What to do during the Chinese New Year in Hungary? Why, play Martial Heroes of course! The official site describes the game as an ancient oriental 3D MMORPG:

The Empire of Martial Heroes uses a beautifully constructed 3D graphics engine to bring this Realm of Martial Arts to life! In reading a martial arts novel, readers immerse themselves into fictional worlds where they become the hero or heroine. They are forced to battle powerful enemies and overcome nearly impossible trials all for the sake of defending the peace. Many go on to obtain gifts from the gods, and if their legend permits they can grow to become the most powerful entity in the world.

The Empire of Martial Heroes will bring you a realistic fantasy world that could only have existed in the wildest recesses of your imagination.

Is it that good, we hear you ask? While this may not be the best game ever; it is highly addictive. Oriental theme, first of all, is still new when we come to talk about MMORPG, so it is a good alternative for those of Dungeons and Dragons or the Middle-earth. Yet the game is very user-friendly, especially for those who have played with other RPGs such as World of Warcraft or Diablo. Even better, it is totally for free. All you need to have is 434 MB free space on your PC and some time to download it.

There are four classes available: warrior, mage, monk, and assassin. Like in Diablo, player unfortunately cannot choose the gender. However each class has three different weapons and you are free to develop as you like it. I played as assassin, and Zsolt chose the mage, as you can see on the screenshots.

Besides the classic way to collect experience points by killing monsters; you can mine, fish, as well as picking herb. This way you are able to create items and potions for personal use or opening a shop in the market to get some extra coins. You also gain fame which makes it possible for you to join a guild and wear special items. And please remember that this is an MMORPG where you get to meet people online—and thus you will get killed once in a while, and it may happen often!


the market

Addictive therefore is one thing, and being flawless is another. Martial Heroes is definitely far from the latter. The lack of description—and the awful English, mind you—is the most obvious. You would frequently have to deal with a quest such as, “Go to talk with a woman who knows S,” before spending a whole day trying to search for the mysterious woman. And do not be surprised when you find monsters called as: BF Scyther YG, GB Zombie 2, or BF Leg FighterYG. As if that is not enough, you can only receive one quest at a time. And when you reach level 51, there are no more quests available—not until you get to level 59—which is a lot!


Nothing to worry about, we were just meditating there :)

During this period, you would need to boost your experience. You can do it by either get a master, sister/brother, or even married. That is lots of fun and absolutely worth to try, I say—but the decision is yours. In any ways, Gong Xi Fat Choi. Happy Chinese—and also Islamic—New Year, folks!