Of Nesting with the Dragon

A few weeks back, my boyfriend introduced me to this new game called 'Dragon Nest'

Basically, it's a MMORPG game developed my Eyedentity Games, a South Korean online game developer in 2010. Unlike games like World of Warcraft and Ragnarok Online, Dragon Nest focuses more on a non-target combat system - Which actually means, you control where your character hits, instead of what your character hits (No targeting system).

I wasn't initially keen on playing MMORPG games besides WoW and RO, but I guess giving it a try doesn't hurt, since it's free after all.

Am currently playing under the South East Asia server (SEA) so the accounts are generally handled by Cherrycredits.

There are basically 6 classes released in Dragon Nest and they include:

1. Warrior
2. Archer 
3. Cleric
4. Sorceress
5. Kali

6. Tinkerer

From left:
Cleric - Tinkerer - Archer - Warrior - Kali - Sorceress

I'll do this review from my character's POV. It's because each character may have a different storyline, but eventually all of them would converge together because it's the same story LAWL.

Anyway, my character is an archer, and I named her: 'Calenya'. ^^ Generally from the archer's POV, the hero's task is to rescue this girl named Rose (or Rosie). You start off in Ironwood Village and generally you will have side quests and of course the main quest line (DUH, any MMORPG game would have this).

In DN (Dragon Nest), you'll get to create guilds, party, go on challenging dungeons at different difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Hard, Master, Abyss) There are tons of items that can be looted - ranging from Normal, Magic, Rare, Epic, Unique and Legendary.

The Kali Class

The currency used will be the basic Gold, Silver and Copper, and these can be used to form Heraldry, a form of enhancement that you can equip to increase stats as well as improve your skills. Besides, your equipment can be enhanced, as any MMORPG games allow their players to do and you are also able to craft new special Epic class equipments.

From the basic classes listed above, each class will be capable of  advancing to a higher class at level 15 and will be required to chose from 2 choices:

The below diagram lists out the choices that each class may take:

In my case, I took an archer and I have a choice of advancing to be either a Sharpshooter (Bow Master) or an Acrobat. I chose Acrobat, which is more specialised in close ranged combat as compared to her long range counterpart, the Bowmaster. As an Acrobat, when I advance further up to Level 45, I have to choose between a Tempest or a Windwalker.

In order to summarise the chart, basically the player will start with a base class, (i.e. Warrior) and from there advance to the First class - (1-1: Swordsman, 1-2: Mercenary) at level 15 and then later to the Second class - (2-1-1: Gladiator, 2-1-2: Lunar Knight a.k.a Moonlord, 2-2-1: Barbarian, 2-2-2: Destroyer) at level 45.

Okay, that confused me a little @@

Archer Class

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*ignore that gibberish part for abit*

Carrying on,

Dragon Nest overall is not bad of a game, with pleasant graphics and rather flashy set of skills for every class. Dungeon-ing with friends proved to be very much of a fun experience and players who are up for a bigger challenge can try Nesting, which is a term used when the player/party wishes to challenge a very much harder set of monsters. (WARNING: NESTING IS DEFINITELY A NO-GO FOR SOLO PLAY)

'tis essential for a priest to be around XD

The Black Knight

Besides Nesting and Dungeon-ing, there is also PvP (Player-vs-Player) and there is where players get to test their skills against other players. Each class's skills will have 2 different statistics whereby one is for PvE (Player-vs-Enemy) and the other for PvP. So before entering PvP, players do have to bear in mind the difference in stats for each skill. ^^

Rose

The main storyline is not bad, I would say; something about a black knight and Rose, who apparently has the power of the ancients and you have to save her before her powers are taken. And you will bump into Argenta, the sorceress with white long hair and wears red clothing. Until now, since I'm hanging out in Calderock Village (for like forever lol), I've yet to progress through the storyline entirely but I have to say that Dragon Nest is definitely interesting and its even better when you have friends tagging along!

Argent

I would give Dragon Nest pretty much...hmm...about 8/10?

