Swords of Legends Online is a classic theme park MMORPG with a strong focus on the story. But what do the quests offer and how good are they compared to other games? We from MeinMMO take a look at the quests and have also received an exclusive video from the publisher Gameforge.
How is the quest system of SOLO structured? Those who want to bring a character from level 1 to max level in Swords of Legends follow a very linear narrative:
- In the story of the game, it is about the fact that you are one of the chosen of the sword hearts
- Together you confront the evil eternal army with NPCs in the game and other chosen ones
Most quests consist of the usual collection and kill tasks that one also knows from other MMORPGs. However, these are interrupted by some “vehicle fights” and occasional boss battles.
With each character, you experience the identical story with the identical quests. The only exception are the separate class quests, of which there are only a few, and which take place in a designated area of the game.
A glimpse into the quest system is offered by this gameplay video, which has been exclusively provided to us by Gameforge:
Quests offer lore and many cutscenes, but little variety
What makes questing in SOLO interesting? Basically, Swords of Legends relies on very story-rich quests. You can read a lot of dialogues and watch the cutscenes. However, the voice acting is only in English or Chinese, but the texts are available in German.
Over time, you learn a lot about the events before your arrival in the world and also about the current events. For lore fans, this is an absolute highlight.
Fun are also the quests in which you can break out of your role and ride on a huge mechanical dragon or transform into an earth elemental. In the endgame, there are also daily quests where you have to capture animals. However, there are too few of these entertaining tasks, and the collection and kill quests prevail.
What makes questing rather boring? SOLO relies on the same types of quests over and over. While it is difficult to reinvent the wheel when it comes to quests, especially at the start, the MMORPG plays out very sluggishly.
Moreover, you must complete the same quests with each new class. Apart from grinding in dungeons, there is no real alternative to reach max level. And that is exactly what is needed for interesting activities such as:
Especially fans of twinks will be put to the test, with reaching max level achievable in 10 to 20 hours of gameplay.
9 story chapters during the beta
How many quests are there? This question can be answered well for Swords of Legends. The MMORPG offers 9 story chapters in the beta, each containing a different number of quests. In total, there are 739 quests in the open world.
In addition, there are tasks from the cultivations, biographies, some daily quests, and specific event quests related to fishing or housing.
Own experiences around SOLO: I have personally completed 737 of the 739 quests in the open world. Unfortunately, I could not find the last two. Furthermore, I have leveled other characters, so I have experienced many quests multiple times.
What I think about the quests and SOLO in general after all this time, you can find out in this article: I played Swords of Legends for 80 hours and say: ‘This MMORPG is much better than you think’.
