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13 July

07/13/2016 Patch Notes

What's new

Summer Event (July 13th - August 2nd)

Summer is back and so is the Summer Island, Manta Reef! You can start the summer experience by speaking to the Pori Dig Duv. You can find him in all main cities, next to the Warp Portal.

Before heading to the beach, you will obviously need a swimsuit! Some of you may still have the costume (or the appearance of the costume) from last year. But for all newcomers, you will need to get a swimsuit to get to the island. Dig Duv will tell you how to acquire one (repeatable quests), or you can check our webmall for any swimsuits on sale ;)

Now, we must warn you, if there is one thing that the Poris hate, it's violence. This is why you will have to leave your weapon in your inventory while on the island. In addition, Smart Matching functions will be disabled during your stay on Manta Reef.

To sum things up: in order to reach this dream destination, you will need to be wearing a swimsuit and have your weapon unequipped. As the Poris are a pacifist tribe, do not even think about challenging another Soulkeeper to a duel while on the island!

"Cool, I've got my swimsuit, now how do I get to the island?"
Just speak to Dig Duv and he will port you over to Manta Reef in a flash!

In addition to Manta Reef, you can also access a special island that will only be open for 30 minutes every hour. You can only access it when the water recedes (for instance: open from 9:00 -9:30, then closed from 9:30 until 10:00, and open again from 10:00-10:30 and so on). This is Watermelon Island, the land of ripe watermelons! You will have to talk to the Watermelon Island Entry Staff Pori in order to travel there.

You may run around the island or use your mount if you wish! Complete the quests, take part in the mini games, chat with the Pori tribe, and have an unforgettable stay!

Upon completing quests, you will receive a special currency: the Manta Reef Coin. You can also earn Manta Reef Coin Fragments. You can turn 10 of them into coins, or use a coin to buy a pack of 10 fragments, as both are usable in the shop.

The speciality shop will have the following items for sale (for Manta Reef Coins or Fragments):

- Valuable Primal Essence
- Coconut Crab - 30 Days
- Hermit Crab - 30 Days
- Cold Soup
- Digestant
- Njord's Blessing
- Edun's Blessing
- Vivid Crystal
- Soul Orb
- Recipe: Pearl Oyster Stew
- Manta Reef Coin Fragment Box (10 Fragments)
- Outstanding Remedies
- Desirable Remedies
- Outstanding Minor Scrolls
- Desirable Minor Scrolls
- Desirable Combination Scroll (NT)
- Mystical Combination Scroll (NT)
- Celestial Combination Scroll (NT)
- Noble Combination Scroll (NT)
- Issus Healing Potions x 20 (Box)
- Issus Healing Scrolls x 20 (Box)

*WARNING* Everything related to the Summer Event will be deleted once the event is over (on August 2nd) except the following:

- Costumes
- Pets
- Achievements
- Titles
- Prismatic Water Balloons

Enjoy the sun and the beach!

PvP Event (July 13th - August 17th)

• Pop into Bernicia, Ignea or Mnemos and look for the NPC Lloyd, who will give you 2 quests for the event!
- One of the quests will be a daily to complete the Battefield 3 times. Beat this quest to win 75 Courage Fragments!
- The second quest will be repeatable, so you can accept it as many times you want. To beat it you will need to activate the new special energies in the Battlefield five times. Do this and you will receive 5 Courage Fragments!

• The Battlefield can be a daunting place, but if you act without fear, victory will surely be yours! There are energy points located all over that will give you a random buff. Try them out, but be careful, they're not all friendly. They can raise or lower your speed, hurt your HP, or even cause damage to others around you. Go check out what these buffs can do!

• Now, you may be wondering -- what are these Courage Fragments you keep talking about, anyhow? Well, when you get 20 of them, you can right-click on them and - *POOF!*- they'll transform into a Courage Box! This box will give you a random item! Check out what you could win!

1 x +5 Vivid Jewel Box
1 x Premium Buff Ticket - 2 Hours
10 x Enhancement Boosters
5 x Magic Eggs
20 x Magic Eggs
50 x Magic Eggs
5 x Battle Healing Potion (Battlefield Only)
10 x Battle Bandage
10 x Purification Scroll
5 x Special Roast Turkey
2 x Energy Drink - 24h
5 x Superior Purification Scroll
10 x Battle Healing Potion (Issus Only)
2 x Battle Healing Scroll (Issus Only)
3 x Ymir's Dazzling Blessing
3 x Giran's Dazzling Blessing
1 x Soul Orb
1 x Nightmare Stallion - 3 Days
1 x Safeguard
1 x Ghost Tiger

So get out in the battlefield and start collecting Courage Fragments now!

