The Martial-Arts MMO Swordsman (also known as Swordsman Online) has been in Open Beta for a few days. A German server has also been designated: On Jia, this variation of the Longnose language is spoken.
The new MMO Swordsman Online is a Free2Play martial arts game in Wuxia style (a kind of fantasy kung fu).
Swordsman is a new title in the steadily growing range of Free-to-Play games that Perfect World Entertainment has now brought under one roof. With their new platform Arc, they aim to encourage players to see PWE as the address for Free2Play games. On ARC, once they finish a Free2Play game, they can find and start the next one immediately.
A FAQ about the game reveals that German players are supposed to gather on the server “Jia”. The French are drawn to Dao, and English-speaking Europeans to Gauntlet. Those who want to compete with the toughest should try the English-speaking server Rapier, which was already open during Early Access.
Observers from mmosite.com say that players should not expect the gameplay depth of Age of Wushu from this game. It is said to be a decent theme park game that gains opportunities from level 31. However, there are warnings about the temptations of the typical PWE in-game shop. The possibility of marrying is said to be particularly tempting.
Overall, there will be 89 levels, with our colleagues from tentonhammer.com advising that the first 40 should be seen as a kind of extended tutorial. But don’t worry, they go by quite quickly.
We have already presented the classes in an overview for the weekend.
- You can find the report on mmosite with a short assessment of the game here,
- Tentonhammer gives 20 tips for gameplay,
- this is the FAQ
- and here you can register for the Open Beta for free.
