Harshal Chheda MMORPG Core Design v1.6

MMC8C ConcepL | lndlan MyLhology 1heme 1 May 21 2009
u8lsofL une / Suplnfo Came Advanced Parshal Chheda

MMC8C CCnCL1 | lnulAn M?1PCLCC? 1PLML
CCN1LN1S
Cvervlew 6
unlverse 7
1reaLmenL8
Craphlc SLyle 8
Sound SLyle 8
1he Came World 9
CharacLer 10
CusLomlzaLlon 10
Classes 10
Class AblllLles 12
CharacLer SLaLs 13
Came llow 14
Cb[ecLlve 14
rogresslon 14
uelLy SysLem 13
1lLle SysLem 13
vL (layer vS LnvlronmenL) 16
SLandard vL gameplay loop 16
CuesLs 16
uungeons 17
SLoryLeller Mlsslons 18
CuesL Pelper 19
layerglven CuesLs 19
v 20
Culld Wars 20
Culld Wars example map 21
Arena 22
Came llow Summary 23
lnLerface 24
ComponenLs 24
lLemlzaLlon 26
uslng lLems Lo Ald Class 8alance 26
Mlsc 26
Mechanlcs 28
MovemenL 28
1ravel 28
CombaL Mechanlcs 28
1argeLLlng 28
CasL1lme AblllLles lnLerrupLs 29
(Advanced) CulckCasLlng and locus CasLlng 29
uamage 30
PlL 30
CrlLlcal PlLs 30
Armor 30
Maglc 8eslsLance 30
ueaLh 31
Al 32
Mob Al 32
Mob 1hreaL 32
Mob Aggro 8adlus 32
Mob Speclal AblllLles 33
8oss Al 33
nC Al 33
Lconomy 34
1radlng 34
layerLolayer 1rade 34
ubllc 1radlng 34
rofesslons 33
8anks Mallboxes 36
8anks 36
Mallboxes 36
Soclal lnLeracLlons 37
ChaL 37
Warhouses (Cullds) 37
CroupMaker 37
LmoLes 38
8uslness Model Cvervlew 39
CbservaLlons 39
8evenue SoluLlons 39
1C uC 40
Plgh rlorlLy 40
Low rlorlLy 40

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|atform llash (C)
Genre MMC8C
1arget Aud|ence MaLure Casual

1arget Market Lu uSA
V|ew 2u lsomeLrlc
Un|verse AnclenL lndla
As a llashbased MMC8C seL ln anclenL lndla game name seeks Lo breaLhe new llfe lnLo Lhe genre by lnLroduclng wesLern audlences Lo Lhe rlch realm
of lndlan myLhology Lhrough an easlly accesslble auLhenLlc lnnovaLlve and engaglng medlum

DISCLAIMLk
numerlcal or percenLage values aLLrlbuLes class ablllLles speclallzaLlon skllls and names of places people and ob[ecLs eLc ln Lhls documenL should be
looked aL as a good reference on|y A huge amounL of research LesLlng Lunlng and bralnsLormlng wlll be needed Lo obLaln opLlmal characLerlsLlcs for Lhese
aspecLs lmage references Laken from vlrgln Comlc's (now Llquld Comlcs) 8amayana as well as varlous oLher games
UNIVLkSL
1he Asura horde has reached Lhe very Lhreshold of Lhe
greaL Aryan naLlons as parL of lLs ouLrageous gamblL Lo
Lake conLrol of Lhe Lhree realms WlLh Lhe help of Lhe
gods Lhe mlghLy vanaras holy 8rahmlns flerce
kshaLrlyas and Lhe mysLerlous naLure splrlLs Apsaras
and Candharvas have [olned forces Lo form Lhe Allled
Army 1he gods bound by an oaLh of nonlnLervenLlon
can only asslsL Lhe morLals lndlrecLly and as a lasL
desperaLe gamblL besLow greaL power upon a few
chosen warrlors of Lhe Allled Army Lo help Lhem fulflll
Lhelr dharma of defendlng Lhelr people homelands
Lhelr very exlsLence
1he lands of anclenL lndla are dlverse wlLh mounLalns
valleys plalns deserLs swamps and foresLs lnhablLed by
creaLures as varled as Lhe land lLself 1he land ls now
ashes ln Lhe wake of Lhe Asura lnvaslon and Lhe Allles
decldlng LhaL Lhe besL defense ls a sLrong offense
launch a counLeroffenslve lnLo Lhe hearL of Lhe Asura
Lmplre
1ravel Lhe land and explore Lhe rlch legends of lndlan lore wlLh your frlends ulscover all Lhe horrors and wonders LhaL awalL wlLh a menagerle of creaLures
landscapes and advenLures along Lhe way WlLh a hlgh amounL of aLLenLlon Lo deLall glven Lo auLhenLlclLy and sLoryllnes you wlll flnd yourself enchanLed by
Lhls mysLlcal charmlng and surprlslngly deep unlverse

An Asura from 1anLra Cnllne
18LA1MLn1
O 1he general amblance of Lhe game ls grlm and dark wlLh Lhe populous ln dlre sLralLs because of Lhe Asura lnvaslon Lhls wlll provlde a nlce conLrasL
when Lhe player sees someLhlng beauLlful when people are re[olclng eLc
O 1he geography bulldlngs and people look as auLhenLlc as posslble and lnLerface panels look worn and gouged ln keeplng wlLh Lhe Lheme
O 1he masses are subdued and reslgned Lo Lhelr faLe whlle Lhe marLlal communlLy ls blLLer and baLLleweary
O Pumor ln Lhe game ls hlghly prevalenL and of Lhe 'dark humor' genre
C8APlC S1?LL
O 8ecause of Lhe llmlLaLlons of Lhe llash plaLform all lngame
graphlcs have Lo be mlnlmallsLlc wlLh hlgh levels of auLhenLlclLy
O CuLscene sLyle ls mangalnsplred a good example of whlch can be
found here (offlclal Lraller of Lhe game ZCMC done ln flash)
O lngame characLer's base looks and anlmaLlons depend on Lhelr
gender and class
O MosL characLer ablllLles have unlque anlmaLlons as players really
value good anlmaLlons for a characLer LhaL Lhey wlll probably see
every day for monLhs
O Maglc ls shown uslng parLlcle effecLs and would need Lo look
qulLe specLacular

SCunu S1?LL
O lngame and cuLscene background muslc ls a fuslon of lndlan classlcal heavy meLal lndusLrlal and Lrlphop
O Sound effecLs are an lmporLanL parL of any 8C and drasLlcally affecL lmmerslon levels
O 1herefore unlque sound effecLs for Lhe followlng are lmporLanL
ScreenshoL from uofus a flash MMC8C
4 8unnlng over dlfferenL Lypes of Lerraln
4 Lach acLlve player ablllLy (Lhe [usLlflcaLlon for Lhls ls slmllar Lo LhaL for characLer anlmaLlons)
4 lmporLanL emoLes such as lol cty beq splt eLc
4 AmblenL sounds for nolsy bulldlngs acLlvlLles blrd sounds eLc
O Sound properLles such as blLraLe channels eLc are varlable and are opLlmlzed for Lhe sound ln quesLlon
1PL CAML WC8Lu
O name of game ls a perslsLenL world hosLed on a dedlcaLed
server LhaL ls acLlve and changlng even whlle Lhe player ls
away
O All changes ln a characLer such as locaLlon lLems aLLrlbuLes
acLlon bar arrangemenLs eLc are saved lnsLanLly
O 1he world lLself ls comprlsed of
4 O (modernday lndla) 1he land of Lhe Aryans
4 Lanka (modernday Srl Lanka) 1he Asura Lmplre
O 1he geography ls auLhenLlc down Lo Lhe cllmaLe flora fauna
Lerraln and Lhe characLerlsLlcs of Lhe populous

