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9 Dragons
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9Dragons, the first authentic martial arts MMO set in ancient China. You join as a poor peasant and through training and quests you reach your destiny as a master of the martial arts.
Total Rating: 6.8125
Reviews: 48 |
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Post Date: 07:31 11-04-2008
Rating: 8
Author: My Name
Comment: Windson, It blocks out clan names so you cant give away clan information! (Like info about the Dragon of that clan) But I liked the game overall, a bit laggy but if you have a fast computer it works well. It's better than WoW but not as good as GW simply because the clothes dont give you armour and the graphics are a bit faulty.
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Post Date: 23:10 05-04-2008
Rating: 7
Author: co6241
Comment: Great game. Amazing story line. But HORRIBLE lag. I barely got through the tutorial with 2 hours of my time.
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Post Date: 14:52 03-04-2008
Rating: 9
Author: DirtyMooCow
Comment: I am a player who is very harsh about video games. Not many games stand out as exceptional in my opinion. But this game is one of them. I found 9Dragons to be more fun than WOW, GW, and FFXI, all of which I have been playing for a long while. What makes 9Dragons a very unique game is its exceptional story line. Those of you who played the game for an hour or two and then put it down have hardly even scratched the surface of this truly wonderful game. I"ve been playing for a long while, am a pretty high level, and I am totally engrossed in this rich games lore. I admit, WOW and FFXI both have very rich stories but they"re stories that have been told for years over and over again in other Warcraft or Final Fantasy games except with different names being tossed around. This game is uniques in nearly every facet.
Now on to the Review:
Graphics: These graphics are low to medium quality depending on your graphics card. I have a pretty expensive setup that can actually play CRYSIS, albeit on the lowest graphics setting, and these characters and landscapes still come out looking terrible. But this is by far the most gorgeous free-to-play game I have ever come across. But keep in mind, graphics do not a good game make.
Sound: The sound is totally negligible. The music plays for a while, then you have an extended period of silence broken only by the growls of animals and the kiais of fighters locked in combat. Shortly after the silence the music will resume.
Gameplay: The actual gameplay isn"t anything special. It brings very little to the table that"s any different from any other MMORPG. You point at a monster, click it, beat the crap out of it, repeat until you level. When you level up so many times you can unlock new techniques from a Sifu (Chinese Sensei or Master) or a clan Master. But after you do this you don"t get the skill automatically. You need to earn it by training on a dummy. Many people hate this, but I find it to be one of the most enjoyable aspects of the game, it makes me appreciate the skills I do learn more. After awhile it begins to get slow when you reach higher levels and can"t level up anywhere near as fast as you were at the beginning. But don"t give up, eventually you"ll level up and can continue on with the game.
Story: The story is rich. The war of 9 Dragons took place and each of the nine clans Dragons (Strongest Warriors) battled one another and then disappeared. What happened to them? Where are they? Are they still alice? That"s up to you to find out. Nearly every time you level up you are given more quests that you can complete. Most of them, Road to Karma or Road to Enlightenmen, are just menial tasks that can get you better items, money, or some experience. But the Road to the Dragon quests unlock a little bit of the games lore and make for a very good stretch of gameplay. I"m very rarely bored when doing these quests, unless I neglected to do them earlier and am just to overleveled to get anything good out of them. The stories are a little different for each clan so you won"t find out about each of the 9 Dragons, personally I only know about the Beggars, Shao Lin, and a very small part about the Heavenly Demon, but do not be discouraged. Even those who concentrate on one clan"s Dragon with one character can get as much out of the story as a person who has a character in each of the clans.
Overall: This game is actually pretty good. I"m surprised it"s free. There are some annoyances that need to be addressed like Acclaims banner popping up every 1/2 second, but since this is how they make there money, that and the cash shop, I can ignore it so long as the game remains free. All in all, this is a solid game. I recommend this game to anyone who has a decent computer that can handle decent graphics and has a good internet connection but I don"t recommend this game to anyone with a bad computer.
