4/8/2023 0 Comments Broken ranks review![]() However, the idea evolved to something bigger. So during the last year of his studies, he started to write a simple turn-based multiplayer arena game as an academic project. During his academic years, he sometimes liked to ditch school and play MUD ( Multi-User Dungeon) which was the first text-based MMORPG. Our main programmer (and also the main designer during the early stages), Krzysztof Danilewicz, also liked to play strategic games like X-com, HoM&M, Red Alert. We were all huge fans of old school RPGs like Baldur’s Gate, Fallout 2. Whitemoon Games: It’s just a mix of our favourite genres. What sparked the idea behind creating a game like Broken Ranks? MMORPG: Broken Ranks is an extremely unique MMORPG that blends turn based combat, and a strong narrative, alongside an online multiplayer system. ![]() I ended my session with plenty of questions, which Whitemoon Games was happy to answer: Due to the nature of my test, I was also not able to test the games multiplayer features as no other players were with me during my play time. Most of my battles I feel like I just barely scraped by with a few lucky shots. The combat system will certainly take some time to get used to, and unfortunately, I didn’t have enough time in the game to truly get a feel for it. If you’re focusing on melee attacks but your enemy has a high melee defense, you may want to switch up your strategy, and continue to do so from turn to turn as the battle evolves. Determining how you should attack and defend will also depend on the type of enemy you are fighting. You’re tasked with balancing your attacks with skill points, that also cover your attack chance and defensive capabilities too. This layout will determine whether you perform a melee attack, a ranged attack, or a magic attack. After choosing one of the 7 classes, you are eventually introduced to setting up a basic layout, where you can choose a standard attack and defense pattern. The combat requires a lot of forethought. Turn-based combat for an online game isn’t exactly something new, but the concept of turn-based combat for an MMORPG is definitely not something I would have expected. Setting the story aside, the combat in Broken Ranks was no less distinct. In Broken Ranks it felt that nearly every encounter was a chance to make a difference, as if I were playing a single player game like Knights of the Old Republic or Baldur’s Gate. Most of the time, the main story of a game rarely, if ever, provides any real choice or variation from a singular end goal. It has been quite some time since I’ve felt the urge to experience the story in an MMORPG. During your adventure, you’ll be tasked with making choices, some of which have their own consequences attached to them, which eventually presents story aspects that will make your experience unique in comparison to other players. ![]() The story of Broken Ranks is presented through detailed conversations that you have with NPC’s throughout your journey. For those unfamiliar with Broken Ranks or its predecessor Pride of Taern, the game focuses on a refugee, armed with wits and eager to learn abilities to survive a harsh landscape. ![]()
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