Rapplez is a MMORPG game in the vein of others much like the very popular World of Warcraft. But unlike Blizzard’s mega popular title, Rapplez is a free-to-play title that anybody can enjoy. Quite frankly, the best feature about Rapplez is that there is no monthly fee to pay and you can still get to play the game. Not only that, but you will be able download all the patches that are available to further improve your free-to-play experience with Rappelz.
As with every other MMORPG, the first thing you must do is create you on-screen avatar. There are three different races for you to choose from with 15 different classes on offer. This includes classes that specialize in magic, swords, axes and more. If you’ve ever watched the Lord of the Rings movies, you may have an idea of the type of characters you could create in Rappelz. Thankfully, you can choose to be both a female or male lead character. It’s always good to know game developers are being more gender friendly these days.
Once you have created your character you’re all good to go and are immediately thrust into the lush fantasy world of Rappelz. Graphically, the color palette used in Rappelz is more vibrant than washed out look that is in Shaiya (another free-to-play MMORPG). However, the controls aren’t as comfortable as in Shaiya because character movements are all controlled by the mouse only. It would have been nice to control your character using the keyboard as clicking on the mouse can get repetitive – especially when it’s used to control every move and action that the character will be doing in the entire game.
The first thing you will be doing in Rapplez is meeting up with your tutor who will guide you through the very basics of the game. Your very first task is to familiarize yourself with the game’s combat system. Combat is similar to other MMORPG games in that enemies are loaded on the game screen already and all you have to do is hack away by left clicking the mouse button. As you progress, there’s a chance you can actually use the keyboard to initiate any new skills and magic you may have learnt. I thought this was a great feature and that a combat system like this should be implemented on all RPG games. The turn-based system seen in other games seems out of date now in my opinion.
Doing quests and jobs for NPCs (non playable characters) is the main thing you will be doing in Rappelz. One thing I disliked about the map in Rappelz is that it’s really small. It’s also not very clear on where you have to go next too. It would have been more helpful if the map clearly marked where you had to go next and not just highlight a tiny blue dot among other tiny colored dots on the map.
Quests themselves are pretty straightforward and normally require killing a lot of enemies. As aforementioned, the combat system is quite fun so leveling up in this game won’t feel like a huge chore. From my experience, the community in Rappelz isn’t as active as the one in Shaiya but there is a chance to meet other players while playing the game. As always, you can opt to join a party of even fight other players. The choice is yours if you want to be naughty or nice to your fellow players. Bear in mind, the game has rules for you to follow so don’t beat up every player you see on the field or your account might be banned!