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Post Date: 17:41 27-03-2008
Rating: 0
Author: thetruth
Comment: lag and charcater are hideous looking
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Post Date: 23:10 19-03-2008
Rating: 10
Author: mare291
Comment: AWESOME GAME....
nice monsters
awesome characters
but its just awesome....
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Post Date: 03:57 15-03-2008
Rating: 8
Author: Dakkaza
Comment: Really cool game but a little hard to lvl and get money but still really cool :)
Thats why I give this a eight
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Post Date: 11:31 02-03-2008
Rating: 5
Author: Amos
Comment: not bad game, dont like the grind too much but kept my attention for alot of hours, the community dont help newbies so dont try and get help as they dont answer you.
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Post Date: 15:05 18-02-2008
Rating: 5
Author: kingfire28
Comment: pretty good not bad, i have a friend on it who uncle is a gm or something that what keep me playing for like... 1 week maybe, i have a level 25 wutang
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Post Date: 15:35 30-01-2008
Rating: 9
Author: killer00433
Comment: this is awesome on most levels. it has pretty good graphics, great fighting, and i love the weapons. they should add some weapons though and the quests for joining clans have a very small time limit. the one for heavenly demon is only about 2 mins to kill 3 things. overall, its a great game. 9/10
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Post Date: 05:10 08-01-2008
Rating: 8
Author: windson
Comment: Ok, this is my first review so it might not the that great...
The Good:
-Pretty Good graphics
-Good character customization. Lots of diffrent faces
-Loads of diffrent attacks, each haveing their own animation.
-diffrent kinds of attacks.
-You can gain exp and levels for your attacks making them into combo atacks.
-9 diffrent clans and 4 classes, there's even a hybrid class who knows a little of everything.
-Healing items like food are more realistic than most games. In most games it instantly heals you, but in this game it heals within a certian time limit (37 hp every 3 seconds for 15 seconds) Though some powerfull (and expensive) items heal you instantly.
-When you get lightfoot moving inbetween areas is a breeze. Way faster as fast as regular movment and faster if you upgrade it.
-lots of weapons. Each look diffrent.
-each clan has their own special item.
-you can donate to your clan and you get points to spend to learn new moves.
- Sometimes if you complete a quest you can wear text above your head that says somthing like "killer of so-and-so" and you'll get a state bonus, I forgot what they're called though...
-Nice animation.
-When you loss all your life another player can revive you if they get to you fast enough, but if they don't you go into a coma.
-You get choices on where you comeback at if you fall into a "coma".
-Quests are fun, and rewarding, I think, I haven't played this game in a long time so I can't remember if you get much exp from them, but you do sometimes get awsome armor. Some quests you can keep doing over as long as you want.
-Partys divide exp and items evenly, if the party leader says so, the leader can make it so you only share exp but not items or the other way around, or share nothing at all! but then whats the point of a party if you don't share anything? Partys allow up to 6 members I think, or somthing like that.
-You can also make a heros band, which lets 40 members join.
-Every Saturday there's this huge war in a pvp area!
There's this rage mode that makes you super powerfull!!!
The Bad:
-The game trys to shove a cashshop in your face all the time! And there's this pretty pointless advertizment that says Acclaim in the minimap every minute or something! You can't see a thing in the minimap during that time!
-You level real fast untill you hit around lv 50. Then it takes a whole day just to gian a lv.
-If you die and choose to comeback to life where you died this HUGE advertisment for the cash shop or Acclaim pops up and you can hardly see a thing, and to make matters worse you have just a little life when you come back so you'll die in one or two hits.
-To eat food you have to go in peace mode. So everyones atacking you and you can't fight back when your trying to gobble down food to heal yourself.
-Clothes don't give you any defence, but they do give you state bonuses, and some have pockets that you can put stuff in for more bonuses! ^_^
-During Sturday's huge war you keep freezing.
-If you go to a place where theres lots of people you start freezeing.
-If there's to many people you could get dissconected, I was once in this huge market place with lots of people and couldn't get out because I kept getting disconected. After getting diconnected like 5 times I finally got out.
-If the enemy is to strong the game always says you missed, but how can you miss a high level stationary tombstone that your right in front of?