Map of anclenL lndla (norLh)
CnAkAC1Lk
CuS1CMl ZA1lCn
O When sLarLlng ouL players can plck from one of slx classes
O AddlLlonally Lhey can chose Lhelr characLer's gender skln color halr sLyle faclal feaLures and accessorles
CLASSLS
O A good range of classes ls needed for added depLh Leamwork challenges lnLeresLlng bossflghLs and replayablllLy
CLASS 8kLAkU
C|ass Descr|pt|on ko|e Ab|||t|es Spec|a||zat|ons
vanara Warrlor A mlghLy warrlor of Lhe monkey
people ruled by Panuman vanars
depend on Lhelr bruLe sLrengLh and
slze ln combaL
Melee 1ank uS
8uff
+ PlghesL survlvablllLy
+ ModeraLe melee uS
+ Cood moblllLy
no CC
no Peallng
no ranged weapons
1anklng (Shleld)
uS (2h Weapons)
uLlllLy (moderaLe uS surv llmlLed CC)

uS ls based on speclallzaLlon hlgh uS
spec wlll reduce survlvablllLy vlceversa
8rahmln 8lshl A holy prlesL of Lhe 8rahmln casLe
1hese plous men and women abhor
vlolence buL flnd Lhemselves
needed for Lhelr lmpresslve heallng
capablllLles and vasL knowledge
nea|er CasLer uS
8uff ulspel CC
+ 8esL heallng
+ arLy buffer and debuffer
+ LlmlLed CC
+ 8anged aLLack
Low survlvablllLy
Low moblllLy
ModeraLe uS
Peallng
Survlval
uS

Plgh uS spec reduces heallng capaclLy
and vlce versa
kshaLrlya
Assasln
A feared klller of Lhe marLlal
kshaLrlya casLe uependanL on
sLealLh ln v slLuaLlons wlLh Lhe
capablllLy Lo devasLaLe an
opponenL ln seconds or cause
masslve susLalned damage Lo a
Me|ee M|dkange
hys|ca| DS CC
+ PlghesL slnge LargeL uS
+ Cood CC
+ Cood escape mechanlsms
+ lnLerrupLs
Low survlvablllLy
Cooldown dependanL
8ursL uS (Lagle SLyle)
SusLalned uS (anLher SLyle)
SLealLh olsons (Snake SLyle)

slngle LargeL 8anged uS on Lhe low slde
kshaLrlya Archer Accompllshed marksman of Lhe
kshaLrlya casLe AdepL aL aLLacklng
from range wlLh arrows lmbued
wlLh flre llghLnlng or polson
Long kanged
hys|ca| DS
uebuff CC
+ Plgh uS
+ Plgh moblllLy
+ LlmlLed CC
ModeraLe survlvablllLy
oor melee capablllLles
SusLalned uS
8ursL uS
uLlllLy (LlemenLal)
Apsara (lemale
Cnly)
Angel and LempLress LhaL
mesmerlzes opponenLs wlLh her
beauLy and aLLacks when Lhey are
mosL vulnerable wlLh powerful
debuffs
Caster DS Debuff
ulspel CC
+ 8esL uebuffs
+ Cood CC
+ LlmlLed Peallng
+ Cood escape mechanlsms
+ Sllence
LowesL survlvablllLy
uebuff
uS
Survlval
Candharva
(Male Cnly)
Male naLure splrlLs wlLh Lhe ablllLy
Lo shapeshlfL Candharvas can
adapL Lo any slLuaLlon be lL Lo
proLecL or heal Lhelr allles or wreck
havoc amongsL foes
nybr|d 1ank Me|ee
DS nea|er
+ versaLlle shapeshlfLer
+ Can spec Lo Lank/heal/uS
+ ModeraLe Lo good surv
no CC
1anklng (8hlno lorm)
Peallng (Cow lorm)
uS (1lger lorm)

1anklng spec glves moderaLe uS whlle
uS spec glves moderaLe Lanklng ablllLles

A vanara Warrlor An Apsara A kshaLrlya Assasln
CLASS A8lLl1l LS
O Lach player can have a maxlmum of elghL skllls on Lhelr acLlon bars passlve ablllLles need noL be on Lhe acLlon bar
O layer ablllLles consume Mana
O AblllLles have a global cooldown of 13 sec le ?ou can use one ablllLy every 13 sec
O Lxample ablllLles of one of Lhe classes are shown below followed by examples of some speclallzaLlon skllls
O noLe AblllLles should scale wlLh beLLer lLems hence Lhey need Lo be ln percenLages raLher Lhan a flxed number
O layers can have 2 cusLomlzable ablllLy seLs LhaL leLs Lhem qulckly change Lhe ablllLles on Lhelr acLlon bars Lo Lackle a glven slLuaLlon done by
presslng Lhe '' key (Lo Lhe lefL of 1) Lg A vanara Warrlor could need Lo qulckly swap from offenslve Lo defenslve ablllLles when ln a bad slLuaLlon

VANAkA WAkkICk 8ASL A8ILI1 LkAMLLS
Ab|||ty Name Descr|pt|on Category Comments
Smash An lnsLanL aLLack deallng 123 swlng damage Lo a slngle LargeL uS 10 sec cooldown
Leap !ump a greaL dlsLance Lo engage ln combaL causlng x damage Lo
all enemles wlLhln 8 yards and slowlng Lhem by 30 for 4 sec
uLlllLy 23 sec cooldown
Crush llnlsh off a wounded foe below 20 healLh wlLh a slngle mlghLy
blow
uS
8aLLle 8oar lncreases nearby ally's P by 3 and Lhelr sLrengLh by 3 uLlllLy
kneecap A qulck sLrlke Lo Lhe opponenL's knee LhaL reduces lLs movemenL
speed by 30 for 6 sec
uLlllLy
1aunL lorces an enemy Lo aLLack you and lncreases your defense by 20
for 4 sec
1anklng 13 sec cooldown
8lock 8locks all lncomlng damage whlle Lhe sklll buLLon ls pressed down
upLo a maxlmum of 3 sec
1anklng 23 sec cooldown
Shleld CuL/ln SwlLches beLween your shleld and 2hander buL makes you
vulnerable Laklng 20 added damage for 2 sec
uLlllLy

VANAkA WAkkICk SLCIALI2A1ICN A8ILI1 LkAMLLS
Ab|||ty Name Descr|pt|on Spec|a||zat|on Comments
8eflecL ?our block ablllLy reflecLs harmful spells back Lo Lhe casLer 1anklng
SLreak 8ush your LargeL aL llghLnlng speed somehow passlng Lhrough
obsLacles on Lhe way
uLlllLy 23 sec cooldown
Panuman's mlghL lor Lhe nexL 20 sec you cause 20 addlLlonal damage uS 1 mln cooldown

