Runes of Magic US / AU

Quoted from "hambolt;517891"

Myself and about 30 friends are considering Runes of Magic as a new home in today's MMO world. A lot of it has to do with how MMOs are trying to pander to Single Player types of players or Lobby Player types. So what we would like to know is this.Does RoM have a Automated LFD/LFG tool that is cross server like WoWs? Or is it Server Only or is there not one? We all come from old School MMOs and HATE anything to do with a LFD tool that is cross server? Good! Because we do not have one that is cross-server. There is one for the server...but nobody uses it. Most people looking for a group for instances ask in the zone channel or in the world channel (or in their guild).

What are the sizes of the raids here in Runes of Magic? We are looking to do the smaller raid sizes because how hard it is to get more then 10 to 15 people online on a given night. Instances run between 6-12 people (usually 6), and raids are up to 32 people large. You'd think it is hard to get a raid going but it really isn't; there are a lot of people playing the game.

What are the sizes of the Instances that you have? What do you mean by sizes? How many bosses? How long do they take? Well they're all different really. Some can take twenty minutes others can take a few hours. Bosses range anywhere from 4-8 in an instance.

How is Raid Progression? Do you get Raid gear from Solo Quest? If not good if you get badges or something that can give you raid equal gear to help you gear up thats np. If Raid level gear is given out to just anyone that solos we will not come here. Raids and MMOs are meant for grouping not for some people who refuses to join a guild, or be social or make friends to be handed gear. You are going to the right place then. The best gear you can get is from the end-game instances; nothing comes even close. The only way you can purchase the gear from the auction house...if you have the gold required, which most people do not.

Are the Raids hard? Do you need to spend 2 to 3 weeks on tough bosses or months? Are there different modes to the raids? There are different modes to our instances, most instances have 2 difficulty ratings, some have up to 6 different modes. There is a world boss in the game that has yet to be taken down, he is extremely difficult and takes MULTIPLE raids. And there are other world bosses that require an entire raid to kill. We have world raid instances that are also extremely difficult.

Thank you for your time. Yes I am an ass, I expect an MMO to be a Massive Mutliplayer game NOT a Massive Single Player Game just because you pay $15 a month someone hands you everything. And let me put it this way....you aren't going to be getting anywhere any time fast on $15 a month. End game is expensive if you want to do well.

Quoted from "hambolt;517891"

Does RoM have a Automated LFD/LFG tool that is cross server like WoWs? Or is it Server Only or is there not one? We all come from old School MMOs and HATE anything to do with a LFD tool that is cross server.

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What are the sizes of the raids here in Runes of Magic? We are looking to do the smaller raid sizes because how hard it is to get more then 10 to 15 people online on a given night.

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What are the sizes of the Instances that you have?

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How is Raid Progression? Do you get Raid gear from Solo Quest?

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Quest gear is fairly weak. Most good gear drops off the mobs or is crafted.

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If not good if you get badges or something that can give you raid equal gear to help you gear up thats np.

Yeah, all instances in later game give you mementos. ROM is gear game, and gear that drops off bosses is only starting point. It needs to be enhanced in 4 different ways - statting, tiering, plussing and runes. Mementos give you a way to do one of these enhancements - statting. That is the most important enhancement, and makes the biggest differences in how effective your character is.

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If Raid level gear is given out to just anyone that solos we will not come here. Raids and MMOs are meant for grouping not for some people who refuses to join a guild, or be social or make friends to be handed gear.

Top level gear is definitely not soloable or obtainable in small groups. Only thing small groups can do is farm mementos, although larger groups would be able to obtain them at significantly faster rate.

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Are the Raids hard? Do you need to spend 2 to 3 weeks on tough bosses or months? Are there different modes to the raids?

Most later instances come in at least two difficulty levels (easy and normal), many of them also come in hard mode. Obviously, hard mode gear is much better, and easy mode is much worse. One instance comes in 7 difficulty modes with progressively better drops.

