Conquer Online

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Conquer Online
Developer(s)	TQ Digital Entertainment
Publisher(s)	NetDragon WebSoft Inc
Version	2.0 (Patch 5139)
Platform(s)	Windows
Release date(s)	November 14, 2004
Genre(s)	MMORPG
Mode(s)	Multiplayer
Media	Download & CD
System requirements	*Intel Pentium III 800 MHz equiv. CPU 128 MB RAM 16 MB or higher 3D graphics card such as GeForce 2 or better 2.0 GB hard drive space DirectX 8.1, Internet connection of at least 56 kbit/s
Input methods	Mouse & Keyboard

Conquer Online (征服) is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, developed by TQ Digital Entertainment. The game is available in English, Chinese, French, Japanese,Spanish and Arabic. The game landscape is a two dimensional rendition of mythical China with three dimensional characters. The game has a straightforward combat-focused play style, incorporating common elements of many MMORPGs such as wealth, fame and character development. Downloading and playing Conquer Online is free, with funds provided by the sale of 'tq points', which can be redeemed in the game and used as a form of currency. The operators also sell installation CDs for those who cannot download the game, or would like to own a hard copy.

Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Characters 1.2 Economy 2 Critical reception 3 External links 4 Footnotes

[edit] Gameplay

Conquer Online is played in a three-quarter view, third-person, perspective.

A player's character increases in level through the gain of experience points. These are gained by attacking monsters throughout the game land or attacking Stakes/Scarecrows which are located in Training Ground(TG). In Training Ground the player can leave their character level automatically, however it is slower than attacking monsters^[1]. If the player are in a guild, their donated "Guild fund" will make up some of the experience lost. After a certain amount gained, the player will gain a level, allowing them to become more powerful. The amount of experience points needed increases with each level gained, to a maximum level of 137.^[2]

The game system in Conquer Online has been designed to encourage higher leveled players to assist beginners in starting out. The higher players is rewarded for this assistance by gaining a form of currency called 'virtue points'^[3] - or VPs - which can be exchanged for items from an NPC or be used to enter the labyrinth. The amount of virtue points gained shows how many the player has according to the level of the beginner — a higher level gives more VP, since it takes more time to achieve the next level. While players may receive experience points by being power-leveled, they do not receive any skills or weapon proficiency.

A player may acquire the assistance of a higher level player, called a Mentor, to help them with Battle Power, thus making the player stronger. When the Apprentice levels on their own, the Mentor can "claim" an additional portion of exp that the Apprentice gains during their activity online. This is another way of encouraging higher level players to help beginners, and for beginners to get a head start on their adventure.

When a player achieves level 100, the player can receive benefits from the Star Tower and Heaven Fan.^{[clarification needed]} The Star Tower decreases physical and magical damage the character receives, except from city guards. The Heaven Fan increases the damage the player inflicts, except to city guards. They have the same basic upgrade system as other items: they can be normal, refined, unique, elite, or super, and can have 2 sockets for Glory or Thunder gems.

Quests are divided into categories based on a character's level and may help a player earn rare items, such as gems and weapons. For some quests, the player is rewarded with a prize. Also available are quests which the player can complete in order to gain equipment. When a player reaches level 120 (unless the player is a non-reborn water taoist, which can reborn at level 110), they may choose to undertake a quest to be 'reborn', starting again from level 15 with additional skills awarded.^[4][5]

The Battle Power system assigns each player a number, based on the character's level, how many times they undertaken the "rebirth" process, and the general overall quality of their equipment. ^[6] Battle Power reduces the damage received from attacking players, and attacks against players with lower potency will inflict full damage. Another advantage is an increased gain in experience points from mobs that provide it.

If a player is level 80, they will gain 80% more experience every time they hit a monster if they have no items above 'normal' quality equipped.^[7]

Horses are available, which allow for faster movement. They add a small amount of hit points, attack and magic to a character. If they run for a long time they will lose their vigor and be forced to walk. Breeding a mount with another a certain amount of times can increase its vigour, additional hit points, attack and magic.

