PRESS RELEASES
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WEBZEN Announces Lineup of Halloween Events for October
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Seoul, Korea, 21st October 2014 - WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of free-to-play games, has announced a full lineup of Halloween events for WEBZEN games.
ARCHLORD 2 Event:
WHAT: Help Poor Jack O’Lantern!
START DATE: October 21, 2014 (UTC)
END DATE: November 11, 2014 before maintenance (UTC)
DETAILS: Players will be tasked with retrieving Witch’s Pumpkin Cookies dropped from all instance dungeons and contested areas! After collecting fifty Witch’s Pumpkin Cookies, they can bring them back to ‘Jack O’ Lantern (an NPC located in each capital city) to receive Jack O’ Lantern’s Giftbox. Opening the giftbox will activate a trick or a treat, randomly granting players a buff or transforming them into a duck, calf, deer, dog or pig! The following buff effects can be obtained: Increased Max HP/MP, Weapon Mastery Boost, and Item Drop Rate Increase. More information can be found on the official Archlord 2 website: http://archlord2.webzen.com/
WHAT: Login Event
START DATE: October 21, 2014 (UTC)
END DATE: November 11, 2014 (UTC) before maintenance (UTC)
DETAILS: Players can acquire Mysterious Pumpkin Seeds by logging in to the game daily (only once per day per character). After collecting seven Mysterious Pumpkin Seeds, they can be exchanged for one of three types of pumpkin hat rewards. As this is a repeatable quest, players can acquire all three kinds of Pumpkin hats if they log in every day for the runtime of the event. More information can be found on the official Archlord 2 website: http://archlord2.webzen.com/
C9 Event:
WHAT: Halloween Mix & Match Event
START DATE: October 21, 2014 (UTC)
END DATE: November 4, 2014 before maintenance (UTC)
DETAILS: Players can hunt an event monster - Pumpkin Knight in order to drop an event materials - Mix & Match Tokens in the 3rd ~ 6th continents' dungeons. Those who combine 10 pieces of Dried Blood of Hellbehriths, 10 Tertis Claws and 1 Mix & Match Token with 1 Gear Part will acquire a giftbox containing a variety of random costumes for their character.
In addition, players will be able to buy a limited edition 2014 Halloween Gear Package during the Halloween festival. More information can be found on the official C9 website: http://c9.webzen.com/
MU ONLINE Event:
WHAT: The Lord of the Halloween: The Return of Jack-O-Lantern
START DATE: October 28, 2014 (UTC)
END DATE: November 11, 2014 before maintenance (UTC)
DETAILS: Blood-thirsty monsters will be lurking in the dark corners of MU continent throughout October. Those who are courageous enough to hunt hellish creature Jack-O-Lantern, its accomplice Fire Flame Ghost and any other monster will collect Pumpkins they drop. Throw the Pumpkin on the floor to get special treats such as Jack-O-Lantern’s Scroll (Bless, Wrath or Cry), sustenance and a rare transformation ring that will change their character into a massive pumpkin!
Also, players who manage to defeat Fire Flame Ghost, will be rewarded with an additional random gifts such as Jewels, Zen or Excellent Grade items. Meanwhile, MU Online will soon welcome the new content update for Season 9 which is currently scheduled for the 11th of November. More information can be found on the official MU Online website: http://muonline.webzen.com/
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October 22 2014
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WEBZEN to Launch Global Service for SEVENCORE on November 4
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Seoul, Korea, 17th of October 2014 - WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of free-to-play games, today announced free-to-play MMORPG SEVENCORE will be available on its global game portal, WEBZEN.com in November.
Starting Tuesday, November 4, 2014 (Universal Time Coordinated), any player with an active WEBZEN account will be able to access SEVENCORE. Players without a WEBZEN account can create one for free at: http://www.webzen.com
Produced by a developer NORIA, SEVENCORE is a free-to-play MMORPG with a mounted combat throughout the vast world of Inadar, a world that combines science fiction with fantasy elements. Each brave adventurer can use one of the many bestial or mechanical mounts in game as a method of transportation or a trusted companion of battle.
Players can initially choose adventurers from 3 different races and 3 different classes, each with their own racial abilities and skill sets. Unique combat abilities of mounts and weapons add another degree of strategy never seen in MMORPGS. SEVENCORE also has incredible depth when it comes to customization of your character; from the initial look of your avatar to their armour, weapons, and even mounts.
Players will have access to a total of 2 servers (English, Spanish), and add more servers for Portuguese, French, and Deutsch afterwards, based on different regions and languages.
To find out more about the game, please visit the official SEVENCORE Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Sevencore
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October 20 2014
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ARCHLORD 2 Releases Its First Expansion
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Seoul, Korea - 16 September 2014 - WEBZEN, a global leader in next-generation free-to-play games, is delighted to announce that the PvP-focused MMORPG Archlord 2 released its first expansion today, officially ending the Open Beta phase.
