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6.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 8 out of 24

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  1. LadyNatulcien
    Apr 12, 2011
    0
    I had technical issues and contacted the over 5 times requesting assistance. The issue was that all my furniture was removed from my house and my house energy was drained to 0. In the game you have the option "Report a Problem" and I reported that problem 3 time using that function. When I saw no one was getting back to me, I checked my junk and trash mail folders and there were no emails from Frogster nor from runes of magic. I check their website and I found TWO different Support links. Using each one of those 2 links, I reported once more the issue. It's been over two months and I haven't heard a thing. No refund, no support, no patch, nothing. They are not member of the Best Business Bureau but despite that, they have been rated C -… Expand
  2. DanielE
    Mar 29, 2009
    9
    For a free game, this is almost exactly a clone of World of Warcraft. The gameplay feels, looks, and tastes like WoW. Even the loading screen is like WoW. Now this may be good and bad for some people. If you are looking for a free *WATERED DOWN* version of WoW, then you found the right game, if you are looking for a replacement that is greater than or equal to WoW, then keep looking. For a free game though it is the best one on the market.… Expand
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  3. PedroL
    Apr 7, 2009
    8
    A simpler WoW, but at the same time, a faster, smoother, easier to learn game. It's free, has nice landscapes, it's stable, nice population growing, meaning you get ppl for partying, plenty of quests.
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  4. JaredH
    May 6, 2009
    8
    A great free Massive online player game for anyone. Though be warned if your spoiled over games like WoW, you probaly will not like it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. catraven
    Jun 22, 2009
    10
    I'm a hardcore WoW gamer and I have to say I'm floored by how impressive this game is. I would definitely recommend it to any MMORPG fan :)
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. Zeph
    Dec 25, 2010
    7
    This game is just like WoW, of course, we all know that. But we also know that WoW is a 6 year old game, and Runes of Magic plays like a 6 year old game with the god awful grinding. Once you get past the cool world and atmosphere, the game will get boring. Oh yeah, the download is ridiculous too. I think it was 8GB or something for the first two chapters alone! And only a helpful disc from a magazine alleviated the time it took to actually get into the game for the first time.… Expand
  7. LordCemOnur
    Dec 23, 2010
    0
    Positive sides: - Nice graphics - Fun to play at beginning. Negative sides: - It's grind fest when you reach end levels. - More and more cheaters in pvp and sieges every day. - Scammers all around. - No dia/gold trade since 6 months. - Game crashing all the time. - Bugs everywhere which aren't fixed. - Warden is a broken class since the release. - Unbalanced classes - Bots everywhere. (including GM's) - Goldsellers still at the bridge of Varanas. - Crappy customer support. - Balance between F2P and P2P players is no more. - They sold publishing licenses of some countries, and without a fore warning, they put an IP-Ban to all related countries. - Lack of communication between Players, Publisher, Developer. ... The list goes on.… Expand
  8. gameplayer27
    Feb 6, 2011
    1
    I played this game for several months before the hackers got to be too much. All over the ROM forums are complaints about how hackers have gotten into accounts and stolen gear, money, and gift shop items. Also all over the forums is the lack of help or interest from the company itself. I too experienced a hacker of my high level gear and found out first hand that the forum complaints are correct. After over a month of either generic or no responses I found the game to not be worth the time unless you are a hacker who can fight back for your own gear. Game interface - okay, a lot of lag and the guild wars are still beta after over a year Character selection - only 2 races, has duel classes, but must switch between the two, very limited on the spells which crossover Play - Okay as long as you stay out of high lag areas, which includes most busy towns. Customer service - is none, do not expect any help… Expand
  9. MellerYeller
    Jun 2, 2011
    7
    As far as free MMOs go, you won't find one better than this but when you compare it to retail quality MMOs, it just feels like a watered down version of WoW with graphics made purposely bad to look like it. It's obvious their target audience were people who said "I want a game like WoW but I don't want a monthly fee" The game does have a few nice touches like Siege Wars PVP, dual class system, housing, and leveling up is done by completing quests rather than aimlessly killing enemies with no real goal in mind. The game can be great fun when playing socially with other people but alone the "get x amount of y" fetch quests get tedious… Expand
  10. xXThe_SunXx
    Jan 12, 2012
    10
    The games great. People may have had bugs n stuff but my game is working excellent. Had no problems with hackers or anything. Theres ALOT to do almost like WoW but its free
  11. Rundas342
    Jan 7, 2012
    3
    The game is fun and amazing but at the end of the game (Last level) the item shop seems to become a nesesity in order to survive. Those basic gems used to level up your weapon and gear are availible in the item shop, the ones that have a chance to fail and trust me they do. As for the ones that are free ingame for ingame gold, the fail rate is 98% its horrifying. Another thing, bugs and spam bots. The games developers have failed to remove advertising bots from the game, and also the basic bugs. They expand the game while leaving the bugs behind! its ridiculous! And to top it off, in 2011 they had a technical problem,sort to speak, every players 1st storage chest was "magicly" gone, as in it was purged without the GMs knowing, they tried to fix it but not everyone got their items back, complete that is, i have not gotten mine up to this date and this began in september by the way. Their ticket system is also pathetic as you get a reply by one of their mail bots. This game may have good graphic but heres the reality 1. Its VERY expensive 2. It has spam bots and to many bugs 3. The communication and time reponse from GM to developer is horrible 4. Class balancing still has not been fix, their is always 1 class in this game that can destroy the rest If you really want a "Free to play" MMORPG this is not one, it is advertised as one but in reality its very expensive, you will save a lot of money if you play a suscription game than this, I played it for 2 years and it was fun but when these bugs escalated, it was the last straw. This is my rating, hope you remember it becuase if you play this youll be understand what i mean.… Expand
  12. Shechu
    Apr 2, 2012
    1
    A good game that sins for having a terrible support or assistance. Many bugs, serious problems that do that this game is very frustrating to play or impossible to contact technical service if you have some doubt or problem. A pity because it's a good game (RoM) with a pathetic assistance (Frogster).
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Metascore
71 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Cynamite
    80
    Granted: This is not WoW, but Runes of Magic is the ideal entrance into the MMORPG world, since it's completely free.
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  2. Eurogamer
    60
    Runes of Magic is by and large a robust, enjoyable game. As a free-to-play title, it's impressive. Although Western gamers will still have their reservations about amorphous RMT versus those nice straightforward subs, Runes of Magic is something of a landmark: it won't dislodge the subscription-based model in the West by any stretch of the imagination, but it does demonstrate that free-to-play doesn't necessarily mean rudimentary, shallow, cheap or totally brutal in the integration of RMT.
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  3. Cheat Code Central
    84
    By all indications, Runes of Magic is only going to get bigger and better. Although it's available for free, if you love the game, you should feel obligated to support the developers by visiting the Item Shop. If you're a purist, keep in mind that you can purchase items that are purely cosmetic. Consider that your price of admission to a wonderfully enchanted world.
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