PRESS RELEASES
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WEBZEN Kicks Off Open Beta for MU Rebirth
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August 5th, 2014, (Seoul, Korea) - WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of online games, announces that its official free server, MU Rebirth will enter Open Beta today.
The Open Beta of MU Rebirth will be released in English starting August 5th 2014 and will be accessible to any player with an active WEBZEN account. Players without a WEBZEN account can create one for free at: http://www.webzen.com
MU Rebirth takes after the popular MU Online features, with faster levelling and heavier PVP action.
The Rebirth feature grants players the possibility to strengthen their characters after reaching level 400. This allows players to start their characters at level 1 again to accumulate more points, while all their stats remain the same.
PVP is the prominent aspect of the game, where top-ranking players will be fighting in seasonal competitions. Each season will hold a different theme, and the winner can acquire a most valuable prize on their MU Online account. Smaller tournaments will be organised as well for the players by volunteers at the start of the season.
To celebrate the Open Beta of MU Rebirth, a Rebirth event will take place between August 5th and August 18th 2014. Players can Grand Rebirth 3 times or more during the event to win amazing prizes in-game. More information on the official website: http://murebirth.webzen.com/ and on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/murebirthwebzen
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August 05 2014
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C9 launched a New Advanced Class – ERTA
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July 9th, 2014, (Seoul, Korea) - WEBZEN, a global leader in next-generation free-to-play games released a brand new class, ERTA, for the dungeon-based MORPG, CONTINENT OF THE NINTH SEAL (C9).
A new advanced class for the Mystic, the ERTA is now available for C9 actionists. The ERTA is an aerial juggler who excels at dealing damage with quick, powerful melee attacks. She’s also very mobile, able to deceive her enemies with lightning-fast dashes.
The ERTA mainly utilizes Stance Change and Teleport skills. She can execute powerful combos by switching between ranged and melee skills with Stance Change. Also, she can use Teleport and Link to move instantly for a trick attack on the enemy. Her primary weapon is the Chakram, a throwing weapon which is circular in shape, with a sharpened outer edge to slice through enemies.
For more information about the ERTA, be sure to check out the video here: http://youtu.be/vpg1os6TXeY and our class page at: http://c9.webzen.com/events/teaser
To celebrate the launch of the ERTA, C9 team launched the video contest, “C9 PVP Combo Movie Festival” which will run until the 22nd of July (UTC). C9 players will be able to submit their Youtube videos showing off their PVP combos to win cool prizes, including Songkran Gear, Jaffard Gear, Medical Gear, and many others.
Additionally, from now until July 29th, 2014 (UTC), if your character with the ERTA reaches level 65 or above, you will be able to receive a special reward “Auspice” only for the ERTA.
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July 09 2014
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Archlord 2 Charges into Open Beta
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July 8th, 2014, (Seoul, Korea) - WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of online games, announces that the long-awaited Archlord 2 will enter Open Beta today.
Click here to check out the OBT video!(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc_c-LfRgz4)
Starting on Tuesday, July 8th, 2014, any player with an active WEBZEN account will be able to access Archlord 2 without a Beta key. Players without a WEBZEN account can create one for free at: http://www.webzen.com
After installing the game (available for free download on the official website at http://archlord2.webzen.com/Download), players will be prompted to log in using their WEBZEN account. For the Open Beta, the game launcher has been updated with a language selection option that allows players to set their game’s preferred language before they start.
The Open Beta will offer a choice of 4 servers, based on different regions and languages. To help players better understand the server structure of Archlord 2 and which server they should choose to get the most out of the game, WEBZEN has prepared a special announcement which can be viewed here:http://archlord2.webzen.com/news/all/7662/
Players can select between two different factions, with one race each. For the Open Beta, character progression will be capped at Level 41, and a good amount of new and updated content will be made accessible, including massive battleground events every evening, each day with different maps and objectives.