Gem Enhancement Event (July 13th - August 17th)

New event-exclusive achievements have been added for this event. Every player who successfully enhances from +6 to +7 vivid jewels will receive an additional +7 vivid and a Superior Safeguard for that level. The same goes for enhancing from +7 to +8 vivids: you'll receive an additional +8 vivid and a Superior Safeguard for that level.

There is 1 achievement per jewel type (1 for the +7 ruby, another for the +7 onyx...), which means you will only receive rewards the first time you successfully enhance each grade/type of jewel. Players who have already completed these enhancements in the past will not automatically have the achievement - they will need to complete it again to receive the reward.

Note: This event will run from July 13th to August 17th. The achievements will no longer be obtainable after the maintenance on August 17th (when episode 2.5 starts).

Raid Support Event (July 13th - August 17th)

To encourage players to run the Frostcore Ruins raid (and complete their quest for the White Regal Goat before it disappears with the introduction of episode 2.5), there will be a support event taking place until the start of Episode 2.5. An NPC at the entrance of the raid in normal mode will give you free potions and scrolls.

Cash Shop Updates

• Magic Lamp (Season 13): New costumes, new pets and a new mount!
- The new mount Nightmare Stallion has a special speed buff! This buff applies to the player and all party members in a 30-meter radius. The movement speed buff is activated every 30 seconds for 10 seconds. However, after 30 seconds, the buff is not automatically triggered again: you will have to dismount and summon the mount again to trigger the effect once more.

• Updates to in-game shop: New School Uniforms added to the shop for all classes.

• Insta-70 Pack: The Insta-60 pack has been removed and replaced with a new Insta-70 pack. You can use it after level 8 to immediately raise your character to level 70.
Note: You need to have another Lv. 70 character on the same server to be able to use the level-up scroll.

• Appraiser's Optimizer has been removed from the in-game shop and ML 13 has been added (see details below).

Misc Updates

• Raid entry count has been updated: 3 Weekly entries (+4 with dungeon tickets).

• Magic Eggs Daily Quests: Magic Eggs are back on some of the Lv. 70 Daily Quests. Each of these quests will now give you the regular rewards + 4 Magic Eggs:

- [Daily] One is the Loneliest Number
- [Daily] Soulkeeper Muscle
- [Daily] All By Myself
- [Daily] Plays Well With Others
- [Daily] Precious Red Chrome in the Vaulted Plain
- [Daily] Priceless Red Chrome in the Burning Plain

• Issus Quests: New quests have been added to the Issus Guide NPC in Ignea to encourage smaller guilds to participate. These will give you extra Issus Healing Items and gold for capturing towers.

- [Daily] The Road to Victory (capture 1 small tower + kill 10 enemies)
- [Daily] Occupy Alexandrius (capture 3 small towers + kill 15 enemies)
- [Daily] Retake Alexandrius (capture Alexandrius tower + kill 20 enemies)

• The Pori Cup and the Leveling Event have come to an end. No specific items will be removed, but all event-exclusive quests will. The Raid Event (for the White Regal Goat) will still remain in game until August 17th (start of Episode 2.5).

• As you know, our developer Nvius was acquired by the company Mr. Blue. The logo seen when launching the game has been updated accordingly.

Announcements

• PvP Season 4 will begin on August 17th with Episode 2.5. Compete now to reach the top spot in the rankings and qualify for special end-of-season rewards! More info on these will come in the following weeks.

• PvP Gear from Season 3 can be transformed into metal fragments (similarly to what happened with Season 2 PvP Gear). These fragments can then be used as currency to buy new gear in Season 4. It will be possible to transform Lv. 163-169 PvP Gear into materials at the beginning of episode 2.5. It will not be possible to transform Lv. 160 PvP Gear into metals.

• As the EXP necessary for gear optimization is increasing, the current Appraiser's Optimizer will be removed from Magic Lamp Season 13 and the shop. Episode 2.5 will introduce new optimizing materials.

• A Gem Enhancement Event will run from July 13th to August 17th. Its related achievements will no longer be obtainable after the maintenance on August 17th (when episode 2.5 starts).

