Rohan Review: Cool Systems & Modes--06-02-2008

	Game Title: Rohan	MMOsite Resources:
	Genre: Fantasy		Official Site
	Developer: YNK Interactive, Inc.		Screenshots
	Publisher: YNK Interactive, Inc.		Video
	Status: Open Beta

This review is partly reproduced from MMOsite Writer Club memberNeramaar's blog.

Upon completing the Tutorial you will be teleported to your respective starting zone, and can begin questing. Most of the beginner quests are similar to the Tutorial quests but help to solidify your understanding of the game, and make you feel very much at home. After another hour or so you will have learned much more about forging new weapons and many of different and new features that Rohan has to offer. I'm going to explain a few of the main ones here:

M.Kill:

Another of the new and exiting features packed into Rohan is the M.Kill system, which allows for an EXP bonus after killing a certain number of enemies consecutively. For example, after killing 19 consecutive enemies, the 20th monster killed would award 5x the normal XP, so make sure than enemy is a few levels higher than you. This increases with 10x XP awarded at 40 kills, 13.5x at 60 kills, and so on. This feature is also used when partying with other players, and works in the same way but with different bonuses.

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PK:

PK, or player killing, plays a large part in the world of Rohan. Similar to games like Lineage 2, players are always able to kill another player whenever they choose, provided they are not in a 'safe zone' such as town. For every three hours of game time players are allowed to kill 5 other players without the risk of any penalties, but if that limit is exceeded then the player will be branded as a murderer and when killed will suffer a large EXP loss and have an increased chance to drop their items alongside no longer being able to enter towns for fear of being eliminated by the guards on sight. Once branded a murderer you will stay that way for 15 hours of play time, causing you to choose your targets carefully.

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As an interesting twist, Rohan has included a revenge system in the game, allowing you to teleport instantly to a player that has killed you and extract your revenge. This can only be done once per player, and can also be done in groups to take down a higher level foe causing havoc in the area. This, alongside all of your other PK battles are recorded in your Hit List, which will keep track of your last 50 fights and their outcomes.