By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines -- Online game publisher Mobiusgames started on Tuesday the closed beta test of its latest online role playing game Dekaron, developed by Korean company GameHi.
In an interview with hackenslash, Mobiusgames Marketing Director Eric Roceles said they have already allocated "several thousand" player accounts for the closed beta test (CBT), which was announced in July. He said the closed beta game will be the full version that will test for bugs.
"The CBT will take two weeks, after which the open beta test will start. This will happen for another two to three weeks, then the commercial launch could be in late September or early October," Roceles said.
Dekaron is largely a 3D hack-and-slash game similar to Mobiusgames' previously launched title MU Online. It has five character classes (Azure Knights, Sagita Hunters, Incar Magicians, Vicious Summoners, Segnales, and Bagi Warriors) with different skills and attributes. The game is set in a fantasy medieval planet called Trieste.
One of the main features of the game is its Emoti Motion, which allows characters to have different emotions when interacting with other players.
Roceles said Mobiusgames is confident that Dekaron will be a hit among role-playing game players.
On the other hand, he said they are expecting some migration of gamers from MU Online to Dekaron due to its more robust gameplay.
"It can't be helped but it doesn't mean MU Online will be gone. In fact, we're already working on new activities for MU Online. Yet we will still provide the best gaming experience for our players," he said.
Roceles said Dekaron will also be the first massively multiplayer online game that will be free-to-play. MU Online is still subscription based though the other games under Mobiusgames are already free-to-play. These include the casual games Gong, Gundbound, and Rakion.
Mobius to start closed beta test of Dekaron
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While the titles is a free to play, any word on whether it will be in game ad or microtransaction supported, or a mixture of both perhaps?
WOW, ITS JUST LIKE THE ONE I PLAYED 4 YRS AGO KHAN ONLINE !
Another MMO to hit the shores... Plenty of choices to choose from nowadays. And still can't make-up for the success of WoW or any top of the line MMO. Stop sending grind fest games anymore.
ok ung game :-D
Isn't it free to pay? Meron lang sigurong mga stores for weapons and stuffs like sa US one?
i hope walang hackers/cheaters gaya sa rakion..nakakalungkot kasi kung meron.....
it makes the play boring
firs time koto pumonta d2
[GM] bakit walang rakion sa haken slash
AYUSIN NYO MUNA UNG SEASON 3 NG MU PHILIPPINES PATI NA DIN UNG MERGING NG BHAR AND TITAN.....
wwwawwwwwwwwwww
sana nga mainstall na yan agad d2 sa 3G's
i love this game.. it makes me compl8..
hehehe..
Long live GREEDInc. . . .
dekaron a.k.a two moons nalaro na namin yan ^^ ok lang at lumakas kami lahat dyan lol
pwede po bang i free 2 play nalang yung MU online sa mobius?.. ang mahal kase ng cards, di na po kami nag eenjoy sa sobrang mahal eh..;-(
sana maging free 2 play na MU online.. -h2k-
i maen the best ang mubius games heheheheh
I love both MU and Dekaron hehe...
And it's(dekaron) not composed of five character classes but they're six! haha
oo sana nman free 2 play n mu philippines dami nyo n nkuhang pera mga mobius
WOW i love mobius and softnyx mobius rox alot more
haha.... play ryl tartarus
nid DUEL PM ME
more power to EXTERNAL guild^____!
mga kua na scam poh aq name q poh sa M.U {AGI}TOPEN tapos poh name poh ng nang iscam sakin SHYloCK mga kua na print screen q naman bago nya aq na iscam eh pls sana ma ban na ung scammer
pde po b free to play ang mu online?????????
yup free to play na dapat ang mobius... kung compare mo sa iba talo ang mobius, maganda na sana ang MUonline kaso ung sa test server ginawa pang Muren eh parang wala na rng pinagkaiba sa main server "DI BA TEST SERVER LANG YAN!!!" tapos hanggang season2 lang, naghihirap na ba ang mobius? bkt hnd nila ma season 3 yan... bka yang dekaron rin maganda lng sa umpisa pero bandang huli pangit din ang kalabasan...
free 2 play n sn mu phils.
Sana yung rakion parang "MU" narin nohhh ....nakakaasar kasi puro nalang laban d katulad sa MU pede kang pumatay ng hayop at pede kang pumatay ng tao eh sa RAKION puro stage lang pag natapos mo na yung stage walana puro nalang laban .............ang hirap pang makapasok may MS limit pa eh.......
pls help, i cant access my MU accnt, i send an email n s info@mobius.ph n, pero wala nmng maaus n reply kundi ung computerized n reply, pos d nmn matawagan coz their voice contct is no longer avail, wat doi do, pls reply nmn mga GM/CM, email me @ keefe_07@yahoo.com, pls pls pls lang, i have some expensive items dun, wag nmn sana mawala, indi nmn ako mka report ng hacking, coz i cant open my accnt, my secret answer dsnt wrk either... T_T
Sna free 2 play na lng ang MU tapos bawi na lng sila sa Item mall.. Kasi almost all RPG game na online right now isa free 2 play... Kaya konti na lng ang player ng MU.. Wish lng na sana bumalik mga players ng MU... My 1 and almost majority players suggestion..."Free 2 play MU" and have "Item Mall" para sa e-points ^_^V
-Loyal MU Player
-Since "Maya" server!!
Gawin na lang sana nila FTP ang MU with item mall para balik sigla ang MU Phils. Para dumami uli ang gamers mas masaya kapag marami at may item mall na lang.
Ok lang naman kapag season 2, dami kasing private servers kaya isa yan sa dahilan ng pag baba ng MU Phils. Wala nga lang update for new season ang Mobious sa MU kaya isa din yan.
ou nga wala ng maganda sa mu phil. ehh mhrp na ung buhay ngyon dpt gwin nlng free 2 play like other rpg.
tapos ang dami pang cheater ngayon sa rakion dati aux pa ehh ngayon nacira na ano ginagwa ng mga gm??bkt hangang ngayn d prn maalis alis ung mga cheat ang pangit na 2loy ng rakion ngayon.
Ok na ung "TITAN BAHR MERGE"
ok na din ung pg postponed pro bat pti ION sasama? lokohan na to quitting time na tlaga...
Since 2002 pa ako ng play ng MU Phil.
pg sinama nla ION prang "PRIVATE SERVER " na may "REBIRTH" badtripwla na nga pakulo nkakaloko gnagawa nla may "LOAD" nman bkit gn2 pinapahirapan mga "PLAYERS"
kua panu makuha ung account q kc na hack aq d q na mabuksan
Dear: Sir/Madam
pano po b mapoforgot ung account ko
kasi po na hack po ako account ko po landstop,pinasok ko po ung account ko sa mu tapos po ang nakalagay ur account is already connected kaya po nilabas ko sa mu tapos pinasok ko sa mobius tapos pinasok ko sa mobius ung account ko tapos un nga po wala na mali ung password....pano po makukuha ulit ung account ko????
hi p o... RAKION iss my favorite game,,kaso ang dami pong cheater,,,,,,,,, nakakainis,,,
mga GM kilos maman po kayo...
pa pano po ba gumawa ng clan
salahat ng makakabasa n2
sali kayo sa clan nmin season
dami naming mamaw!!!
bkt biglang nag shut down????
mawawala na poh bah ung Muren or lahat ng server?????
na hack po ako
hi sa lahat nang GM plzzzzzzzzz
paki band naman young mga cheater
youn lang po salamat!!!!!!!!