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Tales of Pirates
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Tales of Pirates is a fully 3D-designed multiplayer online game based on 5,000 years of pirate history. In it, comical pirate characters and creatures travel the high seas and encounter intricate story-based quests, wondrous cities and beautiful landscapes in their search for treasures fit for a king – or a king’s ransom! Though the excitement of ship-to-ship combat is a heady brew for newcomers and veterans alike, many players take pride in their place among the community. Whether you seek to enforce the laws of the ToP world, chronicle the adventures of your peers, or simply help junior players learn the ropes, the TOP community has a place for you.
Tales of Pirates is a 3D Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game developed by the Chinese company MOLI. Tales of Pirates is published by IGG (Internet Gaming Gate), who have also published four other games, Voyage Century Online, WonderLand Online, Myth War Online and 2029 Online. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions such as an older version Pirate King Online.
Once an account is created, players are able to log in to a server and choose a character to begin the game. All characters start at level 1 and initially level up through very simple introductory quests designed to teach the player about the game. These quests take a few minutes to complete and will give a new player an idea of how to move, control their character and other simple concepts. At level 8 a character can make a party to invite 1-4 players and they all share EXP from individual kills. At level 9 a character can choose a specific first class related to the character they chose, they cannot however use class specific equipment until level 10. A “Lance” character can become an Explorer, Hunter or Swordsman. A “Carsise” character can become a Swordsman. A “Phyllis” character can become a Hunter, Herbalist, or Explorer (or Crusader in newest 2.0 version). An “Ami” character can become an Herbalist or Explorer.
Starting at level 15, a player may purchase a ship with which they may sail on the water. Certain elements of the game can only be accessed in this way (60% of accessible territory on water).[1]
Introduction
The game is based on the adventures of Lance, a human raised by demons, Phyllis, a girl with a shortened lifespan (which does not affect gameplay), Ami, a young little girl that does not age, and Carsise, a half-demon. The world they live in is made up of multiple continents and islands in which they travel by foot or by ship, killing monsters and other obstacles in their way with a wide variety of weapons.
The largest cities are all ports, although their climates are quite different, ranging from Shaitan’s deserts to Icicle’s frozen plains. It is in these cities in which newer characters slowly build up their skills and fighting prowess before adventuring into the unknown. Each fighting class does all of its class advancements in their corresponding city, e.g swordsmen change classes in Argent, hunters in Icicle, herbalists in Shaitan, etc.
Skills
Players of different classes have different and unique skills that assist them in battle. There are two types of skills: passive and initiate. Passive skills increase the character’s stats (attack, attack speed, defense, etc.) permanently, and affects his/ her performance all the time. Initiate skills, however, is temporary, so the initiate skills like Berserk, which tremendously increase the character’s attack speed for about 10 seconds, wears away after a period of time, unlike passive skills like Concentration, which permanently increase the character’s hit rate.[2]
Classes
Players can choose to be different classes, varying with their character. There are in total 10 classes, 4 belonging to the Primary Classes, which can be chosen at Level 10. Those classes include Swordsman (deals physical damage), Hunter (ranged class using bows), Explorer (deals powerful magical damage and has many bonuses on sailing), and herbalist (weak in offense but can heal other players and give them temporary bonuses on their stats- known as “buffing”). At Level 40, players can choose an advanced class depending on the character and the basic class. Those 6 classes include Crusader (a popular class, is very agile and deals melee damage), Champion (high defense with high HP, dealing high melee damage), Sharpshooter (high ranged damage, uses fireguns), Voyager (magical damage, even more bonuses for their boats), Cleric (more healing and supportive power), and Seal Master (similar to Cleric, but has more offense).[3] In the newest 2.0 version of the game, however, Phyllis could also be a Swordsman, and will be able to advance to be a crusader.
Primary Classes
Those are the classes that can be chosen at Level 10. In the new V. 2.0, Phyllis can also be a Swordsman.
Swordsman
Swordsman is the melee class in the game; they rely on swords and shields and they are the damage-dealer in a party. Only a Lance or Carsise (and Phyllis in Version 2.0) can be trained to be a Swordsman. Lance swordsman can advance to crusaders which use two single handed swords and have incredibly high attack speed and high attack power. Carsise swordsman can become Champions which have the highest HP and defence in the game and use large two handed swords and act as the tank class in the game.
Explorer
Explorers deal magical damage using special corals. They are relatively powerful since their magical damage neglects the target’s defense, therefore the amount of damage done is always the same no matter how strong the opponent is. Explorers also have skills that temporarily increase their ships’ defense and/ or speed. Explorers can only advance to voyagers. A Lance, Phyllis, or Ami can be an explorer.Explorer is pre-class of Voyager.
