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.

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Editor’s Note: Corrected quote and dates.

By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net

AFTER almost a year, online gaming publisher MyGame.ph will be introducing its first massively multiplayer online game. The game, Fiesta Online, is also the company’s second game after Special Force Online.

Fiesta Online, developed by Korean firm Ons On Soft [spelled as is] is also a fantasy-adventure game set in the world of Isya. A battle ensues between the primal force called Legel and gods that he created to watch over the land.

There are four character classes in Fiesta Online: the Mage, Fighter, Cleric, and Archer. Each one has special attributes and special items.

In an interview, MyGame.ph Marketing Manager Paul Buencamino said they will be starting closed beta testing in the middle of October for at least two weeks before moving on to open beta testing.

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