its highly anticipated free-to-play MMORPG Runes of Magic. The spectacular cinematic trailer shows a group of Taborea adventurers challenging the Demon Lord, the powerful fiend of the first chapter ‘Rise of the Demon Lord’ which begins on the day of launch. The appearance of the Demon Lord in the trailer, demonstrates some of the powerful abilities which he will use against players who dare to enter his realm. The cinematic trailer is now available on the official website at Runes of Magic - Videos. Runes of Magic will officially launch in Europe and North America on March 19th, 2009.

For launch, there will be no shortage of adventurers in Taborea, as players continue to join the massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Since the launch of the open beta in December 2008, over half a million players have created 725,000 characters for the ultimate acid test. Valuable feedback on the game has led to visual redesigns and game feature modifications as the countdown to launch continues.

The open beta of Runes of Magic comes to an end on 18th March. Initially the website and forum will disappear and then the servers will disappear for final maintenance. Live operation will begin one day later.

Runes of Magic started the open beta with an English and German version in the middle of December 2008. All interested players can now download the online-role playing game and enter into the fantasy world after creating an account for free on Runes of Magic - Current news.

Runes of Magic – a world full of wizardry and adventure
With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free2play MMO games. Runes of Magic conveys an absorbing story through more than 1.000 quests embedded in an atmospheric fantasy setting. Players can choose between six main classes and combined with a secondary class they present 30 individual combinations of character classes over all. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts like war horses and more. A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the possibility to arrange their own virtual homes with individual furnishing. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP, as well as demanding dungeons and boss-monsters, no wishes remain unsatisfied. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards within a time frame of three years. The studio will provide new challenges for players every three to four months with free add-ons and updates. MMO fans can find more information, pictures and videos on the official website Runes of Magic - Current news.

Features

• Free2play: no monthly fees, free download
• Extensive dual class system (six primary and secondary classes)
• Versatile spell- and attack-combinations
• Enthralling background story
• More than 1.000 quests and quest series on launch
• No zone boundaries thanks to seamless architecture
• Dungeons: Instanced and tile based as well as persistent
• Individually developable skills and spells
• Armour sets with special bonuses
• Dynamic item system with hundreds of runes for upgrading
• Optional PvP system with arena battles and guild wars
• Ranking system with player-ranking lists
• Multitude of unique mounts
• Epic crafting system with the chance to improve existing items
• Personalization of player houses through individual furnishing
• Reputation system
• Customisable user interface with the option to use Add-Ons
• Map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily
• In-game auction houses for trading items
• Teleport-Runes for instant travel
• Mouse and keyboard controls for movement
• Regular updates with new content
• Cross-server fights in three-server-battle in development
• Guild houses in special zones in development