LaTale

[Spadow]

The English version of LaTale is still in Closed Beta, but ends today. Open Beta will be in late August, and it's confirmed they do a server wipe.

Who's gonna play when they open the Open Beta / Official version?
And what are your opinions about this game?

Official LaTale website (http://latale.ogplanet.com/main.og)

[kleptophobia]

Very cute, and TONS of buttons up at the top (key slots I suppose). Anyways it looks interesting, it is a matter of how fast it is and if the game play is actually addicting.

[Chameleonic]

Cool I was looking for the English version. Thanks. :f2:

[Kranzorbaken]

This game is amazing.
I cant wait for OB is not even close to as grindy as maple story and the classes are amazing.
Im going bow traveller -> gunslinger

[Spadow]

I think many people are going to choose for Gunslinger.

Although 2nd job advancement is at Lv 80.

[Loose]

Looks interesting. If I remember (which I probably will), I'll try out the Open Beta.

[Sora]

I've haven't played the game myself but I've heard lots of good things about it. I'll probably make a Blader to counter all the Gunslingers. Hopefully this game won't become a massive grindfest.

[Kranzorbaken]

I think many people are going to choose for Gunslinger.

Although 2nd job advancement is at Lv 80.

Aha no there not.
Its one of the least populated classes.

Everyone will be guardians, travellers, warlord a few artists and alot of sorcerers.
(didnt mean to sound like an ass there)

[Baklava]

Yeah spads, I'm gonna play OBT.

Gunslinger's not really gonna be a popular class because not many people, well, not many English players are fans of the "Fast but weak" style. Lol, big numbers.

Most of the players in CBT were Sword Warriors, Bow/Crossbow Travelers, and Mages. Knights were like, nonexistent lol. Ratio of knights to other classes was like 1:25. (Knight:Classes)

I'm either gonna be a Spear Warlord, or a Water Sorcerer.

[Hypermug]

I'm going to be a Blunt Weapon Templar :V

[Baklava]

I'm going to be a Blunt Weapon Templar :V

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vklqqrm7mOA
Sexy skills.
Surprisingly not as weak as everyone is saying knights are.

Not to mention that when you get to higher levels, BW Templars get banhammers.

[Ecstasy]

Looks cute. Maybe I'll give it a try. o_o

[Kranzorbaken]

Im only being slinger cause i like their style.
If played right they own.
And bow traveller has amazing skills.

[Hypermug]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vklqqrm7mOA
Sexy skills.
Surprisingly not as weak as everyone is saying knights are.

Not to mention that when you get to higher levels, BW Templars get banhammers.

Awesome, looking forward to playing one <3

Oh, I know they get party skills but are the skills any good?

[Baklava]

Awesome, looking forward to playing one <3

Oh, I know they get party skills but are the skills any good?

The buffs are;

Resistance Aura (M.Def)
Offense Aura (Attack)
Defense Aura (Def)
Mobile Aura (Moving speed)
Accuracy Aura (Accuracy)

I'd say they're pretty good.

There's also two skills called "Lightning Heal" and "F Lightning Heal". Not sure what those do yet.

[Spadow]

Gunslingers looks fun to me, i think i'm going to make one.
CBT officially ended now, can't wait for Open Beta. :D

LaTale's Commercial Release is at September 18, 2008.

[Loose]

I found this page (http://www.mymmogames.net/wiki/index.php/LaTale:Basic_Skills), which has the skills. Does anyone know how the skill system works? Do you unlock skills by leveling and then add as many points as you want to them? Are they all available at the beginning? Do you get skill points per level?

I read more about the game and I'm interested in making a Dagger Traveller.

[Zaotsu]

Spear Warlord is probably going to be my class, that or Blader, I'm not sure yet.

[Spadow]

Bump!

Pre-OBT is available for FilePlanet subscribers and this ''private Open Beta'' ends the 18th of August wich means the official Open Beta is coming real soon!

[Baklava]

Bumpaga.

OBT starts NOW. I'm gonna pass and wait for the official release, they're gonna wipe this one. ;-;

[Loose]

Played about an hour so far, the name is Field, a level 9 Dagger Explorer.

[Hypermug]

IGN Mug, Lv 7 BW Knight

[Chameleonic]

How big is the file and how long did it take to d/l?

[Loose]

I downloaded the one from IGN.com. I think it's about 550 MB, which took me around 30 minutes (without the waiting time).

The games pretty fun, but the skill descriptions are a bit confusing.

