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The game uses retro 2D graphics which imitate the style of {{UsefulNotes/SNES}} games. Its small community consists mostly of open-source enthusiasts, and many players actively help with developing. Surprisingly, this all works well!

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The game uses retro 2D graphics which imitate the style of {{UsefulNotes/SNES}} {{Platform/SNES}} games. Its small community consists mostly of open-source enthusiasts, and many players actively help with developing. Surprisingly, this all works well!
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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: About half of [=NPCs=], mostly in grassy areas, don't have any shoes on, including [[MagicalBarefooter magicians]], villagers and some traders like [[GranolaGirl Gwenyth]] and the nameless Trader in Hurnscald. For a measly defense penalty, your character can be permamently barefoot as well.
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* NiceHat: Hats are important to the point that some people call the game maliciously "The IRC with hats".

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* MultiPlatform: The official client for ''The Mana World'', as well as a few other MMORPGs based on the same engine, are available for both mainstream proprietary desktop OSes ([=Windows/MacOS=]), a bunch of Unix distros and both mainstream mobile OSes ([=Android/iOS=]) as well.

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* MultiPlatform: The official client for ''The Mana World'', as well as a few other MMORPGs [=MMORPGs=] based on the same engine, are available for both mainstream proprietary desktop OSes [=OSes=] ([=Windows/MacOS=]), a bunch of Unix distros and both mainstream mobile OSes [=OSes=] ([=Android/iOS=]) as well.



* TheWikiRule: There's an official one [[https://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/The_Mana_World:Home here.]]
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* MultiPlatform: The official client for ''The Mana World'', as well as a few other MMORPGs based on the same engine, are available for both mainstream proprietary desktop OSes ([=Windows/MacOS=]), a bunch of Unix distros and both mainstream mobile OSes ([=Android/iOS=]) as well.


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* TheWikiRule: There's an official one [[https://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/The_Mana_World:Home here.]]

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* DevelopmentHell: The new server software is "going to be released next year" since 2006.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: About half of NPCs, mostly in grassy areas, don't have any shoes on, including [[MagicalBarefooter magicians]], villagers and some traders like [[GranolaGirl Gwenyth]] and the nameless Trader in Hurnscald. For a measly defense penalty, your character can be permamently barefoot as well.

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* DevelopmentHell: The new server software is "going to be released next year" since 2006.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: About half of NPCs, [=NPCs=], mostly in grassy areas, don't have any shoes on, including [[MagicalBarefooter magicians]], villagers and some traders like [[GranolaGirl Gwenyth]] and the nameless Trader in Hurnscald. For a measly defense penalty, your character can be permamently barefoot as well.



* KillerRabbit[=/=]PintsizedPowerhouse: Flowers and butterflies will destroy you.

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* KillerRabbit[=/=]PintsizedPowerhouse: Pink Flowers and butterflies will destroy you.are certainly deadlier than they look.



* LootDrama: Terranite ore is very valuable, and it is acquirable only in [=PvP=] area. Go figure.
** {{Four Leaf Clover}}s.



* NakedOnArrival

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* NakedOnArrivalNakedOnArrival: You start off naked, but get rags during the introductory mission nonetheless.



* RunningTheAsylum: Many developers with significant creative influence used to be players themselves.
* ShoutOut: Devs confirm they were inspired by ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana''. In the newbie area there is even a merchant sharing a name with infamous Neko.

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* RunningTheAsylum: Many developers with significant creative influence used to be players themselves.
* ShoutOut: Devs confirm they were inspired by ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana''. In the newbie area Tulimshar, there is even a merchant sharing a name with infamous Neko.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: About half of NPCs, mostly in grassy areas, don't have any shoes on, including [[MagicalBarefooter magicians]], villagers and some traders like [[GranolaGirl Gwenyth]] and the nameless Trader in Hurnscald. For a measly defense penalty, your character can be permamently barefoot as well.
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The game uses retro 2D graphics which imitate the style of {{SNES}} games. Its small community consists mostly of open-source enthusiasts, and many players actively help with developing. Surprisingly, this all works well!

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The game uses retro 2D graphics which imitate the style of {{SNES}} {{UsefulNotes/SNES}} games. Its small community consists mostly of open-source enthusiasts, and many players actively help with developing. Surprisingly, this all works well!
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** Four-Leaf Clovers.

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** Four-Leaf Clovers.{{Four Leaf Clover}}s.
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** [[{{Nethack}} Do you want your possessions identified?]]

