It has been said that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, but Korean developer Zemi Interactive is sure going to try as they rework their popular game 4Story into Gates of Andaron for German publisher Gameforge. Perhaps the names were changed to protect the innocent but it's a case of deja-vu all over again in this microtransaction driven MMOG. Join Medawky this week as he dives into the game to see what makes it tick.
Massively: What's been going on with Gates of Andaron lately? Quite a lot, actually. A new press release from Gameforge has the details, and they include a third warring faction, a new mentoring system, and browser-based gameplay.
MMOHut, "Blizzard's World of Warcraft was released on November 23, 2004 and now has over 12 million paying members world wide. It's no surprise that other studios have been eager to capitalize on WoW's success. This frenzy has lead to a series of MMORPG releases that are popularly referred to as 'WoW clones.' It is a growing MMO segment that encompassing both pay-to-play and free to play games. Some of these titles have succeeded while others have barely gotten off the ground. Some games deny being WoW clones while others..."
The team over at The Gates of Andaron have sent along these two new screenshots from their most recent game update.
