Celebrate Halloween in Runes of Magic
October 31, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under MMORPG, MMORPG News
With Halloween just around the corner, one would expect to find all sorts of events in your favorite massively multiplayer online games. Runes of Magic is no exception. It has, like all other MMOs, succumbed to the pressure of launching its own set of events for one of the most celebrated holidays in the world.
Before the stroke of midnight today, October 31st, the Runes of Magic Pumpkin Festival will be launched. Gee, I didn’t know pumpkins were a staple in Taborea. Going back to the topic, well, Taborea and all its denizens will bear witness to the birth of, get this, Deranged Pumpkin Monsters and Crazy Demon Pumpkins.
As if those aren’t enough, these new monsters will fill the Oblivion Shrine to the brim, and it’s up to you, dear adventurer, to slay them and get points by using captured pumpkin seeds to defend yourself.
At the end of each round, characters who has the most points will be awarded Mad Fire, which can be exchanged for pieces of a special Pumpkin Festival set. No, it’s not a costume or something like that. The set is actually comprised of items like transformation drinks and small companions.
Oh, don’t worry about the time limit. The Runes of Magic Pumpkin Festival will run until the middle of November.
Runes of Magic: Wouldn't it be cool to turn your character into this zombie for an hour?
That’s just the tip of the Halloween iceberg. There’s more! What is a Pumpkin Festival if you can’t come to the party dressed like one? This is probably the rationale behind the Runes of Magic Spooky Drinks.
No, Spooky Drinks aren’t some sort of witch’s brew that can befuddle you. It’s actually a way to transform your character into what Frogster Interactive Pictures AG, publisher of the game, and Runewaker Entertainment Corp., developer of the game, call ghoulish beings for about an hour.
The catch is, you should have a subscription to the Runes of Magic newsletter for a special voucher code that enables a player to redeem a gift pack containing one of three types of Spooky Drinks. These concoctions can turn you either into a goblin, a zombie, or a small pumpkin head. Personally, I’d rather be any of the first two “ghoulish beings” mentioned rather than the last. But then again, that’s only me.
For more information about the game’s Halloween events, check out details on the Runes of Magic website.
