Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Progress Quest -

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At its heart, Progress Quest is a Massively Multiplayer Online RPG; but to brand it solely with that label sells its genius short. The developers of Progress Quest clearly had one goal in mind when creating their title: to create the ultimate dungeon hack, the definitive online RPG. They took a look at existing RPGs like Everquest, Asheron's Call, and Dark Age of Camelot, and asked themselves: what works? And more importantly, what doesn't? The result of their streamlined efforts is a title that drills to the core of the RPG experience, offering all of the benefits of the genre while minimizing or removing entirely the negatives.

Progress Quest's gameworld is fully featured, offering all of the standard features RPG fans have come to expect: an in-depth character creation system with a variety of original races and character classes, a detailed backstory and in-game scripted sequences, an endless supply of enemies with random item drops, a robust spell list with upgradeable spell levels, a complex equipment system, nd a series of intelligently generated quests that feed into the overall narrative. Watching your character slowly climb up the global rankings, competing against other players, is undeniably rewarding.

What Progress Quest eliminates is the repetitive, mind-numbingly boring gameplay that has defined this genre for so long. Clicking your left-mouse button until your fingers burn from carpal tunnel syndrome, camping out for hours waiting for a single, elusive enemy to respawn, starting a new character only to find yourself hopelessly outclassed by higher level characters who play for twelve hours a day - all of these flaws that plague other MMORPGs have been addressed with a single, brilliant stroke of Progress Quest's revolutionary gameplay paradigm. Progress Quest's soon to be emulated "fire and forget" technology places all gamers on equal footing, keeping the game balanced and enjoyable for gamers of all skill levels and dedication levels. Whether you only play Progress Quest and hour a day, or decide to quit your day job and "Powergame" for fourteen, there is a place for you in the world of Progress Quest.

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