2Moons Guides and First Look Review

MMOStrategyGuides.com has been publishing 2Moons guides almost daily and it seems the rest of the fan sites are putting some time into the game as well. I have played the game through about 50 levels and I have to say it is the most fun I have had in a free fantasy-fiction MMORPG.

2Moons is a version of a popular Korean game so right off the bat you know it's gonna be a grinder. There are some quests but as far as leveling your toon goes it's an EXP grind. I wet my teeth in the early days of the MMORPG so I personally prefer the grind. Max level cap is 150 and I would guess the time to cap is similar to time to cap in Lineage 2. If you played L2 you know just how long this grind is going to be.

2Moons is supported by an item mall. I don't like item mall games and never have but it doesn't ruin the game. You can buy the normal array of items including EXP amulets that grant up to 30% EXP bonus.

There are instanced dungeons in 2Moons. At the lower levels they are solo instances and I believe the first group instance is at 60.

The server system in 2Moons is pretty unique. They have what Acclaim terms as "server groups". This means that your data is stored across a group of servers. For example if a room you what to grind in is camped you can log into another server in your group to see if it's open. The server groups also have some negatives. All comms except guild chat are bound to the particular server you are on and are not global. In my opinion this hinders the ability of the community to grow. Another downside for me is the inability to control a zone. While most would see this as a bonus I'm sure being from an old school PVP guild we are accustom to finding where we want to be and locking it down. We find other decent guilds with the same goals and come to terms as of the asshats that are barred entrance.

The Deadfall expansion is coming pretty soon according to official statements by acclaim to include among other things the siege battle system. For most of us 2Moons is a prelude to one of the larger 3rd gen titles like Age of Conan, WAR, or Darkfall so the siege system will determine whether or not we continue to play.

At any rate 2Moons is a great free MMORPG and we are enjoying it.