Zentia

Zentia
Developer(s) ChangYou, Pixel Soft
Publisher(s) ChangYou
Engine Zentia (proprietary engine)
Release date(s) Open Beta:
October 13, 2010
Genre(s) Fantasy MMORPG
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Zentia is a Free-To-Play global MMORPG that takes place in a Chinese fairy tale world, describing itself as "Charmingly Hardcore."[1] The game is produced jointly by Changyou and Pixel Soft. Pixel Soft originally debuted the game in China. Recently it has undergone a major revamp for North American audiences by Changyou, which has introduced more humor and social aspects, among other changes. Open Beta for the North American version began October 13, 2010.[2] The North American version of Zentia officially closed at 11:59PM PDT on August 13, 2012.[1]

Features

Zentia features a humorous comic book style in 3D, unique characters, and a unique social leveling feature that requires the entire community to work together to open higher level game content. Zentia has unique characters, 8 classes and hundreds of events, quests & mini games to keep you entertained. New players choose one of 24 pre-made characters, each of which represents a different immortal hero sent to banish the world of demons. The game boasts a powerful pet system where nearly half of all creatures encountered can be tamed as pets or mounts. Individual mounts can carry anywhere from one to ten players. Also included is a rich crafting system, and plenty of PvP options. The guild system is extensive, acting as a larger clan which contains smaller clans and turns those clans into a sort of alliance. Along with a guild comes a guild city which holds quests, instances, and NPC's.

Class Overview

This overview consist of a few highlights of each class. Their suggested roles, basic mechanics, end-game expectations and relevant information.

Dark Revenant:Dark Revenants can heal and enhance their allies, but they trade off some of this ability for shadowy power that lets them hurt and otherwise hinder enemies. Though they are still in a supporting role, they take a more aggressive stance. If you like healing the entire party and keeping them strong this is your class.

Storm Lord:Stormlords deal less damage than Fire Mages but specialize in lightning skills that can shock several targets at once. They hurt groups more than the other classes, but their damage potential is wasted against a single foe. If you like doing long ranged attacks and huge area attacks, this is your class.

Master Summoner:Master Summoners are even more versatile than Blade Wardens, though they also have a lack of focus. Their summoned allies can damage enemies while they themselves join in melee combat, stay back and use ranged attacks, or even heal their allies. If you like summoning pets to control the battlefield, this is your class.

Raksha Warrior:Raksha Warriors trade some of the Vajra Guardian’s durability for the ability to do more damage. Though not as specialized as their counterpart, they can still take a beating. If you like doing damage, defending, and using a little magic, this is your class.

Vajra Guardian:Vajra Guardians are the ultimate in staying power and keeping enemy attention. Their high toughness and melee power make them a valuable core member of any team. If you like to take a lot of damage and hold off the enemies while the rest of the party helps, this is your class.

Blade Warden:Blade Wardens are expert sword wielders. They are skilled with them in melee, but can also summon and hurl swords made of lightning or ice. If you like to dish out a lot of damage, this is your class.

Fire Mage:Fire Mages possess a singular focus and possess the highest single-target damage skills in the game. They can burn down a single target quickly but should be wary of tougher enemies or groups of enemies. If you like helping the party and doing the most damage per second this is the class for you.

Divine Enchanter:Divine Enchanters possess attacks, but their true strength is making their allies stronger. They can heal them, raise their attributes, and even revive them if they fall.If you like being very tough in combat and healing the party this is your class.

Mounts & Pets

Mounts exist either for transportation or combat. Transport mounts cannot attack, get no active skills, and do not give stat bonuses. However, these mounts are generally faster than the combat mount for your class. While combat mounts have certain passive skills that only apply bonuses to specific classes, any class can ride any mount.

Pets are passive companions (they do not attack and cannot be targeted). They have some passive skills which usually increase your stats, and two active skills: they can guide you automatically to an autopathed destination.

References

  1. 1 2 ZentiaTheGame.com, official website.
  2. Massively Speaking Podcast episode 118, interview with Zentia developers.
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