I've played dozens of Anime stlye MMO's over the years, and some are similar, some are different. What usually defines how that game is not like all the others tends to usually fall into one major gimmick per game.

In Aura Kingdom that would be known as the 'Eidolon' system.

Basically it's your own pet that fights with you. They're core in the game and are not too hard to obtain.

(This review is based on a few things. I have two characters. One lvl 50 and one level 30. I have yet to do the more 'lategame' stuff like high level dungeons. As of this review I've clocked around 40 hours.)

The main points of the game, you decide if it's good or bad.

- Quests are heavy and pretty much constant till you hit lvl 48. There is no monster grinding whatsoever and leveling is fast.
- Even though there are parties, questing is pretty much a solo thing and instances need to be done solo.
- The classes and skills are quite different and unique.
- Appearance is based on global costumes rather than class related armor.
- There seems to be class imbalances at the current time of the game. So far my Ravager (which is considered more AoE) has bested duelists of my level.
- There is no MP (as far as I can tell) in the game, letting mages spam.
- There is a need to kite enemy spells as they can be dodged by movement and skills, meaning there is a bit more skill in some mob fighting.
- All classes, even the support types like Bard are capable of solo questing and don't need to depend on parties.
- Gaining decent items at earlier levels is not too hard provided you know your way around the market and auction area.
- Mobs spawn back really fast so dont worry about AoE mob stealers or KSers.
- Gaining 'Bonus EXP' is fairly simple with parties. EXP is not split between members however - making Power Leveling unapparent.
- There is quite a number of bots who auto follow quests since going from place to place is REALLY easy.
- High number of 'grindy' collection quests which require this or that killed/collected. This is countered by the decent drop rate. Seems to be around 60%.To collect 5 eggs from birds you usually have to kill around 10 or less.
- Eidolons are quite handy in a solo game like this. They're easy to level up.
- You can glide.
- Characters have very little stats to customise due to lack of MP related stats.
- Subclasses can be obtained to make your character even more unique.
- There are tons of daily and hidden quests for you to find if you really want to.
- There is an achievement system for those who like to collect.

A review of the basics:
-Very story driven.
-Leveling is easy.
-Classes are unique.
-Easy to understand GUI.
-Easy quest system.
-More of a solo-ish game.

My personal experience:
Got to level 40 on my first day because I have no life. Made a guild with my real life friends. There wasn't much interaction till 1 daily quest and there still isnt. It's been 5 days and I only just got to level 50. Im slowly starting to get bored of the monotony now, at this level there are around 10 quests of collection and killing ♥♥♥♥ and you don't even ge to the next level. I'm gerenally a fickle person with my MMOs, I play things until there's too much repetition because I don't have the patience for that and the novelty of the game wears off when that happens.

My Ravager makes quick work of nearly all mobs and I dont require the use of a potion due to my innate tankiness and the fact I have a DMG/CRIT type. The only problem I face is soloing boss monsters which tend to mow me down quite fast and actual skill is required to kill them though kiting (which is a good thing). My sorcerer pretty much is a spam machine that doesn't even compare to my Ravager.


Based on:
40 hours, 2 characters (50, 30), Ronin patch.

Verdict:
Worth a shot for anyone into MMORPGs, especially for those trying to learn it. the quest tracker makes lives simple for those learning about these type of games and all NPC chat doesn't need to be read to know what's going on.

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I've played dozens of Anime stlye MMO's over the years, and some are similar, some are different. What usually defines how that game is not like all the others tends to usually fall into one major gimmick per game. In Aura Kingdom that would be known as the 'Eidolon' system. Basically it's your own pet that fights with you. They're core in the game and are not too hard to obtain. (This review is based on a few things. I have two characters. One lvl 50 and one level 30. I have yet to do the more 'lategame' stuff like high level dungeons. As of this review I've clocked around 40 hours.) The main points of the game, you decide if it's good or bad. - Quests are heavy and pretty much constant till you hit lvl 48. There is no monster grinding whatsoever and leveling is fast. - Even though there are parties, questing is pretty much a solo thing and instances need to be done solo. - The classes and skills are quite different and unique. - Appearance is based on global costumes rather than class related armor. - There seems to be class imbalances at the current time of the game. So far my Ravager (which is considered more AoE) has bested duelists of my level. - There is no MP (as far as I can tell) in the game, letting mages spam. - There is a need to kite enemy spells as they can be dodged by movement and skills, meaning there is a bit more skill in some mob fighting. - All classes, even the support types like Bard are capable of solo questing and don't need to depend on parties. - Gaining decent items at earlier levels is not too hard provided you know your way around the market and auction area. - Mobs spawn back really fast so dont worry about AoE mob stealers or KSers. - Gaining 'Bonus EXP' is fairly simple with parties. EXP is not split between members however - making Power Leveling unapparent. - There is quite a number of bots who auto follow quests since going from place to place is REALLY easy. - High number of 'grindy' collection quests which require this or that killed/collected. This is countered by the decent drop rate. Seems to be around 60%.To collect 5 eggs from birds you usually have to kill around 10 or less. - Eidolons are quite handy in a solo game like this. They're easy to level up. - You can glide. - Characters have very little stats to customise due to lack of MP related stats. - Subclasses can be obtained to make your character even more unique. - There are tons of daily and hidden quests for you to find if you really want to. - There is an achievement system for those who like to collect. A review of the basics: -Very story driven. -Leveling is easy. -Classes are unique. -Easy to understand GUI. -Easy quest system. -More of a solo-ish game. My personal experience: Got to level 40 on my first day because I have no life. Made a guild with my real life friends. There wasn't much interaction till 1 daily quest and there still isnt. It's been 5 days and I only just got to level 50. Im slowly starting to get bored of the monotony now, at this level there are around 10 quests of collection and killing shit and you don't even ge to the next level. I'm gerenally a fickle person with my MMOs, I play things until there's too much repetition because I don't have the patience for that and the novelty of the game wears off when that happens. My Ravager makes quick work of nearly all mobs and I dont require the use of a potion due to my innate tankiness and the fact I have a DMG/CRIT type. The only problem I face is soloing boss monsters which tend to mow me down quite fast and actual skill is required to kill them though kiting (which is a good thing). My sorcerer pretty much is a spam machine that doesn't even compare to my Ravager. Based on: 40 hours, 2 characters (50, 30), Ronin patch. Verdict: Worth a shot for anyone into MMORPGs, especially for those trying to learn it. the quest tracker makes lives simple for those learning about these type of games and all NPC chat doesn't need to be read to know what's going on. For more reviews check out my website: [url=www.explicitlyhonest.com]Explicitly Honest.[/url]