Bug Fixes

• It was reported to us a while back that players who already had reached Lv. 5 of their soul skills before the start of Episode 2 could not unlock the new achievements for reaching Lv. 3, 4 and 5 of their soul skills. This has now been fixed, and all players who had reached these levels before Episode 2 will now receive the corresponding achievements.

• It was also reported to us that the Legendary PvP items could not all be acquired, as the time given to collect Hephestus and Resource fragments was not enough to acquire the complete set (weapon + accessories).
Mr. Blue has fixed this by reducing the required amounts of Hephestus' Bright Trapped Soul from 600 to 70 and of Bright Concentrated Resource Vitality from 950 to 190. All players who already exchanged their fragments for a weapon or accessory will be compensated and will receive the difference (Hephestus' Bright Trapped Soul x 530 and Bright Concentrated Resource Vitality x 760). Items will be delivered to the event tab during the scheduled maintenance.

• Several typos/mistakes in skills' and items' descriptions reported to us have been fixed.

Known issues

• Quest arrow for the summer event pop-up quest will only work in a 100-meter radius of the Pori NPC. If you are further away you won't have the direction arrow. However, the Pori NPCs are easy to find! They are in all main cities next to the Warp Portal.

• Nightmare Stallion description says buff applies to "surrounding allies within a 30 meter radius". It should be "surrounding party members".

• PvP Event Box's description has a typo. It should say "When used, you'll receive a reward from a variety of items at random."

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16 June

Producer Letter - June

The team enjoyed the anniversary events immensely. Participation in quizzes and contests was high, the cakes looked delicious, your feedback was positive, the live-stream was a wonderful experience, and your screenshots were gorgeous. All in all, we had a blast during the anniversary and want to thank all of you for celebrating the first year of Echo of Soul with us!
We’re looking into the possibility of offering some of the most popular events again in the future.

Kick it!
The European Football Championship is in full swing now, and, you guessed it, we’re running a related event! The Poris have heard rumors of this strange “feetball” sport and need your help to “kick balls.” If you help them out, they’ll have some nice rewards for you!

Swift Growth Event
For anyone who is not yet level 70 or has some alts to level up, we also have a new event especially tailored to your needs. Every time you defeat the final boss of a solo dungeon, you will receive an experience scroll that, on average, should give you enough experience to gain a new level.
To keep your gear up to date while you breeze through the levels, you will also receive new equipment, including jewel sets, at certain level thresholds.

Feedback
As usual, I will also talk about the topics that were of high interest in the community in the preceding weeks:

July Event
You asked for it, and we are happy to oblige: The Manta Reef event is coming back this July. To minimize the disruptive effect the event had last year on other parts of the game, we will tweak the costs for the rewards, especially the Valuable Primal Essences.

Smart matching for raids
There were concerns that some players couldn’t find a group for the Frostcore Ruins. To make the raid more accessible, we’ve activated smart matching for it. Happy raidboss-slaying!

Episode 3
As mentioned in the last producer letter, the developers of Echo of Soul were acquired by a company named Mr. Blue. Mr. Blue has now officially announced that Echo of Soul will be published again in South Korea, complete with the Episode 3 content. Mr. Blue is right now developing Episode 3 and we look forward to sharing the coming content with you.

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FEATURES

Six customizable classes: Warrior, Archer, Rogue, Guardian, Sorceress and Warlock

Robust PvP combat including battlefields, arenas, and open guild war

No dedicated healing classes, creating more fast-paced and strategic combat

Soul System enables the collection of souls from fallen foes to activate buffs, enhance abilities, or craft useful items

Take on hundreds of new quests on the road to level 70.

Battle your way through brand new, high-level Solo and Party Dungeons.

Reach untold heights of power with new gear and enhancement systems.

Show off your skills in an exciting new PvP season.

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS: Windows XP
Processor: Intel Core2Duo (or Dual Core)
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce 6600
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 15 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
Processor: Intel Quad core / AMD Phenom X4 and higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce GTS 250 or higher
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 15 GB available space

How to begin with Echo of Soul...

I suppose to begin, I'm gong to give my rating on this game: 8/10 (reserving judgment due to the status of the game being Open Beta) => RECOMMENDED

I've had a bit of a love-hate relationship with Aeria Games since I first became a member in 2008. Echo of Soul is the third of their published games which I've played for more than 2 days. In fact, I've been playing this game since their Open Beta launch on June 1st. But this isn't about my history with others of Aeria's games, this review is about this one in particular. Let's begin, shall we?

