Since the game’s release in 2008, some of the industry’s best figures have critically acclaimed Runes Of Magic whilst the game managed to hold onto its dedicated fan base after the initial honeymoon period was over. Not only did it manage to do this but it has also won hundreds of positive reviews, which caused thousands of people to go rushing onto the game’s servers to join in on the action. As of lately the game’s success has been highlighted once again when the publishers and developers released a press statement through a well-known top industry press release website.

By Dean Sherwin

The publishers stated that they were proud to say that during the festive period, the game received numerous prestigious awards from some of the top institutions in the industry and received the “Surprise Hit of 2008” prize. These awards are now getting the word out further that the game is a great piece of work to try out, and overall, it seems to be working.

I say this because as they were receiving all these accolades for being such great developers, the word spread quickly about their game. So much so in fact that the company have reached a major milestone as they have reached the 300,000-user mark. This statistic is staggering considering that the game only launched in 2008 and is less than a year old.

The reason for the buzz surrounding the game is because of just how unique the game really is. Whilst it has the fairytale charm of many MMOs, it is not simply a WoW clone. It boasts a vast array of features such as over 1000 quests available to you when you begin playing, no zone boundaries thanks to great scenery design, mounts from horses to tigers and a reputation system which builds as your character and his/her legacy does.

However, the short simple fact is that the game’s success is a testament to how great the game is and I advise anyone reading this to check out the review here: http://mmohub.org/2009/218/mmorpg/runes-of-magic/