Comments on: Review: Runes of Magic

By: simply_me

simply_me — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:05:50 +0000

Not to be stingy, but people I have played a lot of mmorpgs, all I can think tho, that even if you buy it, contribute to it, don't use a single cent, people get addicted. They get addicted, they love it, and soon they may get bored. Its like going on a sugar rush, then going back down. Yes, RoM is fun, but also yes, the support is unreliable, the game is laggy (and I have an Alienware (gaming compu). Same with wow, games fun, good graphics, all that glitter and gold, but you have to pay, and you do get bored of it after a while. Bottom line, everything comes with a price, whether its making u lose money, cause global warming (yea, im a bit of a tree hugger).

By: cron1s

cron1s — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:50:01 +0000

are you really going to marry arles or xxxgigilomannxxx on palenque?! just switch to my server and marry me instead…i'm all out of love, i'm so lost without u…i dont want to marry the gold seller or my bf swag =P

By: Demon

Demon — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:12:01 +0000

There are several ongoing complaints about this game online, all aimed at lousy support, fraud, lack of security of accounts, account lockout of players who have invested hundreds of dollars to equip their characters. The truth can not recommend it to anyone as the service will continue to Frogter Spain.

By: Mamnoony

Mamnoony — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:50:02 +0000

So what that I bought some game cards?? Five $20 dollar game cards still less than what other subscription MMOs charge, so technically I'm considered F2P!! I can just stand there and press the same buttons, and boss dies XD

That's the way I look at it. =]

By: Mamnoony

Mamnoony — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:44:52 +0000

Just bought five $20 game cards!! I'm good on diamonds =]

Now I'm going to pwn palenque XD!!

By: Mamnoonyblows

Mamnoonyblows — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:52:20 +0000

Oh, and considering when RoM 1st came out, they report to have over 5 million users…now only 700k+, it's just an indication of how bad the game is…that they can drop player base this quickly.

By: Mamnoonyblows

Mamnoonyblows — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:47:42 +0000

Totally agree with romsux that this game is not worth playing at all…1st, people that plays the game said that you can reach endgame quick…which is technically true…but they did not mention how many hours u have to play a day to get there…while the quests r not terribly time consuming, but that's not where the problem lies…the reason y u would have to play 8 to 10 hrs a day is because the server is soo laggy…you feel the lag every few secs of playing…it takes 5 mins just to log into the game, 2 mins to load when u switch zones, and if u plan on participating in siege war (RoM's version of GvG), then be prepared to get dc'd a lot…and i mean somedays, u will dc 8+ times during siege war…now siege war last only 1 hr, so think about dc so many times and 5 mins to log back in each time…u basically r not playing…and if u r the unlucky people who plays Palenque server, u will leave sooner than u can finish downloading the game…they advertise Palenque server as a west coast/mexico server…but there are barely any english speaking players…most of em are spanish player with broken english…and the cash shop is in spanish, without an option for english…and the quality of the players on that server is terrible…not enough people spend money on the Palenque server…most of em playing f2p and knows that they need diamonds, so what they do is prey on unsuspecting newcomers…tons of trading scams, people that's just nice to u to get u to sell em diamonds u purchased…u won't get any assistance in game, unless u r the few that buys diamonds…and joining a guild on that server is like joining a gang…they will say that they're helpful & want to help u reach endgame…but really, they're just using u to get what they want…they invite people who buys diamonds…take em on instances, but then use master loot to control who gets what…of course they keep the best stuff for themselves & their friends first…so if u're f2p, u're pretty much last in line unless u are the self serving types that takes advantage of others..and talk about GM abuse, u can be banned for complaining about the game, and game bugs & glitches…they don't seem to want to address anything broken about the game…the new chapter 4 is just a ploy to sucker newcomers, pretending that the game is doing well & growing…the fact is, Palenque server just took down another server because too many people left…and when u reach lvl 55, there's an area where u can farm for high lvl gear, but everyone's there…so trying to move around in that area is like trying to win a lottery…and there's only enough room for a raid party of 36…and each event comes around 1 to 2 hrs, but don't try crashing the party…or u might not likely to get invited in the future runs…and those events bugs often…so it's not even up for long before it breaks…and unless u have a whole day to blow, good luck trying to get into the raid group, half of them never leave for the whole day…and with more people reaching lvl 55, it becomes even harder to get geared up…unless u can spend tons of money on the game…and the monsters are pretty much the same in all areas, just with different names…so it gets boring quick…and with just bosses in instances that u can't do unless u have money to spend on the gear…and r willing to deal with self serving players…so all in all, i big waste of time, imo.

By: romsux

romsux — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:48:59 +0000

I have 2 characters on the Palenque server of RoM, 1 at max level, and another near max level…after playing this game a few months, I have to realize like many of those who left this game…Just how much problems this game have…At first glance, this game might look like a decent F2P game…but most of these writers that wrote these reviews never really stayed on the game long enough to give you an accurate feel of the game…RoM for one, has many bugs & glitches…also, many players reported being hacked, or paid for diamonds that they never received…They never bother to address the bugs & glitches issue, as they continue to add on contents in hopes that it'll keep the paying players on, and many players still talked about getting their account hacked on the world chat…diamonds purchased and never received would take forever to resolve…basically no customer service to paying players…the GMs only come on the server to chit chat…but when a player ask about fixes or raise issues about the game…the GMs tuck tail & sign off as soon as possible…I have gotten my forum account banned for stating the truth…Letting newcomers know that their Palenque server has a lot of players that take advantage of new players, and are very selfish & greedy…I was banned because a paying player who trolled my posts complained to the GMs…and I was the one banned for trolling & forum abuse when i simply tried to warn new players of the problems on that server…and the GMs have been trying to get new players to join that failing server…where many players have grown tired of Frogster's shady business ethics, and the self serving players on Palenque, and have either quit playing or moved on to another server. If you want to try RoM still, I would highly recommend that you enjoy it as a F2P and not pay for this piece of crap they call MMO, because you'll most likely be playing by yourself on Palenque…People will only help you when you have diamonds or something they want from you…save yourself time & money…avoid the game or the Palenque server like a plague!!!

