UPDATE: Open Beta/Soft Launch starts July 6.
Founder's Packs available Now
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Closed Beta started up this week for this new Korean MMO. At first glance, the word 'Nexon' may scare people away but honestly the game seems pretty awesome. It's a mash up of TERA/BnS and Archeage in terms of aesthetic and feel of combat. It is tab target, not full on action, but does have a combo system and interesting mobility.
However, the highlight of this particular MMO is the ability to tame wild creatures you see and use them as pets and mounts. This isn't like WoW taming, where you just click a button and poof, but instead is an entire system with differing costs and challenges associated with taming. Think more like how Avatar had the bonding with their mounts...this is the same.
The best part is that the mounts (called familiars) are integral to gameplay. They level up, have their own abilities which are different based on the mount, and are used in combat. Game is already insanely polished, optimized, and smooth. Movement and combat feel great, though not ground breaking as it falls into the previous age of MMOs
So if anyone wants to try this out, you should go sign up for open beta. I think there are sites giving away keys as well.
http://icarus.nexon.net/en