[wobbufet]

I like this game, currently a level 10 spear warrior :)

[Chameleonic]

I downloaded the one from IGN.com. I think it's about 550 MB, which took me around 30 minutes (without the waiting time).

The games pretty fun, but the skill descriptions are a bit confusing.

How fast a connection do you have?

[wobbufet]

How fast a connection do you have?

I downloaded it in under 20 minutes, at 500kb/sec

[Chameleonic]

Hmm so its going to take me a couple hours at least on my connection.:f7:

[Zaotsu]

I play too much.

SpearGirl - Level 24 Spear Warrior

[kleptophobia]

Finally started today... (eaaaaaaaaaarly) and am Level 26 at the moment...2H sword Warrior.

[Nelon]

This game is awesome. But I can't play all that much both because of the time I have and the terrible lag I experience. :( But I know what I'm going to do when the official release is... released. >:D

[Zaotsu]

Sooo... Is anyone playing the official?

Chaotix - Level 19 Spear Warrior

[Kranzorbaken]

Its funny how i was inlove with this game but im having so much fun merching in ms atm im to lazy to play latale

[Mark]

This game beats out Maplestory in a lot of good ways.

Quests actually give GOOD EXP, money, pots, and are repeatable up to 3 times.
Skill resets and safety charms can be bought from NPCs.
KSing won't benefit you much.

I'm a level 31 Crossbow Traveler and barely grinded at all.

[Milelke]

Lol, i must lvl slow, Lvl 14 Crossbowman (Avatar) future Gunslinger.

ATM, im having more fun in Latale than in MS.

I was surprised that my name wasnt taken..

I also took Stupidity as an IGN

[Zaotsu]

This game beats out Maplestory in a lot of good ways.

Quests actually give GOOD EXP, money, pots, and are repeatable up to 3 times.
Skill resets and safety charms can be bought from NPCs.
KSing won't benefit you much.

I'm a level 31 Crossbow Traveler and barely grinded at all.


IMO, partying is much better than in MS, although the radius is a bit small for my tastes. The graphics are better, and the areas seem more creative (Digging to find a huge monster that eats you and having to fight germs / cells anyone?). Most of the outfits aren't that bad either, although I'd have preferred it to be different based on class. Dying is a bit counterintuitive though, especially coming from MS to LaTale, huge monsters don't kill you, mobs of smaller ones probably will (CURSE YOU MONSTERS THAT CAN HEAL THEMSELVES AND OTHERS).

The Fashion Shop (CS equivalent) seems to be better. I like the idea of permanent clothes much more than the monthly crap of MS. A lot of items (Store Permit, Some clothes) are sold in game as well.

My only complaint really is that the lag is god awful at times and the pot system is a bit queer. I can live with cool down on pots, but a gradual heal isn't fun.

[Mark]

Lol, don't even get me started on wandering into a new map and getting mauled by a huge swarm of monsters.

No invincibilty frames make it really hard to escape when you're in deep sh'it. Only way you can escape is opening up inventory and using a warp capsule back to town, but with my crappy HP, it's hard to pull it off in time. It's a good thing you only lose 3% when you die.

[Zaotsu]

Lol, don't even get me started on wandering into a new map and getting mauled by a huge swarm of monsters.

No invincibilty frames make it really hard to escape when you're in deep sh'it. Only way you can escape is opening up inventory and using a warp capsule back to town, but with my crappy HP, it's hard to pull it off in time. It's a good thing you only lose 3% when you die.


I guess no invincibility frames makes more sense than what MS does, although it does make for an annoying gameplay element. Being a warrior, usually I'll be able to run away to a nearby rope and wait for pots to heal if I notice I'm getting raped too badly. Reminds me of a funny story. I was about 30~33 in OB, and I was exploring the mountain area. I missed a jump, and landed on a small platform with 6 FUCKING BLACK BEARS. Lolinstadeath. You lose 2% of your money too, but its rarely noticed since I keep it all in the bank anyways.

Some quests piss me off though, like the GobleGoble and BogleBogle / Cart Beetle ones. "Hay gaiz, lets have them try to kill a monster that spawns once every thirty minutes on each of the maps, but make them have to kill the monster 3 times. Then we can make them do THE SAME THING three more times!"

[Mark]

I didn't mind doing the BogleBogle three times as it was 30k EXP each time at like level 15. Which is hot. All you had to do was go to a secluded area and change channels, and comb the area, then repeat as necessary. Running into King Goblin was a bitch though. ;[

Game needs more servers/channels though. Trying to play it at peak times is impossible.

