Why aren’t more people playing Realm of the Mad God.
Please.
This might just be a way to yell at my friends for not giving the game a shot, but I don’t really care.
Realm of the Mad God
Realm of the Mad God is the most unique MMO I’ve ever played. There is nothing else like it and I can’t wait to share with all of you why you should play it.
ROTMG is a roguelike co-operative bullet hell mmorpg.
What does that mean?
That means that ROTMG is a game about dodging bullets in a world filled with other people, and when you die you start all over.
There are 18 classes to play and *most* of them are really fun. My personal favorites are Summoner and Trickster.
Core Mechanics
It sound extremely punishing, and to be honest it is.
The extreme punishment is balanced out with the most lenient escape mechanic in any game. Whenever you tap the R button you immediately teleport to safety. No delay…
*Poof* gone.
So you get to live but you forfeit your loot.
This makes ROTMG one large game of chicken. Will you leave for safety or indulge your hubris for the reward?
The rewards are not to be ignored either. Due to the games extreme punishment each item is a significant upgrade. There are only 14 tiers of weapon upgrade available so sticking around for a loot drop is highly worth it.
On top of that there are ultra rare items which drop from the resplendent white bag. The most coveted drop in the whole game. Seeing the glorious white pixelated bag on the ground can only be compared to finding a hundred dollar bill on the ground. It really does feel that good.
Co-Op Mechanics and Meta-Progression
The other really engaging aspect of Realm’s gameplay is the way that co-op works. The social system as well as many of the other systems have had total reworks since the original days of 2011.
If you join a party when your friend finds a dungeon you can simply teleport to them to join. Organizing parties has never been easier.
Over the years ROTMG has taken steps to make dying feel easier. I think these changes are necessary to reward players who put in the time.
Most recently they added account levels which permanently buff your starting gear level on every character reducing the grind.
End-Game
So what’s the end-game?
8 out of 8 and Exalts
The end game revolves around getting 8/8 on a character and completing exalt dungeons as well as hunting for shiny items.
When playing ROTMG you get to max level in about 5 minutes at level 20. Beyond that you have to drink stat pop upgrades to boost your characters individual stats. You have 8 stats to max and each max stat gets you closer to 8/8 maxed.
Once you’re 8/8 you can complete the hardest dungeons in the game for permanent stat upgrades for that class and when you start completing on other classes you get permanent stat and loot boosts for every character on your account.
Shiny Hunting
Shiny hunting is also a huge part of the game right now. It’s just like Pokémon where the shiny version of an item is extremely rare. You’re gonna have to do a lot of grinding to get one. You’d better not die with it. My brother and I are run organizers on the Shiny Hunting discord group and we have a blast hunting for shinies with them.
Conclusion
If you want to give the game a shot with me download it and send “Shocks” (case sensitive) a friend request!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/200210/Realm_of_the_Mad_God_Exalt/
Oh yeah the game’s servers suck dookie but work well enough to play once you get over the hassle. Sorry about that in advance.
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