Frogster Introduces Castles to Runes of Magic

Frogster America, Inc. today announced that players will now be able to have their own castles in the fantasy world of Taborea. Frogster is activating the long-awaited 'Guild Castles' feature today in Runes of Magic, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles and launching March 19, 2009. In-game castles will give guilds the opportunity to live together and furnish their personal guild dwelling. The next step in the plan to support guilds is to enable the guild wars function which will allow players to wage war against each other in GvG (Guild vs. Guild) combat.

However, building a castle isn't going to be so easy. Guilds must first reach level seven and must have their community coffers well stocked with ore, wood and gold. Should guilds meet these conditions, they will have access to a fortress located in an instanced part of the game world. This will then open a range of opportunities for the guild. For one, the guild castle will contain a central bank for its members and the players themselves will be able to decide what kind of furniture they wish to use to furnish their castle. Guilds can even acquire a throne for their castle as well as practical upgrades such as gates or teleporters that will be useful tactical elements in the planned guild wars.

In future conflicts, guilds will be able to conquer opposing castles. However, guilds may go to war only if they also possess their own throne. The destruction of a throne marks the end of the conflict and the defeated guild loses its throne as well as a part of its assembled resources.

There is also a plan to introduce guild furniture which is reserved specifically for use in castles and grant guilds special bonuses. Guild wars are currently in development and a launch date has not yet been announced.

About Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic is the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles. With an exciting and engaging story, more than 1,000 quests at launch and 30 character class combinations, Runes of Magic is the most immersive, content-rich free-to-play MMO game ever created. More than 450,000 people have already signed up and entered the world with hundreds of thousands more expected as word of the game's features and community spread each day. Already a winner of multiple awards for its content and overall gameplay, Runes of Magic is expected to be a major international hit in 2009 and beyond. For more information, please visit: www.runesofmagic.com

Runes of Magic features


Free-to-play: no monthly fees, free download

Extensive dual class system (six primary and secondary classes)

Versatile spell- and attack-combinations

Enthralling background story

More than 1,000 quests and quest series on launch

No zone boundaries thanks to seamless architecture

Dungeons: Instanced and tile based as well as persistent

Individually developable skills and spells

Armor sets with special bonuses

Dynamic item system with hundreds of runes for upgrading

Optional PvP system with arena battles and guild wars

Ranking system with player-ranking lists

Multitude of unique mounts

Epic crafting system with the chance to improve existing items

Personalization of player houses through individual furnishing

Reputation system

Customizable user interface with the option to use Add-Ons

Map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily

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 in three-server-battle in development

Guild houses in special zones in development