[Zaotsu]

I didn't mind doing the BogleBogle three times as it was 30k EXP each time at like level 15. Which is hot. All you had to do was go to a secluded area and change channels, and comb the area, then repeat as necessary. Running into King Goblin was a bitch though. ;[

Game needs more servers/channels though. Trying to play it at peak times is impossible.


Yeah, they've been pretty good with updating the channels, I think it started at what? 5? 4? I think that'll be fixed with time, I doubt they expected such a huge amount of people to be playing in the first week.

[kleptophobia]

Oh totally forgot about this game. Got to level 39 and quit. It was fun, but I lost interest. Did they officially open the game yet? Any updates? Anything to make me play it?

[Zaotsu]

Yeah. It's official now, as of a week ago actually. Honestly, I don't know what was changed from OB to Official. Besides the drop rates being normal again, I can't say I've noticed anything content wise that's different, except for the Fashion Shop that is.

[Dusk]

This game looks pretty cool. Downloading it right now.

Any tips for a newbie? The website is typical of Asian MMO's, I can hardly understand how the classes work. How do you become a gunslinger? Guns aren't even listed as a weapon. Or is that like second job? What are the available second jobs?

[Zaotsu]

This game looks pretty cool. Downloading it right now.

Any tips for a newbie? The website is typical of Asian MMO's, I can hardly understand how the classes work. How do you become a gunslinger? Guns aren't even listed as a weapon. Or is that like second job? What are the available second jobs?

Tips:

Do ALL quests. They are the opposite of MS's quests. Easy (most of the time), Good Exp, Good Money, Easy Pots.

There is no invincibility like MS. You get hit, you can get hit immediately afterward. Therefore, mobs are much more dangerous than in MS.

For most of the Newbie area, up until the Temple of Pluton, monsters will not attack you if you're just standing around. Touch damage doesn't exist in this game. Resting (sitting) is a good alternative to potting.

Pots have both cooldown and the "Earthbound" recovery system. I.E. It does not all fill up at once, but will come in spurts when you use a pot. It is more important to think than just charge in and try to attack a huge mob.

Partying is good. Good EXP, easier killing, ability to tank for ranged characters so they don't get hurt. Etc.

Your normal attacks remain your friend for a while, at least when you're not powerleveling.

Don't really worry about 2nd job. That's not till level 80, and that'll still be a while away.

A few good guides to read:

http://latalers.com/guides/how-to-train-effectively
http://latalers.com/guides/beginners-strategy-guide
http://latalers.com/guides/picking-a-class

[Dusk]

Cool stuff. I'm a level 11 Knight. This game will keep me occupied until Pirates come out. Anyone interested in a Southperry guild or something?

[Mark]

Lol, I'm level 35 now and the grind is starting to set in. Hardly any quests left, and the ones that are available rape Crossbow Explorers.

Let's see how far I can get.

[Nuklear]

I just started this game today, and wow. It's striking me as a better MapleStory so far. I may have a new vice; thanks for the recommendation! :f2:
Oh, and at the time of posting, I'm a level 9 Crossbow Explorer. (woo)

[SuGaRnSp1C3]

I played this game in Beta & I LOVED it :f2:.. I have to reinstall it again though since my HD died.

[Zaotsu]

You'd have to reinstall it anyways, the OB client doesn't work with official.

[Kranzorbaken]

im getting sick of ms.
I might take a break and play this again.
Bow traveller -> gunslinger....
although blader is tempting mmmmm.

[Dyxanije]

I just downloaded and installed this game, it is so much more fun than MS xD. I got my Knuckle Warrior to level 6, I plan to make a Blader if I ever get to level 80.

The only problem I've had with this game is that the controls feel a little stiff but that might just be my keyboard.

[Katie]

Wow, this game looks pretty neat. I might have to give it a try. It looks like the same company did Albatross, which I played for quite some time and really enjoyed.

[Mark]

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6365/spscf0000ci3.jpg

Firin' lazers etc.

[Pikachu]

This game is so fricked up. The opening music makes me feel gay that I made a character called eLove. I can't read shi`t on my computer. It's like crumped up together. Very annoying. You use the same moves over again and you have some deformed F5 face whenver you do "hard" attack or some speical skill. To me it's some MapleStory, Conquer online mixture. It's fund jump attacking if you do it right though.

[Mark]

lrn 2 App Locale:

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx

[Porphion]

Fuck yeah for level 10 claw knight. Shame I can't mob worth a crap. :(

[Luscent]

I love LaTale, but I refuse to play it until more content is out.

