Today, April 29th, at about 5pm PST, Aeria Game's free MMORPG, Luminary, will begin its closed beta. Aeria Games plans on sending out the email invites around the time of the start of closed beta. The announcement indicates that they are currently uploading the client to mirror sites and sending out closed beta keys to distribute.
MMOHut, "Luminary: Rise of the Goonzu, or plain old Luminary for short, is an interesting 2D Fantasy MMORPG published by IJJI. The game has hands down the best player economy I've ever seen in an MMORPG, as it is entirely player controlled, but more on that later. Luminary also has a unique political system which allows players to actually own their own towns and allow ownership to be shared through the sale of stock..."
While the game doesn't do anything wrong, it doesn't seem like a proper MMORPG. It's more of a glorified chat vehicle, with bits of gameplay half-heartedly thrown in front of its path. Luminary is more of a training simulator for real -i.e, not free- MMO's. Relaxing and sociable it may at times be, but it's not really for fans of the genre. Perhaps this comparison to hardcore MMO's is unfair, and if you're not one of those fans and are new to the whole thing, Luminary is an easy-going and commitment-free game to start with. Just don't expect to stick with it for too long.
Fans of NDOORS Interactive's Luminary: Rise of GoonZu may be happy to hear that today the free-to-play MMO has introduced a new wedding system to the game. This system will allow a happy couple to get hitched in-game complete with ceremony, proper wedding attire and an announcement throughout the game.
Since Luminary is more of a political MMO, players can either marry for love or for political alliances. Married couples can earn Affection Points, which can reap additional benefits to status effects in game. Plus, on your wedding anniversary (12 days game-time), the new lovebirds will receive a special gift.
