There will be channel reduction in Cabal Online. Oops! Do we sense a bad performance here? There's really no reason to lessen the channels unless of course when they find their channels more than what they really need to handle their traffic.
That is, less players, less channels. Ack!
That's what I'm saying.
They really should have given more effort to make the game bot-free.
Oh well. Bots really turn me off.
From the inbox:
The Ignis Mountains…
It’s the hottest place in the Xenia continent. Active volcanoes scorch the skies with ash, leaving the land in perpetual darkness while rivers of boiling hot lava cut through the countryside.
And in this barren wasteland, a war between gods is brewing.
Zig, the God of Flame, is under constant attack by the forces of a rival god. In desperation, spirits of flame rose to protect Zig, blocking all access to the Ignis Mountains. No living being can enter the Mountains, unless they want to be burned to a crisp.
The Grand Chase team has their work cut out for them.
Our heroes are sent to meet with Zig to gather information about the mysteries of the Xenia Continent, but first they must convince the spirits of flame that they are not in league with the evil god who’s at war with Zig.
Unfortunately for the Grand Chase, the spirits can’t be
persuaded easily. Fireballs were thrown at them. They made lava rose to melt the Grand Chase alive.
They now have no choice but to convince the spirits with the only language they know. They drew their swords, their shields, their scythes and their bows. They must fight fire with fire!
Ignis Mountains is the latest dungeon open to high-level (lvl 55) players. Get ready for scorching hot action and adventure against powerful fire-attribute monsters,with new dungeon drops for your characters to equip. Can you survive long enough to meet the God of Flame and
discover the secrets of Xenia?
Check out www.grandchase.ph for more details!
If you’ve upgraded your Warcraft III version to 1.24, I’m sure you’re also left with no choice but to play with limited DotA maps. Now here are two more new maps (one was actually released like 2 weeks ago but I wasn’t able to update) from IceFrog. What will we do without IceFrog btw? Heh!
DotA Allstars v6.64 (click here to download)
DotA Allstars v6.64 AI 0.213 (AI by BuffMePlz) (click here to download)
So there you go. Have fun playing!
Various animals are inside this new Lucky Scroll - the animal scroll. 
New Warp Stone Added
The new warp stone will hopefully go some way to balancing the two nations. It gives one of the key winning benefits, in the warp feature, to the losing nation and makes life on the losing side that bit easier to take.
At last I was able to play the Alpha Test of e-Games' Runes of Magic yesterday. I'd been itching to play it since they started last 28th but the typhoon Ondoy made my internet connection so slow that I only finished downloading the client yesterday afternoon. 
File: DotA Allstars v6.63b.w3x
Author: IceFrog
Submitted: Sep 20, 2009
File Size: 5517.4 KB
Choose from 95 unique heroes in an epic battle to defend the Ancients.
Modes: -ap, -ar, -lm, -rd, -xl, -sd, -dm, -mm, -tr, -vr, -rv, -mr, -du, -sp, -sh, -aa, -ai, -as, -id, -em, -sc, -np, -om, -nt, -nm, -nb, -ns. -nr, -ts, -pm, -oi, -mi, mo, -ro, -er, -mo, -ro, -er
DotA Allstars v6.62b AI 0.211
Author: IceFrog (AI by BuffMePlz)
Tileset: Felwood
Dimensions: 128x128
Playable Area: 118x120
Recommended Players: 10
Size: 3871.9 KB
Submitted: Sep 18, 2009
Choose from 95 unique heroes in an epic battle to defend the Ancients.
More information at www.PlayDotA.com
Download DotA Allstars v6.62b AI 0.211 not bugs.w3x
File: DotA Allstars 6.63
Category: Hero Defense
Tileset: Felwood
Dimensions: 128x128
Playable Area: 118x120
Recommended Players: 10
Size: 5517.2 KB
Submitted: Sep 16, 2009
Choose from 95 unique heroes in an epic battle to defend the Ancients.
For changelogs, go here.
Click here to download DotA Allstars 6.63.