I just can't bring myself to play an amazing game only to get bored because it's so difficult to level past 60 right now.

[Zaotsu]

A few updates on the way.

10/8/08

People of LaTale!

Our new update is coming and it is going to be wild! We have a cool new event to introduce our cute pets, plus furry new fashions in the Fashion Shop! Also, keep an eye on the game throughout October because we’re coming out with a ton of new places to explore and ways to personalize your character!


http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh28/FiveClicks/PetPreview1.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh28/FiveClicks/PetPreview4.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh28/FiveClicks/PetPreview.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh28/FiveClicks/PetPreview2.jpg


http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh28/FiveClicks/BigCat2.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh28/FiveClicks/BigCat.jpg

[Milelke]

Im confused... does the egg last 2 weeks, or the actual pet?

[Zaotsu]

Ew. The pet quest was delayed.

Hello All La Tale players,

The Pet Preview Quest has been postponed until further notice. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused and we are doing our best to bring you the update as soon as possible.

OGPlanet Admin


The pet is what would have lasted for two weeks, the amount of time it is in egg form / baby is determined by its level, not really sure how you level it up though.

[squirtle]

i really like this game.
mainly because i have all the rare names
i'll ever want. haha.
ummmh. ya.
if anyone wants to add me my ign is sh.
[:

[Noob]

i am downloading it right now can some one help me with skill build for bow treasure hunter and what server do you guys play(are there servers?xD) and if there is something like bl in ml add me hypocritical

[Dusk]

There's only one server right now; it's called Iris.

http://latalers.com/guides/bow-explorers-101

Look here for a bow guide, it only goes up to the 2nd job advance, though, no further.

The abundance of quests early in the game seem to dry up by 2x...getting one skill every 20 levels isn't too much fun either. Honestly, I prefer jumping around on one map to grind than running around back and forth for hours for slightly increased exp. I haven't played much since my Knight hit 23.

[Milelke]

Grinding kicks in at lvl 28.....
until then, theyre are plenty of quests to do.

[Zaotsu]

Not really, the grind still isn't noticeable for me at level 37, I still have a few quests to work on before I'll be done, enough to bring me to 40 at least.

[banditcom]

Level 45 1h Sword Knight here...

Hybrid is the way to go in the beginning, and then reset at 40 or 60.

IGN is banditcom, of course. Already have gotten two whispers and a mail asking if I am the banditcom from MapleStory. lol... xD

[Mark]

Blah. I quit at 42 due to lack of content. I'll probably come back sometime down the road when there's more to do.

[Zaotsu]

The next chapter of La Tale is coming this week. This new update will offer fun things to do and new places to explore for players up to level 70. Check out the new items, challenges, and clues to the story of Iris in these new places:



- The City of Elfa

- Refrize Spa

- Snowfield

- Dark Forest

- Deserts

- Pyramid

- The Moon of the 16th Day

- Pyramid Treasure Vault

- Foe Mansion

- Forest Mine

- Crystal Mine


Well, new maps and content for all. OGPlanet seems to be doing pretty well.

[Sihan]

Just wondering, by looking at the graphics, is it like Maple Story gameplay?

[Corn]

Just wondering, by looking at the graphics, is it like Maple Story gameplay?

If you mean a 2D sidescrolling game, then yes.

[Colyo]

I tried it, the sluggishness of the controls annoyed me wayyy too much. Especially not being able to grab ladders while running, and all the skills having cooldowns. Very aggravating.

The graphics are cool, and the quests as well lol.

[Milelke]

You actually can grab a ladder while running, it just take A LOT of practice, i can't even do it.

I like Skill Cool Down Time, I get use more than 1 skill. I use 4.

[ItzTaylor]

This kinda looks like a cross between Grand Chase and Maple Story.

I wouldn't play it. Just by the looks of it.

But the first time I saw a video about this was when I was searching for Gunslinger videos on YouTube. Apparently they have a class named Gunslinger too. O.o

[Deviant]

Its a fun game, enough of a change of pace from MapleStory to be entertaining to me, I got to 48 then went back to Maple, Maple is just more my style.

Though MapleStory could certainly learn a few things from LaTale,

(Practical item crafting, instances, quests that give good exp, Professions, PvP[even though it wouldnt work in Maple], etc)

[Colyo]

The only thing I would like from LaTale to be brought to Maple is the good reward quests.

Professions though? I didnt play it too long but I didnt see anything like that other then digging which was a ridiculous Trickster Online ripoff.

[WindBlade9]

It looks like a cool game. But it lacks something I really want- a companion that follows you and fight with you.