WEBZEN encourages players to check out the latest producer statement regarding the Open Beta. It can be found on the official website at: http://archlord2.webzen.com/news/all/7644/
ABOUT ARCHLORD 2
Archlord 2 is a brutal, blood-spattered MMORPG, featuring vibrant graphics and an epic soundtrack performed by Cris Velasco, the multi-award winning composer for more than 40 video games. To provide an engaging and a largely unrestricted environment, Archlord 2 introduces a classless character system that will allow players to adopt any role in combat, depending on the type of weapon they use.
To find out more about the game, players can check out the Archlord 2 Vlog series available on the official WEBZEN YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92d1qRXZ6Wl-C7saHsylW86jGqPXExI5
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July 09 2014
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CONTINENT OF THE NINTH SEAL Announces a New Video with New Advanced Class – Erta
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July 1st, 2014 (Seoul, Korea) - WEBZEN, a global leader in next-generation free-to-play games teases a brand new class, Erta, for the dungeon-based MORPG, CONTINENT OF THE NINTH SEAL (C9).
WEBZEN reveals today a new teaser video for the Erta, a new advanced class for the Mystic. The teaser video is available on the official WEBZEN YouTube channel at: http://youtu.be/vpg1os6TXeY
Starting Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 (UTC), C9 actionists will be able to access Erta, the newest advanced class for the Mystic.
Erta is an aerial juggler who excels at dealing damage with quick, powerful melee attacks. She’s also very mobile, able to deceive her enemies with lightning-fast dashes!
Erta mainly utilizes Stance Change and Teleport skills. She can execute powerful combos by switching between ranged and melee skills with Stance Change. Also, she can use Teleport and Link to move instantly for a trick attack on the enemy. Her primary weapon is the Chakram, a throwing weapon which is circular in shape, with a sharpened outer edge to slice through enemies.
CONTINENT OF THE NINTH SEAL (C9) takes players to the fantasy world of Glenheim, in which they fight against evil forces and gigantic monsters. Utilizing extremely powerful melee, ranged and magical skills, players will battle swarms of evil, demonic forces using FPS style controls in a huge, dungeon-based 3D world. More information on C9 can be found at http://c9.webzen.com/
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July 01 2014
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Archlord II Closed Beta Test Starts Today
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June 17 2014, (Seoul, Korea) - WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of online games announces today that the Closed Beta test for the long awaited dynamic PvP MMO Archlord 2 is now available.
Starting today, players who redeemed their Archlord 2 CBT keys and received CBT access conformation can access the game. After downloading the client (available on the official website at http://archlord2.webzen.com/Download) and installing the game, users will have to login to the service using their WEBZEN account credentials, and after that they will be able to choose the server, start creating their in-game character and enjoy the game. To create a new WEBZEN account, potential players should visit the WEBZEN gaming portal at www.webzen.com
It is still possible to join the CBT phase, as access keys are still being distributed through WEBZEN’s media partners (see an overview here: http://archlord2.webzen.com/news/all/6563/are-you-still-looking-for-a-beta-key) and the official Archlord 2 Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/archlord2.
In the Closed Beta test, players will have access to a total of 5 servers, based on different regions and languages. They can select between two different factions with one race supporting each faction. Character progression will be capped at Level 30 and there will be a character wipe after the CBT ends. More information on the specifics of the CBT can be found on the official Archlord 2 website here: http://archlord2.webzen.com/news/all/6571/the-closed-beta-test-is-opening-next-tuesday-june-17th-get-ready
To provide an engaging and a largely unrestricted environment, Archlord 2 introduces an effectively classless character system that will allow players to adopt any role in combat, depending on the type of weapon a player uses.
There are four different weapon types in Archlord 2, reflecting the number of character archetypes or combat roles available to players. Equipping a weapon of a specific type will give players access to a set of skills that correspond to a specific archetype. Using weapons of a certain type will build proficiency with that weapon type and allow players to access additional passive and active skills.
Archlord 2 is a medieval fantasy-based MMORPG, featuring vibrant in-game graphics and a mesmerizing soundtrack performed by Cris Velasco, the multi-award winning composer for more than 40 video games. To find out more about WEBZEN and Mr. Velasco cooperation players can visit game’s official website to read exclusive interview that highlights details of this collaboration. Full interview is available at: http://archlord2.webzen.com/main
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June 17 2014