CPA8AC1L8 S1A1S
O All characLers have Lhe followlng aLLrlbuLes
4 lorLlLude Lach polnL glves 10 P and lncreased PealLh regeneraLlon
4 SLrengLh Lach polnL glves 2 power
4 uexLerlLy Lach polnL glves 02 hlL 02 dodge 02 parry 02 crlL and 02 run speed
4 Wlsdom Lach polnL glves 10 Mana and lncreased Mana regeneraLlon
O Lach Llme a player levels up he/she galns 3 aLLrlbuLe polnLs Lo dlsLrlbuLe as Lhey please
O CharacLers Lhen have derlved sLaLs based on Lhelr aLLrlbuLes lLem bonuses buffs and skllls
4 P 1he LoLal PlL olnLs of Lhe player (or healLh)
4 Mana 1he LoLal Mana olnLs of Lhe player
4 ower 1he LoLal power of Lhe player LhaL lnfluences aLLack and ablllLy damage
4 PlL 1he chance Lo hlL an opponenL counLers dodge parry depends on characLer level relaLlve Lo Lhe opponenL
4 uodge 1he chance Lo compleLely avold an aLLack
4 arry 1he chance Lo deflecL an aLLack Laklng no damage needs melee weapons Lo work
4 CrlL 1he chance Lo cause double damage on an aLLack
4 8un 1he characLer's movemenL speed
4 Armor 1he amounL of Armor olnLs galned vla lLems or skllls reduces dlrecL physlcal damage
4 8eslsLance 1he amounL of Maglc 8eslsLance galned vla lLems or skllls reduces all maglc damage
4 8lock 1he chance Lo block an aLLack 1he amounL of damage blocked depends on SLrengLh needs a shleld equlpped
GAML ILCW
C8!LC1lvL
O name of game ls a game of characLer progresslon sLraLegy resource managemenL and Leamwork
O 1he ob[ecLlve of Lhe game ls Lo collecL experlence equlpmenL and money whllsL bulldlng a neLwork of frlends LhaL come LogeLher Lo beaL conLenL
LhaL would be Loo hard for a slngle player
O As a player galns hlgher characLer and equlpmenL levels he/she can access proporLlonally hlgher level conLenL
O Lndgame feaLures Lhe hardesL vL and v challenges ln Lhe game and Lhe hlghesL rewards
8CC8LSSl Cn
O Lxperlence ls galned by kllllng mobs (monsLers) and compleLlng
quesLs and sLoryLeller mlsslons
O lor each player level a cerLaln amounL of experlence ls needed
Lo progress Lo Lhe nexL level hlgher level mobs quesLs and
sLoryLeller mlsslons yleld more experlence
O WlLh each level a player galns he/she becomes sLronger and geLs
access Lo more powerful skllls and equlpmenL whlch ln Lurn leLs
hlm/her Lackle hlgher level conLenL and so on
O Maxlmum player level ls 30 and when Lhe player reaches lL
he/she can access endgame conLenL LhaL mosLly lncludes hlgh
level dungeons and Lhe Arena compeLlLlon
O lLems and money are usually obLalned as drops from Lhe mobs
Lhe player kllls or as vL/v rewards
O lLems can also be crafLed by players Lralned ln crafLlng uslng raw
maLerlals LhaL can drop from mobs or be collecLed from Lhe land
O Money ls obLalned as a drop from kllled mobs as a quesL reward or vla Lrade of lLems/servlces
Low and hlgh level 1auren Warrlor from World of WarcrafL
uLl 1? S?S1LM
O Lach player can chose Lo worshlp one of four gods when he reaches level 20 by compleLlng a long and dlfflculL
SLoryLeller Mlsslon
O 1hls ls Lo help complemenL Lhe noLlon LhaL anclenL lndlans were deeply rellglous people as well as Lo add addlLlonal
cusLomlzaLlon and gameplay posslblllLles
O layers recelve a powerful sklll Lhe naLure of whlch ls dependanL on Lhelr paLron god Lg Shlva's wraLh lncreases
your damage by 20 for 10 sec (2 mln cooldown)
O 1he delLles could be
4 Shlva (AspecL 8onus 8ursL uS)
4 vayu (AspecL Wlnd 8onus Speed)
4 Agnl (AspecL llre 8onus AoL damage)
4 rlLhvl (AspecL LarLh 8onus roLecLlon / Peallng)
1l1LL S?S1LM
O lor varlous achlevemenLs ln vL and v across all level ranges players recelve a 'LlLle' LhaL ls slmply a preflx Lo Lhelr normal name such as Asura
8ane player name"
O 1lLles are useful only for Lhe assoclaLed bragglng rlghLs ln oLher MMC8Cs LlLles such as Lhese are hlghly coveLed and players spend a loL of Llme
and efforL Lo obLaln Lhem

