PWE's New MMO: Swordman Online Options

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Source: http://news.mmosite.com/content/2010-06-06...debuted,1.shtml

June 3, more thorough details about Swordman Online was released with a new CG trailer in the global launch conference hold by Perfect World Entertainment in Beijing. The conference offered insights to all the dimensions of the game, including the CG trailer, game graphics, key features, etc. Honored guests attended this event include, but do not limit to: international brand partners of Swordman Online like Nokia, Razer and AMD, art supervisors and top Asian painters Mr. Ping Fan and his wife Ms. Chen Shufen, reporters from over 200 famous media across the country, as well as representatives of the players.

CG Trailer: http://video.mmosite.com/default.php?contr...ay&id=14057

Gaming System

In order to entertain the widest fandom possible, Perfect World Entertainment gave up the powerful DirectX 10, but chose to stretch every feature of DirectX 9 to the ultimate limit and perfect the graphics once and again. Therefore, modifying efforts on the concept arts of Swordman Online have never stopped, and the development team is working repeatedly and painstakingly on optimization. All of these undertakings are intended to provide the players with a high level experience at a moderate level of computer configuration.


Interactive Environment

The essence of a distinguished game largely lies with the details, including the smoothness of skills, environmental changes, visual effects of combat, etc.

No doubt, Swordman Online has accomplished all these. When you cross a small stream, every spray invoked by your step will be calculated and displayed on a real time basis. As it drops on the nearest stone, the color of the stone will gradually darken as a result of wetness. If you pass by a flock of birds, they will fly away from you rather than bluntly rise up. The AI will tell the birds to choose a reasonable direction on consideration of your path. The snowy days will not only have snowflakes but also display other features, like the white fog usually seen in cold weather.

More importantly, the brand-new physics engine adopted in this game is able to simulate the player's physical impact on surrounding objects through its powerful real-time calculation abilities. Various martial moves will influence the wood, walls and other objects around the player in different ways, or even destroy them. In Swordman Online, the player will enjoy a strong sense of rhythm in fighting. All of the moves will go easily and smoothly, and they will also vibrate the entire frame. (The player may choose to turn off this effect. The official test indicates that it feels terrific to play with the vibration effect, but it is also likely to dizzy the player. Therefore, the default setting is off. You may choose to turn it on when taking video clips or photos.)

DIY Martial Forms

The reason for the Chinese Martial Arts being classical is that they are always in change. Each grand master of his age has his own style and form of martial moves derived from continuous experimentation. Swordman Online provides thousands of basic moves. The player needs to wisely combine and use these moves and eventually, establish his unique style and forms. Moreover, the martial moves may reinforce or neutralize each other. The proper usage of these moves will add to the power of the entire forms, as well as cause movement impairing effects such as knock off, knock down, knock back, etc.

Build Your Own Faction

The unique faction system in Swordman Online integrates the elements of business, character development, team role play and so on. The player will be able to not only build his own faction for conquering difficult instances, but also develop his faction into a great family, a sectarian, a martial club, an escort service, a salt gang, etc. The game will provide a broad range of quests accordingly. For example, if the player chooses the path of an escort service, he will receive the quests to fight bandits, escort VIPs, treasures and so on.

Create Your Own Play Style

In Swordman Online, many special effects can be turned on or off as the player likes. For example, one may customize the weather effects accordingly with the weather conditions in real life. Empowered by an open framework, Swordman Online enables the player to explore the swordsmen's world in a multitude of ways. The player may choose to run through thick and thin to reveal hidden plots, reside in ancient China's capital and live on small businesses, or even take official training to run security patrols. By such means, the player is able to employ more tactics and strategies to achieve goals or complete quests.