Developed by Thrive Game, Dragon of Legends is an online actionRPG for PC, Mac, Linux, and Mobile devices, that is heavily influenced by Gaelic and Norse mythology. And Dragon of Legends is going to be released on January 19th. Now players can enter the ever-evolving lands of Hávámal, where the lights of faeries border the realms of darkness.
Two alliances have emerged across the world, both struggling for supremacy over the land and as these great powers battle one another for control of Hávamál – darker forces gather to destroy them. Players from around the world can assume the roles of customizable heroic fantasy characters, and explore a lush 2D world full of mystery, danger, and countless adventure.
After creating your own custom character and selecting a faction, you will set out on an epic quest to conquer evil and save the lands of Hávamál from impending doom, or succumb to the darkness and act as an agent of destruction. You will have your own background, racial history, and character specific storyline that will provide direction, and motivation behind all of your actions. Along your adventures you will acquire new equipment and learn powerful skills to aid you on your path, and you will be constantly interacting with other players from around the world. In order to defeat the most complicated and challenging dungeons, you must strategically coordinate your efforts and work effectively as a team to reap the rewards. You can band together with like-minded players in clans and guilds and wage war against other rival factions - or even turn on your own:
The Black Hammer
The Emerald Crown
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Diverse Class System
We want Dragon of Legends to be as robust as other contemporary online RPGs on the market, and we have gone to great lengths to ensure a wide variety of classes that will cater to your own specific play style.
Our classes are inspired by their own cultural origins, and function differently depending on what faction you are aligned with. These cultures are radically different, but the class roles are functionally the same. For example, the Norse Bondsmen will have different skills and abilities than their opposite the Celtic Phalanx, but will both be able to endure a massive amount of damage and tank effectively on the battlefield.
An Engrossing Story
The ever watchful and eternal Dragon, Neloth, has become aware of the darker motivations of Balor, the One Eyed. Seduced by Loki’s trickery, Balor has begun the work necessary to set him free. While Loki is imprisoned under The Great Mountain, it is only a matter of time before Balor's army unearth and liberate the malignant trickster. This would mean the complete and utter end of the universe — Ragnarök.
In order to prevent this, Neloth is coiling himself around the lands of Hávamál, slowly tightening his grip. Massive continents are beginning to shift closer together, creating mass paranoia and confusion as the world shakes and trembles with great force.
Fully Customizable Characters
An RPG is nothing without sweet loot, so get ready to find tons of epic gear.
While you level up and progress your character, you'll be consistently finding new gear in order to defeat tougher and tougher foes. Each equipment slot will change accordingly in-game and accurately portray what your character has equipped.
Complex Skill System
In Dragon of Legends, Combat Skills are separated into Expertise and Aptitudes.
Your Expertise is broken down into specific abilities that can be activated and used at will, whereas Aptitudes are class specific traits that provide indirect passive bonuses. As you progress in Dragon of Legends, you will be presented with a wide variety of options to customize and personalize your own unique play-style via the skill tree.
Each class will have access to two combat specializations (With more planned to be released in the future) that provide a drastically different way to play, and can be easily swapped by talking to any Combat Master in-game. As your character progresses through the game - through leveling, questing, or through feats of player versus player combat - you will unlock different Expertise and Aptitude skills.
We've found that while playing older action RPGs, it can be a challenge to stay interested in the progression of your characters when the acquisition of their skills is spread apart at uneven intervals. To address this, we have decided to grant Expertise and Aptitude skills at regular intervals: 1 Expertise skill for every 5 character levels, and 1 Aptitude skill for every 2 character levels. In this way, we ensure that people always have something to look forward to as they improve their character.
Every skill will be well thought out and will include synergies that provide meaningful bonuses to their characters as to generate viability against opposing classes and builds.
Professions
Even though the world is on the brink of destruction, the economy continues to thrive.
The crafting system in Dragon of Legends is split up into two main categories: Gathering and Production. Gathering skills, such as fishing, will allow you to collect raw resources which can be sold to other players for the right price, or utilized for your own crafting needs. Production skills allow you to craft complex goods based on your specialization granting access to unique items that will give you a cutting edge on the battlefield, or be sold for a premium on the market.
Dynamic Player Journal
Immersion is an essential part of the role playing experience, and we are striving to make this an unforgettable journey.
Time and care has been spent by our team to craft a world full of mysteries with legendary adventures and epic quests to complete, and your own personal autobiography will automatically write itself as you progress through the game.
Choices that you make will have serious ramifications in the game world, and drastically alter your experience based on the decisions you make. Everything you do will be recorded in your own unique journal which can be publicly viewable. Did you slay the fierce giants guarding Dagda’s Tomb? Or perhaps you turned on your allies and slaughtered them all in cold blood - all of your actions will stay with you throughout your character’s life.
Engaging Action Based Combat
Dragon of Legends utilizes a familiar action based combat system that will require players to aim their attacks and strike with precision.
There’s no tab based targeting or passive point, click, and wait combat mechanics here. All actions unfold in real time, rewarding players with skill and quick reflexes. Our dedicated servers will host an ever-evolving persistent world rich with lore and content to explore, providing countless hours of engaging skill based entertainment.
User Generated Content
We are working on a custom game engine written in Java so players will have the ability to customize many facets of Dragon of Legends; from creating their own unique character, to shaping the game world around them. By providing users with the tools and support to create their own unique content, players will be able to create their own custom designed levels, houses, and cosmetic items that can be shared with a large community of active gamers through the Thrive Games website, and based on community voting - the most popular content will then be included in the main game. Here's how it will work:
Cross-platform Multiplayer Functionality
Multiplayer interactivity is an essential component of our product, and to make that experience even better, you will be able to play Dragon of Legends on a wide variety of platforms. True cross-platform functionality enables you to have the freedom to use the device of your choice - there will no longer be device-specific barriers to play with your friends.
Players will be able to complete epic quests and interact with thousands of other gamers from around the world. Team up with like-minded adventurers to defeat the most challenging boss fights and complicated puzzles, or compete against your peers in intense player versus player combat with the arenas and the massive open world battlefields - all on the device of your choice.
Soundcrack
We’ve been toiling away on an original soundtrack for Dragon of Legends. In order to bring an authentic representation of these ancient cultures in our game, we have decided to draw inspiration from Traditional European Music as well as many other soundtracks from our favourite childhood games. Take a listen to our music so far and get psyched to take a trip down memory lane.
Expect the OST to be a fusion of both real world and digital instrumentation – Some of the founders of Thrive Games play in a band together called Basking Shark. Here's a sample of the music we've released thus far:
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