vL (LA?L8 vS Lnvl 8CnMLn1)
O vL gameplay ls any acLlvlLy LhaL lnvolves lnLeracLlon wlLh nonplayer elemenLs such as mobs nCs eLc
O lL ls Lhe maln aspecL of name of game as lL provldes Lhe hlghesL exposure Lo Lhe ploL and envlronmenL whlle belng casualfrlendly
S1AnuA8u vL CAMLLA? LCC
4 Lxplore
4 Crlnd (mlndlessly klll monsLers)
4 llnd quesLs
4 1ravel Lo quesL locaLlon
4 CompleLe quesL ob[ecLlves
4 Co back Lo quesLglver and Lurn ln Lhe quesL
4 AccepL reward
4 8lnse and repeaL
CuLS1S
O CuesLs are mlsslons glven by some frlendly nCs LhaL have measurable ob[ecLlves along wlLh assoclaLed sLoryllnes and lnformaLlon on where Lo flnd
Lhe relevanL nCs/ob[ecLs/eLc
O MosL quesLs have prerequlremenLs such as
4 CerLaln mlnlmum player level
4 CompleLlon of prevlous quesLs lf lL ls a quesL chaln
O nCs LhaL have a quesL LhaL a player can accepL have a yellow '!' symbol floaLlng over Lhelr heads whlch Lurns lnLo a gray '?' when Lhe quesL ls
accepLed and a yellow '?' when Lhe quesL ls compleLed and Lhe player can Lurnln Lhe quesL Lo Lhe quesLglver
O CuesLs can lnvolve any number of ob[ecLlves such as
4 lLem farmlng
1he ob[ecLlve ls Lo obLaln a preseL number of a parLlcular lLem(s) by flndlng Lhem ln Lhe world or kllllng cerLaln mobs Llll Lhe lLems
drop
Caln Lxperlence
Level up Access Plgher
Level ConLenL
Lg klll Lhe llons near Lhe rlver Llll you geL 10 of Lhelr canlnes"
lf sourced from mobs Lhose mobs wlll only drop Lhose lLems whlle Lhe player ls on Lhe quesL and lL ls noL yeL compleLe
MosL Llmes Lhese lLems don'L drop off every klll of Lhe mob ln quesLlon and Lhere ls a preseL dropraLe lncluded ln Lhe quesL deslgn
4 Mob kllllng
1he ob[ecLlve ls slmply Lo klll a preseL number of a cerLaln mob(s)
Lg klll 20 llons near Lhe rlver"
O All quesLs yleld experlence upon compleLlon mosL reward Lhe player wlLh gold and some also have lLem rewards
O Some quesLs Lrlgger evenLs llke Lhe spawnlng of mobs openlng of doors eLc
O CuesLs can be oneshoL or chalns solo or group
uunCLCnS
O As ln mosL MMC8Cs dungeons ln name of game are lnsLanced maps
(noL necessarlly underground or even lndoors)
O 1he polnL of havlng dungeons ls Lo force players Lo work ln coordlnaLed
Leams uslng Lhelr relevanL class ablllLles and ln reLurn galn experlence
money and some of Lhe besL lLems for LhaL level range
O uungeon mobs
4 uungeons conLaln ellLe mobs LhaL are much sLronger verslons of
ordlnary mobs wlLh hlgh P and damage LhaL makes Lhem almosL
lmposslble for a slngle player Lo klll
4 1hese mobs are poslLloned ln clusLers such as aLLacklng one
would make Lhe oLhers aLLack you Loo
O Croup composlLlon
4 LnLry lnLo a dungeon requlres a Leam of 3 or 10 players
dependlng on lLs deslgn
4 uungeon mobs and bosses are ln Lhe same preseL level range (1
2 levels hlgher or lower Lhan Lhe average mob level) A dungeon enLrance ln WoW
4 layers need Lo be roughly of Lhe same level as Lhe mobs slnce lf Lhelr level ls Loo low Lhey wlll probably be Loo weak Lo beaL Lhe dungeon
and lf Loo hlgh Lhe experlence gold and lLem galns won'L be worLh Lhe efforL
4 Class composlLlon of groups ls lmporLanL and Lhere usually needs Lo be a Lank healer and uS or Lhe group would be unable Lo beaL Lhe
dungeon Lg lf Lhe group doesn'L have a healer Lhe Lank wlll usually dle preLLy fasL lf Lhe group has Lanks and healers buL no uS Lhe
healers would run ouL of mana before all Lhe monsLers of a parLlcular clusLer are dead and Lhe Lank would Lhen dle
4 Also lL ls generally very beneflclal Lo have classes wlLh CC capablllLles so LhaL a porLlon of Lhe mob clusLer ls unable Lo aLLack Lhe Lank
Lhereby reduclng Lhe amounL of heallng needed
O 8osses
4 8osses are Lhe mosL lmporLanL feaLure of dungeons
4 8osses are unlque nCs wlLh Lhelr own unlque speclal ablllLles Al models
anlmaLlons sounds eLc and are especlally sLrong such LhaL even a full group of
players would need 310 mlns Lo klll one whlle Laklng hlgh amounLs of damage
4 8oss flghLs are hlghly Luned evenLs Lallored Lo puL Lhe player's skllls gear and spec
polnL dlsLrlbuLlon Lo Lhe LesL
4 8oss flghLs can also lnvolve any number of ellLe or normal mobs elLher from Lhe
sLarL ln waves aL seL Llme lnLervals eLc
4 1here ls a large scope for dlfferenL gameplay ln boss flghLs even plaLformer
gameplay for example
4 8osses drop whaL ls generally Lhe besL avallable looL aL LhaL parLlcular level
S1C8?1LLLL8 MlSSl CnS
O 1hls ls a feaLure for soloplay and Lo enable players Lo explore Lhe fables ln lndlan myLhology lndependenL of Lhe maln sLoryllne
O A SLoryLeller ls an nC LhaL Lhe player can Lalk Lo who wlll LeleporL hlm/her lnLo Lhe shoes of a characLer ln a fable (could be Lhe maln characLer a
sldecharacLer or Lhe vlllaln)
O 1he ploL ls drlven by cuLscenes
O Lach mlsslon ls a mlx of alLernaLe gameplay mlnlgames and combaL lasLlng abouL 1330 mlns
O Some mlsslons are a serles of sLorles whlch comprlse a whole saga eg Lhe 8amayana shown/played parLbyparL sequenLlally wlLh lncreaslng
levels of dlfflculLy and proporLlonal rewards
A boss flghL ln WoW
O SLoryLeller mlsslons are sequenLlal and a player cannoL play Lhe 3
Lh
mlsslon ln a serles wlLhouL compleLlng Lhe flrsL 4 for example however a
player can chose Lo replay mlsslons buL won'L recelve any rewards for compleLlng Lhem
O upon compleLlon of a sLoryLeller mlsslon players recelve experlence and afLer compleLlng Lhe flnal mlsslon ln each serles Lhey recelve a powerful
lLem noL avallable Lhrough oLher avenues
O SLoryLeller mlsslons can also lead Lo secreL quesLs
CuLS1 PLLL8
O lrom personal experlence and Lhrough lnLeracLlon wlLh MMC8C players lL ls clear LhaL lL ls noL
advlsable Lo make Lhe player spend Loo much efforL looklng for quesL ob[ecLlves
O Pence Lhe CuesL Pelper sysLem whlch ls slmply an arrow aL Lhe Lop of Lhe screen showlng Lhe
dlrecLlon ln whlch Lhe ob[ecLlve lles
O 1here ls also a quesL Lracker LhaL dlsplays Lhe name and ob[ecLlves of up Lo 3 acLlve quesLs aL Lhe
rlghL of Lhe screen whlch are dynamlcally updaLed

LA?L8ClvLn CuLS1S
O AfLer level 20 players can glve generlc quesLs Lo oLher players worshlpplng Lhe same delLy
O CaLegorles lnclude
4 Suparl (8ounLy) Lg klll player fbc and you wlll recelve lLem xyz and o gold
4 lLem farmlng Lg CollecL o unlLs of lLem fbc and recelve x gold
O When a player has enLered Lhe deLalls of Lhe quesL he/she wanLs Lo hand ouL a 'quesL avallable' lcon sLarLs floaLlng over hls/her head unLll Lhe
quesL ls accepLed by aL leasL one oLher player or Lhe quesLglver cancels Lhe quesL
O 1he quesLs can be adverLlsed vla Lhe layer CuesL chaL channel

ulrecLlon Arrow CuesL 1racker 1exL
v
O v refers Lo combaL wlLh and agalnsL oLher players
O 1here are Lwo modes of v ln name of game
O v ls sLrlcLly opLlonal and players are noL obllged Lo parLlclpaLe ln lL
CulLu WA8S
O As an anclenL Aryan marLlal LradlLlon warrlors from dlfferenL houses of war compeLe agalnsL each oLher
Lo hone Lhelr skllls and exchange baLLle Lechnlques
O Culld Wars Lake place on speclal separaLely lnsLanced maps wlLh varlous ob[ecLlves such as CapLure Lhe
llag 8ase uefense ueaLhmaLch eLc
O 1hey can be played from level 20 onwards ln brackeLs of 10 levels each le (lv20lv29) (lv30lv39) (lv40
lv49) and flnally a slngle brackeL for lv30 players
O 10 players from a gulld compeLe agalnsL 10 players from anoLher gulld
O An appolnLed 'Warleader' from each gulld slgns up for Culld Wars aL a 'WarmasLer' nC
O 1he game englne Lhen flnds a sulLable opposlng Leam dependanL on average player levels equlpmenL
and brackeL
O 1he baLLle commences and each Leam
O layers recelve powerful lLems and flashy LlLles for exLended parLlclpaLlon ln Culld Wars whlle very
successful players recelve even more powerful lLems and flashler LlLles