=====CHARACTER CREATION=====
The first thing you'll notice about Echo of Soul is that there are a total of five classes (thus far) to choose from. These classes are gender-locked, and each class has two spec mastery paths. The gender lock is there to follow with the game's storyline. The classes you can choose from are as follows:

1. Male Warrior
2. Male Rogue
3. Female Guardian (Lancer, for those familiar with Tera)
4. Female Mage
5. Female Archer

As you will begin to notice, there is no dedicated healing class. More on this later.

Each class has different customization options available to further make your character unique in physical appearance. You then start off with a default costume (I can assume this to be random from a small pool, as I've created different characters of the same class, and ended up with differing clothing looks from the get-go.)

=====LEVELING=====
Leveling in Echo of Soul is very much geared toward the casual player. For the hardcore speedlevelers, it's possible to make it from levels 1 to 60 (current cap, at time of review) in a matter of 1-3 days through the game's PvP Battlegrounds (accessible starting at level 10.) For the more casual player, you can still make it to 60 relatively quickly or you can take your time with it. Moderate-speed casual players can make it inside of a week. Slow casuals can make it to cap in abotu 2 weeks of gameplay time.

Both PvP and PvE Questing offer a very generous amount of EXP, so reaching cap is entirely on how you want to do it. You can go solely as a Battlegrounds resident, through the PvE story, or mix it up a bit. For the best leveling experience, I would recommend doing either PvP or PvE (depending on which one you want to stick to primarily) just to try it out.

Grinding mobs in the overworld will provide very little in the way of EXP. Grinding overworld mobs is an easy option to obtain enhancement jewels, crafting ingredients, or even some crafting recipes. If you wish to do PvE grind for EXP, then your best bet would be to do so in the dungeons. Though, grinding out the dungeons might not be a bad idea, as the sub and main bosses can provide your character with class-specific equipment sets to further enhance your stats and abilities. There is also the option to take repeatables in maps called Infinite Hunting Grounds which also reward a fair amount of EXP per turn-in.

=====ECONOMY=====
There are a couple of things which new players will find out relatively quickly:
1. Mobs do not drop money.
2. Items from NPC vendors are really cheap.

This means it will be relatively difficult to make solid gold before your 50-60 level bracket. I would assume it to be a tactic by the developers to maintain a relatively strong pre-endgame economy. With that being said, there is no restrictions on the amount of in-game gold you can carry in difference to those at level cap. If you wish to make some quick major gold for your earlier levels, your best bet would be to utilize the cash shop and in-game auction board.

As I have not hit level cap, as of yet (I'm a -very- slow player, and have taken more time to get to know the forum community due to my work/sleep schedules) I will not post a comment on endgame economy.

=====QUESTING=====
PvE questing is quite linear, and very story-based. While you do get a vast amount of miscellaneous quests (both overworld and dungeon) the magic of PvE questing truly shines with the story-based quests. As with most typical MMORPGs, you get EXP, money, and the occasional piece of gear to upgrade your set. However, it's also relatively easy to outlevel some of these quests, but the EXP you gain from some of the lower-level quests is still quite generous.

=====Player-versus-Player=====
Echo of Soul offers two types of PvP: Battlegrounds and Open-World Guild vs Guild. Let's expand, shall we?

Currently, there are two Battlegrounds maps (both accessible starting at level 10.) Both are points-based Capture the Flag-esque types. One requires teams to capture resources spawned on the map, and the other requires teams to capture and hold towers for as long as possible. The actual player-kill aspect of these battlegrounds can be quite hectic and fast-paced. There are also two tiers of Battlegrounds- one for Levels 10-59, and one exclusively for Level 60.

Open-World GvG takes place between guilds which have declared themselves to be hostile. Players in hostile guilds are fair game to be PK'd at any time, anywhere by other hostile guilds' members. Guildless and Peaceful-alligned guild players do not have to worry about being randomly PK'd while running around the overworld maps.

There is also a PvP event (run at least daily) called Valhalla. Since I have yet to participate in this event, I cannot write a review about it.

=====CRAFTING=====
Like the rest of the game, crafting is geared toward the more casual player. Relatively cheap and brainless, it's fairly easy to level both a profession and the two hobby crafting skills available in a short amount of time. Certain tiers of crafting require certain character levels to be obtained. Beginner-level crafters can gain most of their supplies directly from their crafting vendor. However, there does come a time where some mob grinding is required to get higher level base materials.