-The game ends up getting boring around lv 50 because it's all training and no fun.
-It's a point and click game so you click on an enemy and your guy goes and fights them, you don't really do anything at all.
-The whole games based around combat, you can't do things like cook or mine or that sort of stuff.
-Some Kun-Fu moves aren't realistic at all. (ex: jumping up and doing the splits)
-You can't say the name of you clan, you type in "buying Wu-Tang item" and it comes up as "buying **** item"
Overall: This game is fun at first but starts to get real boring to people who don't like training forever to gain one level, your better off finding a master and learn the martial arts yourself.
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Post Date: 00:10 03-01-2008
Rating: 5
Author: AnhPhi
Comment: I reccommend this game to anyone who is interested in Grinding as well as PVP. But be warn that there services isn't as good and Indy21 the creator refuses to cooperate with Acclaim.
The Grind is really easy to come by, but around lvl 40is(RC10s+) it will make people quit to those soft core gamers, but challeging for many hard core gamers. For example at at high lvl around lvl 100+ its takes about 2 mobs for .01% which i think its rediculouse. They have a unique system of skill where you train a skill to level up unlike some other MMORPG. The story is a great plot though it isnt completed it makes it even more interesting for people who likes stories lol.
The graphics are really nice for a free game. Also adding to the services, the acclaim team has a lot of work to do since you can still see bugs that appears during CB stage that were fix then appeared again.
In conclusion i say go for it if you really like martial arts, just dont go flaming me if you don't like it, personally i perfer to wait until new maps are revealed and the "buffs" situation is over.
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Post Date: 15:31 30-12-2007
Rating: 1
Author: mark101702
Comment: I wanted to try this game. But the problem is its only playable only in North America T_T I'm here in asia. I dont have any accounts yet.. can somebody help me create an account please T_T send me the info (username/password) in my email please. I am just an ordinary guy looking for an extra ordinary game. - stripes175@yahoo.com
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Post Date: 12:44 29-12-2007
Rating: 4
Author: jmetal
Comment: this game is meh
the graphics are pretty good
but gameplay isnt. i sat there clicking on a haystack for an hour. and for what? all i got was frustrated, annoyed, and bored! and chat system didnt help either. even with tutorail! and thts another thing. those little monologues where some lady tells u how to access stuff thts pretty explanitory. "click on sword to equip it". wow like i couldnt figure tht out myself. and i saw alot of doppelgangers. i swear a little army of ppl in yellow with long brown hair
graphics: 8 best ive seen in a free game other than anarchy online
gameplay: 4 tutorials-aggravating constant clicking- frustrating
character design/customazation: 5 very limited, but good overall design
pvp: i couldnt find any. i couldnt even find monsters!
overall:4
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Post Date: 20:06 23-12-2007
Rating: 6
Author: daimyo92
Comment: good grahics and good fightingness but...you have to have a rly good computer and its way too reptitive.
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Post Date: 23:25 17-12-2007
Rating: 5
Author: maryxiaodongxi
Comment: i don't know how to say, but NPC ... yeah
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Post Date: 09:48 15-11-2007
Rating: 5
Author: d3lrith
Comment: Prolly one of the best f2p games...
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Post Date: 00:47 17-10-2007
Rating: 5
Author: j-dragon
Comment: Like others said,the grinding sucks if you do it for hours on end like you have to do to level up.the skill training is ok,animation and graphics are good,this game is a one of a kind to me,im sure many people will ike this game,the sound,is good.9/10 here.
there is always help,its a good place to play,it is more fun once you get higher in level.It can use with better moves in fghting cmbat though,well thats my rating
the dragon^^
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Post Date: 17:23 15-10-2007
Rating: 8
Author: happylad
Comment: Really fun game but you have to do lots of grinding to get anywere. you have to go out and just kill stuff for hours just to gain one lvl when you get farther in the game. Really fun when you dont have to grind.
