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Behind the Scenes – January .

Pangya fans can now rejoice with the release of Pangya Season 4.9 on the RaGEZONE forums. Member Turion123456 has graciously released the files to the world several weeks ago. For more details visit the release thread; HERE.

The first phase of the long awaited and rumored ‘Big Bang’ patch has been launched and announced by Nexon. The “Big Bang” patch brings in a completely redesigned user interface as well as new content, rebalanced skills and even a experience curve that is nearly 3x faster in general from level 1-200.

“Big Bang is going to completely change the way players enjoy MapleStory,” says Crystin Cox, Nexon America’s MapleStory producer. “We’ve been listening to our players and this complete overhaul of the game will implement major changes based on their input, making the game more current and modern, allowing them to experience new adventures in a game they know and love.”

With this update, players will be able to jump into MapleStory as heroes with rebalanced and redesigned skills that can level up much faster than ever before. Monsters, quests, and zones have also been rebalanced accordingly, allowing new and returning players to discover adventure in a world filled with unique challenges.

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Over the years the MMOsite Readers Choice awards have grown up from a  small awards website event to just recently having more choices then you can shake a Chinese gold farmer at! The site boasts a whopping “1,088,821!” voters as of the time this article is being written. I attempted to find out just how many games there were to cast your vote for, I lost track around the 500 mark. Yes 500+ games to vote for, I eye balled the rest and figure around 800 in total(That is if my math is correct, although I wouldn’t ever count on my math being correct!)

The main divisions are “Best of”‘s in each of the following categories.

• General (Example being best new game of 2010.. Vindictus anyone?)
• Game Genre (Favorite MMOFPS is an example here)
• Game Features (Best PvP etcetera.)
• Pricing Types (F2P, P2P etcetera.)

The voting will run till January 16, 2011 and started back in November; so if you are passionate about your MMO’s and want to show your support for your favorite games/development teams head on over to the vote page and cast your votes before it’s too late.

The release of World of Warcraft Cataclysm nears and Blizzard continually throws teasers for us. Blizzard developers have listed a detailed series of new dungeons with there respective level requirements and gear obtained in a new blog post at the community site.

The Deadmines: Level Range: 15-21 (10)

Ragefire Chasm: Level Range: 15-21 (10)

Wailing Caverns: Level Range: 15-25 (10)

Shadowfang Keep: Level Range: 16-26 (11)

Stormwind Stockade: Level Range: 20-30 (15)

Blackfathom Deeps: Level Range: 20-30 (15)

Gnomeregan: Level Range: 24-34 (19)

The Scarlet Monastery – Graveyard: Level Range: 26-36 (21)

The Scarlet Monastery – Library: Level Range: 29-39 (21)

The Scarlet Monastery – Armory: Level Range: 32-42 (21)

The Scarlet Monastery – Cathedral: Level Range: 35-45 (21)

Razorfen Kraul: Level Range: 30-40 (25)

Maraudon – Purple Crystals: Level Range: 30-40 (25)

Maraudon – Orange Crystals: Level Range: 32-42 (25)

Maraudon – Pristine Waters: Level Range: 34-44 (25)

Uldaman: Level Range: 35-45 (30)

Dire Maul – East: Level Range: 36-46 (31)

Scholomance: Level Range: 38-48 (33)

Dire Maul – West: Level Range: 39-49 (34)

Razorfen Downs: Level Range: 40-50 (35)

Dire Maul – North: Level Range: 42-52 (37)

Stratholme – Main Gate: Level Range: 42-52 (37)

Zul’farrak: Level Range: 44-54 (39)

Stratholme – Service Entrance: Level Range: 46-56 (37)

Blackrock Depths – Prison: Level Range: 47-57 (42)

Blackrock Depths – Upper City: Level Range: 51-61 (42)

The Sunken Temple: Level Range: 50-60 (45)

Lower Blackrock Spire: Level Range: 55-65 (48)

Upper Blackrock Spire: Level Range: 55-65 (48)

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In addition to my previous post, “Conquer Online Monk Class Revealed”, Conquer Online has released more information regarding the Monk class after a series of player concerns that the class brings nothing new to the game. The developers had then composed a small amount of information showcasing its unique skills and attributes.

Wu Xing – The Five Elements: For the very first time, CO brings the concept of “Wu Xing” to the game. “Wu Xing” is actually the short form “the five types of chi, that dominate at different times”. Water dominates in Winter, wood in Spring, fire in Summer, and metal in Autumn. At the intersection between two seasons, the transitional period is dominated by earth. As a master of “Chi”, the Monk was endowed with all five of these elemental powers. This is a great benefit to the PVE battles, especially when confronted with the giant bosses! A Monk will add different elementary attributes to his teammates, in order to boost their Attack or Defense against them. Players need to strengthen their cooperation and keep adjusting their strategies, if they hope to stand victorious against the demons!

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