=====UNIQUE FEATURES=====
1. Echo of Soul has a hunger system. This is determined by two values: Energy and Satiety. The higher your current energy level is to your max, certain buffs are applied to your character. You increase energy by eating foods which are crafted or obtained as quest rewards. Satiety is how much food you can eat. With a max value of 1,000 and each piece of food taking up 200 Satiety, this leaves you with a maximum of 5 food waten at a time. Satiety can be decreased over time, or with the use of a Digestant item. Energy is depleted through the use of skills.

2. The Soul System: Through daily rewards or killing of mobs, you can obtain what's called "Chaos Souls." When purified (either near a purification point, or cooperatively with another player) these souls can grant you charges for temporary buffs.

3. The Cash Shop: While most free-to-play MMOs out there have a cash shop which is mostly geared to be pay-to-win, Echo of Souls isn't geared that way. Mostly asthetics or RNG fun, there is literally nothing on the cash shop which you are required to get to advance in the game, or gain a significant advantage. The things on the shop which seem that way are literally a pay-to-be-lazy mechanic.

4. No Dedicated Healer Class: The entire party works as a team to heal!

=====THE BADS=====
1. There is no general server chat channel. Primary communication is done at either close-range, through the use of the Loudspeaker items, or on the map-specific Shout channel. Unless you get yourself into an active guild, or are part of a different chat system (i.e. Teamspeak) prepare to be playing mostly in blisful chat silence towards you.

2. Your other Typicals: Elitists, gold spammers, and general complaining doomsday naysayers.

=====TL;DR=====
If you're a casual gamer looking for a casual game which you can level relatively easily without getting too far behind the curve, then Echo of Soul is a good pick for you!

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Posted: 8 August

I recommend this game , haven't played it too much but looks and plays pretty smooth

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Posted: 7 August

good game, not the best unless you put time in over a few days in a row and you take breaks from it now and again. I found the game a bit hard to play solo (except for that one boss i killed solo) and some missions give out good gear so it is a typical rpg and quite a good one.

Posted: 6 August

Highest settings I get 40 FPS, with an i5-4690K and a GTX 970? UI is terrible and conflicts with the world/textures. No thanks.

Please make the classes non gender locked!!!!

Posted: 5 August

I absolutely love this game and all the amazing friends I have made in it <3

Posted: 4 August

This game is your standard F2P mmo. If you like doing the same "collect this, kill that" quests over and over then this game is for you. On the other hand I found the game quite fun when you have other people to play with, but I never found it difficult to run solo. All in all I would recommend this game to the person who is new to mmo's or just looking to play something free with their friends.

Posted: 1 August

Thought this game was going to be really cool. Boy was i ♥♥♥♥ing wrong... stand still pvp, the world isnt open has portals you have to go through and wait like 2.5seconds for the map to load.. like is this 2001?

Posted: 22 July

really awesome to play with your friends and just have a good time

good.

Meh, veterans everywere

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daleksecond

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Posted: 16 July

Game ♥♥♥♥ed old players. A good indication that they will ♥♥♥♥ over current players too in the future.

Examples:
1. Lvl cap increases. By adding maximum levels, the skill tree has expanded. However, the way the skilltree has expanded is ridiculous and impractical. For those that hasn't played EoS, it runs on a skill tree that allows you to choose 2 perks out of 3 for every 5 levels up until your last level, which you can only choose one from.

- Instead of adding new skill columns for lvl 65 and lvl 70, they just inserted some into lvl 30s. This means that you have lost your final class ability, for most classes, is a significant buff that can decide whether you can do a dungeon at lvl 60 or at lvl 70.

2. Pay to win. This game was one of the best games 2 years ago. I played it before it came on Steam. Every one would be on equal playing grounds. You could spend no money on this game and be better than the guy that spent 300 dollars buying custom skins, pets, etc. You could get really OP items by grinding for them day and night. And everyone else who wanted that item has only one way to get it: by grinding for it. Now you can pay to have a mount that gives you the same buff as the mount that took someone over 6 monthes to grind for.

3. Toxic Community. Now for a game that has PvP implemented into it, toxicness is understandable. It has always existed in battlefields, Valhalla. This does not mean that the game should get to the point where even Game Sages have quit and you are left with a Report button that has not done anything since the start of the game.

There are so much more issues that I can address on this game, but just know now, any time that you spend on this game will become nothing once the developers decided that they want more money.

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Posted: 22 June, 2015

Note: My play time on Steam is NOT what I determined this review with. I played before it came to Steam.

