V4 – Crossplay MMORPG from Nexon
Developer: Round 8 Studio | Publisher: Bandai Namco | Platform: PC, iOS, Android | Release date: July 23, 2020 | Model: Free2Play
What is this game about? Victory Four (short V4) was developed by the South Korean studio Nexon, which has already released MMORPGs like Vindictus and MapleStory 2. It is playable on both PC and smartphones and offers crossplay between both platforms.
The MMORPG has an open fantasy world with various PvE and PvP content, as well as raids and guild content. There are 6 different classes to choose from, all of which have gender locks, four female and two male.
What is special about the game? V4 feels more like a mobile MMORPG with a port for PC. Accordingly, there is auto-run and even auto-play. The latter allows you to easily reach level 50 without having to do much. However, reaching the maximum level of 100 involves a lot of grind and some effort.
Your character can fight independently, complete quests, and move to the next location. In the combat system, it is quite effective and can use attacks and even attack chains. You only have to manually skill new abilities and equip items.
For a mobile MMORPG, V4 offers a wide range of skills and an interesting equipment system. The graphics are satisfactory on PC. Unfortunately, there is pay-to-win in the endgame in the form that you can directly buy good equipment.
We at MeinMMO have played V4 and shared our experiences with the game:
How is it received after the release? V4 received at least some positive comments on MeinMMO and also on Reddit at release. The cohesive world, features like a compendium for the various monsters in the game, and the basic combat system were praised.
However, the mood has gradually shifted:
- On the EU servers, there are mainly many Russian players who, according to a reddit thread, are said to be very toxic when speaking English.
- V4 also has a major bot problem that has now taken over (via reddit).
- World bosses spawn always at the same times worldwide, which often leads to regional problems.
- New pay-to-win items have been introduced.
It is therefore very likely that V4 will not have active servers for long in the West. In Korea, however, the game is performing better, and there is also significantly more content than in the global version.
