I would just like to share some of my Journeys in Luna Online Philippines since Closed Beta Test. I would also introduce you to my character Elendair.

This one is a rouge and used to be my secondary character during CBT. By the way, rouges are basically more of the nuker and damager type. As I can observe, Rouges has the most population in town. They can have the path of Long Range nukers or the Archery Path and they can also have the Dagger Path like assassin, ruffian and such. So upon strolling around Ruins of Draconian and looking for Quests, I saw this lonely GM.

Let me introduce you to my Elendaire, a mage. Mages are also nuker types that basically depends on their Magical spells. They may choose to be damager type or later on be a Support type with more buffs and better healing skills. Elendaire is a Damager Type mage, and obviously he is in pink. Mages wears robe and some of them looks feminine, like this one. I’m wondering why is that Lizardman following me.

So moving on, Last, August 14, 2009 Luna Server has come to its Open Beta Phase. There have been so many players waited for its opening and here’s one proof.

You would probably observe so many busy people running and of course, some of them would probably mamage their warehouse and prepare for their long grinding sessions.

This is now my main character, Elendair, an Infantryman, the advance class of Fighter. Fighters are melee class that can either be a Defensive or Offensive. This is my character when he reached level 37, and thanks to xNim for that axe, I am not actually planning to change my weapon unless there’s free. ^_^

and to share you one of the funniest experience I encountered playing is to see this cute chick lying on the ground. She’s been there when I woke up and stayed there lying for around three to four hours. Maybe the owner or the player is grinding until morning and can’t keep it any longer.

Oh, by the way that is my guildmate from Exitializ Guild.. ^_^

You may download the game now at http://www.runup.com.ph/download/index.php. So what are you waiting for? Be a Lunatic now ^^.

Around August of 2008, I’ve read about this ZhuXian licensing agreement between Perfect World and E-Games then because of excitement and interest about the game, I researched and started blogging about it. The fact that ZhuXian Philippines is supposed to be the first english client of the game, it did not become easy to find informations and guides about the game so everything must be translated.

I’ve waited for the E-Games Forums to have a space for ZX topics to be opened to discuss the game w/other players. There had been some negative feedback regarding the game for it was being compared to LevelUp!’s Perfect Word which used to be the same Developer with ZX. There are some of us who are trying to prove that the game isn’t the same as Perfect World.

Being a dedicated gamer from different games, I invited some of my gaming friends to play and try ZX, fortunately some of them was encouraged to give it a try. Most of them are aware that I am spending most my time with researching even though the game haven’t released yet for closed beta test. Together with my Exitializ mates we have planned some stuffs for game promotions and some of the ZX Team are aware of that specially Ryujin (when he is still a GM that time).

November 17, 2008, for almost after 3 months of waiting, ZX Server was opened for the Advance Pass Players wherein these players were able to login on the game 2 days earlier than CBT Players. By that time, one of the game features was enjoyed by the players which is the pets or advertised as evolving pets. Unfortunately, when the game server was opened for Closed Beta Testing last Nov. 19, 2008, Pets were disabled as well as to some NPCs. As expected, some players gave some negative reactions about it, but of course we need to consider such things for we are still on the closed beta test that time. Afterwards, CBT Server was closed after 1 month and OBT was scheduled to be opened on the 28th. Supreme Destiny players were given the chance to play one day advance that time, but unfortunately, they weren’t able to login because of some server issues.

Then, the day that most ZX players have been waiting for, Dec. 28, 2008, the server for Open Beta was opened. Most of the players (including me of course), are very excited to see some new features, but everything seemed to be the same with the Closed Beta client, no pets, missing NPCs, but the existence of the item mall though. After few weeks, the ingot bug issues caused some troubles that caused a rollback. Us players, can’t do anything about it but to consider for we are still in the open beta of the game. After a month and few weeks of the open beta phase, there are couple of players reached the cap level already and is craving for a new patch already. We have been waiting for the Commercial Launch wherein we may expect for something new.

Some players used this opportunity to farm for more golds, to grind for more chivalry and to help other players to level up fast. For some of the players waiting for few weeks and even days is too long already so when the ZX Commercial Party was announced on the first week of March and to be held on the 8th of March, so many players began to be excited and craved for more updates. Then the Commercial Party approached, ZX players including us(who actually got the best attendance…lol) who attended enjoyed the ZX ingots given away in the event, the games and the freebies. But when the event was about to be finished, we felt something, “parang may kulang” and even the our guildies who haven’t made it to the event has the common question “Anu balita sa Patch?”. Some of us though that the Commercial Launch’s Patch/Implementation would be on the coming tuesday(maintenance), and on the next…and then the next, next tuesday and maintenance came but still no patch.

After few weeks, Announcements for E-Games Domination 3 were posted and as players to participate and to show our support to the game and its activities we have gathered most of our members to come. We have managed to produce a 10×4 sq.ft. tarpaulin which has something to do with the ZX’s Banner Making Contest requirements, and some merchandise for our guild booth. But then, though we enjoyed the event, we are still hide the fact that we, in-game wants something new, though the ZX Team releases these new mounts, and keeps on organizing events, but the question is, what can we do more after these events?

As I have said this in plurk, in-game shout several time, we don’t want the ZX Team to give us all we want instantly, but knowing the game and having the ZX poster it was stated on the game features, “Evolving Pets”, “Mounts”, and “Flying”, add up the City War System. Based on my experience, ZX is the only game that when you login you cannot see/access the advertised features of the game. Knowing my Clan/Guild more than 60% became inactive and some quit because of this fact.

I know, I am not the only one who believes this idea, but we wanted to feel the progress and give us enough reasons to play, we are still hoping.

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