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2010 · Eyedentity Games · MMORPG · Role-playing

Dragon Nest

Leap into the heart of adventure as you join millions of others in the world's fastest online action MMORPG. Choose from eleven distinct classes and 52 specializations to create the ultimate hero. Work alone or with friends to explore mysterious dungeons, besiege the fortresses of loathsome orcs, and raid the lairs of fearsome dragons.

Released: 2010
Platforms: Windows
Genres: MMORPG Role-playing
Developers: Eyedentity Games
Publishers: Eyedentity Games
Modes: Co-op Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Country: South Korea
Languages: English, Korean
Time to beat: 40hmain story41hcompletionist

About

Dragon Nest (Korean: 드래곤네스트) is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG developed by Eyedentity and available in different regions and languages. Aside from gameplay featuring a non-targeting combat and skill system within instance dungeons, Dragon Nest revolves around a story which is told in different points of view depending on the player's chosen class. Dragon Nest receives new content, balance patches and cash shop items on a monthly basis. Major expansions that include several new dungeons, Nests, new classes, multiple new features or remake of old ones, extensive class adjustments and a raise on the level cap take place every year.

The game has over 200 million players as of 2013, and had grossed ₩200 billion ($180 million) by 2012.

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Gameplay

Dragon Nest incorporates non-targeting system gameplay to create a fast-paced action-filled experience. Players choose from a range of hero classes, characters that are of the Dragon Nest storyline that can equip customizable gear and weapons. Characters exist in one world, Kalahan, which resulted from Nexon uniting all four worlds to unite the characters. Devastating skills can also be learned, to increase one's power when defeating monsters in instance dungeons or defeating other players in PvP.

Dragon Nest also has the advantage of being nearly completely skill-based, with lower level characters being able to defeat high level characters in PvP with skill alone. This allows a more experienced player that is of a lower level to dominate a less experienced player of a higher level player in PvP.

Story

The Goddess Althea, creator of the land of Alteria (Altea in the NA version, Lagendia in the SEA version), is poisoned by her evil sister Vestinel. The poison can only be cured using an antidote made using the source of the poison itself, Vestinel's magic grail, which has disappeared somewhere within Alteria. The players as heroes of Alteria must comb the land fighting evil dragons in order to find power stones that enable them to communicate with the sleeping goddess in order to find the grail, wake her and save the world.