Top instances are very hard to do. It can take months to just learn the strategy to each fight, and that is just the beginning - you need to have gear, skill, right class combination and a lot of coordination to run them. Can practice in easy mode, though, but that gives you only a start.

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Thank you for your time. Yes I am an ass, I expect an MMO to be a Massive Mutliplayer game NOT a Massive Single Player Game just because you pay $15 a month someone hands you everything.

There is somewhat what you are describing about. Original game has progression and reasonable level of difficulty. It has enough experience for 2 classes. In CH4, they added ability to pick 3rd class, but did not add 50% more zones and quests. Instead, they added just two (albeit large) zones that get your 3rd class to about L51-L52 with relative ease and only couple quests that require any grouping. Of course, many new players use that for their main class, so there are quite a few L50s who are effectively self-powerleveled.

That stops at 51-52, though. After that, you work for your progression and if you took the easy way to it, that makes your way past it harder. Lots of drop-offs once the game stops that "easy mode" progression.

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There is a world boss in the game that has yet to be taken down, he is extremely difficult and takes MULTIPLE raids. And there are other world bosses that require an entire raid to kill. We have world raid instances that are also extremely difficult.

Quoted from "Silenteye7;517917"

i'm thinking he was suggesting that boss in TB that's summoned with the blood at the alter in that cat-person camp... the one that hits for like 150k a shot... can't remember his name though; accidentally summoned him and was squished before he even fully materialized.

Quoted from "YomanROM;517921"

Targonharl can be done with 3, Lagusen with 4. Drops on both: 2x Glorious.

Quoted from "YomanROM;517921"

Targonharl can be done with 3, Lagusen with 4. Drops on both: 2x Glorious.

Quoted from "ChaosArmored;517989"

Instead of joining a guild (if you ARE coming) I suggest making your own 'cause of the size of your group. I do like Reni and there are some good servers. Ask around on the forums about what you are looking for in a server. If you need help and you come to the Reni server I and many others can help you. As you are a good sized group some people will try to take ya, but here are some tips to stay together.

1. In raids you can have 36 people in one party which could suit your needs if you're all questing and doing stuff together (that would be scary seeing a mob of newbs when I go leveling my secondary )

2. Once you hit Level 20 on your primary and level 20 on your secondary a new zone will open up for you called Coast of Opportunity and there will be a transport skill on your skills interface called "Heffner Camp Transport Spell". From what I can tell you and your group do not just want to go the easy route. My advice is to not go here as it was made for high level 3rd class power- leveling as the exp from there is a lot. Do the quests near your spawn point and work form there.

3. Since you have a large group you guys will eventually start running instances. Because you have a such a large group (I'm very envious of this ) you can run the lower level instances at the level they are supposed to. If you do come to Reni I have been thinking about making another () alt and I would like to run and do stuff with you guys. My guild isn't super op yet but we can still run the instances you will need later so you could ask when you need help.

4. Do not buy diamonds (cash shop currency) until you get to level 55 up unless you are buying mounts.

5. Have fun

Quoted from "hambolt;518010"

Ok some questions that my people have because they are considering RoM.

How expensive can raiding be? People dont mind spending about $180 a year because thats what we spend on subscriptions people do not want to spend $300+ a year just to raid. We are not poor however people are use to paying X amount per year and would prefer not to spend much more then that. Like myself I am saving money right now to buy a bigger house, any extra money I can save helps, I do not want to spend that money for a Pay to Win game. Like I said right around what I am spending right now is not a problem. Well that is an issue then. It will take you considerably longer than everyone else to get end-game. If that is fine with you, then there will be no problems. However, $15 a month will definitely not cut it. Won't even come close.

If we are not paying a subscription fee do we still get all the instances? This game is ENTIRELY free to play meaning you get access to every single thing in the game whether you pay or not.

The normal leveling instances will be 6 man minimum right? No, the normal leveling instances are 6-man maximum, 1-man minimum. However, with what you said and not wanting to spend a decent amount on the game, you will need full parties because they are impossible to do in groups of 3 or less with no gear.

The normal Raid instance group sizes are they 6/12 from what I found? Yes, those are the normal sizes.