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vitality, dexterity, strength etc.) all set to 0. Levels in Arena Online are based on the highest stat a character has, not on the amount of experience points he has earned by killing monsters.Ĭharacter Customization > Character LooksĪrena Online uses the “grind a stat” system where you start off with your stat categories (ex. Unlike most MMOs where you’re given stat bonuses at every level, based on your job class or race, in Arena Online you have to work (sans grinding your stats) for the character type of your preferenceĪlso, levels in Arena Online are not a deciding factor in a character’s strength unlike in the usual set up of MMORPGs. I can say that Arena Online is one of the few MMORPGs out there that can say that they bring the role play in role playing games.

I’m referring to the game systems that are in place in Arena Online. There’s also this thing which makes it seem that your character is running with his head facing up like some old cartoon character trying to run fast.Īdmittedly, the character controls and movement grated on me for the first ten minutes of the game, however, once I got past that I finally saw the game’s “meat” as an MMORPG. Whenever you move from one point to another you have this feeling that your character is carrying a heavy load. It can be pretty irritating specially when you’re trying to “level” a stat (this will be explained later on). Personally, I don’t have problems with clunky controls however it does get in the way when you do PvE or PvP, there are times when you catch yourself casting a spell then suddenly you see yourself start attacking with your equipped melee weapon without a smooth transition from one move to another. Call me jaded, but I got used to smooth controls on other MMORPGs but it seems in Arena it is pretty clunky. Initially I had no problems with the mouse being the default and locked control for character movement, however the movement itself is where I find problems. While the character design is pretty clean, not much can be said of the surroundings and of the game sprites and animation.Ĭharacter movement is strictly constricted to the mouse while the keyboard works as the “shortcut” key for the various skills and magic spells you will acquire as you continue your adventures in Arena. You start off in the beginner “village” where you get the grasp of the overall controls and game system. Upon entering Arena, I was not impressed with the world that welcomed me. The game takes place in a world simply called Arena, where three races, the Nordics, the Humans and the Elves are at each other’s throats vying for supremacy in a medieval world. Arena Online Review: Clean Slate for the Clean Plateīy Vincent Haoson (Vincenthaoson), OnRPG JournalistĪrena Online is a client based MMORPG from the GDTeam and published by Kalicanthus Entertainment.