By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — It may sound like the fabled land of the Rohirrim in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Rohan Online, however, is not related to it but it does have the same elements of medieval fantasy.

Rohan Online is the latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that game publisher Level Up! Online is introducing in the Philippines.

The game is similar to most hack-and-slash online games and features six character classes, the Humans, Elves, Half Elves, Dhans, Dekans, Dark Elf.

There are also male and female models for each class. Each of the classes have unique roles and attributes, some are close quarter combatants, some are long range fighters, while others are more balanced types.

These character classes also own unique weapons and items. Some can wield two-handed weapons like the Human Knight. The Elf Archer for example can use bows more efficiently than the rest of the characters, while the Dhan Assasins can use stealth weapons to kill enemies quietly.

Another unique feature of Rohan Online is its “Forge” wherein items of the same type can be forged together to bring out a more powerful weapon.

However, the Forge feature also has a success and failure rate so players have to be aware what item they expect to create when forging.

But the most unique feature of the game is “Revenge.”

Unlike in most MMORPGs where low-level players are beaten during player-versus-player fights, Rohan Online’s Revenge system allows “losers” in PvPs (player versus player) to take revenge against their antagonists once they have increased their levels.

They could even bring their entire party to strike back at the opponent. Revenge is indicated as an icon in the interface of the game showing the name of the person who beats the character. Once the player decides to take on the antagonist, the player clicks on the icon and is automatically teleported to the area of the opponent. Think of it as “resbak” in an online environment.

Level Up! Philippines has not announced when the game will be made available.

However, more information can be received from Rohan Online’s official international site.