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Post Date: 14:16 14-10-2007
Rating: 9
Author: The_Critic
Comment: Dear Players,
I am The_Critic and i dont easily give out 9's... This game deserves a 9 because of the realistic Kung-Fu animation and skill training. The game does of course start slow but so does every game. I have not yet discovered any AoE attack but i will get back when i find out.(+1 point)
===SOUND===
SFX are realistic and good, although the BGM is repetitive and can get very annoying. (-1 point)
===MOVEMENT===
Fast after you get "Light Feet", permits travel to other maps within 5 min tops. Before that it may take up to 10 minutes to travel across the map (+1 point)
===NPC'S===
NPC's play a crucial role in the game, about every NPC will be a part of a quest or give one (+1 point)
===QUESTS===
Some, pointless. Some, ever so rewarding, the level 1 quest is a guarantee level up, not only because of the spider you kill, but because of the EXP you are rewarded (+1 Point)
===GRAPHICS===
the screen shot that GameOgre has supplied should say enough, the graphics are awesome for a free game. Weapons aren't flat not is any scenery or monsters. (+1 Point)
===GRIND===
FUN, fast, and you gotta be awake. The grind will drain your health like a Vampire at a blood bank. so be sure to bring some pots :D (+1 Point)
===BOSSES===
Bosses live up to their name in this game, very tough and take many people to kill. Also, their re-spawn rate is low so you will only see them on rare occasions. (+1 Point)
===PARTY SYSTEM===
Divides exp equally in half, also giving a couple exp extra, so find a party if you need to level up faster.
===MISC===
Over 500 weapons to choose from and a variety of factions. (+1)
So there you have it dear players, this game is quite enjoyable, download it now and see for your self.
Your Friend,
The_Critic
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Post Date: 15:03 12-10-2007
Rating: 8
Author: Flinty24
Comment: A surprisingly good game. At first, I was a bit wary of playing the game, though as I am an avid fan of all things martial arts, I tried it out, and I have to say I wasn't disappointed. Cool game features include real martial arts moves/forms, movie-like special effects, such as running amazingly fast, and good graphics make this game definitely worth playing. Also, the different clans add some diversity to the game, while roaming the landscape at the equivalent of 50mph can be entertaining. Great to roam around, and not too much grinding means that I give this game 8 out of 10.
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Post Date: 19:04 05-10-2007
Rating: 10
Author: codybates
Comment: This game is pretty good imo. I really like this game the grind isnt bad and the action and skill increasing is very original and fun. There are tons of classes to choose from with lots of authentic weapons to use. Overall a very good game
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Post Date: 19:27 16-09-2007
Rating: 3
Author: Sylexus
Comment: LAWL LOL LOL LOL
this is a silkroad rip off you can tell just by looking at it. to me its a waste of 3 hours download time, even rappelz has more to offer (and i hate rappelz) im not going to tell you not to play it because everyone has their own opinions. im just not recomending it.
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Post Date: 13:14 03-09-2007
Rating: 5
Author: pepsi1028
Comment: this game is pretty fun when u get higher...tons of tns of quests, very good graphix, good community always sumone to help u...i give it an 8 cus i can get repetitive
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Post Date: 20:00 13-08-2007
Rating: 10
Author: gsker
Comment: This game is great!!!!Try it, it is worth it. JK the download is long but think it was worth the wait. The kungfu moves are awesome!
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Post Date: 18:34 05-08-2007
Rating: 3
Author: neobloodline
Comment: I have tried many of the free mmorpgs and alot of the paid ones. This one is probably 1 or 2 from the BOTTOM of my list.
I can appreciate a older looking game if the gameplay is good enough but the gameplay in this just didn't do it for me. I found a comparison of this to silkroad to be a disgrace. Go with silkroad you'll be infinitely happier.
I don't base my ratings on the fact that it's free or paid, let's face it a junky game is still junky whether it's 50 bux or 99 cents. If you have a system with anything newer than maybe a geforce 3 this game with be a waste of time as you can play much more satisfying games with enriched graphics and gameplay.
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Post Date: 23:58 03-08-2007
Rating: 10
Author: Maxxstor
Comment: Awesome game! Best martial arts game I have played because learning the fighting stsyles is a huge part of it instead of just popping somebody and saying"I know martial arts, I am tough".