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** [[{{Nethack}} [[VideoGame/NetHack Do you want your possessions identified?]]
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* ShoutOut: Devs confirm they were inspired by ''SecretOfMana''. In the newbie area there is even a merchant sharing a name with infamous Neko.

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* ShoutOut: Devs confirm they were inspired by ''SecretOfMana''.''VideoGame/SecretOfMana''. In the newbie area there is even a merchant sharing a name with infamous Neko.
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It\'s not clear whether those items make the character into that role or otherwise have equip bonuses associated with them so I don\'t think it\'s Rainbow Pimp Gear. It could possibly be WTH Costuming Department but that\'s YMMV so I didn\'t put it here.


* RainbowPimpGear: Warriors wear Middle Ages-style armor with... jeans chaps. All archers, even bald men, wear cute [[AnimalEaredHeadband Cat Ears]], and high-level mages have their underwear showing.
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** An earlier version also had cameos of [[StarTrek Captain Kirk and Mr.Spock]]. They were removed from the game due to copyright concerns, but the sprites still exist in the data files.

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** An earlier version also had cameos of [[StarTrek [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Kirk and Mr.Mr. Spock]]. They were removed from the game due to copyright concerns, but the sprites still exist in the data files.
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* LuckBasedMission: The forest bow quest, the monster oil quest, and several others.
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* WeBuyAnything
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* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: Everyone is invited to contribute to the content development
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* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: Everyone is invited to contribute to the content development
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Iten plz!

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* AscendedMeme: Because of the continuous begging of the Brazilian players for "Itens" (a common translation error when translating Portugese to English), the developers added an actual item named "Iten", and later a spell to create said "Itens" with the incantation "#itenplz" which made all nearby mobs attack the user when cast.
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''[[http://themanaworld.org/ The Mana World]]'' is a free, open-source MMORPG started in 2004.

It is not an AllegedlyFreeGame, but truly free. Playing is free of charge, there is no [[BribingYourWayToVictory item shop]] and there is no plan of the developers to ever change that. They are DoingItForTheArt in their spare time without having any commercial interest.

The game uses retro 2D graphics which imitate the style of {{SNES}} games. Its small community consists mostly of open-source enthusiasts, and many players actively help with developing. Surprisingly, this all works well!

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* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Many very difficult quests are only for getting a nice hat.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: There is almost no punishment for dying.
* DevelopmentHell: The new server software is "going to be released next year" since 2006.
* EvilPaysBetter: Averted. Being evil gives you no advantage at anything, and makes you useless in [=PvP=].
* HaveANiceDeath: The player is greeted by a random amusing message on death.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Sorcerer's Robe. You can spend years to get one. Actual years.
* KillerRabbit[=/=]PintsizedPowerhouse: Flowers and butterflies will destroy you.
* LevelGrinding
* LootDrama: Terranite ore is very valuable, and it is acquirable only in [=PvP=] area. Go figure.
** Four-Leaf Clovers.
* MostGamersAreMale: Averted. Maybe male players are majority, but not on higher levels. Also, an admin and many developers are female. That leads to [=NPCs=] like tall, muscular ChristmasElves.
* NakedOnArrival
* NiceHat: Hats are important to the point that some people call the game maliciously "The IRC with hats".
* PlayboyBunny: The waitress in Dimonds Inn (The sprite was originally designed for the 2008 easter event)
* RainbowPimpGear: Warriors wear Middle Ages-style armor with... jeans chaps. All archers, even bald men, wear cute [[AnimalEaredHeadband Cat Ears]], and high-level mages have their underwear showing.
* RandomDrop: Drops are rather rare, but the one of the rarest and most expensive can drop from a defenseless plant.
* RunningTheAsylum: Many developers with significant creative influence used to be players themselves.
* ShoutOut: Devs confirm they were inspired by ''SecretOfMana''. In the newbie area there is even a merchant sharing a name with infamous Neko.
** [[{{Nethack}} Do you want your possessions identified?]]
** An earlier version also had cameos of [[StarTrek Captain Kirk and Mr.Spock]]. They were removed from the game due to copyright concerns, but the sprites still exist in the data files.
* TwentyBearAsses
* UndergroundMonkey: Multiple versions of many enemies exist. For example: Scorpions (Angry, Red, Black, etc.), Slimes (Yellow, Red, Green, Sea, Santa, Rudolph), Goblins (Fire, Ice), Maggots, Snakes, Skulls, Wisps, Skeletons, Zombies.
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