First off my guild(The Oran'Thul) was personally contacted by the devs of Echo of Soul to test the game. This is an unbiased, truthful review of the game.

Let me start by saying I plan to give this game a negative review. Now that's not saying its terrible and its not worth playing, but for those who take their MMOs seriously and competitively, you are going to want to steer clear of this one.

Echo of Soul at its core is a pretty decent MMO, entertaining pve and pvp. It does not stand out from the rest of the MMO's but for the features it does have, it does do them pretty well.

The MAJOR issues that this game suffers from is pretty much what plagues every other MMO that has been released for the past few years.

1. PAY TO WIN.

This is a MAJOR issue for those who wish to play MMOs competitively and take their MMOs seriously. This game comes from Aeria games, for those of you who have played their games before you most likely are not surprised to hear that this game is P2W.

2. BALANCE ISSUES.

My god.....my guild and I looked past the pay to win issue in this game and said "meh its an MMO to kill time with". When we got into the battlegrounds.... the balance...MY GOD THE BALANCE!!!!

The issue became apparent when we were still low levels, so we brushed it off as a balance issue at lower level pvp. As we leveled the issue became much...MUCH worse.

There are currently 5 classes in the game, 3 are nearly unplayable vs the other 2. Can you guess who the underpowered ones are? As always, its the melee. The sorceress and the Archer are disgustingly overpowered to the point that you shouldn't even bother pvping at all as a melee.

3. CHANNEL SYSTEM

The channel system...the bane on all open world MMOs. For those of you who dont know what a channel system is....here is a quick explanation.

A channel system is pretty much a way to take one server and break it up into a ton of mini servers. This allows the developers to spread out a congested world so players arent overcrowding everything to the point that there are no mobs to kill and you cant move an inch without being ganked.

There is a right way, and a wrong way to implement a system like this. Echo of Soul does it the wrong way.

As you progress through the game you are constantly entering little instance portals, this hurts the game as you get the feeling that the world is not an open worlds, its just a bunch of mini instances smashed together with load screens between each of them.

When you enter these portals you are thrown into a random channel of that specific zone.

For instance...

FOREST ZONE (CHANNEL 2) --> CAVE ZONE (CHANNEL 4)

As you can see above, when you progress from one zone to another you are thrown into a random channel. This may be packed full of players, or have none at all.

This really destroys the feeling of being in an open, growing world filled with players.

In addition this absolutely KILLS world pvp. My guild and I found it nearly impossible to join a friend in a channel to participate in world pvp becuase the channel was filled.

Lastely this also allows players to leave the channel to run away from potential pvp.

This truly makes for a babies MMO and anyone serious about their MMOs should stay away.

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Some cash shop items.
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Instant ressing on spot.

4% attack damage buff
4% defense buff
30% increased pvp currency
mounts that have a lower chance to be knocked off of when received damage.
amnesia = respec (you only get ONE for free....ONE)

EXP AND GOLD GAIN DOUBLED FOR 24 HOURS.

Digestant = Allows you to use an incredible amount of rediculously powerful food buffs.

Appraisers Pouch = Reroll stats on a piece of gear to obtain the one that suits you best.

AND THE WORST MOST PAY TO WIN CRAP IN THE GAME

SAFEGUARD = PREVENTS A JEWEL FROM BEING DESTROYED WHEN ENHANCEMENT FAILS. - This right here.

And in Addition...
ENHANCEMENT BOOSTER = INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR A SUCCESFULL ENHANCEMENT.

Jewels are single BEST way to increase your gear. You know those MMOs where you can increase a piece of gear from +1 to +5 without failing then anything from +6 to +9 has a chance to downgrade then anything above +9 has a chance to break the piece of gear?

Well these jewels are that in a nutshell. A player with +10 gems in every slot can easily kill 5 players at the same time if those players have no gems.

If you continue to use this item and shovel heaps and heaps of money into the cash shop. YOU. WILL. BECOME. A. GOD.

It may take you $1000, or maybe $2000, but if you throw enough money at this game YOU WILL BE UNTOUCHABLE.