GAMEPLAY:8/10
MUSIC:8/10
COMBAT:8.5/10
PLOT:7/10
GRAPHICS:7/10


The cons for this game, IMO would be that the level cap is at Level 70 (if am not wrong with the new patch). It used to be at Level 40 which turned many players away from the game. But with the new level cap, many have returned and the DN community is growing back once again (and I'm one of them!! xD). However, if the community continues to grow and this level cap stays, it might turn them off again (LOL). I mean, look at RO, the max level cap was at 99 and now it's at 150! So, I have that feeling DN might just do the same (ahahahaha), which can be good (I think?).

So for those MMORPG lovers who have not tried this, give it a try! ^^ There are lots of things to experience in this game and I would say it's fun on the long run.

You better run~~~~ Chase em~~ xD

Pictures obtained from Google, all rights reserved to the owners of the pictures. No profit is gained from the usage of these pictures ^^

Okay, am back. Now, to carry on....THE CRISIS CORE TRIO...O_o

Okay, too much feels...and I guess the next one would bring even more feels....Q.Q

Them trio....

>> ANGEAL, SEPHIROTH AND GENESIS

From left: Angeal, Sephiroth, Genesis

These three were like the best of friends....
Just before I start, I'll just share this astonishingly amazing fan art by this person (sry, I don't know how to credit once I got it from Google images....Q.Q)

The images above- really what I imagined the three of them would be doing during off-duty periods....and to think that because of freaking experiments done on generally...all three of them, that friendship became strained...Angeal and Genesis disappeared and Sephiroth was the one to hunt for them....oh my god, if it were my friends, I would have no idea what to do.....Q.Q

Touching on all three of them:

1. ANGEAL

- I guess the one trying to fix things after siding with Genesis for a bit? Am not too sure bout this guy, but...Angeal was pretty much a father figure to Zack and acted like the older brother of this trio (prob because he looked the oldest :P)

And I think Angeal was the most patient one of them all....despite the three of them being the heroes of Shin-Ra...






2. SEPHIROTH


- This guy is my favourite. I used to be like "MEH" when I watched FFVII:AC. Probably because I didn't really know the storyline back then and wasn't sure who this guy was.
While playing FFVII:CC....I found the nicest part of this guy...HE WAS SO FREAKING NICE!!!!! OH MY GOD!!! I COULDN'T BELIEVE HE WAS THE SAME GUY IN THE OTHER TWO FFVII...Q.Q

And then he just had to find out the truth about himself.....=.=
Then, yeah, that FFVII villain made its appearance.

What happened to smiley, good and nice Sephiroth?? Q.Q


3. GENESIS

The first person to trigger the events in FFVII:CC? I think so. But generally, Genesis (also known as G) is degrading because of the failed experimentation.

HIS LOOK IS BASED ON GACKT (a Japanese singer) and his Japanese voice is Gackt's! xD

No wonder he looks soooooo much like him

One thing whenever Genesis appears, I'll be like...
"Okay, which LOVELESS line is it now?"

But he's the only one that survives the entire FFVII collection (even up till Dirge of Cerberus).

Which is unbelievable for a guy who's degrading =w='l'


Imma just spam pics of them here now....Too much feels that this friendship could just be broken because of stupid science done on them....=.=

 

You know what they need?
=.=

A FREAKING PAOPU FRUIT

TAKE IT!!!!

RAWRRRRRR

[images obtained via Google Images. Sorry if there's no credit: Q.Q)

Of rimming the sky....WAIT, THAT SOUNDS SO WRONG!!

*points to my background* (okay, in case I changed it. It's....the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim logo)
See that? That's my main point - SKYRIMMMMM

XD
I realised that I have not blogged about this game so I'll just do this now, since I've got some time on my hands....

This game is just amazing.
Here, have a picture. :D

What? The Elder Scrolls V? It's the fifth installment in the elder scrolls series. I've never played the first 4, so I had completely no idea what to expect from this game. But all I have to say is that this game is just amazing. In most ways possible. It's an open world game, where you can wander Skyrim freely. Try to imagine like...World of Warcraft. Yeah, that's right. It's like WoW, where you carry out quests, help/kill people and the shit. LOL. Yup...