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Post Date: 12:43 14-07-2007
Rating: 9
Author: phynx477
Comment: Awesome free game, lots of in game ads too. Also a lot of forced leveling for quests.
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Post Date: 00:28 14-07-2007
Rating: 7
Author: PestvsPet
Comment: Hate acclaim games like bots and the junk it used to put out but also a martial arts fan. Fun game with different fighting sysles. Acclaim finally has a game that is ok.
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Post Date: 00:10 30-06-2007
Rating: 8
Author: Big Mo
Comment: Fun only if u like kung fu and I do:P. Only complaint is that techniques should be improved.
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Post Date: 23:13 21-06-2007
Rating: 9
Author: Bola
Comment: Very fun martial arts game that is free. The download is big and the ads are in the game too much but I still like it. Always wanted to play a Shaolin and now I can :).
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Post Date: 07:03 29-05-2007
Rating: 10
Author: manimal13
Comment: its grate and the grathics in the game are good for the game i can not wat for the 2 moons to come in to open beta!!!
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Post Date: 13:21 12-05-2007
Rating: 3
Author: jhhj
Comment: READ THIS!
the game looks really good but the gameplay and the fun is bad.
i played conqueronline and eudemonsonline before the graphics were horrible but it was way more fun.
there is no real xp skill and no hp potions in 9D. u figth 5-15 monsters and then u have to flee to meditate its boring and coma like. always the same from level 1 to 150. the leveling stinks, u get to lvl40 in 2-3 days after level 40 it will get soo hard to level suddenly. i know it will get harder every level at any mmorpg but thats not normal (for me). u can arrange ur attributes by urself but if u do wrong u wont level anymore dont try to find answers for attribute arrangement ingame go to the forum. u can only attack one monsters at one time. annoying. u attack one while another is stealing ur hp from the other side. the quests are too easy but ok.
there are so many skills seems to me like the developers never thought about what they need in the game so they just put in everything. but there are very cool and nice looking skills. they are just too much. dont try to level all.
they installed a item mall. now its like all other so called free to play mmorpgs. u need to buy the xp pots and other items to level at a high level or to make ur character strong enough. u have to pay for this game sooner or later dont believe if they r saying the game is finnanced by ingame advertisement. there will be crazy payers who always have an advantage against u in leveling, pking and anything.
the game is totally bugged and the developer team is unable to fix the bugs. with every patch they produce more bugs. they only care about their item mall. and even the item mall is bugged for some players. they dont respond to ur reports because they just dont know how to fix ur problem. if u are one of the lucky ones u will even get blue windows errors screens when ur trying to execute or play the game.
bottom line:______________________________________
the game is boring. dont try this game u will waste ur time and ur money. if u r willing to pay for a mmorpg then just go for a major mmo like WoW it can be cheaper and even better because all players have the same chances. and there is a customer support. this game will be no fun without paying at a high level at least. its fun till level 40 after it begins to get lame.
the story is really good, the characters are cool, outfits, monsters, animations... it really looks good. sounds are good too. i dont want to lie.
but the gameplay, the inability of the developers and the stupid item mall just messes up everything.
try urself. i tried too but now i know what im thinking about this game.
listen to a brother who knows.
____________________9D stinks!____________________
___________Indy21 & ACCLAIM stinks too!___________
it could be a good game if the developers wouldnt screw up everything.
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Post Date: 21:48 25-03-2007
Rating: 7
Author: slayerzigx
Comment: Oh snap, they were right, this game was gunna go under a different company. I thought this game was dead, i was in the CB for the company that originally made it (forgot the name) I'll still score it high because it was a pretty good, ive yet to play this version.
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Post Date: 20:35 08-03-2007
Rating: 4
Author: XenaWP
Comment: Hyaru, it's obvious that you are involved with the game, you are probably a developer or someone who is working behind the game. You talk like a salesman.
