Kabalyero

I’ve
been playing Rakion Online this past week and I must confess it’s
addictively fun. It’s not an MMORPG but more of a casual MMO in the
tradition of GunBound, FreeStyle, etc. It also has the feel of
Counterstrike but instead of an AK and a Glock the characters wield
swords, bows, daggers, hammers, etc.

Title: Rakion Online Philippines
Site: rakion.mobiusgames.net
Style: Fantasy/Medieval MMOG
Genre: Full Action
Publisher: Mobius
Developer: Softnyx
Access: Free 2 Play

I
forgot how I came across Rakion but I think I clicked on some ad
somewhere which took me to Rakion Online Philippine website. The site
looked interesting so I downloaded the game, registered, installed and
started playing. I also installed it on another PC so my kids can play
it too.

Medieval Counter-Strike

If you’ve played and
enjoyed Counter-Strike then you’ll definitely enjoy Rakion. I’ve read
that Rakion is like GUNZ but since I never played Gunz I’ll just use
Counter-Strike instead.

In Rakion, there are no rifles, no
submachine guns, no pistols, no grenades, no shotguns all you have is
yourself, your armor, your trusty old sword (hammer, bow, dagger, etc),
and your God given playing skills.

Almost everything in Rakion
feels like Counter-Strike to me maybe because I haven’t played any
Counter-Strike like games for years. I don’t know but whatever that is
I like it.

Choose your Champion 

In Rakion Online you can choose any of the following:

1. Warrior
2. Blacksmith
3. Ninja
4. Archer
5. Mage

Well,
you know me, I only know 1 class and that’s the Warrior/Knight/Swordman
type. The warrior looks so cool and I like the fact that it’s very easy
to use. I tried playing my son’s mage and I couldn’t make any sense of
it. I guess the mage is just not for me. The Blacksmith is a pretty
strong character. It can break a Golem in seconds. The Archer is pretty
good in breaking another player’s momentum with their cheap shots. The
Ninja is pretty fast and I’ve seen a Ninja that loves to grip/grab a
lot. The Mage has powerful attacks and they can heal. I just love
running after these small guys.

I have 3 Warriors and each with
a different build and they are all at level 11. I’m experimenting with
Attack Power + Attack Speed, Attack Power + Movement Speed and Cell
Destruction + Cell Point. Anyway, it doesn’t really matter as long as
your play defensively then you’ll get by eventually. You might even get
a few kills here and there.

Prepare for Battle

The types of battle available in Rakion Online are:

1. Stage
2. Team Deathmatch
3. Solo Deathmatch
4. Boss War
5. and Golem War

They
are almost self explanatory. My favorite is Golem War. I get a lot of
experience and gold to spend in a Golem War and I like the fact that
you don’t have to kill every player to win. You just need to protect
your Golem and to destroy the other team’s Golem. The team that
destroys the other team’s Golem wins.

Experience and Gold

Yup,
as you battle you’ll gain experience points that will level up your
character. When you level up, you’ll get bonus status points which you
can use to further build your character. You’ll also receive gold which
you can use to purchase better armors, weapons, accessories and cells.
Rakion Online may have some RPG flavor but I feel that it’s more of an
online action game much like FreeStyle than an online RPG.

Share your Stuff

I
love the fact that all your characters share the same inventory and
having 3 characters with the same class is a real budget saver. My 3
characters share the same armors, weapons, accessories and cells and
because of this I am able to save a lot of gold. If I’m going to use a
different character, I’ll just unequip everything and move it in to the
inventory then change character and just equip it back on the new
character.

Lights, Camera, ACTION

Rakion Online is
full PVP action. There is no need to level grind, no need to wait a
certain level to enjoy PVP. You get in and you fight and to top that it
has nice 3D graphics. Low levels and high levels can wage war against
each other in Rakion Online. Just set the game to Basic Mode and the
playing field is even. Now, it’s skills versus skills and level is
not a factor anymore.

Bandwidth HOG

Unfortunately,
Rakion Online uses a lot of bandwidth. I’m on DSL and I still see a lot
of RED and 999. I just can’t see a dial-up user enjoying this game.

Cheats, Hacks and Everything Nice

These
are the ingredients that can make a game SUCK bad. Yup, there’s just
too many cheats and hacks. Have you seen a low level summon 3 Golems? I
have! Have you seen 1 character being ganged up by 6 and still kill
everyone? I have!

Game On

I know Rakion Online does
not fall under the MMORPG category but it has all the flavors of an
MMORPG like the medieval/fantasy look and feel, character building,
PVP, etc. The only thing missing is a persistent world to put it in but
still it’s a very addictive game and best of all it’s absolutely FREE to PLAY!

Get Rakion Online at http://rakion.mobiusgames.net/

         

      

    

    

      

      

      

      

    

    

      

      

      

      

    

    

      

      

      

      

    

    

      

      

      

      

    

    

      

      

      

      

    

    

      

      

      

      

My Ratings for Rakion Online
Graphics	8	Price	9
Sounds	6	Community	6
Gameplay	9	Performance/Lag	6
Fun Factor	9	Customer Service and Support	7
Overall			7.5