ScreenshoL of v ln WoW
CulLu WA8S LxAMLL MA

4 10 v 10 map dlvlded (noL physlcally) lnLo Lwo halves one for each Leam
4 Lach half conLalns a boss LhaL Lakes abouL 10 mlns for a Leam of 10 players Lo klll
4 Lach Leam has Lo klll Lhe boss locaLed ln the|r half
4 AL Lhe same Llme players can aLLack members of Lhe opposlLe Leam Lo dlsrupL Lhelr bosskllllng
4 Whlchever Leam kllls Lhe boss ln Lhelr half flrsL wlns
4 ln Lhe lllusLraLlon Lhe 2 map halves boss placemenL and llkely player poslLlons and aLLack paLhs are shown
4 uS characLers belng fraglle by naLure would be placed as far away from Lhe oLher Leam as posslble Lhey can focus on Lhe lmporLanL goal
of bosskllllng whlle belng proLecLed by Lhelr locaLlon and Lhelr LeammaLes who are beLween Lhem and Lhe opposlng Leam
1eam 2 1eam 1
1eam 1
1eam 2
8oss
ALLack aLh
uS
8CSS
1anks
Pealers
ulsrupLors
uS
8CSS
Pealers
4 1anks would need Lo be close Lo Lhe boss as well as Lhe opposlng Leam so LhaL Lhey can fulflll Lhelr prlmary role of Lanklng Lhe boss and also
help proLecL Lhelr LeammaLes aL a momenL's noLlce
4 ulsrupLors who are slmply characLers LhaL are good aL lnfllLraLlon and shockaLLacks (le sLealLh classes ranged uS AoL classes eLc)
would obvlously be close Lo Lhe opponenL's poslLlon Lo faclllLaLe Lhelr guerllla warfare whlle belng close Lo Lhe healers so LhaL Lhey can
safely reLreaL and geL healed up Lo launch anoLher aLLack
4 1herefore healers ln order Lo be able Lo heal Lhe uS Lanks and dlsrupLors would need Lo be poslLloned roughly ln Lhe mlddle of Lhelr half
of Lhe map
4 1he map's playLlme would range from 1023 mlns and lL would properly uLlllze boLh vL as well as v speclallsLs
A8LnA
O layers lnLeresLed ln plLLlng Lhelr sklll agalnsL Lhe besL opponenLs on Lhe realm and furLher reflnlng Lhelr v skllls can parLlclpaLe ln Arena Lhe
plnnacle of name of Lhe game v
O Cnly players aL max level (lv30) can parLlclpaLe
O Arena llke Culld Wars Lakes place ln separaLe lnsLanced maps
O 1he brackeLs here are 1v1 2v2 and 3v3
O Slmllar Lo Culld Wars players slgn up aL an 'Arena MasLer' nC and Lhe game englne flnds an opponenL Leam ln Lhe same brackeL and wlLh slmllar
gear levels
O 1he baLLle commences and Lhe ob[ecLlve ls slmply Lo klll Lhe opposlng Leam
O 8ewards for exLended successful parLlclpaLlon lnclude some of Lhe besL lLems and LlLles ln Lhe game
CAML lLCW SuMMA8?
vL Avenues
Solo / Croup
CuesLlng
Solo / Croup
Crlndlng
lnsLanced
uungeons (Croup)
SLoryLeller
Mlsslons (Solo)
8ewards Money 8aw MaLerlals Lxperlence LqulpmenL 1lLles
v Avenues
Culld Wars
(Culld/uC)
Arena (1v1 2v2
3v3)
IN1LkIACL
O As a general rule all lnLerface panels are modular movable
and ln some cases reslzable
O 1he player poslLlon remalns consLanL ln Lhe cenLre of Lhe
screen whlle Lhe world map moves Lo slmulaLe player
movemenL
O lnLerface properLles are saved dynamlcally on Lhe server for
each player
O All panels can be hldden by dragglng Lhem off Lhe screen Lhey
can be broughL back Lhrough Lhe lnLerface CpLlons screen
CCMCnLn1S
O AcLlon 8ar
4 1hls panel ls Lhe mosL used ln Lhe game as lL holds all
Lhe ablllLles usable by Lhe player
4 lL has 8 buLLons whlch can hold ablllLles or lLems
dragged from Lhelr respecLlve lnLerfaces
4 8y defaulL Lhe keys 18 are asslgned Lo Lhe acLlon bar
however Lhese keyblnds can be LoLally cusLomlzed
4 AblllLles LhaL are on cooldown are lnlLlally grayed ouL
and Lhe gray area moves downwards reveallng Lhe orlglnal lcon Lo lndlcaLe Lhe cooldown Llme remalnlng lx
O SLaLus anels 1hese can be moved or hldden lndependenLly
4 layer and 1argeL SLaLus 1hese panels conLaln bars lndlcaLlng Lhe amounL of healLh and mana remalnlng and Lhe progress of any casLLlme
spell along wlLh a small lcon of Lhe characLer LhaL Lhe lnformaLlon ls abouL layer sLaLus dlsplays lnformaLlon abouL Lhe player whlle LargeL
sLaLus dlsplays lnformaLlon abouL Lhe player's currenL LargeL le lL dlsappears when Lhe player has no LargeL
4 arLy SLaLus A condensed verslon of Lhe player/LargeL sLaLus panels Lhese slmply dlsplay Lhe healLh and mana lnformaLlon of Lhe player's
Leam When a parLy sLaLus cell ls cllcked Lhe Leam member LhaL Lhe cell ls referrlng Lo becomes your currenL LargeL
O ChaL anel
4 1hls ls where Lhe player can send and vlew chaL messages
4 lor more lnformaLlon refer Lo Lhe chaL secLlon
O Mlnlmap 1hls conLalns a zoomed ouL slmpllfled vlew of Lhe lmporLanL feaLures of Lhe map Lhe player ls currenLly ln lncludlng
4 layer poslLlon
4 1eam members
4 lrlendly players
4 Lnemy players
4 lrlendly nC
4 PosLlle nC
4 CuesLglver and quesL ob[ecLlve
4 1raders professlon Lralners banks mallboxes aucLlon
houses eLc
O x Cold 8ar Slmply shows Lhe x remalnlng Llll Lhe nexL level and your currenL gold saved
O 8uffs and uebuffs lcons of Lhe buffs and debuffs affecLlng you along wlLh Lhe Llme remalnlng ln seconds lx

