Runes of Magic Open Beta Draws in Over 100,000 Users

Frogster has announced that over 100,000 characters were created in the first 24 hours during the start of Runes of Magic open beta. Due to the high number of players, Frogster has opened an additional game which will now spread the community over seven servers.

In the first few hours Frogster also noted a significant increase in registration numbers and out of the total number of 220,000 registrations, more than 20,000 Accounts were created on Monday alone and immediately entered the game world: more than 2 million quests were completed in over 200,000 hours of combined playing time in the game world of Taborea.

If you are interested in Runes of Magic, check out the game page on FileFront where you can download the beta client, and after the jump game details are listed as well.

Runes of Magic is a free-to-play MMO with more than 1,000 quests where players can choose from six main classes and secondary classes, offering 36 individual character combinations to suit all play styles. All characters possess unique skills with combo attacks, and can use mounts for traveling around the game world.

For guilds and players, it’s possible to arrange your own virtual homes and guildhalls with individual furnishings. An extensive crafting and reputation system, PvP, dungeons and boss-monsters are prevalent as well, and Runewaker Entertainment has been developing Runes of Magic for more than three years now. The studio promises new challenges for players every three to four months with free add-ons and updates.

Runes of Magic Features

• Free2play: no monthly fees, free download
• Extensive dual class system (six primary and secondary classes)
• Versatile spell and attack combinations
• Engaging background story
• More than 1,000 quests and quest series at launch
• No zone boundaries thanks to a seamless architecture
• A mix of instanced, tile based, and persistent dungeons to explore
• Individually developable skills and spells
• Armor sets with special bonuses
• Dynamic item system with hundreds of upgradeable runes
• Optional PvP system with arena battles and guild wars
• Ranking system with player-ranking lists
• Unique mounts including horses, tigers, striders and more
• Epic crafting system with the ability to improve existing items
• Personalization of player houses through individual furnishing
• Reputation system
• Customizable user interface with the ability to use Add-Ons
• Map and radar system to easily find item dealers, resources and quests
• In-game auction houses for trading items
• Teleport-Runes for instant travel
• Mouse and keyboard controls for movement
• Regular updates with new content
• Cross-server fights through three-server-battles (in development)
• Guild houses in special zones (in development)