Here, enjoy some links.

http://cms-content.s.aeriastatic.com/92659e831f6a71673aaff2e483503276/files/eos/image/F/FarmpackEN.jpg

http://cms-content.s.aeriastatic.com/c4d3f6851764005cc00e8f558f711bb6/files/eos/image/2/2-Safe-23.jpg

http://cms-content.s.aeriastatic.com/388506da8cdc0bf28698113eee760cb3/files/eos/image/1/10-EN1-230.jpg

http://cms-content.s.aeriastatic.com/3a9742e1df1c8bcfe89e4e9225c2cc76/files/eos/image/p/pvppackhero.jpg

http://cms-content.s.aeriastatic.com/5e5fe0eed44ce71da5e09675f95a3355/files/eos/image/4/401-AppraisersPouch50WM.jpg

http://cms-content.s.aeriastatic.com/d4924c57c4fcc6da8c3fb528e42e4b7a/files/eos/image/1/101-Amnesia.jpg

Source: Their cash shop page: http://echoofsoul.aeriagames.com/itemmall/Featured

All in all, its not too bad for casual MMO players.

I give it a MEH out of a possible BON QUISLO

attraidies1968

186 products in account

1 review

Posted: 27 June, 2015

I would like to start by saying I havn't tried the PvP side of the game and doubt i will, its just not my thing so I will leave that for people that play that way to comment on that side of things, so that said i will comment on the PVE side which is the way I play my main MMo's (WoW, FFXI, FFXIV and Rift).

I've found this nice fun, easy to play and learn, although im not through to end game content yet Im still questing through and leveling my mage I am finding it nicely paced and not too rushed. If you play other mmo's ou'll find the quests are of the usual variety collect X of this, kill Y of those monsters, one feature i do like and wish a few others would pick up and incorperate into thier games is that not only do the quests show on the mini map each quest has a little arrow and distance marker beside it showing where to go and how far it is, nice touch thanks, quest text is clear and easily readable and understandable and also conveys the game lore without it being bashed over your head with it.
The single player dungeons are also a nice touch aswell, it gives you the chance run off do a dungeon without having to hang around either waiting for a group finder to get a group for you or you tring to PUG a group, the instances are not insainely difficault and can be done with quest dropped items and also give good rewards without spending ages to finish there are some simple tactics to each boss which are easy to pick up and learn, and the usual rule applies "Dont stand in the Fire".
To the big question being as it is free to play is it pay to win? As far as PVE goes not really, you can get boosts and safegaurds to your crafting and things of that fayre but most of the pay for items I've seen so far are vanaty Items and these can be perchased in game from merchants with gold and silver anyway.

Conclusion...
Would i recommend this game to other people? Yes, it makes an ideal starter MMo for people comming into the genre its not overly complicated and everything is explained for you, its not as "grindy" as some i could mention and has a nice pace to it. It does not have the cutting edge graphics that some of the latest MMo's have so can be played on an average PC or Laptop which is no bad thing, not everyone can afford a top end gaming rig. For an experienced MMo player like myself i found it a nice change, everone one i've spoken to in game has been friendly and helpfull which is nice and bodes well for the in game community as a whole. While this will never replace my main MMo's its also not going to be left out either.

Gehtschon

10 products in account

Posted: 23 June, 2015

I definitely recommend this game!

As a ex-hardcore wow player, I would like to share my thoughts on this game as well.

I played this game as a rogue through CBT and the OBT!

Let me give you an honest feedback about this game

1. Creating a character is a little bit weird since you have gender locked classes.
Beside that: The options to customize your character are really nice! I'm very happy with the way my char looks!

2. Graphics: The game will not deliver the best graphics in history but its decent for a f2p. Not everybody can afford to have a BiS computer. It can reach a wider audience and attracts more players.

3. First Steps: The game basically supports you in every possible way. Quests to introduce the dungeon browser, pvp browser and so on.

4. Questing: Of course its the usual Search X and deliver it to Y, Kill X amount of Y but there are other quests as well. I'm not positively surprised but also not disappointed.

5. PvP: You can clearly feel, that the game is made for Characters who reached level 60. You can join the pvp battle as soon as you hit level 10 (with an outstanding matchmaking system) and you most likely get owned by people who have a higher level than you. You resistance and HP are pumped up to level 60 standard but you can obviously not compete with your level 10 gear and skillset. Nevertheless, I was able to get the mvp (best player in the team) a lot of times when i was between level 10 and 40. The PvP is not necessarily innovative but it gives a ton of xp, and is really fun. Even though you are a melee and not level 60.

I also dont get why people complain about (always the same). They took the best content of other games and implemented it here. Its a nice combination of my favourite MMOS.

