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Red Cliff (PC)

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MMO, romance of the three kingdoms, Chinese Oriental

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arislyn played Red Cliff on 26/OCT/09

“I decided to uninstall Red Cliff. I gave it a few days try and I found that it's simply too grindy. I know, I know. All MMOs are grindy. The thing is, some MMOs are better at disguising the grind or...”

created 26/OCT/2009

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Shame. Sorry that you didn't like your time with the game. However, you might want to consider playing Guild Wars. It's not really a full on MMO, but it's pretty close, and there's no grinding required at all.”

arislyn played Red Cliff on 25/OCT/09

“If I stick with Red Cliff for more than a couple of months, I'm going to have to pony up for a horse. (Pardon the pun.) Even though it's great that the game has auto-pathing....holy bejeebers! The...”

created 25/OCT/2009

Peach Girl Costume

“This is a shot of the Peach Girl Costume that comes with the Red Cliff Newbie Pack. Not only does it look nice, it increases your HP. (And, if you don't like the look, you opt to not show it.)”

Added by: arislyn
Date: 23/OCT/2009
Views: 298
Votes: 1

created 23/OCT/2009

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Woah, an MMO I haven't heard about or tried yet?

Link, please?”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Here a go! http://redcliff.cubizone.com/

Also, if you want the Newbie Pack, you need to request a "Newbie PIN" from one of the mods at the Red Cliff forum. I think today is the last day that they are giving those out, so you may want to jump on that if you plan on trying it out.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“ZOMFG!?!?!?! It's based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms?????

I am in love this that series T_T;;; I have an original unabridged copy of the novel too!! *drool*”

lotusthefallen was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Oooo! @TheTot said it best. I'm gonna see if I can get a pin now.”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Storiwyr Go to the Red Cliff forums and PM a moderator. Just ask for your Newbie PIN and they'll send you a code through the PM system.
@TheTot & @lotusthefallen Hehe! Glad to have found something that tickles your fancy. Feel free to look me up in-game. As you can see, I'm Arislyn there, too.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“What server do you play on? Or is there only one open beta server?”

Storiwyr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@arislyn Okay. Thank you. ^--^ ”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Also, I haven't looked into it at all yet but this just occurred to me. If It is based on RotTK and it's an mmo, I imagine the three kingdoms will probably be pitted against each other in some sort of pvp system. I imagine you probably have to choose which nation to join, am I right? If so, are you Wu, Wei, or Shu?”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@TheTot There's only one server but tons of channels to choose from.

And, yup...you have to choose a nation. However, I have to admit (and I feel silly admitting this)....I have no idea which nation I'm with! I chose a starting town from the map but I don't remember it being broken down into nationalities. I'm currently in the Hebei region, if that helps at all.

Hmmmm.....I'm going to go make an alt real quick to see if I can figure it out. (Man, I feel like a dork....)”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“If you give me the name of the town, I bet I can tell you which kingdom you joined. Assuming of course which town you start in decides your nationality. I mean, I don't know how long you've played it, but it's possible that after the initial "tutorial" kind of levels you actually have to decide who to join.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“And for what it's worth, if the city you chose was in the Hebei region there's a good chance you're in the Wei kingdom. I don't know how that game has actually set it up, but if it's anything like the novel and its many adaptations, Wei is in the north, Wu is in the south-east and Shu is in the south-west.

But I do suppose the placement of the kingdoms does depend on exactly when this game historically takes place.

Oh man I'll shut up, I could go on for an hour.”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I just logged in and checked. The map is not divided by nationality yet because nation wars aren't in place. So, when you make your character, you just choose a starting town. You're not prompted to join a particular nationality. (*laughs* I don't feel so bad, now!) I started in Taoyuan.

I'm up to level 15 and I haven't been asked to choose a side, yet. So....I dunno what's going on with it. There may be a quest when I get to the capitol that will ask me to do that. (I've only been playing for a couple of days, so I'm still trying to figure things out.)”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“*laughs* No, no! Quite alright! I love hearing about this stuff. I haven't read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so I'm just sort of learning the lore as I go along. (And, I'm not sure how closely the game will follow the lore of the book.) I think it's great to learn about this stuff from people who are excited about it and like sharing.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Well considering it's an MMO version, I can only imagine it veers very far from the actual book's events. Especially because if they're going to have PvP from the three nations in like a territory type of war, it's impossible to actually follow it according to the book, made even more so true by the fact that Shu didn't even exist as a kingdom until roughly half way through the book's events, and prior to the three main kingdom's reign there were several of other lords vying for power, namely the Yellow Turbans, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu even made a good run at conquering the land. But he didn't last long by himself.

The way I figure it, the game is probably set up in terms of geography more towards the end of the three kingdoms era, whereas I bet they throw timeline out the window in regards to anything else, especially people. I bet they have NPC versions of many characters who actually died pretty early, or may have characters under one nationality when in reality they actually changed loyalties quite a few times.

I can imagine some of the majour NPCs you'll probably see around include Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Sun Shiang Xian, Gan Ning, Yuan Shao (regardless to the fact he died early), Dong Zhuo (regardless to the fact he died early), and I could keep going.

