Turf Battles

Gameplay

Starting a character or a play session

As with other MMORPGs, players control a character avatar Within a game world, exploring the landscape, fighting monsters, Completing quests and interacting with NPCs or other players. In common with many other MMORPGs, Turf Battles does not require the player to pay for a subscription, but in-game items can be purchased with real-world money. ^{[ quote needed ]}

To enter the game, the player must select a realm (or server ). Each realm acts as an individual copy of the game world. Servers are both player versus player (PvP), where the player is open, and Player versus environment (PvE), where the focus is on defeating monsters and completing quests . ^{[ clarification needed ]} Human or Nephilim. Each server has several channels, which players can change between freely during gameplay, and select one of their previously made characters, or create a new one. ^{[ quote needed ]}

To create a new character, players must choose between the two races of Humans or Nephilim. Characters from the two races can speak and trade, and members of the two races speak, email, group, and share tribes. The player selects the new character’s class, such as Archers or Blue Mages for the Nephilim, or Blades, Fists or Red Mages for the Humans. Each class is unique to a particular race. ^{[ quote needed ]}

On-going gameplay

As characters become more developed, they gain skills, requiring the player to further define the abilities of that character. ^[7] Crafting materials, such as leather, herbs, metal, wood, and gems, can also used by characters. ^[8]Characters may form or join tribes, allowing characters in the same tribes unified communications, a shared tribe name, and possibly identity, tribe bank and dues. ^{[ quote needed ]}

Much Turf Battles play requires questing . These quests, also called tasks or missions, are usually available from non-player characters (NPCs). ^[9] Quests usually reward the player with experience points, items, and / or in-game money. It is also a question of the game’s story, both through the text quest, and through scripted NPC actions. Quests are linked by a common theme. Each quest is triggered by the completion of the previous quest, forming a quest chain. Q & A with a number of creatures, finding a difficult-to-locate object, speaking to various NPCs, visiting specific locations, interacting with objects in the world, or delivering an item from one place to another . ^{[ quote needed ]}

While a character can be played on its own, players can also form groups with others, in order to tackle more challenging content. In this way, character classes are used in specific roles within a group. ^[10] In Turf Battles , when a character dies, they are resurrected in the nearest Safe Zone. When a character is killed by a monster, they lose some experience. Also, there is a possibility of dropping items having the character, requiring the player to return to the location they are, to regain rejected items. ^[11] When a character fights, the items have degraded, requiring in-game money and a NPC to repair them. Items that can not be used until they are repaired. ^{[ quote needed ]}

Turf Battles contains a variety of mechanisms for Player versus Player (PvP) combat. Each server allows player versus player to fight almost anywhere in the game world. In PVP environments, players can attack each other at almost any time or location. On all servers, there are special areas of the world where free-for-all combat is permitted. Battle arenas, for example, allow all players to engage each other without fear of penalty or loss of rank. ^{[ quote needed ]}

Setting

Turf Battles is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). It takes place in a 3D-representation of the world of Fomalhaut, which players can interact with through their characters. The game features two main lands on the continent of Fomalhaut, more numerous lands and islands. In the game world, they use their characters to explore locations, defeat creatures, and complete quests, among other such activities. By doing these things, the characters gain experience points of view. After a set amount of experience points have been gained, a character gains a level and new stat points, opening up the option of learning new skills, using new items, exploring new areas, and attempting new quests. As a player explores new locations, they can “save” locations, both for future reference, and in order to teleport back to these locations, should the desire arise. Players can discover “crystal shifters” in newly discovered locations, and then use those NPCs in order to teleport to previously discovered locations in other parts of the world. Players can also use facilities such as NPCs, or “crystals”, in order to move from one area of Fomalhaut to another. . ^{[ quote needed ][clarification needed]}

A number of facilities are available in cities and towns. In each major city, characters can access a warehouse, in order to deposit items, such as treasure or crafted items. Each warehouse is unique to that character, with players able to purchase additional storage space. In the major cities of Fomalhaut, players can expect to see hosted player booths. These are effective for selling items you have gained, or you wish to remain connected to the game, should you decide to go away from your keyboard. ^{[ clarification needed ] [ citation needed ]}

Some of the harder challenges in Turf Battles require players to group together to Complete Them. These usually take place in other countries and other difficult areas. This allows players to explore areas and complete quests, with other players outside the group. Each major area has one main dungeon, and is designed for characters of varying progressions. ^{[ clarification needed ] [ citation needed ]}

Development

Turf Battles was first announced by HyperEngines LLC in October 2005. The version of the game has been taken over by 2 months, with extensive testing. The game is designed to be an open environment where players are allowed to do what they please. Quests are optional, and they are designed to help guide players, allow character development, and to spread characters across different areas, to try to avoid what developers call ‘collision player’. The game interface allows players to customize appearance, controls, and other modifications.

Turf Battles runs natively on Windows platforms. If you are using Windows Vista , while running Turf Battles , for best results, choose the option: “Run as Administrator”. ^{[ quote needed ]}

Regional variations

IMAZIC distributes Turf Battles in the following countries: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and the United States.

In Korea, the game is called Sephiroth (세피로스). Sephiroth is the base version of Turf Battles, written in Korean, and allowing those with only Korean Social Security Numbers to play. ^[12]

In Taiwan, the game is called Sephiroth (凱旋). The game is written in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Macau.

In China, the game is called Kaixuan (凯旋 / Triumph). The game is written in the Chinese language, and is restricted to those who are located in Asia. ^[13]

In Japan, the game is known as Sephiroth (セ フ ィ ロ ス). Written in Japanese, the customer is currently only available to those who live in Japan. ^[14]

Audio

Usage problems

Turf Battles may have issues when using dual and quad core CPUs. Computers with AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU Dual Core Processors and Intel Core 2 CPUs may experience some problems with Turf Battles . ^{[ quote needed ]}

Windows Vista users can have issues installing and running Turf Battles . This issue can be resolved by choosing the “Run as Administrator” option when installing the game or launching the client. Another option is to disable the User Account Control located in the control panel. Disabling this option requires you to restart your computer, in order for the changes to take effect. ^{[ quote needed ]}

Security concerns

Among many MMORPGs , Turf Battles does not have a protected user authentication system. It is the player’s responsibility to choose a strong and secure password, and to avoid downloading third party software, as a third party software can often contain keyloggers . These are trojans which record your keystrokes, and sometimes mouse clicks, and display them for another user to see, allowing them to steal your log-in information. While this type of authentication may be vulnerable, it is not unique to Turf Battles , and other MMORPGs may also choose to use this type of protection. ^{[ quote needed ]}

Community

Aside from playing the game and conversing in discussion topics, Turf Battles players play a role in the creative community . This includes, but is not limited to, fan artwork. ^{[ quote needed ]}

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