By: GameOver

GameOver — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:02:04 +0000

i'm new in this game and really i must pay for everything and . is that mean i cant use only gold for buying diamond or items ?
if it's like that
in my opinion this system sux to F2P .. cuz u cant do anythink if u dont alwys paying [like p2p]

By: mad player

mad player — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:17:01 +0000

Runes of magic is a con game. They advertised a sale on diamonds for the 2 year anniversary that was advertised for about 48 hours. The company comes back to say it was a mistake and took peoples diamonds they had bought. If you complained about them on the forums or issued a complaint or charge-back with paypal or your cc company they perm banned you with no questions asked.
I wouldn't trust these thieves with your money.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:11:43 +0000

Runes is now 2 years old. This weekend Swag gave us what looked to be a very nice gift 500% exp and 500% talent point gains from mobs promising us for a secret gift on Saturday morning. In guild we start getting “they are giving 500% diamonds (game currency) for your real money. Good this fits with the 500% exp and tp so I buy some from the site. A few days later I get suspended for abusing the economy. Seems they set up the diamond sales at the wrong parameters mistyping 150% with 510% and they blame the buyer for their ineptness.

The above is what you will see if and when you play this game. Continual bugs, flaws, and mistakes which make game play a pain at best. Can the game be fun? Yes but do not try to get to top levels. It is not worth it. Just do the pay for free part. You will be behind the curve and in a middle level guild but enjoying yourself.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:42:03 +0000

You played until level 10 and assume you can make class judgements? Level 10 is nothing. Scout owns mages in dps.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:15:16 +0000

ROM was by far the best f2p mmo ive played.. that is until level 10. ill explain later but starting off there were many quests, a tutorial system for new players, hardly any grinding involved, many classes to choose from,great graphics and a fairly good community. this game does have its flaws though. one of them ive noticed is that magical-damage dealing characters such as the mage were WILDLY overpowered compared to physical-damage dealers such as the warrior. i played on both a mage and a warrior for a little and mages killed monsters twice to three times as fast as a warrior did, which made me upset. I didn't play long enough to see if the game had a pvp system, but my opinion is that warriors and physical-damage dealers would be demolished. i could be wrong though. The game is overall good, but going back to the lvl 10 thing.. around level 10 you are able to choose a secondary class. you may think this is a good thing but personally i didn't because the secondary class must be leveled on its own… I.E.you start back at level 1 and you have to go all the way back to the starter zone after coming a long way to level 10 (based on 1-2 hours of gameplay per day). I quit immediately when i found out you had to level your secondary class all by itself, going back to starter Hit-points and much less damage than normal instead of your secondary class being your primary class's level right as you get it and receiving xp for your secondary class while using your primary class. You can choose not to level your secondary class, but you will be substantially weaker than other players who have leveled both classes, thus not getting you into very many instances, and also getting you owned if you were in a pvp situation. Thats all i have to sat about ROM. i give this game a 5/10 because of the overpowered magical-damage dealers, and because of the secondary class system. If those two flaws were fixed, i would give this game a 10/10 hands down.

By: Neil Eyre

Neil Eyre — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:53:14 +0000

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID.

the main problem with this games is it relies VERY, VERY, VERY, heavily on customer service which is really really poor.

you sign up buy your diamonds get loads of equipment to make your character powerful, and then along comes a thief who somehow gets your password and steals all your nice PAID FOR WITH DIAMONDS items.

heres the catch. frogster dont care.

You will complain and get in touch with support but they realy dont care. First they will tell you to make you PC secure, which it probably already is. this takes about a week. then they ask you to change your password, which any normal person would have already done. so you have done both those things and wasted a week and a half but your problem has still not been solved. your items have not been returned.

Avoid this game like the plague. frogster/runewalker will take your money, and offer no assistence when you have a problem. p.s. to all you peeps who think playing this without money is all you are going to do…. thats what i first thought but they basically trick you into the whole buying diamonds from the game becasue there are things you just need or the game is not fun, and if the game isnt fun then its not worth playing

By: Paul Tada

Paul Tada — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:18:57 +0000

I like Your style man

By: ThePro

ThePro — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:20:12 +0000

7gb (+1 with update) of download and patching
8gb of a game, im patching as of right now, and it looks pretty nice

By: cant wait

cant wait — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:40:11 +0000

so its like wow?im pumped

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runes of magic gold kaufen — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:25:26 +0000

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By: rinying

rinying — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:38:41 +0000

kuke and buffme have you either played beta or a game that just came out?

no well most games go like this the game is made through efforts of a lot of people then they beta test it then they find all the little bugs that are literally everywhere wow has been around for about 10 years now right? thats impressive but how good was it when it had just came out all buggy and glitchy give the game designers some time to weed out the bad bugs and exploitable glitches

By: Scotty007

Scotty007 — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:10:45 +0000

I'v been playing this game now for over a year. I'v watched the game go down hill fast. Currently the
Game is full of bugs and feels more like a beta version. As to buying diamonds (for real money) you
have to in order to be able to get to any kind of endgame content. Diamonds were available in their
Auction House, purchased with in game gold instead of real money, but that has ended. (So much
for the free to play). With all the in-game issues (bugs) and the need to buy their Diamonds for real
money, to get anywhere in the game, I give this game a minus 10 on a plus 1 to plus 10 scale.
They started out good, but that is no longer the case.