Oh man, I am so reading the novel again... And reinstalling RotTK XI!!!”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Now, you've piqued my interest. I'm going to have to find some new reading material once I'm done with "Wicked." I may have to read RotTK!”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@arislyn I highly recommend it! I've read it twice all the way through, and skim through it a lot for reference. If you're going to buy it, though, you HAVE to find a GOOD version. There's a lot of really badly translated ones! Try very hard to find an unabridged version with very very good reviews, and make sure author credit still goes to Luo Guanzhong, that's usually a good sign that it's a quality copy. There's some versions out there that claim to be RotTK but are actually some sort of spin off or something, written by someone else.

Bottom line is read the reviews, people who write reviews on that book have usually read other copies, and when they say one version is a good translation while another isn't, they're usually right.

I've actually owned two myself, the first being a terrible translation (at the time though, I had no idea) and the second version I purchased, you could easily tell a lot more effort when into the translating and I never went back to the first one.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“(Sorry for spamming your picture! Lol)

A good way to know if the version you're looking at is abridged or not is the original has 120 chapters -- so if you're looking at a copy with less than that, it means it's abridged and shortened -- Booo!

As an interesting side note, since you seem authentically interested, the game's title comes from the book as well. (I hadn't connected them until I read the game's website and realized it was tied to RotTK). It's from the Battle of The Red Cliff (more commonly known as the Battle of Chibi), which was a pretty majour part in the novel, a battle in which Cao Cao was defeated (which was fairly rare) by Shu and Wu's combined forces.”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Thanks for the tip! I think I will look it up and see if I can find a good copy. I'm actually glad you told me that because, otherwise, I would've just found one and assumed that that was it (same as you did, the first time.)

Oh, goodness, no! Don't worry at all about spamming the thread. I read as much as I game, so this is a fantastic topic, for me. (Plus, it ties into the game!)

Ha! I had wondered about the title. Red Cliff seemed like such an off-the-wall name, to me. Not knowing the lore, it seemed kind of unrelated to anything. Neat!”

lotusthefallen was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@arislyn Speaking of "Wicked", how are you doing in the book? I know it's an absolute bore in places cause the author was suck a pompus ass while writing it. >.> But his other books aren't near as bad. I recommned the follow up about her son as your next read. You EVER need book reading ideas hit me up. I'm a damned book hound as much as IT support [going back to school for my degree] and gaming nerd XP
@TheTot Dude, I loved the games themselves. I've lost my copy of the book. But what I read was awesome. Hard to kep track of at times but awesome all the same. Makes me want to find another copy now. And spam away at her page! I love reading these kinds of posts hehehe”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@lotusthefallen I'm powering through it. I've hit another tedious spot but I'm enthralled with the story itself, so I'm forcing myself past the awful spots. After reading it, I think I want to see if I can catch the musical.

Actually, I'm a bit torn about what I want to read next. Do I want to find a copy of RotTK or do I pick up the next Dresden Files book? I know that I love Dresden Files because they tend to be such fun romps. So much fantasy takes itself soooo seriously and is wriitten in such a pompous style that it's nice to switch over to an action-y, fun, fast read.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Don't get RotTK if you're looking for a fast read, haha. It's a very, very long book with crazy detail and side-stories.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@TheTot You're into ROTK type books eh? Then by any chance have you read anything from the A Song of Ice and Fire series? The first book is called A Game of Thrones, and is possibly the best book I've ever read.”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Fallout2Forever I started reading those and they are, indeed, very good. What I loved the most about SoF&I is that none of the characters are safe. You know how, in most fantasy, you can count on the main characters to be around until the end of the books? Not so in SoF&I. It's truly refreshing to read books from authors who aren't afraid to axe characters.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“No I haven't, I'll look into them.”

mnightwind was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“George R.R. almost seems to punish the reader sometimes, "Like that character, do you? PFT! Dead!" Sometimes pretty ghoulishly, too.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@arislyn I'm still reading the first book actually. About 3/4 of the way done with it. That said, I gotta say that I don't remember any real big important characters dying.”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Fallout2Forever Ah! *nodnod* Yeah, you may not have hit the big death for that book, yet. It's been long enough since I read it that I don't remember when it happens. At least, I think it was that book and not the second one....”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@arislyn Oh, here I was assuming that you meant several major deaths per book.”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Fallout2Forever Oh, no! I just meant that he's not afraid to kill main characters. Not that he slaughters multitdes of them per book. :)”

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“@arislyn Shame. It's something I liked about Ultimate X-Men. (yeah, I'm into some comics as well.)”

arislyn played Red Cliff on 23/OCT/09

“Here's a quick note for anyone who is considering playing Red Cliff: they are giving out PINs for newbie packages on the forums. Just PM one of the mods and let them know you want one. They'll send...”

created 23/OCT/2009

Sad Puppy

“How can I possibly kill this without feeling like a complete and utter heel? I mean, look at the poor thing! It's all hunkered down, looks weak and has its tail tucked between its legs as if to say,...”

Added by: arislyn
Date: 22/OCT/2009
Views: 121
Votes: 0

created 22/OCT/2009

Lovely View

“I just liked this view. It's taken from the top of a platform, showing the trees in bloom and the mountains beyond.”

Added by: arislyn
Date: 22/OCT/2009
Views: 160
Votes: 0

created 22/OCT/2009

arislyn played Red Cliff on 21/OCT/09

“Red Cliff is a new game being put out by Cubizone. If you've ever played Perfect World, Ether Saga Online or Jade Dynasty, you'll be comfortable here. The controls and UI are exactly the same. The...”

created 22/OCT/2009