Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogster had also opened servers for France, Spain, Poland, Italy, and Australia as well as servers dedicated to the European Union. After going through an open beta phase, the game was launched on March 19, 2009.
Runes of Magic
- Date
- 2009.
- Publisher
- Gameforge.
- Language
- English and French.
- Genre
- fantasy video game and massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
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Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogster had also opened servers for France, Spain, Poland, Italy, and Australia as well as servers dedicated to the European Union. After going through an open beta phase, the game was launched on March 19, 2009.
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The game client is free to download, and no monthly subscription fee is required because the service is funded by real money transactions (RMT) in the Runes of Magic Item Shop. The game was later acquired by Gameforge when the company bought 60 percent of Frogster Interactive's stake. Controls involve tab-targeting and action bars. The main unique feature is the dual-class system, in which players use skills from two classes, along with "Elite Skills" unique to a given combination. Most of a character's attributes come from their equipment, which is mainly improved by adding "stats" from other equipment or by using "runes". Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy was launched on September 15, 2009. The next chapter, Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms, started April 22, 2010, however all of Chapter III did not become available until August 11, 2010. Chapter IV - Lands of Despair, was released June 16, 2011. Chapter V - Fires of Shadowforge, was released on June 12, 2012. The latest chapter is Chapter VII - Legacy of the Soulless.
Key facts
Key facts
• Developer — Runewaker Entertainment • Publisher — Gameforge, Runewaker Entertainment • Released — March 19, 2009 • Genre — Fantasy, MMORPG • Modes — Multiplayer online • Platforms — Microsoft Windows
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2009
Runes of Magic published.
2011
Runes of Magic (2011) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2011
Runes of Magic digitised by Open Library.
Reception
Runes of Magic won the German Game Developer Award for Best International PC Game of 2009. It also won nine awards in Massively's Reader's Choice and Staff Choice Awards in that same year, In 2010, Runes of Magic was awarded for the second year in a row the German Game Developers Award for Best Online Game of 2010.
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- “Runes of Magic”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q699610: Runes of Magic
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Literature
Exploring Possibilities (Runes of Magic), An Information Technology Surrogate for Religion
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A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure. Runes of Magic (2011) — Open Library.
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- 1.Runes of Magic – PC – GameSpy.
- 2.zh:神諭之戰 – 巴哈姆特. live.
- 3.Runes of Magic Item Shop Is Open For Business. January 20, 2009.
- 4.Pearson, Dan. Gameforge acquires majority stake in Frogster. GamesIndustry.biz. August 3, 2010.
- 5.Metacritic. Runes of Magic for PC Reviews.
- 6.Etherington, Daniel. Runes of Magic. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. March 24, 2009.
- 7.Elliott, Laurence. Runes of Magic review. GamesRadar+. Future US. May 6, 2009.
- 8.GameTrailers. Runes of Magic for PC.
- 9.Thang, Jimmy. Runes of Magic Review. IGN. Ziff Davis. April 14, 2009.
- 10.McDougall, Jaz. Runes of Magic review. PC Gamer UK. Future plc. June 7, 2010.
- 11.GameRankings. Runes of Magic for PC.
- 12.Runes of Magic for PC. VideoGamer.com.
- 13.Best International PC Game 2009: Runes of Magic. IGN. December 9, 2009.
- 14.Runes of Magic Wins Nine Awards in Massively's Reader's Choice and Staff Choice Awards 2009. IGN. January 7, 2010.
- 15.Runes of Magic Named Best Online Game of 2010 in Germany. IGN. December 9, 2010.
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