There might be hundreds of fighting styles but you never really get to use them all. You get to learn a technique which is made of 3 moves. Each fighting technique levels up as you use it, however before you can use all 3 moves of the technique, you have to get it up to cheng 5 (lvl 5). Cheng 1 and 2 you only use the first move. Cheng 3 and 4 you get to use two moves.
As you level up your technique it becomes stronger. By the time you get a new technique your previous one has just about made it to be at a level where it does some nice damage. Now you learn a new technique, you will have to level it up again and until it gets to the same level of the old one you will do less damage. Of course at the same level the newest technique will do more damage. But if you really want to have a strong one you just stick to the first technique you got and level it up to cheng 10. Boring.
The game's philosophy is that you become perfect by mastering one single tehcnique. The NPCs will even advise you to focus on one technique. I am not sure where the developers got that philosophy from because it's pure rubbish. A martial artist doesn't become good by performing one technique in all his life considering that he will be approached differently by different attackers.
Sounds are OK. Some are horrible. Dogs seem like robots when they bark, one day they got so much on my nerves I just started to kill them all. I guess that's what happens when you get bored.
The story line is good.
This game has a good concept (sort of, I don't like this "one move" philosophy) which is badly executed. It attracted me because of the martial arts only to leave me with a big delusion.
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Post Date: 09:30 25-02-2007
Rating: 9
Author: Zephone
Comment: I certainly agree with xerin... All you silkroad fanboys do my head in... Quick One on One here...
Leveling.
9 Dragons.
Here you can level at a nice steady pace and yes in the higher lvls you may be looking at a few days before you get one lvl.
Silkroad.
GRIND GRIND GRIND !!! 3 F*****G MONTHS for a lvl and that's 5 hours a day at lvl 34.... !!!
Quests.
9 Dragons.
VERY short and very easy starting quests. Ease you in before the much tougher mid to high lvl ones. Drop rate is GOOD... Normaly the first or second mob will drop what you are looking for for a single item quest. collection quest you can look at a 1/3 drop rate.
Silkroad.
OMG... Quests on this game are SO crap... Yes please i'd love to kill over 1000 of the same mob when other players are contantly killing the same ones because they all have the same quest...
Oh YES i'd LOVE to collect your 200 jewels from higher lvl mobs than me with a drop rate of about 1/30 (if i'm lucky)...
Get the idea ?
Gameplay/Control.
9 Dragons.
Simple point and click. Some keyboard use. Travel from one place to the next while killing anything that looks about your lvl, ie: White or orange names.
Silkroad.
Pretty much the same.
Mobs.
9 Dragons.
Mob AI is rather good. Lower mobs will avoid you and try to draw you into a high spawn area where you can be ganged by an amount that may pose a threat. Higher mobs will genraly not aggro unless you attack first. Mobs around your lvl will do a combination of these things. But will fequently run away when low on health.
Silkroad.
WHY ? Why do lvl 10 mobs like Yeowas (the tree things) STILL insist on attacking you no matter your lvl... Why do tigers do the same ? WHY oh WHY do Chakjis EXSIST ??? Dumb AI, Nothing to complement here...
Graphics.
9 Dragons.
Really good. Things look nice enough to take plenty of screenies. In the end who REALLY cares about graphics as long as they are nice... Hell I STILL play old SNES games and thing Ooohh !!!
Silkroad.
Same as above.
----Side note on Graphics----
The animations are VERY nice in 9 Dragons with plenty of fluid martial arts animations and plenty of attacking animations per skill with tons of skills. The animation in Silkroad although nice has NOTHING like this... Only one attack animation per weapon, no extra except the skill animations which 9 Dragons also has.
Sound.
9 Dragons.
FOR gods sake turn the BGM OFF... The Sfx are good and convincing though, with some very nice crunching and gurggling from dying mobs.
Silkroad.
Can't remember if there is BGM here or not.. But the SFX are still rather nice.
OVERALL.
9 Dragons.
For all it's thought and amount of quality around every corner. I'll give 9D a very comfortable 9 out of 10.
Silkroad.