(This is going to be a loooonnnngggg post)

For those who know this game and love it, *high five*
For those who know this game and well...probably don't really fancy it....I don't know what to say.

So, for those who don't know this game, allow me to provide with you with a little sypnosis. =v=

IF YOU HATE SPOILERS DO NOT CARRRRYYYY OOONNNN!!!

**************Giving you a chance..It's your chance to turn back*****************





**********************Seriously now.....**********************

*********************Okay, you asked for it. =v=********************************


So, you start off being in a cart with 3 unknown men (*dramatic music plays*)
No, don't worry, you don't even know your gender in the beginning, so there's no point worrying. =v='l'

Anyway, they blabber about some Stormcloak crap and some guy named Ulfric is in the cart with you and apparently, he 'shouted' the previous High King of Skyrim apart. (Getting weird? Wait, it gets better. =v=)
Well, you then find out that you were on the way to the execution site- to execute who?
Well....whoever is in the cart (eventhough you're innocent. Good e.g. would be the guy from Rorikstead in the cart)

Oh yes, then you get to decide who you are. Whether are you a female or male, or what race would you like to be. Then customise your character accordingly. Something like Sims! :D

The races in Skyrim are:

NORDS







BRETON







IMPERIAL

REDGUARD

ALTMER (HIGH ELVES)

BOSMER (WOOD ELVES)

DUNMER (DARK ELVES)

ARGONIAN

ORC

KHAJIIT





INTERESTING HUH? XD

Then, just as you are about to be executed (beheaded, to be more exact), guess what appears to your rescue?
A Dragon. :D
Yes, a big cool dragon!!!!

YOU MEAN LIKE THESE????
     

YES!!! THEY ARE JUST SO AMAZING!!!!! 

OMG!!! They can not only shoot fire, some can even shoot ice out!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

*lost in excitement*

*clears throat* Sorry. =.=

Yeah, so eventually you escape the execution site with either (One of the officers or one of the convicts)

They will eventually ask you to join either one side of the war (The Imperials or the Stormcloaks)

So, yeah. That's where your journey starts. Then you will carry out quests, etc...until then you find out that you are a Dragonborn. 

What's a dragonborn?

"Skyrim legend tells of a hero known as the Dragonborn, a warrior with the body of a mortal and soul of a dragon, whose destiny it is to destroy the evil dragon Alduin."

That's the generic definition of a Dragonborn. Haha. A dragon born is basically a human/whatever-race-you-are that is able to speak the language of the dragons because of the dragon blood inside them.

The main point about Skyrim is about the Dragonborn defeating the enslaving dragon, Alduin, who has returned after being sent away for I think hundreds of years? Dragons have not been sighted for a very long time until the dragon in Helgen (where you were about to be executed)

So, the Dragonborn will discover his/her duty to learn about being a Dragonborn and use the gift to save mankind from Alduin. 

Seems interesting enough? 

It doesn't stop there, you get to carry out more big side quests like the Companions quest, the Thief Guild quest and the College of Winterhold quest. (All of these seem like alien language to you? Don't worry, play and you will understand :D)

Speaking of which, I have included the map of Skyrim here! :)

Skyrim has 7 main holds:
Markath, Solitude, Winterhold, Riften, Whiterun, Falkreath and Morthal

It's a lot to explore, but take time and just enjoy the game. :)

For me, this game has like...the most stunning sceneries and environment ever....It is just....breathtaking. Especially looking at the aurora at night or the mountains, the waterfalls, the streams, the rivers, everything about the environment is just....TOP NOTCH!

  

TRY IT OUT!!!!! OMG!!!! XD

FUS RAH DAH!!!!!

Day 64 and Day 65 and of Crying Devils

Day 64 and 65! :D

I've finally finished DMC!! XD

YAYYYSSS TOOO MEEEE!!

