History VideoGame / RunesOfMagic

* MadLibFantasyTitle: "Chapter I" in this virtual world's lifespan was "Runes of Magic: Rise of the Demon Lord." Chapter II is "Runes of Magic: The Elven Prophecy." The third chapter is "Runes of Magic: The Elder Kingdoms." , and the fourth chapter is "Lands of Despair".

* BalefulPolymorph: A few days before the end of Open Beta, statues of a giant frog appeared all over Candara, surrounded by frogs. Whenever players killed enough of these frogs, the Frog King would appear, and if it kissed you, you'd have froginated yourself.

* NiceHat: It takes many hours of gameplay to even get a piece of headware. This has been changed around a bit since the Chapter II expansion. A few elven starter quests give out hats.

* AnAdventurerIsYou

* {{Backtracking}}: So...much....backtracking....

* TheBeastmaster: Wardens get to summon pets to help them do their fighting.

* CharacterCustomization
* CharacterLevel

* ClassAndLevelSystem
* CriticalExistenceFailure

* DeathIsCheap
* EnoughToGoAround

* FungusHumongous: The Fungus Garden
* {{Gotterdammerung}}

* MoneySpider: Averted - you will not see a single gold piece off a mob you kill, but you will see plenty of item drops. You primarily earn money through doing quests for people and selling off item drops.

* ShouldersOfDoom: For extra doominess, said shoulders are ''on fire.''
* SquishyWizard: Mages, Priests, and either combination of the two.

%%* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

* StandardStatusEffects

* PettingZooPeople: Most prominent are the Capras, which are goat-people. There is also Snoop the Stubborn, who is basically [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} a talking version of Snoopy]]. Around Eastertime, PettingZooPeople called Gaia Rabbits also appear.

* PettingZooPeople: Most prominant are the Capras, which are goat-people. There is also Snoop the Stubborn, who is basically [[{{Peanuts}} a talking version of Snoopy]]. Around Eastertime, PettingZooPeople called Gaia Rabbits also appear.

It is often criticized for being [[FollowTheLeader very similar]] to ''WorldOfWarcraft'', to the point of some calling it a rip-off. Even its fans are willing to admit this if you press them. Nevertheless, it has met with great success, and the number of players who signed up on both the launch of the open beta and the full game were unprecedented for a free-to-play {{MMORPG}}. Thanks to an online "[[AllegedlyFreeGame item shop]]" where players can buy "diamonds" with real money in order to get items, extra character customization, and gameplay conveniences, plus boxed versions being sold in Europe, Frogster and Runewalker still manage to make a profit off it despite its "free-to-play" status.

* FollowTheLeader: ''Runes of Magic'' is, er-hem, "heavily inspired" by ''WorldOfWarcraft.'' Just because it's a rip-off doesn't mean it's not good!

* AwesomeYetPractical or AwesomeButImpractical, depending on how you combine two classes: Mage/Priest combos are very versatile, but both classes rely on the same limited resource (mana).

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Players start out with the ability to choose one of eight classes:

* The Warrior
** LightningBruiser
** StoneWall
** AnAxeToGrind

* The Mage
** GlassCannon
** SquishyWizard
** ElementalPowers
** PlayingWithFire
** ShockAndAwe

* The Priest (humans only)
** CombatMedic
** WhiteMage
** WhiteMagic
** HealingHands

* The Rogue
** FragileSpeedster
** KnifeNut
** DualWielding upon hitting level 16, and grants this to primary or secondary classes.

* The Scout
** GlassCannon
** TrickArrow

* The Knight (humans only)
** MagicKnight
** KnightInShiningArmor
** StoneWall
** WhiteMagic
** BarrierWarrior

* The Warden (elves only)
** MagicKnight
** BarrierWarrior
** TheBeastmaster

* The Druid (elves only)
** ElementalPowers
** JackOfAllStats
** TheRedMage

Starting at level 10, players can also choose a "secondary class" ; someone might play as a Warrior/Knight, or a Rogue/Mage for example. Upon getting both primary and secondary classes to level 20, one can also choose a ''third'' class.

* FridgeLogic: There's a windmill in a forest. In a small valley. Why?
** Because there's wind in valleys, too. Also, that pitiful amount of trees counts as a forest? In universe purpose for the windmill is to keep a bunch of evil goblins and kobolds who are PlayingWithFire and their leader(s)
** Maybe they should pay a bunch of mages to cast wind spells at it all day.

* HealingPotion
* HitPoints
* HolidayMode
* HollywoodDarkness
* HolyHandGrenade

* HyperspaceArsenal

* InternetCounterattack: The game's localization team, Frogster, was in the middle of a bit of a crisis, as an anonymous hacker going by Cpt z3ro made threats of releasing account information unless his demands were met. These include:
** 1) To stop censoring opinions that Frogster does not agree with, even on forums not in their jurisdiction.
** 2) To (ironically enough) take better care of their customer's information.
** And 3) To respect "both [their] customers and employees".
** Frogster has responded so far mostly with claims that the hacked database is outdated and does not hold accurate information. Whether this is accurate or not is to be seen.
* ItemCrafting
* LevelGrinding
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* LookOnMyWorksYeMightyAndDespair

* {{Mana}}
* NiceHat: It takes many hours of gameplay to even get a piece of headware.
** This has been changed around a bit since the Chapter II expansion. A few elven starter quests give out hats.
* MoneyForNothing

* {{MMORPG}}

* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame
* OurElvesAreDifferent
* PatchworkMap

* PlayerVersusPlayer

* RandomlyDrops
* TheRedMage

* SceneryPorn

* StatusBuff

* TwentyBearAsses
* UndergroundLevel

* VirtualPaperDoll
* WideOpenSandbox