[edit] Characters

Characters in Conquer Online serve as the player's avatar. The game allows one character per server per user account, and the player may choose between five distinct classes: the archer, the trojan, the taoist, the warrior, and, the newest class, the ninja. Furthermore, the taoist class is split into two sub-classes with the 'water taoist' focused on being a support class while the 'fire taoist' is a magic based damage class. Players can customize the appearance of their character.^[8] A player may choose the character's gender, name, hair style and body size (with a "small" size resembling a child form, and a "large" size resembling an adult). Depending on the character's chosen class, their body armor and equippable items are distinct from the other classes^[9]. Some items are wearable by all classes and allow further customization of the character, such as earrings which allow visibility of the avatars hair. The character may also wear garments. These are clothes available to all classes that can be worn over the armor. They often change a characters hair style and can be bought with 'Conquer Points' from an NPC in the market, won in lottery, won from events, or from other players. Most are available for both genders, whilst a select few are strictly for females.

ged, there is normally only one type of armor that can be worn for each class and level. After first or second rebirth, level 70 characters can also use any equipment that is level 70 or below, regardless of character-class requirements. Equipment has a range of quality levels - from lowest to highest, they are Normal, Refined, Unique, Elite, and Super. Equipment may be upgraded using either DragonBalls to increase the item's quality, or Meteors to increase the item's required level. When upgrading an item via the DragonBall method, it becomes harder to accomplish the further up in the scale the item is.

'Fixed' items have the same properties as supers^[10] but are limited to level 52 or lower, and cannot be upgraded in any way. These items cannot be created; they are only found when dropped by aide or messenger type monsters.

An item may also be composed, adding "+#" to the item's name, where # is a number between 1 and 12, inclusive. ^[11] This number, similar to the quality levels, gives the item extra stats, making it more powerful.^[12]

Gems can be dropped by slain monsters, and are used to add an effect to an item such as increased damage, weapon proficiency, or overall experience gain^[13]. Gems are also needed for players to be reborn. To insert a gem into an item, it must have a socket; there are a maximum of two sockets per piece of equipment. Additionally, items can be blessed or enchanted, which decreases damage received or increases a player's health. There are 10 gems: Dragon (+physical attack), Phoenix (+ magic attack), Rainbow (+experience), Moon (+magic experience), Violet (+weapon experience), Kylin (+weapon durability), Fury (+accuracy), Tortoise (-damage), Glory (-damage for star tower), and Thunder (+damage for heaven fan). ^[13]

An item may also be blessed with the help of Super Tortoise Gems, in order to award the character by subtracting battle damage when in combat. A single blessed item may relieve up to 7 percent of damage taken.

Gems are required for enchantment.^[14] The amount of health is randomly selected - the higher quality gem, the high chance of getting a high enchant. A player may obtain up to 255 additional health per item. Gems come in three qualities: normal, refined, and super. The effect of the gem depends on the quality, with normal being the lowest and super the highest. Usually, the higher the gem's quality, the more expensive it is.

[edit] Economy

Conquer Online has a quickly-changing market and the inflation rate and prices of items can vary. As the population of high-level characters increases, the prices of certain low-level items decrease. Conquer Online has a free market system^[15] which allows players to buy and sell items through market stalls. The meteor and Dragonball prices often change rapidly due to their essential role in the game. ^[16] The very rare dragonball item may be exchanged for a currency known as 'Conquer Points'.^[17] Players may use these points to purchase premium and exclusive items from the newly installed 'item mall'^[17] or from other players. The item mall within the game only accepts 'Conquer Points' as currency, and it offers the rarest game items in an unlimited quantity, bounded only by the amount of points a player has. The "Offline TG(Training Ground)" can be accessed after purchasing "Heavens blessing" from players or the "Item Mall". This shop contains the rarest of gems and special "+7 and +8" stones at the expense of a few thousand "Conquer Points".

[edit] Critical reception

PC world commented on the game's poor English translation.^[18]

[edit] External links

• The official US Conquer Online website

[edit] Footnotes