Lunia: An Action RPG

OK, today I've started playing Lunia again, some of you may or may not remember me blogging about this game back at the old site. Let's get started, shall we?

Lunia is an Action RPG that is played online. It is hosted by ijji. Classes are divided into characters with 15 being the amount. Some characters are simply clones of others but each character have their own roles to play in battle. Time to list off all the characters. I'll start with the free ones.

Sieg the Trustworthy Knight

The physical choice of the original three characters. His weapon of choice are Two-Handed Swords. His best stat is Vitality with Strength being the second. His main role in the party is to tank and use his Provoke skill to get the heat off his allies.

Notable Skills
Destruction Fist- Throw a powerful punch an enemy, knocking them back. Damage depends on level and Strength.
Whirlwind Wave- Swings your sword to send tornadoes at enemies. Amount of tornadoes and damage depends on level and Strength.
Iron Hammer- Slash up and then down to concentrate lightning into one place. Damage depends on level and Strength.
Rage Explosion- Physical attacks may deal critical damage 50% of the time. Duration depends on level.

Rebirth Skills
New D.Fist- Same as the old one but sends a shockwave. May deal damage twice.
New Whirlwind- Swing your sword to send a huge tornado in one direction. Good on non-toss able enemies.
New Hammer- Slash up and down to summon lightning in a row in front of you.
True Rage- Same as the old on but adds Strength too. Duration is 1 minute.

Eir the Healer Princess
The healer of the original three. She is the choice for those who would rather play support than fight, as such most of her attacking spells do considerably low damage. Her weapon of choice is a wand. Her highest stat is Intelligence.

Notable Skills
Light of Healing- Spins around three times to heal considerable amount of health. The best. Amount depends on level.
Tears of Goddess- Drops some tear stones from above to deal damage to the enemy. Damage depends on level and Strength.
Moonlight Pieces- Throws crescent moons at the enemy. Amount of moons and damage depends on level and Strength.
Judgment of God- Eir jumps up and floats while stars rain down to heal allies and damage enemies. Depends on level and Strength.

Rebirth Skills
New Beads- Sends a lot of homing beads to heal. Amount healed depends on level.
New Moonlight Pieces- Crescent Moons spin around Eir to act as a shield and damages enemies.
New Sacrifice- Eir loses HP to heal MP, then heals her HP.
True Judgment- Same as the old one but more damage, health, bigger range, and Eir grows a pair of wings made of energy.

Dainn the Royal Wizard

The primary damage dealer of the original three. He has a mastery of different spells that are mainly for attacking and rarely for support. Weapon of choice is a staff/rod. Highest stat is Intelligence.

Notable Skills
Fury of Land- Makes and earthquake in front of Dainn to deal damage. Applies curse effect to enemies.
Cold Blue Dragon- A giant ice dragon spins in front of Dainn upwards. Air juggles.
Red Fire Dragon- Dainn claps his hands and a red fire dragon spins from behind Dainn and forwards. Applies burn effect to enemies.
Death Dragon- Dainn jumps into the air and summons two fire dragons to breathe fire in a wide range. Incredibly strong.

Rebirth Skills
New Fury of Land- Same as the old one but with bigger range and launches the enemy into the air. Good against non-toss able enemies
New Fire Dragon- Same as the old one but two dragons fly out with slightly bigger range.
New Rain of Fire- Dainn jumps into the air, seizures, and large fire rocks fly out of the sky.
True Meteor- Dainn jumps into the air, a large summon circle appears below him, and sends three large meteors onto the ground.

Tia the Half-Elven Thief
Tia is the fourth party member of the trio who first appears in Episode 4. Her fighting-style are mainly combos. Her main weapons are dual daggers. Her best stat is Dexterity.

Notable Skills
Surprise Attack- Exactly as the skill suggests, Tia stabs the enemy. If from the back, the damage is doubled. One of her best damage dealers.
Thunder Shock- Not from Pokemon though! Tia tosses bombs into the air which randomly explode around her. One of the best skills she has.
Hide- Tia hides. Yeah. If used, enemies cannot see her and speed is decreased by 20%. Her attack, however, increases by 50%, great for sneak attacks.
Thousand Leaf Split- Tia randomly punches the enemy, followed by a flurry of slashes and quickly ends with a lunge. Can deal back-stabs at level 5.

