Video game
La Tale
is a
2D
side-scrolling
online game
developed by South Korean studio Actoz Soft. Gamers take the role of adventurers in a mythological fantasy world with three continents, Jiendia, Freios, and Eastland.
It was launched in South Korea in February 2006 where it was well received. In February 2007, Actoz entered into an agreement with Chinese game operator
Shanda
to open a server in mainland China.
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On March 18, 2008
OGPlanet
signed a contract with Actoz Soft to bring
La Tale
to North America.
Aeria Games
launched
La Tale
in Europe on July 30, 2009, and closed the server on October 21, 2010.
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Sign-ups for North America closed-beta testing began on July 10, 2008. Testers were selected from 22 July to 30 July. Closed-beta testing began on July 31, 2008
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and ended on August 6, 2008. An open-beta test was held for fileplanet subscribers from August 15, 2008 to August 18, 2008. Official open-beta testing began on August 21, 2008 and ended on September 3, 2008.
La Tale
was officially released on September 18, 2008.
[4]
La Tale
was also published by GameNGame, but this version closed in May 2015. As of June 28, 2017,
La Tale
has been relaunched by Papaya Play.
Gameplay
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Gameplay of
La Tale
is based on most
MMORPGs
. Players control a single character that combats monsters, obtains and completes quests, and participates in other activities. The game has a 2D side-scrolling setting similar to
MapleStory
and
Ghost Online
. The
keyboard
is used to
hotkey
character actions while the
mouse
is primarily used to speak to
Non-player characters
(NPCs), purchase items, and manipulate the items (via Enchants, Upgrades, etc.).
There are two types of
currency
in the North American version of
La Tale
: Ely and LTC. Ely is the normal in-game currency, used to buy equipment and other usable items. Ely is gained through killing
monsters
, selling items, and completing
quests
. LTC (An abbreviated version of "La Tale Coins") are the currency used to purchase fashion-shop
items
. LTC must be purchased through
PapayaPlay
, similar to buying NX Cash for
Nexon
products.
Gameplay and characters
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One player account has three slots for characters. By purchasing an item called the Character Slot Card from either other players or the fashion shop, players can add up to eight more slots to their account. Players have the choice of choosing their character's
gender
, class, and appearance. Names are also given to characters at this point (be warned that even if a character is deleted, the name will not be reusable).
The game features
Experience points
. Experience points are gained through killing monsters and completing quests, though they can also be gained by saving at a Stone of Iris or Returning Stone.
Classes
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There are 9 starting classes in
La Tale
. Each class specializes in one of the four stats in the game: Strength, which determines flinch rate and physical damage capability; Stamina, which determines HP and defense capability; Magic, which determines magical damage and magic defense; and Luck, which determines critical rate, Ely gain, and item drops
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References
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