I1LMI 2A1ICN
O lLems are avallable as quesL/v/sLoryLeller rewards drops from monsLers or vla crafLlng professlons
O 1hey lnclude weapons armor consumables and crafLlng maLerlals
O CerLaln classes can only use parLlcular Lypes of weapons Lg a 8rahmln 8lshl can only use sLaffs
O CharacLers can use all Lypes of armor regardless of lLs Lype le 8rahmln 8lshls can chose Lo use heavy armor lf Lhey chose buL Lhey wlll flnd LhaL
Lhe sLaLs on LhaL lLem do noL complemenL Lhelr playsLyle
O lLems can have Lhe followlng sLaLs
4 lorLlLude
4 SLrengLh
4 uexLerlLy
4 Wlsdom
4 Armor
4 Spell 8eslsLance
4 PlL
4 CrlL
4 uodge
4 arry
4 8lock
4 8un
O AddlLlonally very powerful lLems can have unlque effecLs such as lnsLanL resurrecLlon upon deaLh for example
O Lach lLem has a unlque model and lcon
O When lLems such as armor and weapons are equlpped Lhey can be seen on Lhe characLer
uSlnC l1LMS 1C Alu CLASS 8ALAnCL
O WlLhln llmlLs lLems can be deslgned Lo brldge gaps ln class balance
O lor example a vanara Warrlor wlLh no CC capablllLles mlghL wanL Lo use an lLem LhaL provldes some cc whlle compromlslng on raw sLaLs
O A good worklng example of Lhls Lechnlque ls Lhe WarcrafL 3 mod uC1A
Ml SC
O uurablllLy
4 When a players Lakes damage or damage someLhlng wlLh Lhelr weapons Lhelr lLems suffer some loss of durablllLy Loo
4 lLems can be repalred aL Lhe relevanL nCs Lhe cosL of whlch depends on Lhe quallLy and level of Lhe lLem
O Soulbound lLems
4 Some very powerful and hard Lo galn lLems are locked Lo Lhe player LhaL plcked Lhem up le Lhey cannoL be Lraded
4 1hese lLems are referred Lo as 'soulbound'
O AcLlve lLems
4 Some lLems have ablllLles LhaL can be acLlvaLed durlng combaL eg poLlons
4 Such lLems can be asslgned Lhelr own acLlon bar buLLon
4 All such lLems have a cooldown

MLCnANI CS
MCvLMLn1
O layers move by doublecllcklng Lhe ground on Lhe spoL Lhey wanL Lo move Lo
O 1he characLer wlll always 'run'
O layers cannoL go Lhrough oLher players le colllslon rules are followed Lhls has ma[or lmpllcaLlons for combaL and level deslgn and LesLlng ls
needed Lo deLermlne wheLher keeplng or removlng playerLoplayer and playerLonC colllslons
18AvLL
O lor long dlsLance Lravel players can use porLals locaLed ln ma[or Lowns however Lhls ls only posslble lf boLh Lhe sLarLlng and desLlnaLlon Lowns
have been explored le dlscovered by Lhe player
O layers can also own mounLs from level 20 onwards whlch lncrease movemenL speed by 100 players auLomaLlcally dlsmounL when Lhey are
aLLacked or lf Lhey use any ablllLy
CCM8A1 MLCPAnlCS
O layers have 2 lmporLanL combaL aLLrlbuLes PealLh and Mana
O When a player Lakes damage he/she loses PealLh equal Lo Lhe damage of Lhe aLLack mlnus damage reduced by armor and skllls
O When a player uses an ablllLy he loses Mana dependlng on Lhe ablllLy's cosL
O P can be regalned vla poLlons heals eaLlng or vla passlve regeneraLlon based on your ottltoJe sLaL
O Mana can be regalned vla poLlons drlnklng as well as a consLanL passlve regeneraLlon dependanL on your JlsJom sLaL
O AblllLles have a global cooldown of 13 sec le you can use one ablllLy every 13 sec
O All combaL acLlons can be revlewed vla Lhe CombaL Log
1A8CL11lnC
O 1argeLs are selecLed by lefLcllcklng on Lhem and wlll remaln unLll anoLher LargeL ls selecLed or you doublecllck on Lhe ground
O ?our currenL LargeL ls shown by a reLlcule on Lhe ground around lL lL ls green lf Lhe LargeL ls frlendly orange lf Lhe LargeL ls unfrlendly buL nelLher of
you ls aLLacklng Lhe oLher and red lf elLher of you ls aLLacklng Lhe oLher
O AnoLher meLhod of qulckly selecLlng LargeLs ls by presslng 1ab whlch wlll selecL Lhe nearesL hosLlle LargeL Lhe one dlrecLly ln fronL of you ls
prlorlLlzed
O When you LargeL an enemy you wlll auLomaLlcally sLarL aLLacklng lL wlLh normal weapon swlngs/shoLs
CAS11l ML A8lLl1lLS ln1L88u1S
O CerLaln ablllLles have a casL Llme le players have Lo sLand sLlll and noL perform any oLher acLlons whlle casLlng Lhe spell
O A progress bar lndlcaLes progress of Lhe casL and upon compleLlon Lhe spell ls released
O lf Lhe player moves or uses anoLher ablllLy Lhe casL ls cancelled
O A casL can also be lnLerrupLed by players of cerLaln classes lf LhaL player uses Lhe lnLerrupLlng ablllLy whlle Lhe casL ls belng performed
O lnLerrupLed casLs usually lead Lo Lhe lnablllLy Lo casL spells for a duraLlon LhaL depends on Lhe lnLerrupLlng ablllLy
(AuvAnCLu) CulCkCAS1lnC Anu lCCuS CAS1lnC
O 1o qulckly use an ablllLy or lLem on your acLlon bar on yourself lt - (left cllck oo fblllty bottoo ot ptess key fsslqoeJ to fblllty)
O 1o qulckly use an ablllLy on a Leam member leftcllck oo tbe fblllty bottoo oo yoot fctloo bft wltb oo cotteot tftqet your mouse polnLer wlll glow
foJ tbeo left cllck oo tbft tefm membets cell lo yoot pftty stftos pfoel
O locus
4 When you make your LargeL a focus lL slmply opens a new sLaLus panel (Lhe same as LargeL sLaLus) for LhaL LargeL whlch ls locked le lL
won'L be closed lf you change LargeLs eLc
4 upLo 3 frlendly or enemy LargeLs can be focused
4 1he defaulL poslLlon for Lhe focus sLaLus panels ls Lo Lhe rlghL of Lhe screen however Lhese can be moved Lhelr poslLlons wlll be saved and
Lhe same poslLlon wlll apply Lo new focus LargeLs
4 1hls ls very useful ln v for example Lo monlLor Lhe healLh mana and casLlng sLaLus of an enemy player LhaL ls noL your usual LargeL
4 ln vL lL ls essenLlal Lo monlLor a 10man group
4 ?ou can make a LargeL your focus vla Lhe 'SeL locus' or close Lhe focus sLaLus panels vla Lhe 'Clear locus' buLLon on Lhe Advanced AcLlons
8ar or lndlvldually
uAMACL
O ALLack damage ls deLermlned by Lhe formula
aLk dmg (weapon dmg) + (power)*x
where x ls Lhe aLLack power modlfler consLanL whlch ls yeL Lo be deLermlned
O Speclal ablllLy damage/heallng depends on Lhe ablllLy lLself
O uamage done Lo an opponenL ls shown by yellow numbers rlslng up from Lhe enemy
O uamage done Lo Lhe player ls shown by red numbers dropplng down from Lhe player
Pl1
O All characLers have a 3 base chance Lo mlss a mob or player of Lhe same level
O layers and mobs galn 1 hlL for every level by whlch Lhey are hlgher Lhan Lhelr LargeL
O layers and mobs lose 1 hlL for every level by whlch Lhey are hlgher Lhan Lhelr LargeL
C8l1lCAL Pl1S
O CrlL raLlng can be galned Lhrough dexLerlLy lLems and skllls
O CrlLs cause double damage
A8MC8
O CharacLers galn armor excluslvely Lhrough lLems or skllls
O Lach polnL of armor reduces dlrecL (as opposed Lo uo1) physlcal damage Laken by 01
MAClC 8LSlS1AnCL
O CharacLers can galn spell reslsLance excluslvely Lhrough lLems or skllls
O Lach polnL of spell reslsLance reduces all maglc damage Laken by 01
uLA1P
O When a player's P reaches 0 he/she dles
O A dead player can be resurrecLed by a 8rahmln 8lshl or oLher players carrylng lLems wlLh a resurrecLlon ablllLy
O lalllng LhaL Lhe player can resurrecL aL Lhe nearesL respawn polnL 1 mlnuLe afLer deaLh
O When a player dles he/she doesn'L lose experlence or gold

