Runes of Magic Chapter 2 Coming in September

Runes of Magic developer, Frogster Interactive, has announced that Chapter II: The Elven Prophecy will be coming in late Q3 2009. Grab the details below:

This week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, Frogster announced Chapter II of Runes of Magic – The Elven Prophecy, and began showing part of the new content, including the new region of the “Weeping Coast.”

As the name suggests, one of the main elements of “Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy,” will be the introduction of Elves as a playable race, with a huge new background story, new regions and many new quests.

According to legend, demons of human origin, having degenerated into underworld beings under the influence of the runes, forged an alliance with the nagas in ancient times. Together, these evil forces brought war and devastation to the world of Taborea. An alliance of elves and humans succeeded in banishing the demons into the void and drive back the nagas behind a magical wall. However, when elven prince 'Sig’aylas' removed the holy sword 'Arclight' from the wall to defend his human true love, the wall was destroyed and the naga threat flared up once again.

There will also be two new character classes in Chapter II. These two classes will add to the already huge possibilities of the dual class system.

If you're not interested in testing out a new class or race, you don’t have to worry. New challenges await all experienced players in the form of challenging dungeons, raid instances and new PvP modes. Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy will also raise the level cap to level 55 for all characters.

Another new feature will be the pet system which will let you actively train your virtual companions, so that they can help you in future battles The ambience of the game is also being enhanced. The new regions will especially demonstrate the new enhancement, but so will the original territories, all of which will benefit from an improved graphics engine. Sound and music in the game will also receive attention from the renowned sound studio, Dynamedion, to further enhance the game experience.

In August, we will begin to deliver the first content from The Elven Prophecy, including the new "Weeping Coast“ region. At that time, the level cap will also rise to level 52.

Just as the original version of Runes of Magic and all of the updates to date, Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy will be a free download.

The release of Chapter II is planned for September 2009!

There is a new trailer and several screenshots at the link above so don't waste any time heading over there!

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