Gamer Weekend: Aura Kingdom

If you had read the previous post about Dragon Nest: Warrior's Dawn, you might have seen me mentioning Aura Kingdom. If you haven't you can check out the post here.

Aura Kingdom (幻想神域 or Fantasy Frontier）, like Dragon Nest is an anime based MMORPG (Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game) developed by X-Legend and published by Aeria Games. Open beta started on 6th January 2014 and I started playing then. The game started with a level cap of 75 and content up to level 50 with 8 different classes. The game is free-to-play with an in game cash shop/item mall. The game main feature is the eidolon system where players are accompanied by summoned pets in the form of beautifully crafted deities and spirits. There are now a total of 12 playable classes, level 75 contents and a level cap of 80.

As with any other MMORPGs I played, I chose the Bard class (support/healer) as my main character and quickly started my adventure in the vast world of Aura Kingdom. The early levels of the game was fairly easy, you can easily reach level 50 within a few hours of game play, but after that leveling will start to slow down (as with any other games). The story that drives the players out from the small little port town Port Skandia and into a big war between the forces of good and evil is beautifully written (I cried when my character finish his level 60 quest to greet his hometown families and friends before the big battle T_T). The interface and controls are easy to understand and learn and stats distribution are easy.

Major downside of the game though are server issues, DDoS attacks, farming bots, and slow content updates. New content updates may take 2-3 months before implementing and that leave a lot of players nothing to do while waiting for new contents. Hence a trend of player surge during the first few weeks of a new content being released (I'm one of those guys now). But it is an enjoyable game and was one of the games that I truly enjoyed since Flyff. Do give this a try if you ever have the time and you might find yourself hooked. Cheers!

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