AI
MC8 Al
MC8 1P8LA1
O 1hreaL (or aggro) refers Lo Lhe amounL of mob haLe Lowards a player
O Mobs wlll aLLack whlchever LargeL has Lhe hlghesL LhreaL
O 1anks need Lo galn and keep hlgh LhreaL so LhaL Lhe mob(s) keep aLLacklng Lhem lnsLead of Lhe healers for example
O 1he followlng acLlons among oLhers generaLe LhreaL
4 LnLerlng mob Aggro 8adlus only applles Lo Lhe flrsL parLy member Lo geL aggro from a group of mobs
4 ALLacklng (damaglng) CClng or debufflng mobs
4 Peallng a player who ls wlLhln mob Aggro 8adlus
4 Speclal ablllLles LhaL generaLe LhreaL
O CharacLers have varlable LhreaLperdamage and LhreaLperheallng dependlng on Lhelr class and speclallzaLlon
4 1anklng classes wlLh sulLable speclallzaLlons generaLe 2x normal LhreaL vla damage and have ablllLles LhaL generaLe addlLlonal LhreaL or
force a mob Lo aLLack Lhem for a cerLaln amounL of Llme
4 uS classes generaLe 1x LhreaL and generally have ablllLles Lo reduce Lhe amounL of LhreaL Lhey creaLe Lhereby allowlng Lhem Lo do more
uS wlLhouL geLLlng aLLacked by Lhe mobs Lhemselves
4 Peallng generaLes 073x normal aggro and heallng classes have ablllLles Lo furLher reduce Lhelr heallng aggro
O When a player LhaL has galned mob LhreaL moves a parLlcular dlsLance (dependlng on playermob level dlfference) say 70 feeL away from Lhe polnL
where Lhe player flrsL galned Lhe LhreaL Lhe mob wlll drop all LhreaL and move back Lo lL's orlglnal poslLlon
4 1hls ls malnly Lo avold explolLs such as pollloq mobs Lo Lown guards
4 Also Lhls alds player reLreaL
MC8 ACC8C 8AuluS
O 1hls ls Lhe radlus around Lhe mob LhaL represenLs maxlmum player deLecLlon range
O lor a player of Lhe same level as Lhe mob Lhe Aggro 8adlus ls 23 fL
O 1he hlgher Lhe player level ls ln relaLlon Lo Lhe mob Lhe smaller Lhe agro radlus wlll be and vlce versa
O 1hus a lv 30 characLer could run Lhrough a bunch of lv 20 mobs wlLhouL aggrolng Lhem whereas Lhose mobs would aggro a player of lv 3 from far
away
O 1hls enables hlgher level players Lo be able Lo Lravel Lhrough lower level conLenL wlLhouL Loo many hassles
MC8 SLClAL A8lLl1l LS
O All mobs aparL from very low level mobs have speclal ablllLles slmllar Lo Lhose possessed by players eg 'veLaal' mobs have llfesLeallng aLLacks and
Lhe ablllLy Lo dlsperse lnLo many baLs Lo escape
O 1he Al for Lhese ablllLles depends on Lhe mob lLself eg 'veLaal' mobs When aL or below 20 P dlsperse lnLo baLs and move Lo nav polnL x
8CSS Al
O Slmllar Lo normal mobs bosses have Lhelr own speclal ablllLles LhaL requlre Al speclflc Lo Lhe boss and Lhe assoclaLed evenLs
O 8efer Lo Lhe dungeons secLlon for more lnformaLlon on bosses
nC Al
O MosL frlendly nCs can be Lalked Lo by players and Lhe dlalogues LhaL follow are speclflc Lo LhaL nC
O 1he dlalogue opLlons can change dependlng on prevlous lnLeracLlons wlLh LhaL nC or lL's afflllaLes
4 Lg nC x glves you a quesL LhaL lnvolves seeklng lnformaLlon from nC y
4 Powever lf you speak Lo nC y before accepLlng Lhe quesL lL won'L glve you Lhe lnformaLlon buL mlghL hlnL aL lL
4 Cn Lhe oLher hand lf you accepL Lhe quesL and Lhen speak Lo nC y lL would readlly provlde Lhe needed lnformaLlon
O Some nCs glve quesLs LhaL become avallable as Lhe player reaches Lhe level needed Lo accepL Lhe quesL
O lor more lnformaLlon on nCs and quesLs please refer Lo Lhe quesL secLlon

LCCNCM
O 1he currency ln name of game ls called 'Cold'
O Money can be galned dlrecLly or lndlrecLly from Lhe followlng
4 CuesLlng
4 Crlndlng
4 uungeons
4 SLoryLeller mlsslons
4 CrafLlng/gaLherlng/servlce professlons
O Money ls usually spenL Lo upgrade and malnLaln gear
O 1he economy wlLhln name of game revolves around buylng and selllng of lLems and servlces Lo and from players as well as nCs
18AulnC
LA?L81CLA?L8 18AuL
O uraganddrop Lhe lLem onLo Lhe lngame player or onLo Lhe 'LargeL lnfo' panel lf LhaL player ls your currenL LargeL
O 1hls brlngs up Lhe Lrade dlalogue LhaL has sloLs for all Lhe lLems each wanLs Lo Lrade along wlLh a fleld Lo enLer Lhe amounL of money changlng
hands
O 1he Lrade ls Lhen locked when each player cllcks on Lhe 'lock' buLLon whereupon Lhe lnlLlaLor can compleLe Lhe sale by cllcklng on Lhe 'done' buLLon
O 1he lLems and money are exchanges as sLlpulaLed by Lhe players
u8Ll C 18AulnC
O 8azaar
4 Slmply a bunch of nCs ln ma[or Lowns LhaL upon player lnLeracLlon open Lhe 8azaar lnLerface
4 1he 8azaar panel conLalns a searchable caLegorlzed llsL of all lLems puL up for sale by oLher players lncludlng Lhe sLarLlng bld currenL bld
and buyouL prlce
4 A player can sLarL an aucLlon by dragglng an lLem Lo Lhe 8azaar lnLerface and Lhen speclfylng a sLarLlng bld and a buyouL prlce
4 All sales lasL for 36 hours and can be cancelled lf a purchase hasn'L been made
4 1he money from sale of lLems and lLems LhaL falled Lo sell vla Lhe 8azaar geL senL Lo Lhe player's mallbox

