Runes Of Magic Design Competiton

With the turn of the year, numerous pieces of new furniture and decorative items for player housing were added to the fantasy world of Frogster’s acclaimed MMO, Runes of Magic. Now, Frogster using this occasion to challenge Taborea’s creative amateur interior designers in an exciting competition with a twist.

Every active player in the game with character level 10 that signs up for the contest at www.runesofmagic.com before the ‘event’ ends on 2nd February will receive a magnificent two-story house to permanently reside in within the game. Those who send in a screenshot of their homey domicile also have a chance to win a brand new Gainward GF 9800 GTX+ graphics card, virtual war horses and fan T-Shirts.

Besides the player’s house, Frogster has re-worked the item shop in Runes of Magic. After updating their game software with a new patch, players can now spend in-game coins in the online store. Investing their in game money players are now able to acquire helpful potions, pets, mounts or teleports without using real currency.

The update also integrates the new instance “Cyclops Stronghold“ and the event “Flower Festival” for Valentine’s Day.

While this might not sound the most exciting of news to non gamers, the customisation being put into Runes of Magic is a canny move on the part of the publishers. Longtime virtual world fans know just how popular virtual objects can be, and the items Frogster are developing for the game are bound to make it an attractive package for MMO players, whatever their experience level.

In Runes of Magic, players can start furnishing their house at Level 1, and a broad range of items is available, ranging from decorative interactive weapon racks, fireplaces and candle holders to more practical furniture like treasure chests that can store items, mannequins to display spare armour or anvils for crafting. Players can even give their unique house code to friends to invite them over for a viewing. (”Come up and see my orc heads,” perhaps being a popular line?)

As previously reported, Runes of Magic started the open beta with an English and a German version in the middle of December 2008. The game conveys an absorbing story through more than 1.000 quests embedded in an atmospheric fantasy setting.

• All interested players can now download the online-role playing game and enter into the fantasy world after creating an account for free on www.runesofmagic.com