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MMORPG with a bit of magic
Game: Swords of Legends Online | Developer: Wangyuan Shengtang Entertainment | Platform: PC | Release Date: July 9, 2021 | Model: at launch: Buy2Play (now only available in China)
Cedric Holmeier: In the over 15 years that I have considered MMORPGs my favorite genre, I last thought that nothing could really move me anymore. However, I’ve always had a penchant for Asia – especially China. When Swords of Legends Online finally came to Europe, it was clear to me: I have to play that.
Without high expectations and completely unplanned, I started the adventure with my friends – completely without guides, without the “best build,” and without the usual “this is how you level up fastest.” That was the special thing about SOLO: there were hardly any such guides, and that made it exciting.
The small but dedicated community grew dearer to me day by day, and I fell in love with my favorite genre anew in this decade. Swords of Legends Online might not have been perfect, but it offered me and my new friends exactly the right niche: to tackle dungeons and raids together after work, chat about everyday life, and simply unwind in this completely different world.
SOLO showed me again that an MMORPG doesn’t need revolutionary features to be special. It just needs the right people, the right vibe – and maybe a little magic. I even managed to convince my girlfriend to play. Although she is still a little angry at me for it today.
On the next page, we continue with MeinMMO editor Sophia and her special connection to Eorzea.