The DmC: Devil May Cry game cover. :D

This is a fairly good reboot or whatsoever-you-guys-call-it. I will just call it a reboot but then again, this is the prequel to almost everything.

Of course the main character would be the oh-so-hawt-Dante. :)
This guy here has a demon father and an angel mother- which makes him a Nephilim, a cross-breed between the two races and apparently, Nephilims are the only ones who can slay demons.

So, generally, at the start of the game, we can see how much of a party-boy Dante is. Hanging out in the club and bringing in girls and getting laid...yeah. He even wakes up naked and doesn't care if people would see his crown jewels. (If you've played the start, or seen it, you will get what I mean)

Oh, and in this game, you get to go into Limbo! Another world where the demons are and there, you will have to slay the demons and try to get out of it.

Yeah, so the main characters are generally:

From left:

Vergil
Dante's twin brother, also a Nephilim. Wields the Yamato. (For those DMC lovers, you will know this guy). Vergil is basically the leader of the so-called terrorists. However, he leads the group known as the Order against this demon king called Mundus (I will get to him in a bit). However, he will need Dante's help in order to do this.
P.S: (Probably not important to you guys, but I loveeee Vergil alot. Though I found him annoying at one point. =.= But still...he's a loving brother....)

Kat
A human girl who is also a medium, someone who can communicate with those in Limbo. Used to have a demon foster father or father, (no so sure, can't remember), and ended up killing him before she escape and got taken into the Order by Vergil. She's a really smart girl, being able to sketch out plans very carefully and also create her own mixture of...well, Limbo-Real World connecting formula thingy. She plays a pretty important role in guiding Vergil and Dante on their mission to destrooy Mundus.

Dante
Generally, many DMC lovers will know about this guy. His a Nephilim, and is the twin brother of Vergil. He wields the Rebellion, which only appears in Limbo and not in the real world. He's a little different from his brother in the sense that he is wilder while Vergil is more...composed. :) Anyway, he eventually realises that Mundus was the one who killed his mother and confined his father in endless hell-ish prison experience. So, yeah....

Mundus
Who is this dude? This is Mundus, the main antagonist of the story. Who is generally the demon king that the twins need to kill in order to set mankind free. Yup, cliche demon-slaying story. But then, this guy here, was the one who killed the twins' mother and confined their father. So, how eff-ed up can that be for the twins? He literally ate Eva (the twins' mother)'s heart! OH GOD WHY....
He's a real bad-ass. But rather useless really...Once you play the game, you will know...=.=
Only know how to impregnate another demon and ended up getting both the demon and his child killed.


So, to summarize the story up a bit: Dante gets a hold of his memories from his past back after being erased and such and then reunites with his long-lost twin brother, Vergil who so happened to be the leader of the so-called terrorist group known as 'The Order'. He also seems to be attracted to one of the Order's member: Kat...(Hmmm)
Thus, Dante will have to go through hell and shit and hell again to get to Mundus and slay him and end his slavery for once and for all!!
(So heroic. Haha. But I can guarantee you that...he is damn hot...and cool...and cocky...and bratty...but HAWT)

HAHAH!!!

It's not so bad afterall...I don't know why people say that it sucked and all the sort and that they didn't like the new Dante...I've played the 4th DMC...(I know, it's more of Nero's story...) but then I've read about a few of the previous series, and I guess this Dante is like the Dante at the beginning before the series started. It's like how things became...what they are. 

I personally feel that this is really not bad. Really, Dante's like that hot-tempered brat who doesn't seem to like being caught up in some serious shit but ends up in that shit because he realises that he could make a difference. He's been through hell since a young age...Kinda remind me of Nero in DMC4...hot-tempered. And then you can see how he matures throughout the other DMC series...

However, in the end, it's just the viewers'/players' personal view at the end of the day. So, I'm not gonna say anything more. Just play the game and decide for yourself. I still feel that this is a pretty good game. It still holds the classic DMC aspects in it. :D

Hurrah!

(P.S: I'm addicted to the track 'Lilith's Club'....It's just so catchy!!!)

Have a blast! :D

Pics from Google Images