Hunter
Hunters use bows to deal ranged damage. Their damage is considerable but they are quite weak in terms of defense and HP. Hunters can advance to sharpshooters, which are very powerful using guns instead of bows. A Lance or Phyllis can be a hunter.
Herbalist
Herbalist is a magical class that uses stave’s to deal magical damage. They can also heal and help other party members by increasing their abilities. Herbalist can advance to cleric or a seal master. Ami and Phyllis can become a herbalist
Advanced Classes
Those are the classes that can be chosen at Level 40. In V.2.0, Phyllis can also be Crusaders/ Champions.
Crusaders
They are Lance (or Phyllis) characters that are armed with two swords. Crusaders generally are the fastest and most deft players, and are one of the strongest classes. Players have developed different “models” (or builds when stat points of a character are added specifically to make the player especially strong at a certain area) of the class, the most popular one being the “slasher” model. Slashers use the advantage of the skill “Illusion Slash”, where remote and effective damage is dealt to a target.
Champions
Champions are Carcise characters that are the most defensive and perhaps most offensive players in the game too. They generally have high hit points, very high defense, and usually high offense. They use two-handed swords called Greatswords that deal a lot of damage, and are an important part of a PvP or maze team. There are several builds for champions; most players prefer whether very high health (so high that sometimes the healing speed is faster than the speed the player is getting attacked) or very high offense, while neither of these models have a high attack speed, but the damage made up for that, the basic stat to a champ is con to increase life.
Seal Master
After of be herbalist can be Seal Master or SM is one basic class in the game,very importand and apreciated by their seals, the stats basic is con and spr, they have skill how seal of elder (to prevent the use of skills)shadow insignea (to prevent the melee attacks),but they have to revive,harden (to increased defense) heal (healing ability) and only they have one attack skill that is spiritual bolt, this class is only to female characters (Ami, Phyllis )support class very important for a battle.
Cleric
After of be herbalist can be Cleric is one healing class and expert buffer very important in battle to maintain the party wiht life, they have skills how angelic shield (increase the deff 30% at lv10) tornado swirl (increase critical rate) and specializes the energy shield that tranfers the damage taken to sp (skill only to clerics and personal use).
Features
New V 2.0 (PKO only)
The newest 2.0 version of the Singapore-based version of the game, Pirate King Online, will be released on Dec. 15, 2009. It features a new map, new mazes, new monsters, and new items. As well, Phyllis will be able to become a Swordsman and later a Crusader in the new version.[4]
Fairy Pets
Upon character creation the player starts with a level zero pet, they can also be obtained from other players, or from the item mall. The pets are fairies of various appearances, and their uses include giving the character extra stat points and learning special skills to help their masters in battle. Fairies are also necessary for some life skills like manufacturing. Other skills such as possession can double the pets benefits however drains the stamina of the pet by intervals of X6(novice possession), X4(standard possession), X2(Expert possession).
Guilds
Guilds in Tales of Pirates are groups of players allied together to benefit everyone, similar to many other games. To create a guild a Lv40 character, a Stone of Oath item, and one hundred thousand gold are needed. To join a guild, the player must be at least Lv20 and he/ she can apply for the guild at specific NPCs, and wait for the approval from the guild leader.
Item Mall Points
Although Tales of Pirates is free it also has a second in game currency known as item mall points. You can only obtain points by charging your account with real money via a number of payment methods such as Paypal, Google Checkout or Western Union. Players can use the points to purchase a number of character bonuses, armour upgrades or apparel (to customize their characters appearance).
Mazes
The game also contains many dungeon-like areas called mazes. The three main mazes, Forsaken City, Dark Swamp and Demonic World open in rotations of 3 hours each, and each maze has its own ranged level requirements. Generally, despite that the levels of the monsters in the mazes are not difficult relative to the player level range, the monsters are much stronger than normal monsters. The mazes are also one of the few PvP areas in the game, enabling players to fight not only the monsters in the maze, but each other as well.
Influences
There are characters and items that refer to Pirates of the Caribbean; the NPC Jack Arrow, who represents Jack Sparrow. William, a blacksmith, Elizabeth, Captain Barbossa, and even Davy Jones’ chest.
The game also borrows from the one of the most famous Shonen Jump manga and anime, “One Piece”. The item mall has many clothes representing some characters from the show. The same goes for Bleach and Naruto.
Not only that,but it also borrows from Disgaea:Hour of Darkness, though one would have to be an avid fan to notice most of it, some examples are: seal master first set of armor is the Disgaea archer’s outfit, the starter hairstyles #2, #4, and #5 for Phyllis are Disgaea archer, Etna, and Plenair, respectively. Lance’s starter styles borrow from all over the spectrum of anime/games, example: #4 is Sabata from Boktai ((official art hair not sprites)) #5 is Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7.