O 1rade Channel
4 A speclal chaL channel LhaL ls meanL only for LraderelaLed Lalk
4 lLems can be llnked lnLo chaL uslng shlfL+lefLcllck LhaL enables oLher players Lo cllck on Lhe llnk and vlew Lhe lLem's lnfo
4 1he Lrade Lerms can Lhen be dlscussed and Lhe Lrade compleLed ln Lhe playerLoplayer manner
8ClLSSlCnS
O layers can chose one of Lhe followlng professlons
4 8lacksmlLh Can crafL meLal weapons and heavy armor shlelds and weapon augmenLs
4 Wood and cloLh worker Can crafL llghL armor speclal ammunlLlon and armour augmenLs
4 oLlon and scroll masLer Can creaLe varlous poLlons as well as scrolls LhaL provlde Lemporary bonuses or uLlllLy augmenLs
O All Lhese professlons need raw maLerlals LhaL can be obLalned from mob drops or plcked up from Lhe game world by players of any professlons
provlded Lhey have Lhe necessary Lools
O Lg A poLlon scroll masLer can mlne lron lf he uses a mlnlng plck on an lron veln
AucLlon lnLerface from World of WarcrafL
O ln Lhe game world raw maLerlals spawn aL preseL polnLs and respawn upon removal afLer a cerLaln Llme lnLerval
O All professlons enable Lhe player Lo creaLe speclal lLems only usable by Lhose Lralned ln LhaL parLlcular professlon eg '8oLLomless vlal of Mana'
8esLores 1000 mana and refllls lLself every 2 mln requlres oLlon Scroll MasLer level 13
O rofesslons also have Lhelr own levellng sysLem hlgher levels enable players Lo creaLe beLLer lLems
O layers level Lhelr professlons slmply by creaLlng lLems Lhrough Lhem
8AnkS MAlL8CxLS
8AnkS
O 8anks are slmply nCs found ln ma[or Lowns LhaL upon player lnLeracLlon open up an lnLerface slmllar Lo Lhe player's lnvenLory
O layers can sLore and wlLhdraw lLems and money from banks wlLh no resLrlcLlons excepL
O layers can sLore a maxlmum of 100 lLems and 1000000 gold ln Lhe bank
MAlL8CxLS
O Mallboxes are locaLed ln all Lowns
O Lach player has a unlque lngame malllng accounL Lhe name of whlch ls Lhe same as Lhelr characLer's name
O layers can send and recelve LexL lLems and money uslng Lhls sysLem
O Mallboxes can sLore a maxlmum of 10 malls any more and old malls wlll auLomaLlcally geL forwarded Lo Lhe player's bank unLll LhaL ls full upon
whlch all lncomlng malls wlll rebound unLll more mallbox/bank space ls creaLed

SCCIAL IN1LkAC1ICNS
O As an MMC8C name of game has a huge soclal componenL
CPA1
O 1here are several chaL channels such as (Lhe shorLcuL for each channel ls shown ln brackeLs)
4 World (/w) ulsplays messages from all players LhaL Lype ln lL regardless of Lhelr locaLlon
4 8eglonal (/r) Messages from oLher players ln Lhe same reglon LhaL Lype ln Lhe 'reglonal' channel
4 Culld (/g) Messages from your gulldmaLes
4 1rade (/L) Messages relaLlng Lo Lrade of lLems from players anywhere ln Lhe world
WA8PCuSLS (CulLuS)
O ln order Lo faclllLaLe organlzed group vL and v gullds called Warhouses can be creaLed by enLerprlslng experlenced players
O 1o creaLe a gulld a player needs Lo buy a gulld charLer from a WarmasLer nC geL lL slgned by aL leasL 10 oLher ungullded players before handlng lL
back ln Lo Lhe WarmasLer
O 1he gulld ls Lhen acLlvaLed and players can use Lhe gulld chaL channel edlL and vlew proflle lnformaLlon for gulld members slgn up for Culld Wars
and Arena as well as havlng a rellable way Lo engage ln largescale vL
O Cullds are encouraged Lo have Lhelr own forum and an acLlve communlLy
C8CuMAkL8
O 1he CroupMaker enables players Lo flnd and creaLe groups Lo Lackle dungeons
O layers cllck Lhe 'CroupMaker' Lab ln Lhe 'Soclal' lnLerface panel Lo open Lhe CroupMaker panel
O upon selecLlng Lhe dungeon Lhey wanL Lo flnd/form a group for Lhey wlll see a llsL of players currenLly queulng for Lhe same dungeon whlle Lhey
auLomaLlcally enLer Lhe queue for LhaL dungeon
O layers can Lhen lnvlLe each oLher Lo Lhelr groups Lhrough Lhe CroupMaker lnLerface whlle belng able Lo dlscuss Lhlngs vla prlvaLe messages
LMC1LS
O LmoLes are speclal acLlons characLers can perform uslng console commands eg /laugh /cry /beg eLc
O MosL emoLes have aL leasL one anlmaLlon and aL leasL one sound assoclaLed wlLh Lhem emoLes such as /[oke can have several sounds (volce
cracklng a [oke) and anlmaLlons
O ln keeplng wlLh Lhe soclal and roleplaylng Lheme of MMC8Cs emoLes are a necesslLy

8USINLSS MCDLL CVLkVILW
C8SL8vA1l CnS
O As a hlghly porLable accesslble and lnnovaLlve MMC8C by a repuLed maker wlLh a fresh Lheme we can assume name of game wlll have a very
large number of acLlve players
O 1radlLlonally MMC8C players are very acLlve on forums
O lngame banner adverLlslng ls undeslrable for Lhe 8C genre as lL goes agalnsL Lhe noLlon of lmmerslon
O lreeLoplay models wlLh mlcropaymenLbased premlum conLenL creaLe an lmbalance ln LhaL players LhaL are wllllng Lo pay wlll have advanLages
over Lhose LhaL don'L Lhls ls also undeslrable
8LvLnuL SCLu1l CnS
O 8anner adverLlsemenLs placed dlscreeLly on loadlng screens (Lhere wlll be plenLy of Lhese ln a flashbased MMC8C) may be a workaround raLher
Lhan havlng obLruslve lngame adverLlslng
O remlum conLenL LhaL only lncludes lLems/oLher conLenL LhaL does not affect gamep|ay le fancy cloLhes peLs beLLer looklng mounLs eLc
O Web adverLlslng on Lhe offlclal webslLe and forums
O Merchandlse ls also a good means of fuLure revenue cloLhes acLlon flgures accessorles books eLc
O (LxperlmenLal) lLembased adverLlslng
4 uslng lngame lLems wlLh brandlng eg 'nlke Sandals of Speed'
4 CreaLlon of lore Lo supporL Lhe noLlon le '1hese sandals were made by Lhe hlghly secreLlve nlke Lrlbe llvlng ln Lhe mounLalns'

1C DC
PlCP 8lC8l 1?
O lmagery
O LxperlmenLal ConcepLs lLem based adverLlslng Crlndless ldea casL on Lhe run focusbased combaL dlfferenL combaL mechanlcs of each class
O Advanced AcLlons 8ar
O CombaL Log
O Menu llow CharL
O lnLerfaces for chaL mlnlmap char screen eLc
O lnclude/rule ouL volce chaL
LCW 8lC8l 1?
O llnd lndlan names for ablllLles lLems eLc
O Clossary

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