Rebirth Skills
True Surprise- Stabs once, jump back, and an explosion!
True Whisper- Summons 9 Clones which pierce through enemies, but lacks the stun of the old one.
True Throwing- Throws bombs in a semi-circle in front of Tia.
True Dark Fog- Throws black smoke and sets off bombs. Excellent.

Lime the Combat Slime
Lime is a Slime that is found in Episode 4. Unlike the previous characters Lime has to be unlocked by having 50 Deadly Poisonous Jelly-Jellies when you find him. His main gimmick is transformation. One of the strongest characters in the game. Best stat is Dexterity.

Notable Skills
PangPang- Transforms into a large green poison slime. He then spits a piercing slime at enemies at the touch of A and shoots four slimes at the touch of S. Space Bar throws a poison fog.
CoolWabang- Transform into a big green slime. He then bites the enemy with A which tosses enemies, summons mini slimes with S, and spin tackling with Space Bar.
Rolling Thud- Lime rolls that pushes enemies and deals a lot of damage but he doesn't actually move.
CollPangPang- Transforms into a large blue slime. A charges and fires a laser, S charges and fires a bunch of slimes, and Space Bar spins and shoots slimes around him. Deals HUGE amount of damage if he's touching an enemy.

Rebirth Skills
New Kungi Kungi- Jumps twice but has a bigger range than the old one.
New Shiny Shung- Shoots a large bullet that chases an enemy. Longer range, less damage.
New Sticky Jelly- Spits out four big jellies that act as a shield and deals excellent damage.
Ultimate Rollling- Lime rolls and sends a big blue slime that rolls forwards. Powerful.

Dark Eir, the Princess of Darkness
The counterpart to Eir, Dark Eir is the choice to those who want to fight instead of heal, where healing takes a backseat for more powerful spells. Weapon of choice is a longer wand. Highest stat is intelligence.

Notable Skills
Gaze of Darkness- Summons a dome that hits the enemy 8 times.
Voice of Terror- Dark Eir let's out a cry that hits three times and lowers enemies' Darkness defense.
Butterfly of Healing- Throws butterflies that chase allies that heal them.
Pentacle of Darkness- Dark Eir draws a large pentagram that summons dark souls which chase after enemies. Uses HP.

Rebirth Skills
True Tentacles- Summons dark pillars that pierce the enemy.
True Gaze- Like the old one but with a large area and more damage.
True Shadow Healing- Heals more HP than the old one.
True Blade of Chaos- Throws a much larger bullet that deals more damage.

Arta the Engineer
Arta is the newest addition to Lunia. She mainly builds things to aid her in fighting. Her weapon of choice is a large hammer.

Don't know much about her. Tell you later.

The above characters are all the free ones. I'll quickly speak of the ones you have to buy then go on talking about the game itself.

Dacy the Puppeteer– Dacy is the youngest of the cast who's main gimmick is summoning dolls to have her help fight. Weapon of choice is a doll.
Krieg the Templar– Dainn's older brother, Krieg can deal large amounts of damage and can even heal. Main weapons are two dual hammers.
Yuki the Ice Wizard– A Snow Girl, Yuki mainly uses Ice Magic. Her main weapons are three mini Ice Spirits.
Arien the Elven Archer– This time an actual elf, Arien plays by using range and Wind, Fire, Lightning elements. Main weapon is a bow.
Ryan the Bounty Hunter– The most overused character in the game, Ryan plays by firing Gatling, grenades, and rail guns. Main weapons are a multi-purpose Gatling and pistol.
Kali the (Demonic) Bard– A demon who takes the appearance of a young girl. She plays music to hurt enemies and supports. She can also enter her true Demonic Form. Main weapon is a Lute.
Asuka the Dual Wielder– A young girl, Asuka fights by quickly attacking enemies and using quick, powerful blows. Her main weapons are two Japanese swords.
Ralph the Fighter– He fights with attacks so powerful, they can create shockwaves and has a powerful Hadoken. His main weapons are two blades on his boots.