Silkroad was good while in the lower lvls such as 1-20 when it was not the GRIND hell that it becomes. Therefore it only achieves a generous 6
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Post Date: 20:31 23-02-2007
Rating: 10
Author: xezin
Comment: great game uou people whine to much. IF you can find a game that is free to play and has good customer service tell me. The fact is there are so many whiners(like the one below) that they start not caring. I mean if i had a few thousand people complaining at me all the time id say forget it. How about you people stop pointing out the negatives and start looking at and appreciating the good things. Mayb they might change their minds about helping you.
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Post Date: 03:16 03-02-2007
Rating: 0
Author: waaha
Comment: how do you rate a great concept of a game thats impemented in a very dated fasion? a zero
when acclaim get get its act teogther and offer up more then patches they take down a day later after thelying to the community as to why it was released (they said it was player demand, yet not a single player ever demanded the hybird servers)........90% of the community cant even log in and the devs are slient in replying to anyone,
OB= 2 steps backwards from the 1 step forward they took
get your act teogther acclaim and id rate it higher, till then all you have are snot nosed children who dont know any better all happy they can play a janky kungfu game before they have to go back to work in the rice paddy
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Post Date: 13:54 19-01-2007
Rating: 10
Author: goko12
Comment: my best game forever its so great game great graphica great gameplay great sound yayayayay
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Post Date: 07:01 14-01-2007
Rating: 7
Author: sesaqui
Comment: General comments:
Since this game is pre-open beta, you can't expect all features to be there, for example, the Help section. I hope players will bear this in mind as they play.
Graphics: 7/10
Pretty good. I prefer silkroad overall in terms of aesthetics. But the good side is that the game still runs smooth on a not so powerful laptop like mine. It doesn't lag thank goodness.
Game play: 6/10
Personally, I don't really like it, since it's mostly point and click, point and click. There's not much keyboard involvement here, say compared to silkroad.
Interface: (just a special note)
Almost the same as your usual mmorpgs, but if you're new it might be difficult to navigate because certain things are only accessible through keys in the keyboard. For help, I suggest you go to the forums of persistent worlds.
Quests: 6/10
I have only played in the Sacred Flower and Heavenly Demon clans, so I cannot say about the rest, but my current judgement is that I don't really like the quests. They are either too hard or too easy, and for some consecutive levels, there are no quests at all, so you end up grinding endlessly to level and to wait for a quest... which to me is thoroughly annoying because I hate endless grinding. But I heard they are putting up new quests per month, so let's hope it'll be better soon eh?
Community: 6.5/10
Not too bad.. Players are not that unfriendly, some are nice and can be helpful, but some can be pretty much nasty.
Monsters: 6.5/10
The monsters range from extremely hard to extremely easy. Beware that at higher levels there will be more monsters that will be more than willing to mob you, so I suggest that partying would be a good idea. There is also not much variety in monsters, for example, you kill Timid Scamp, next level would be Arrogant Scamp, and the next Wicked Scamp. Same goes for almost all the others..
Skills: 7/10
Since my current level is not that high, my current comment is that skills range from very easy to level (because you use them 24 7 when playing) to difficult (because you only get 0.10 to 0.20% exp per usage of skill... and you don't use them frequently to boot). But they are interesting, more so the actions, this is for you martial arts fans.
Overall:6.5/10
Not bad, a pretty good time filler. It would be nice to have a party so that you won't get bored. Also, a special note on money making. It's tough, unless you're patient to sell your wares, you won't really get much money... and weapons and clothes are ridiculously expensive and you only get to sell these things back at about 1/5th the price you bought them for..
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Post Date: 21:48 09-01-2007
Rating: 3
Author: trytoo2
Comment: The graphics are good. Even if you are on a laptop or older computer, the game will still run smooth.
The community (for persistent worlds version) is very tight and willing to help. They are a great bunch to play a game with!
It is nice being a warrior and only having to meditate to regain health. You don"t have to rely on a healer all of the time (though they do help!), or eating food after every battle.
The downside: not much to do except level. There are no real mini-games, or depth. You pretty much fight enough thieves bandits to level. Then you go and fight enough bandits to level. Then you go fight the angry thieves until you level...rinse and repeat.