With this first major content update, Archlord 2 offers an increased level cap for characters, going from level 41 to level 46. In conjunction with this increase, players can explore new areas and quests, a new contested area, multiple new instanced dungeons, a whole new tier of equipment and the titular Archlord system. To celebrate the launch, a login event has been organised for the players, rewarding them with pieces of an uncommon Avatar Set, a powerful armour, each week. The event starts today and will end on 13 October 2014. More information can be found on the official Archlord 2 website: http://archlord2.webzen.com/main
With the activation of the Archlord system, the PvP competition is bound to heat up. The contenders for the title of the Archlord will fight in battlegrounds every day in order to gather enough points to receive an invitation for the ultimate battleground, the Archlord Finals, a last man standing confrontation taking place every Sunday. The victor will receive the coveted title and rewards worthy of a supreme ruler: an epic dragon mount, a shiny legendary armour and special skills. The weekly ranking and the battleground schedule can be viewed in-game and on the official website: http://archlord2.webzen.com/Community/Ranking/List/101/0/0
PvP enthusiasts will also be able to enter battle in a new Skirmish, the “Valley of Cries”, offering a new play mode for 5-vs-5 PvP battles.
The new features don’t only concern the contenders for the title of the Archlord, however, fans of dungeons and exploration will be catered to as well! Three new zones are revealed in this update, with the Fury Mountains, a rocky wasteland, the Land of Warriors, a lush a fertile area, and the Morning Dew Desert, a barren desert on the forefront of the war between the two factions of the Azuni and the Crunn. Four new dungeons populated with fearsome bosses and other vile enemies are introduced for the loot hunters: the Biotesting Lab, the Fire Dragon’s Roost, the Warrior’s Shrine and the Volcanic Caves. Should the adventurers survive these challenges, they might receive a new tier of equipment for their characters.
Players with a WEBZEN account can download the game on the official website: http://archlord2.webzen.com/Download
The trailer of the expansion is available on the WEBZEN Youtube channel: http://youtu.be/5vI5CNkIVh4
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September 16 2014
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Epic 9.1: Masquerade – Rappelz’s Newest Expansion is LIVE
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September 4th, 2014 (Seoul, South Korea) - WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of online games, announces the release of Rappelz newest expansion, “Epic 9.1: Masquerade” on European and American markets. The expansion, named by the Rappelz community, welcomes a new dungeon, new equipment, increased character level and many improvements.
Starting today, players with a WEBZEN account will have the opportunity to download the Epic 9.1: Masquerade update and delve into the Pitch-Black Woods to take on the enemies of the Circus of Red Spiders.
Characters from level 160 and above will face the new creatures of the somber circus, before encountering the three new bosses: Lillis, Mephisto and the Soul of Lunacy. The adventurers can challenge themselves as the dungeon contains four levels of difficulty and offers new equipment, accessories boss cards and ten types of Soul Creatures to be tamed for the successful players.
Masquerade includes as well character level increase to 180, job level increase to 60, nine new daily quests rewarding players with coins, allowing them to buy exclusive costumes for their characters. Along with the new content, many improvements have been applied in this expansion: class skills and job balancing and interface enhancement to name a few.
Be a spectator of the nefarious circus with the official expansion trailer: http://youtu.be/H3VlvJnYjgw
Download and patch notes are available on the official website: http://rappelz.webzen.com/
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September 05 2014
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WEBZEN Announces the Reveal of the Archlord 2 Ranking Page
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August 28th, 2014 (Seoul, Korea) - WEBZEN, a global leader in next-generation free-to-play games, announces the reveal of the Archlord 2 ranking page for a brutal, blood-spattered MMORPG Archlord 2.
The Archlord 2 team is gearing up for the game’s first major content update with the implementation of the ranking page for the upcoming Archlord system, now available on the official website here:
http://archlord2.webzen.com/Community/Ranking/List/101/0/0
With the introduction of the titular Archlord system, players will compete each day to get the best scores in battlegrounds in order to gather enough points to be able to access the finals, a last man standing confrontation taking place every Sunday. The sole survivor of this brutal melee will then be crowned the Archlord.
Players who manage to accomplish this extraordinary feat will unlock access to exclusive skills and items worthy of the supreme ruler of Chantra. The ranking page has been made available on the 26th of August, while the Archlord system itself will be activated with the coming update.
The first major content update for the game will offer an increased level cap for characters, going from level 41 to level 46. In conjunction with this increase, players will be able to explore new quests and world areas, a new contested area, multiple new instanced dungeons and a whole new tier of loot.
The expansion is currently slated for mid-September.
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August 28 2014
