Comments on: Runes of Magic

By: ilya

ilya — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:44:22 +0000

thank you very mach! good game!

By: Cryo

Cryo — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:44 +0000

Hello friends!
I want to invite you all to play with me at Nexon Studio ROM Server,Chapter 4 Currently Supported.
The best and only server of Runes of magic online,the MMORG where you need to unlock the secrets of Rom to save the world.

Rates
– 7x EXP
– 7x Tp
– 3x Drop
– 3x Gold

If you want to join me in this great game,please click on the following links:

Main Site:http://www.rom4u.com
Forums:http://forum.rom4u.com

By: Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:49:34 +0000

The game is badly glitched. I have been playing for 6 months, and stuff I pay for periodically vanishes.

I’m actually quitting, I’m just not going to pay for stuff, and then buy it all over again. That is just ridiculous.

This is my most recent ticket,

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aY1Ch6zh4dFjdNeSMgVdgDcO2uSyNMxN3f_CEP_8IGc/edit?hl=en_US

been open for the better part of a month, don’t know if they are unwilling to fix this or what… dont really care. im thinking about wow….

By: poison

poison — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:21:10 +0000

Endless bugs, glitches, exploits and crashes. None ever get fixed except they’re to the disadvantage of the company.
Not the slightest hint of class balance.
Free to play is a bad joke, unless you plan on doing some questing and then leaving the game behind. It costs at least 250$ to get one set of gear to let you play the current endgame dungeons, triple that if you want to play a Knight. And come the next content update, you can throw all of that away and start over.
I’m not the kind to care too much about graphics, but they are subpar and the graphics engine is extremely sluggish.
That’s about all I have to say: stay away.

By: EiledonTruevoice

EiledonTruevoice — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:31:16 +0000

Thanks folks, as far as I can tell you helped me make my decision. I’m an avid LOTRO player and was thinking about buying the recent release of RoM I was pretty close to doing so but after reading these reviews I’m staying away! Thanks for the information and honest no hype oppinions based on obvious experience.

By: James

James — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:20:20 +0000

ROM is not free, unless you have no interest in doing end game instances, PvP and are happy to be at a huge in game disadvantage.

ROM is intensely gear dependent and to be competitive (even slightly) you need diamonds, which cost money (indeed you will competing against some players who spend $1000+ a year) or gold (lots of gold) and be prepared to be ripped off in game as there is no secure trading.

The game really is pay to win, also be prepared for the worst balance ever (some people refer to it as Scouts of Magic, scouts are very, very OP), also look forward to goldseller spam, bots, serious bugs that never get fixed, bad support, no communication from the developers, lag (the lag in siege is especially hilarious), basically a game that needs a complete overhaul.

And to top that lot off the game looks to be dying, lots of people have left, they are asking for server merges, etc…

Really if you want play a WoW clone either find another one or just play WoW, if you just one a real F2P then play LOTRO or something you only lose convenience to paid players in that game (+PvP, but allegedly that is also going f2p) as free player in that come end game it is a level playing field.

By: Mamnoony

Mamnoony — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:02:39 +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 the boss dies XD

That’s the way I look at it. =]

By: Mamnoonyblows

Mamnoonyblows — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:08:32 +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, its a big waste of time, imo. 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: romsux

romsux — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:33:35 +0000

And all the players who came to my defense about the selfish & greedy player that got the GMs to delete my posts, got their posts deleted as well…Frogster do not want to address players issues, they just want to take your money & run…furthermore, in recent days, they have 2 CEOs that left the company…and hacker player (thought to be disgruntle employee) threaten to release player credit card informations if employees were not treated better…is it worth it to play a game where the company only cares about their bottom line!!!

By: romsux

romsux — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:23:36 +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 ever 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 complained to the GMs, 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 player on Palenque, and have either quit 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!!!