Line #53 VideoGame/DrakensangOnline


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2	''Drakensang Online'' is a 3D FreeToPlay [[WebGame browser-based]] fantasy-themed {{MMORPG}} published by Bigpoint Games in 2011. It is part of the VideoGame/{{Drakensang}} series (though InNameOnly, as detailed below).
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4	Here, players enter a world in utter peril as monsters from the dark realm have broken free and are wreaking havoc in the lands of Grimmagstone and Shorefolk and beyond. To make matters worse, the prince of the kingdom has vanished, war has broken out in the north, and a long-forgotten cult has arisen again. Not to mention, there are rumors running amok that the dragons of the Anderworld are going to return to [[KillAllHumans annihilate the human race]]. To be said bluntly, a bloody war of survival between the beasts and mankind has begun. What happens next will determine the fate of the races, and the world itself.
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6	However, there is hope left for mankind. This is where [[AnAdventurerIsYou players]] come along, and step into the role of a [[BloodKnight Dragonknight]], a [[OurMagesAreDifferent Spellweaver]], a Ranger or a [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Steam Mechanicus]] on a mission to end the chaos reigning, and return the world to relative peace. Complete quests, kill challenging and gruesome creatures, explore dungeons, team up with other players, and participate in the arena battles for glory. Become part of history, as one of the warriors who helped save mankind.
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8	The main website of the game can be found [[http://www.drakensang-online.com/ here]].
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10	!!Tropes pertaining to this game:
11	* AnAdventurerIsYou: One of many adventurers on this quest to be exact. Currently there are four classes released to choose from.
12	** '''Dragonknights''' are fearless melee-specialists who have enormous strength, great defense, can taunt enemies into attacking them, and use [[ChargedAttack rage accrued]] from battling enemies to power most of their skills.
13	** '''Spellweavers''' are magic-specialists who tap into the [[ElementalPowers elements]] for strength. They can attack enemies from a distance, use several [[AreaOfEffect AOE]] skills, utilize enchantments, and utilize mana for empowerment. Though, they have pitiful defenses.
14	** '''Rangers''' are ranged specialists who primarily use deadly arrow attacks as well as being able to set traps for enemies. Like Spellweavers, they primarily attack from a distance, though they use multishots as opposed to spellweaver [=AOEs=], and can hold their own quite well in melee, though not as well as Dragonknights.
15	** '''Steam Mechanica''' utilize firearms for ranged attacks and assemble machines to aid them in battle. They have good attack as well as defense.
16	* AncientTomb: The (now removed) dungeon of Grimmagstone, filled with the undead and a burial site. There are also the Catacombs and Crypt of Kings inside Kingshill.
17	* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Arzlan is ''very'' clearly a CheerfulChild, but is later appointed the new high priest of the ice god Fjalnir in place of the KilledOffForReal Sigrismarr Frostclaw.
18	* AntiquatedLinguistics: The Atlantis people, being a ridiculously ancient race. Some of them cross into YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe. Artaya also speaks in this.
19	* BeastMan: The Lor'tac people, specifically the good Tayaz tribe.
20	* BittersweetEnding: The Atlantis arc ends with the player's victory against Gorga and achieving Oceanus's tears for the resistance's defense against dragon fire [[spoiler: but also with Gorga not ''completely'' killed and Atlantis ''still'' underwater and in ruins.]]
21	* BubblegloopSwamp: The now-removed Darbmoor, which is also the first proper wilderness area outside of the [[FirstTown Grimford]].
22	* ChargedAttack: The collection type for Dragonknights. Basically, most of their skills are powered by rage, which can be attained by attacking or getting hit by monsters.
23	* DemBones: Skeletons and their brethren, can be first seen in Darbmoor and most of the areas afterwards.
24	* ElectricJellyfish: The Jitterjellies in Atlantis. They fire (thankfully slow) ranged lightning bolts and explode into lightning rays upon death that cause damage if you don't get out of their way quick enough.
25	* EvilIsBurningHot: There are a lot, with special mentions going to the fire-breathing Dragon Berserkers, Dragonbroods and [[ThatOneBoss Herald of the Anderworld]].
26	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: A lot of them in [[GrimUpNorth Norselands]], which include Ice Minions, Frost Wolves and ultimately [[ThatOneBoss Sigrismarr Frostclaw]].
27	* TheFairFolk: The Atlantis people, an ancient and wise elf-like race that also managed to get their home sunken under the sea and have many of their own kind turn to evil. Not that the dwarves fare any better - there are armies of evil dwarves waging war against their own kind and using technological advancements to try and take over the world.
28	* FetchQuest: ''Tons'' of them, second in number to collection ones.
29	* FirstTown: Grimford, a small fishing village south of Swerdfield Pastures wilderness.
30	* FishPeople: The Atlantis people.
31	* ForWantOfANail: If you think about it, [[spoiler: all the chaos and destruction could have been avoided and the ReligionOfEvil wouldn't have existed had [[AssholeVictim Artaya]] not been a bitch to Nefertari.]]
32	* FollowTheLeader: This game could be considered to be a simplified and browser-based version of {{VideoGame/Diablo}}.
33	* FunWithAcronyms: The Foxariffic Burrow of Investigation, otherwise known as FBI.
