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T3fun has officially entered the Pinoy MMO scene in its press launch yesterday.

Together with Redbana Philippines, T3 Fun has made an official release of its two global MMORPG games Aika Global, released August of last year, and Cardmon Hero, which entered Open Beta last month. Luckily, I was one of the chosen few who have witnessed the event (thanks to Hudson from B2G) lol

All the guest bloggers and players were welcomed by DJ Sky from 99.5 RT. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take any pictures (sad). But she totally changed the mood of the program when she got up the stage. Mr. Taesun An, one of T3 Fun's game officials from Korea, also gave a short introduction about T3 Fun and its goal as an online game publisher.

Afterwards, a couple of presenters introduced Aika Global. They presented the game's storyline and some of its impressive features. One of these interesting features is the 1000 vs. 1000 nation wars. The six character classes were also introduced:

- Warrior - Two-hand melee attacker (two-handed melee weapons)
- Paladin - One hand melee attacker and support magic user (one-handed melee weapons and shields)
- Sniper - High-damage long-range user (rifles)
- Dual gunner - DPS long-range attacker (dual guns)
- Night magician - Primary magic-damage dealer (two-handed staves)
- Cleric - Support magic user (one-handed staves)

After several minutes of introduction to Aika Global, it was time to take a sneak peak at Cardmon Hero. The main feature of this game that separates it from other MMOs is the card system. In Cardmon Hero, players or "heroes" use cards as skills, items, and mounts. 


Cards are also used to summon mercenaries to fight alongside the hero. As a result, players experience a more interactive gameplay as they control both their characters and mercenaries at the same time. There are different kinds of mercenaries: tankers, damage-dealers, and support-types. Cardmon Hero gamers will just need to choose which type of mercenaries are best to level-up with. 

Then, to our surprise, two addorable Cardmon Hero cosplayers entered the hall.


A face, a cute Hero and her robot mercenary :)
After the program, it was time for picture-taking. We (me and two new friends) spotted several beauties around. I can only tell you 'cause I was unable to take any pictures of them. :(

Any special event would not be complete without food, and we were not disappointed. We ate tasty food, enjoyed a cup (two cups for me) of brewed coffee, and munched a piece of the finest Tiramisu I've eaten (six pieces for me) in years. =) 


Tiramisu, Tiramisu, Tiramisu (repeat three more times)
The event was a blast. Even if there were only several dozens of guests, I can say that Redbana and T3 Fun managed to come up with a wonderful program (and of course, invite lovely gals). I am looking forward to playing and reviewing both Aika Global and Cardmon Hero. 

For players who are interested to play the two new titles, you can download the clients here. 


After hibernating for several months, I've decided to continue working on my first-ever blog. Hopefully, things will go smoothly so I can maintain it until Armageddon. lol

So how's Philippine MMO Gaming these past months? Aside from the major players Level Up! and E-Games, T3fun, or Redbana Philippines have also entered the gaming industry scene by releasing two titles: Aika Global last year and Cardmon Hero this year.

As of now the hit games include Dragonica Online (DGN) by E-games, Allods Online (AO) published by Level Up! and Battle of Immortals (BOI) by Cubizone. I was only able to try DGN PH last year because it did not demand too much from my pathetic laptop. Of course there are still the perennial favorites Ragnarok Online, Cabal Online, RAN, Fly for Fun, RF Online, and others that I forgot. (sorry) :)

"This will be a great year for MMORPGs", according to one expert I read on an MMO website. Indeed, game developers from around the globe have created lots of games for MMO enthusiasts to enjoy. In fact, a large number of Pinoy gamers today prefer playing new games that have international servers such as Iris Online. Upcoming titles such as Blade and Soul, and the NA and EU versions of Dragon Nest are also some games that international players are waiting for. While I can still provide some bits and news about these games, I would not be able to cover them all so please bear with me. :)

Wheew.. I'm surprised that I have written this much in just 5 minutes! For all my fans out there (dream on Derek), thank you for all your support. lol Rest assured that I will be writing and covering a lot more games this year. 

After a busy first week of November, I'm finally back. 

An old friend called me last week and told me she needed a judge for a writing contest. Well, because I've always loved writing (especially sports writing), I agreed. It was a journalism contest and there were 7 categories: News writing, Feature writing, Editorial writing, Copyreading and Headline writing, Editorial Cartooning, Photojournalism, and Sports writing. All contests, except for photojournalism, cover both English and Filipino. 

It was a wonderful experience for me, having to trace down my writing roots (if there's such a thing). It's also inspiring to see high school students going at it in writing - a field that is slowly becoming distant to people nowadays. My co-judges, who are respected journalists in their chosen field, said writing isn't just a hobby, but an activity that connects people. Unfortunately, its value has slowly diminished because of the many advancements in technology. 

Well, those were just some things we talked about while waiting for the contest entries. After the event, I felt refreshed, as if I were young again. I also talked with my former school paper adviser who was also there. After the awarding ceremony, I went home.

There were other things that I attended to when I was away, but I guess that's another story. 



I was browsing the Internet this afternoon when I thought of visiting the websites of the MMORPGs I played before. That is when I found out that MyGame Philippines, the game publisher who brought Fiesta Online, Special Force and Twelve Sky 2 to Philippine shores, changed its name to GameClub. When I tried to look for Fiesta Online (I played it two years ago when I was working on my thesis. lol), it was not on their games list. 

I was intrigued because I haven't received any news that MyGame (now GameClub) has terminated its contract with Outspark (the original publisher of Fiesta Online). When I searched the news archive, I found out that the last notice for Fiesta Online is its regular maintenance schedule last January 20. The announcement said: 



Attention Fiestaholics!!!

We will be having a Regular Server Maintenance tomorrow January 20, 2010 (Wednesday), from 8:00 am to 10am.

Please be guided and log out of the game before 8:00 am to avoid having account problems.

Thank you and enjoy playing the game!


Game Management
Fiesta Online Philippines


*Maintenance times may change without prior notice


 
The game's servers have not opened ever since. 

Gamers have flooded the maintenance announcement with comments ranging from angry to depressed. As of yesterday they have been waiting for 8 long months without a single announcement from GameClub. I don't know what's going on but GameClub should at least make an official announcement so their players would not end up waiting for nothing. 

I’ve been writing for almost a decade (well, that’s an exaggeration). Since high school I have thought about creating my own blog and posting my work there. Unfortunately, I was too lazy to even type on the keyboard. Yeah, you may be thinking how can I write if I don’t type. Well, that also confuses me a bit, but I can’t keep myself from writing.

Six years later, I find myself dreaming again to have my own blog, and I’ve decided to concentrate on the one thing I love to do aside from writing - playing computer games, particularly MMORPGs (which may have been the reason why I was not able to create a blog back then).

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