In search of a new game to indulge into? Good news! E-games is cooking up something. Click here to visit the Runes of Magic alpha site.
The website actually looks interesting. And the embedded video has a little story-telling that’s quite intriguing and in a way promises a game that is based on a solid story.
I just hope that this game would be bot-free. Oh, how I wish the world is bot-free.
Author: IceFrog (AI by BuffMePlz)
Date: September 3, 2009
Category: Hero Defense
Download DotA Allstars 6.62 AI 0.21
Choose from 95 unique heroes in an epic battle to defend the Ancients.
AI by RGB Modes: -st, -ne, -he, -hg, -mc, -de
Modes: -ap, -ar, -lm, -rd, -xl, -sd, -dm, -mm, -tr, -vr, -rv, -mr, -du, -sp, -sh, -aa, -ai, -as, -id, -em, -sc, -np, -om, -nt, -nm, nb, -ns, -nr, -ts, -pm, -oi, -mi, -mo, -ro, –er
via epicwar.com
Author: IceFrog
Release Date: September 2, 2009
Category: Hero Defense
Click here to download DotA Allstars 6.62b
Choose from 95 unique heroes in an epic battle to defend the Ancients.
Modes: -ap, -ar, -lm, -rd, -xl, -sd, -dm, -mm, -tr, -vr, -rv, -mr, -du, -sp, -sh, -aa, -ai, -as, -id, -em, -sc, -np, -om, -nt, -nm, -nb, -ns. -nr, -ts, -pm, -oi, -mi, mo, -ro, -er, -mo, -ro, -er
Flyff will have 1.3 exp events from 3 pm to 7 pm on these specific dates this August:
August 10 – 15
August 17 – 21
August 24 – 28
So that’s the rest of the weekdays this August starting tomorrow. Happy leveling!
I downloaded Twelve Sky 2 last night cuz my dentist (who’s a hardcore RF player) recommended it. Twelve Sky 2 is still in pre-beta so I was kinda expecting bugs and crashes.
The download anyway was so slow. I just know it wasn’t my internet connection cuz I could download in a much, much faster speed in other sites. So I waited for like 4 hours for the 2 gigabyte download, and installed it afterwards. The patch was equally slow but I decided to wait since I really wanted to play the game.
What I also liked about Twelve Sky 2 is that it runs on a fairly slow computer. I could even use my old computer I set up in the dining to play the game based on the recommended hardware requirements they have up at the download page.
Anyway, I was patching the game this morning when my Avira antivirus got mad. LOL! Avira reads TwelveSky2.exe as a trojan! I ok’d on the “Deny Access” option which was default on Avira pop-ups, but gah the process deleted the exe file.
After that, I did a reinstall (without uninstalling) but the exe file was still missing. So uninstall the game, I did. And before reinstalling it, I put “TwelveSky2.exe” in the ignore list of both the “scan” and “guard” options of Avira.
Well, now I can play the game fairly smooth. I’m just half-worried that the exe file is really a trojan! Haha what it’d do to my whole (virtual) life if it damages my files!
But anyway, I’m pretty sure it’s not. And besides, I’m playing the pre-beta just to get the feel of the game so I could play (hopefully) hardcore when it gets commercial.
Are you playing?
From Perfect World:
Good day Heroes!
We would like to inform you that we will be having an emergency maintenance on Monday, August 3, 2009. Game servers will be inaccessible from 9 am – 3pm.
This maintenance will include the following fix and updates:
• Removal of the Item Mall Sale
• The hot fix for Path of Asura (Sky Rebellion Residence) will be patched.
Please take note that the SRR Dungeon will be open for a limited time only. The cave will be accessible again after maintenance, August 3, 2009 until August 10, 2009 only. Do note also that after the closing of the SRR on August 10, the GM team will not be able to remove trapped characters inside the said cave. Make sure you don't logout again inside SRR for it will only be open for a limited time.
Please avoid logging into the game during the specified time to avoid any inconvenience on your account.
From August 5 to September 6, Flyff is giving away gifts to those who log in for a minimum of 1 hour a day. The gift will be mailed 2 hours after that 1 unbroken hour you spend in the game. 
