CABAL Online

TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Less Eurohate than Bioshock!</div>Bad music YouTube preview video GO! I suggest you mute right now:

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Gigantic, unwieldy swords thrown around like feathers? Check! Generic heroic MMO pose for when you stand still? Check! Crazy flashy effects when you attack? Check! Ice, forest, and desert environments? Check! Hoverbikes? Ch - wait, what?

The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabal_Online" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> page is about the most helpful resource, if you're European, because it's free if you're European but if you're a dirty Capitalist American pig then your version is "on hold" for vague, unspecific reasons. Wikipedia says there haven't been any updates on that since the beginning of this year. Perhaps the <a href="http://www.cabalturkiye.com/" target="_blank">forums for Turkish fans of the game</a> will provide condolences.

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Good doggy!</div>

Or not. The <a href="http://www.cabalonline.net/Default.aspx?wbs=1.0" target="_blank">website</a> provides useful information, like the system requirements. (Radeon 9250 or better recommended but not required!) The graphics actually look pretty good, considering. In any case,

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->'MMORPG Blends Adventure Intrigue & Arcade Action'
Time limited dungeons, blazing action scenes, perplexing puzzles and
traps keep players enthralled in the story and driven to achieve more.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<div align="center"><img src="http://image.cabal.co.kr/Upload/CabalGallery/20051011/cabal%20combo004.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
Bad... doggy?</div>

So there's always that, and your jetbike, actually known as the Astral Bike RW3. The game's action-y focus is complemented by its crafting, which has 3 (count 'em, three) different trees to follow, although it starts out as one and splits in to two and the first one just consists of making materials.

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If you want to attack plants and miss, have I got a game for you!</div>

Why play it? Well, Wikipedia says it takes half as long to grind up to high levels in this Asian MMO compared to other MMOs, so if you want to only spend half as much time grinding, then woooooo I've got a game for you. Also, if you hate Americans, this one's perfect, because they even check your IP and everything before they let you play. If you thought all idiots online were from the US, this game will help you test your theory. Finally, according to them:

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->'Fun & Easy'
Intuitive and user friendly, CABAL removes entry barriers
for first-time gamers and late-starters.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

What more could you possibly want?! Right, not another Korean MMO. Oh well. It's big business there, you gotta let them do their thing.
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  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    CABAL is the most enjoyable Korean MMO in existence. It's slick, fun, and the combat is very action-based. Also, you level through doing quests rather then grinding. If you combined a Korean MMO with WoW you might end up with something like CABAL. Regardless, it was one of my favorite games when I tested it, and it annoyed me when they blocked out US users. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    Important question:

    Is it only american users who are blocked, or can mexico and canada log on?

    I'm guessing no. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    Updating now, with the Redford seal of approval®!
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    i might just try to find a good Europian proxy on my list and try this game.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    So is it just WoW with a faster grind, or is there more to it?

    Edit: I watched the video, and now I'm somehow reminded of Casshern.
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  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    edited August 2007
    I might try this. You had me at "Eurohate" for some strange reason - even though I dread nordic people for not all speaking danish, and the rest of europe for not speaking english.
    <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />

    Also: Flashy Pentagrammargrams.

    Also: (offtopic) Does anyone have some good video stock footage I could have? I am trying to figure out the After Effect trial, and I am good. But I don't have much to edit at the moment.

    Also: <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Power Stab

    Type: Attack Skill

    Required Skill Rank: Novice

    Stab a target with might<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    it was entertaining before they decided to block my continent.
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  • ArmageddonArmageddon Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33055Members
    MUHAHAHAHAH

    oh yeah there is a way to play this game by using HTTP Tunnel. I havn't tried it myself but I heard that you need to subscribe to the premium service for this proxy ($5 a month i believe), which is pretty pointless imo >.> Anyhow, this game looks damn sweet and I wish I could play it.

    p.s. sorry for starting the flames in the previous thread.
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  • RoverRover blargh Join Date: 2003-09-23 Member: 21139Members
    Tried this a while ago, felt the same as other generic mmo's :/
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    MY STAB IS MIGHT!
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  • sherpasherpa stopcommandermode Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58338Members
    i so very nearly closed this tab when i saw it was korean, but if redford likes it then maybe ill try it...


    from the screenshots it looks like a multiplayer devil may cry!
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  • HellbillyHellbilly A whole title out of pity... Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 3931Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    I downloaded it the other day, just need to install and create account. Seems like a fun game. I havent really heard anything bad about it other then the typical "just another asian mmo" which ive learned to ignore.
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  • SkyrageSkyrage Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20249Members
    Hack'n Slash in a slightly different wrapping.

    And yes, just another Asian MMORPG. The only thing that they can do is hack'n slash anyway. But that's their style. I prefer a bit more brainpower in my MMORPG's and preferably such which has quests and so on. Heck, even WoW surpasses, and I don't exactly see WoW as anything but an European version of an asian mmorpg, with one hell of a wrapping.
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1645200:date=Aug 22 2007, 11:40 PM:name=Skyrage)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Skyrage @ Aug 22 2007, 11:40 PM) [snapback]1645200[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I don't exactly see WoW as anything but an European version of an asian mmorpg, with one hell of a wrapping.
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    Since Blizzard are American, doesn't that make WoW an American game?
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  • SkyrageSkyrage Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20249Members
    Thought that they were originally based in the UK or something?
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  • TriPhaseTriPhase Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6110Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1645090:date=Aug 22 2007, 12:15 AM:name=Armageddon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Armageddon @ Aug 22 2007, 12:15 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1645090"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->MUHAHAHAHAH

    oh yeah there is a way to play this game by using HTTP Tunnel. I havn't tried it myself but I heard that you need to subscribe to the premium service for this proxy ($5 a month i believe), which is pretty pointless imo >.> Anyhow, this game looks damn sweet and I wish I could play it.

    p.s. sorry for starting the flames in the previous thread.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That's what I use right now. I used Tunnel to access the game, but the 1.5kb/s cap for freebies sucked and caused a lot of lag. So I paid 5$ and got the high-speed service, I get 2 MB/s from it and it runs perfect. Almost as if the server is located in the US.

    I can also use the paid service for other things whenever I need a proxy <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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