Quests are few and far between. An average of 2 or 3 every couple of levels. Don"t expect any quests close to the amount of an average new MMPORG game.
About the unique skills: You don"t really use them. It takes so long to raise the level of the attack to the next level, that you will find yourself mainly just using 2-3 different attacks, just because of the time it will take to raise their skill. Not to mention you will get new and better skills later in the game, so all the building you did on your basic attacks will be useless compared to the newer attacks you will get.
I like the game, I like the devs. I just wish there was more to do than a couple of quests, and then grind...and grind....and grind....
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Post Date: 14:12 17-10-2006
Rating: 10
Author: 9PHT3
Comment: This game is good.
The game is based on skills. And there a lot of quests, like hyaru said, they are adding quests each month. You have one big quest that you need to do. There are a lot of weapons and skills....
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Post Date: 12:08 10-10-2006
Rating: 7
Author: hardass22
Comment: ive played before and i thought it was pretty good
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Post Date: 22:32 06-10-2006
Rating: 10
Author: RougeMaster
Comment: This game rulz and i know a good game game when i play one this beats all the games ive played!
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Post Date: 10:57 06-10-2006
Rating: 10
Author: hyaru
Comment: exelent
by the way the guy that said silkroad is bigger
wrong
silkroad is cooler
wrong
Clans
Each clan has more than 400 unique martial arts styles and over 500 different items of martial arts weaponry. Some clans use unarmed combat while other focus on weapons mastery or even assasination!
Quests
Featuring more than 450 various quests, 9Dragons will be adding 20 to 40 quests per month.
Animation
The animation uses cutting-edge Key-frame animation technology. Players can punch, kick, chop, spin or execute any of the moves they would see in a martial arts movie.
Monster A.I.
Mobs and monsters run away from superior players, chase inferior players or commit suicide when they get fatally wounded. Some monsters will change their appearance to deceive players. Some use transformation skill to get bigger and stronger
Storyline
The overall setting is Ancient China during the Ming Dynasty.the gameworld is based on the actual geography of China. It is split into large maps, and you can travel from one to the next.
Character
Players are always human, male or female, because, although there are some non-human monsters in the game,There are over 500 starting combinations in character creation, from faces to starting costume.Player also have 10 points to spread over thecharacter?s abilities, so player can decide if he want to be a strong character, a quick one, athletic, etc.
Skill
This is a skill-based game, driven by the quest system. To learn a skill, palyer must find a master who will teach you the basics.Each skill has a sequence that player build up by practice.9Dragons has more than 300 different skills and a character can have up to 60 at a time. Each skill also has 10 levels.
NPC
NPCs are critical in 9Dragons because it is very driven by the quest system. They are very detailed and can help players on the path to mastery. Examples of NPCs are shop owners, trainers, guards, etc.
Weapons
9Dragons have more than 500 different weapons to choose from and players can upgrade their weapons by crafting and enchanting them
its so cool even the fighting styles of the game
arent even in a single match to silkroad
silkroad is grinding festival
9dragons is high quality gaming
i now because
i have beta tested both
played silkroad for a long time
and silkroad is so ugly compared to this
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Post Date: 07:57 13-07-2006
Rating: 0
Author: shaderun
Comment: 9Dragons, the first authentic martial arts MMO set in ancient China.
silkroad online, bigger better and cooler than this.
(silkroad is an martial arts MMO in acient china and 9d aint the first one)
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Post Date: 22:22 04-07-2006
Rating: 8
Author: mmorpg_geek
Comment: The detail that went into this game is vast.
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Post Date: 09:33 31-05-2006
Rating: 10
Author: Flow
Comment: If you have never done martial arts before and like games where you are a green orc grinding the same monster to level up then you are likely not to be interested by this game.
If however you know about martial arts then this is a game to look forward to.
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Post Date: 16:48 19-04-2006
Rating: 10
Author: spiderbyte44
Comment: some people don't know when to appreciate a good game. you guys got to stop looking at the graphics and start looking at game play, character sellection, and what style it is. gosh! I rate it a 10
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