But not only that, you get better gifts for logging in daily for at least an hour. If you miss a day, you can reset and start all over again.
But that’s sad cuz your chances of getting the better gift will also be reset. You don’t want that, do you? So play now and log in for at least one hour everyday!
More of it here.
Due to the "Error Character Selection” that accounts with Cora characters are experiencing, RF is bringing its servers down starting today (July 28th) until further notice.
We really wonder when RF’s problems will end…
Level Up! is bringing the LU! Rewards back. For those who have no idea what it is, LU! Rewards is a reward system (obviously) which gives you points everytime you top-up. Points are accumulated and are used to redeem in-game items for any Level Up! game of choice. Of course the items have corresponding points, so you better start topping-up now to get the cool item you want.
Visit this site to have an idea of what’s in store for you.
I went to Bonifacio Global City Open Field yesterday for the Yahoo!-Level Up! event. I arrived 2 pm expecting the activities at the Level Up! booth is already ongoing (their website says 12 noon).
Sad to say the only activity going on were people lined up to get freebies. 
The Yahoo! Purple Hunt Finale was about to start when we arrived but the few people present were watching from afar because of the scorching heat. 
The only ones near the stage were the participants.
Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga (center in black shirt) graced the occasion with his daughter (in white long-sleeved shirt). 
The top prize – Honda Jazz – was won by Calvin Galgana. 
It was so hot at the event that I left after the Honda Jazz winner was announced. I wasn’t able to take pictures because I was at the Level Up! booth getting my freebies.
Audition Patch 6040 is now up and running, and for those of you who still haven’t patched their clients yet, you may do so now. The installation password for Audition’s Patch 6040:
xplaynation
So they decided to have a browser-based version of the Cabal Cash Shop. Isn’t it better? We don’t have to log-in to the game anymore before we can buy stuff. And it’s now so easy to window-shop, don’t you think?
Just go to the Cabal website and click “Item Shop” located at the left navigation. You have to log-in your account, though, before you can browse.
Via http://cabal.e-games.com.ph
Offroad is back in Crazy Kart’s Shopping Mall until the 27th of July. It sells for 2500 cash points with a durability of 850.
Wang Wang also has 850 durability for 2500 cash points.
While Solar Flare only has 700 durability and sells for only 2000 cash points.
Perfect World’s latest patch “The Path of Asura” is going live today, after the maintenance patch which will reportedly end 6 pm. Have you patched your client yet? Or have you downloaded the patch even?
If not, you can download Perfect World’s Path of Asura patch here.
From July 20 to July 27, 2009, Freestyle is giving 2x Points and Exp for the Rookie Channel and 2x Exp and Points for the Major Channel.
New bonus items will also be available starting tomorrow, July 20, at the Freestyle Item Mall.
Make sure to check them out.
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Source:
http://freestyleonline.levelupgames.ph
Have you been wanting to change your character’s hairstyle? You can now do so for just Php20 (that’s 400 rok points).
Buy this New Style Coupon Box at the Hypermart, open it and get your New Style Coupon, head to the Stylist NPC in Alberta (106, 63) and choose a new hairstyle. That easy, eh? Now you’d be sporting a new ‘do and get rid of that old, boring one.
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Source: http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph
The Holy Moon Lottery Box will only be available at the PW Item Mall until next week.
According to the Perfect World site, “this may be your last chance to get those coveted Moon Valley materials.”
Visit the Item Mall now before it’s too late.
Photo via PerfectWorld.levelupgames.ph
There’s a new Flyff pet this July – the Ferocious Bulldog and the Cute Panda. 
How ferociously cute that could get? What’s even better is that they come with Scroll of Pickup Pet Awakening.
Sad thing, though, is they’re only available this month.
Forging event
Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009
Time: From 4:00PM to 7:00PM
Sale/Discounted Items
Date/Time: July 17, 2009 4:00PM until July 20, 2009 4:00PM
Items on sale:
Forging Items:
Reset and SES Items:
Via Rohan
Supermini 