The controls are easy to remember.

A: Normal attacking.
S: Special attacks.

You can chain these two buttons to deal different combos.

Space Bar: Down Attack

Just because it's a down attack doesn't mean the enemy has to be knocked down- some characters down attack can hit them anytime.

Arrows keys: Movement.

The game plays from the overhead angle, or something close to it.

1-0+Q-Y: Hotkeys for skills and items.

Equipment is divided into 12 seperate slots:
1 Head
1 Torso
1 Trousers/Skirt
1 Gloves
1 Boots
1 Weapon
2 Earrings
2 Rings
1 Special Accessory
1 Necklace

Equipment is further divided by the cash shop items which go over your equipped items and can even provide more bonuses.
Titles are also available, one being a normal title and another being a modifier title.

The game is mainly about fighting enemies and doing quests. You can only fight enemies by entering Stages that divide into Episodes which also divide into History and Legend. Each Episode normally consists of 10 Stages, each with an opening and closing cutscene. History and Legend are both technically the same thing, but with Legend having added difficulty which can only be played after completing Episode 3-10H. Each Episode in Legend and History (but only for 4-6) contain two side stages that are more difficult than the normal Stages.

After completing Legend 6-10, players are allowed to enter the Bonus Stages which take place sometime between Episodes 3 and 4. The primary trio have entered the past and discover the Ancient Orcs and Dark Elves are up to something. There is an added difficulty here as enemies are considerably stronger and usually will not flinch. Players must start on Bonus Stage 1 and continue to Bonus Stage 5 without failing or else you must restart, as each Stage requires a key to enter. Bonus consists of 3 different Episodes.

The final tab is Myth, which only allows players who are level 70 who have rebirthed at least once. It takes place after the primary story where Sieg, Dainn and Tia entered Ancient Times. The mobs here are extremely powerful, so powerful that it requires special armor that is only allowed to be used in Myth. Even then, it's very hard to fight these mobs. Myth consists of six different maps, each with it's own powerful boss. Currently, only 3 Maps are opened.

Last month Episode 7 has been added, which continues the story after the True Ending of episode 6-10. Dainn and Lir are searching for Sieg and Tia to take with them into Ancient Times. This episode retcons the backstory for Myth. Quests for this Episode usually requires repeated playthroughs to complete. The last three stages are basically Myth 1.

Each one of these stages can take a maximum of four people, with side stages being able to take eight or more players.

Episode 1– Dainn is followed by Eir out of the castle and are in the countryside, looking for a certain person to speak to. Sieg meets them by falling out of a tree.
Episode 2– The trio enter a Snowy Region after the final encounter in Ep1. Here, they are searching for the Snow Girls to continue this mystery in Ep1.
Episode 3– The trio enter a desert infested by Kobolds and Scorpions. Here, they search for Daru and plan to stop his evil plan.
Episode 4– After the bittersweet ending of Ep3, the trio are being flown back to the palace when suddenly, the airship they're in is shot down! They have to travel through this jungle if they ever hope to reach the palace.
Episode 5– Sieg, Eir, Dainn and Tia exit the jungle and enter the city. Unfortunately, there is a rebel attack on the city and they must reach the palace.
Episode 6– The trio (Tia mysteriously vanishes) go to the Dwarves in hopes of having them tell them how to reach the Land of the Sikan and hopefully, stop this madness.
Episode 7– Dainn searches for Tia and Sieg to take with him on a quest. When he finally meets up with Tia, he learns that Sieg has gone missing. Where is he? Guest star appearances by Kali, Arien, Yuki, Asuka, Ralph and Arta (even before she was released!)!

Bonus 1– The trio enter the past and discover an attack on the forest that may change the present!
Bonus 2– The trio must stop the revival of an Ancient White Dragon.
Bonus 3– No clue actually.

Nothing actually left to say about this. Come play if possible.