6. PvE: I really really like the Single Dungeon System and the grouping is amazing as well. You can match groups or go alone. One criticism: The leader can just kick people for whatever reason. If you dont have the super awesome gear, you get kicked in most of the times. On the other hand: It helps a lot to not wipe infinitely and if you dont have good gear, get some. There are tons of ways to farm good stuff in the game and i dont speak about cashing in.

7. p2w?: Yes and No! Of course, this is a f2p title and some paid features give you some kind of advantage. I think, Aeria wants to make things different here and when I compare this Launch to Aura Kingdom back in the days, I can clearly say, that this here is totally different.

I never had the feeling that I have to spend money. Questing was always flawless, never an artificial blocker which annoyed me or forced me to buy an xp boost. There are tons of free events which give me some nice goodies.

Im pretty okay with the fact that people who spend money get some benefits since they are keeping the service alive!

Summary:

There are pros and cons but eventually the game is a lot of fun to play, even without paying!

The game is not really "free". Paying users get some benefits but they dont have an impact on the fairness in game. You can achieve everything without paying in a reasonable time. Its just like a p2p mmo but paying users get a small advantage. Pretty fair imo.

Jasperline

2,697 products in account

21 reviews

Posted: 31 August, 2015

Liked:

-Simple, UI pretty easy to navigate
-Tutorial wasn't overbearing, things are explained decently
-Outfits/gear peices were cute without being overly nude
-Gems are per slot. Emerald? Goes in belt slot and so on.
-Log in bonus, gives some interesting stuff. XP buff for 7 days, other varies things from the cash shop/found in-game.
-End of the first 7 days logging in every day get a faster then "generic" mount. Means EVERYONE gets it, not who spent cash.
-Classes are pretty basic with "talents and a path" to chose from.
-Not overly complex coming from class/talent choices. Makes for easier understanding.
-Every class gets a dodge/teleport out of AOE/trouble usuable on a short cooldown.
-You can be farely close to a mob without aggroing it, making it easy to travel from location to location
-Emotes are unique with some thought placed into their animations
-If you get a quest you need to kill 4 monkeys, you kill the first monkey and the marker will move to the next "Monkey" so you're not easily lost questing
-In big quest hub/major city there is a quest guy who will send you to your next questing location via a map teleport, if you're ever lost.
-PVP is kind of fun, normally not my kind of thing but for a game with no healers, it makes for a stand your ground type thing.

Dislike
-Profession system isn't clearly explained
-Gender Locking
-The Voice Acting, what little there was.
-Some of the story feels a bit scattered, all over the place
-The Cash Shop doesn't really have a whole lot in it, no dangly carrot to make me WANT to spend money...just two quests kind of introducing the Cash Shop (If you're interested in doing them, you need to drop cash or you can easily ignore the two quests)
-It can be poorly optimized in areas
-Graphics are pretty but lacking in feeling
-Quest text can easily be ignored by pressing F (The function with everything in-game Key) and opening the map to find the number you need/are working on.
-The "eating/food" buff has NO explanation, it's kind of a stumbled upon fact.
-PVP maps not explained, just dumped in.
-Incredibly tiny player base.

Overall, I'd recommend this as a fun little game. I am not a big supporter on the publisher they chose to go with, but the game is fun. It's got some seriously good potential if the developers take the time and put some serious polish on it. I can't say it's better then anything, the game is very generic and lacks the oomph needed to get it out there with other major MMORPG contenders, but for a niche random choice, it's decent.

Dasgrino

178 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: 28 June, 2015

***WARING***

This company is Bogus, i made an in game purchase for their in game shop and it went through on Steam's Side. However i did not recieve my currency and then i was locked out of my account for "violating Terms of service". I can not log in to get support from them because of this.

My charges will be disputed and returned but i strongly warn anyone from getting this game and even more so against purchasing in game currency.

Little Gilly

59 products in account

Posted: 8 August, 2015

Gave it a try in the closed beta. Wasn't impressed. Gave it another try now it's on steam. Still not impressed. Character creation is seriously lacking with very few options. And gender locks exist on the classes... for some reason. The controls are wonky, and the animation and graphics, while not really bad, don't exactly stand out as amazing either. Add onto that the fact that Aeria Games - a company that has proven many times in the past they will sink incredibly low to milk money from players - is the publisher, and I think i'll stay well away.

Lanoren

Sylosis

42 products in account

If you've played a lot of MMO's like I have, there is nothing special about this game. I tried to get myself into this one but just couldn't. It's your basic "run here, kill that/gather this" kind of game. But it's a descent MMO non the less... just, nothing new from all the other ones out there.

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