34	* GrimUpNorth: The northernmost continent with the Scandinavia-like Norselands, home of the Norsemen, and Myrdosch, home of the dwarves.
35	* GripingAboutGremlins: Gremlins are among the first types of enemies to be seen in-game, and are also the most easy to take out (usually) compared to other types.
36	* GunNut: The Steam Mechanica.
37	* HealingFactor: Health regenerates automatically regardless if one is in combat or not.
38	* HealingPotion: They heal a player up over a (short) period of time. After which, a 30-second cool down is needed before another one can be chugged.
39	* AnIcePerson: Sigrismarr Frostclaw, final boss of the Norselands region.
40	* InNameOnly: The setting features no connection whatsoever to Aventuria (the primary setting of the [[TabletopGame/TheDarkEye TDE system]] in which the single-player ''Drakensangs'' took place), and the mechanics are (this being an MMO) vastly different. There ''is'' now a MMORPG, currently in its beta phase, based on both the rules and the setting of ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'', but, lacking the ''Drakensang'' name rights, it's called ''Herokon Online''.
41	* InterspeciesRomance: At one point in Atlantis, you meet Orpheus, ostensibly a human, who is in love with J'Ydike, a female Atlantean who is at the time [[BodyHorror already halfway converted into a Gorgon]] ''[[AndIMustScream and]]'' [[TakenForGranite is turned into stone to boot]]. He is so despaired that he is nearly DrivenToSuicide.
42	** Not "romance" per se, but [[spoiler: after Nefertari, the first human, turned to evil in revenge, she used magic to give the Dragon two sons.]]
43	* JustToyingWithThem: [[spoiler: Nefertari assumes the form of the deceased Kaylin in order to do this to you.]]
44	* {{Mayincatec}}: The Lor'tac region.
45	* MechanicalMonster: The Destructor, final boss of the Myrdosch region.
46	* MsFanservice: Surprisingly, out of all the female characters, player characters and [=NPCs=] alike, only [[HotGod Artaya]] and [[GorgeousGorgon M'Edusa]] fit the trope.
47	* NoIndoorVoice: Artaya and Oceanus, who speak in ALL CAPS.
48	* NoobCave: Before, it's Pilgrim's Path, where players first dive into when beginning the game after character creation. It also doubles as the tutorial. The area is now replaced with the Fortress of the Alliance.
49	* OurDwarvesAreDifferent: The dwarves are scientists and technicians who build robots and use guns despite the medieval setting.
50	* OurMagesAreDifferent: The Spellweavers are either Scholars (if good) or Theurgists (if [[ReligionOfEvil bad]]).
51	* PaletteSwap: Many monsters in this game are simply recolored (to fit with the current region) versions of the same body-shape.
52	* PersonOfMassConstruction: Artaya, the goddess of life.
53	* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Kaylin Lefrye is already dead by the time you make it to Lor'tac. The Kaylin you meet and take quests from is actually [[BigBad Nefertari]] in disguise.]]
54	* ReligionOfEvil: The cult of the evil goddess Nefertari, comprised of monstrous cultists who use dark magic and headed by evil sorceress Khalys.
55	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Atlantis is absolutely filled with them, which include Gorgons and the giant snake Gorga.
56	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: Nefertari has been on one.]]
57	* RobotWar: The entire Myrdosch arc, culminating in your battling the [[MechanicalMonster Destructor]].
58	* ShoutOut: The game slips in a few explicit references to Creator/JRRTolkien.
59	** A WizardClassic NPC is named Vithrandir.
60	** Entering Hogni's Mine for the first time unlocks an achievement called "And They Call It a Mine!"
61	* {{Steampunk}}: The dwarves in general are ''very'' steampunky; the playable dwarf class is called Steam Mechanicus, and their region is full of steam-powered machinery and robots.
62	* SquishyWizard: The Spellweavers to a T; they deal ''the'' highest damage out of the 4 classes and is also the only class that is capable of AreaOfEffect, but they also have the weakest defense.
63	* TimeMachine: The Harp of Time.
64	* TimeTravel: Part of the Atlantis arc requires players to travel back in time to kill M'Edusa. The map that players go to for this part, Atlantis above Water, is actually what the previous map, Abyss of Time, was like in the past.
65	* ThatOneBoss: All the special bosses that have their own dungeons (i.e. Khalys and Herald). If that isn't bad enough, defeating them is a ''requirement'' given in quests to carry on with the story. Especially bad in the case of [[AnIcePerson Sigrismarr]] [[EvilIsDeathlyCold Frostclaw]]; the Norselands arc requires you to beat him ''twice''.
66	* TheTurretMaster: The dwarven Steam Mechanica who specialize in assembling machines in battle. On the monsters' side, there are the Mechanoids who immediately build Dark Turrets as soon as one is destroyed.
67	* TwentyBearAsses: Like with the [[FetchQuest fetch quests]], most quests (other than the conversation ones), are these.
68	* UnderwaterRuins: Atlantis, a formerly flourishing city which is now submerged and has had most of it destroyed.
69	* WaterIsAir: This seems to be the case in Atlantis, as you can use fire-based skills there, it has a ''running fountain'' and you get drops of liquid as quest items.

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