Priston Tale

About

"To break away from the mindless monster hunting monotony, Priston Tale forces players to adapt continuously to changing battle patterns. Players team up using the Party system to engage in more strategic battles while leveling up their character. The fast-paced combat of Priston Tale keep players continuously on the edge of their seats. More likely than not, players must hold their grounds against multiple enemies. Fighting mobs alone or within a party gives a sense of power when you know you can just barely stay alive, but the monsters never stop coming."

"Priston tale is a full 3D MMORPG (Massive Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game) based on the players’ adventures in the continent of Priston. In 2001, at the time of its initial release to the public, Priston Tale set a new standard to 3D MMORPGs. The 3D environment allowed for unique character models, quality graphics and huge monsters. The free floating camera for 360 degrees of camera movement and combat sequences boosted fast action, unique magic effects, and high level of animation which has made this game a classic in MMORPG history."

"The world of Priston is composed of subtle relations of 2 tribes: the one is ‘Morion’ being highly dependent on magic and soul & the other is ‘Tempskron’ being highly dependent on power and technology. There are basically active Exchanges & positive relations between them. In the meanwhile, several portents & airs started occurring in almost all parts of the world. It was so weird that they began to investigate it, and came to discover a prophecy of the ancients. They realized that the content of the prophecy was composed of suggestions & predictions, and almost coincided with the portents & airs now under way. However, a real and bigger problem was a predi-cation in the last part of the prophecy that a new evil species would appear. As both tribes suspected these facts and considered a counter-plan, in the meanwhile, many kinds of big problems like conflicts & collapses occurred and the world of Priston came to be falling in a state of chaos."

"Beginners to Priston Tale can easily master the game and spend more time focusing on building up to rival more experienced players. The controls in Priston Tale are easy for anyone including casual gamers to learn because controlling your character moment, initiating trades with other players and engaging in combat are all mouse friendly. Priston Tale’s interface makes it easy for players to keep track of how much Heath, Mana, Stamina and Experience while overwhelmed by angry mobs. Managing your inventory is also easy with the large graphics representing your armors, weapons and other utilities."

Features

THE CLASS CHANGE SYSTEM

The Class Change system is one of Priston Tale's most prominent and interesting features. A starting player selected from one of 8 difference classes, four from each of the two tribes in the game. When the player reaches the required level and completes the Job Change Quest, the next tier of new skills for the upper class becomes available for them to learn. Game features only available to upper-tier classes, provides an incentive for class changing.

SKILL AND SPELL SYSTEM

Characters can learn various skills and spells depending on his current class. Trainers can be found in each tribe’s beginning town to teach the new skills to players or level up exciting ones to make them more powerful. Shape the role of your character to suit your play style by deciding on which skills you want to focus on.

COMBAT SYSTEM

Priston Tale is based on a real-time battle system. The hitting sound and flashing effects give players a greater sense of causing damage to their enemies. All these effects proceed faster than any other games, and so users bodily feel this game is more exciting and speedy than any others.

ITEM SYSTEM

Priston Tale features a unique and item system in which weapons and armor can be specialized by methods of mixing or aging. By using mixtures and aging techniques, each character will be able to develop their own unique set of equipment, making players become more attached to their customized equipment.

CLAN/PARTY SYSTEM

A Party is a team of characters who group together in order to achieve superiority in battle against monsters. It can consist of 2 to 6 members, and the experience points a party acquires will be divided among its participants. Form a clan with your friends to battle other clans to take control of Bless Castle or gain recognition from Bellatra. Having a clan enables players to easily communicate with all other clan members. Clans ultimately are small communities of users. Find yourself a clan to experience the most out of Priston Tale and raise to the top.

Classes

Fighter

They exist for the glory of battle, and they like their fights up close and personal. Being a well-balanced class, they excel in groups.

Strength: 28 Spirit: 06 Talent: 21
Agility: 17 Health: 27

1st Job Skills

Melee Mastery: Increase your efficiency in attacks with Axes, Swords, Claws.
Fire Attribute: Permanently raise your resistance to attacks with fire-type properties.
Raving: Go berserk for a short period of time. HP lost with each attack.
Impact: A precise strike that crushes the enemy.

Archer

These female warriors are unmatched in their skills in projectile weapons. Picking enemies off at a distance is a key element to their gameplay. While able to use all types of weapons, they truly excel when using Bows and Crossbows.

Strength: 17 Spirit: 11 Talent: 21
Agility: 27 Health: 23

1st Job Skills

Scout Hawk: Summon a Hawk to scout the surrounding area, raising your Archer's Attack Rating.
Shooting Mastery: Permanently raise your Attack Power when using Bows and Crossbows.
Wind Arrow: Imbue an arrow with wind-type properties to increase Attack Power.
Perfect Aim: Make an aimed shot with increased Attack Rating and Power.

Pikeman

A master of polearms, these warriors strike terror deep into the hearts of their enemies. Their high damage output makes quick work of their enemies.

Strength: 26 Spirit: 09 Talent: 20
Agility: 19 Health: 25

1st Job Skills

Pike Wind: Create a whirlwind to knock back and deal damage to enemies.
Ice Attribute: Permanently raise your resistance to attacks with frost-type properties.
Critical Hit: Aim for the enemies' weak spots to raise the probability of a critical strike.
Jumping Crash: Leap up into the air to crash down with a devastating blow.

Mechanician

The Mechanician is one of the most unique classes on the continent of Priston, being masters of all things mechanical. Their skills allow them to take on tough and hard-hitting foes by reducing damage taken.

Strength: 24 Spirit: 08 Talent: 25
Agility: 18 Health: 24

1st Job Skills

Extreme Shield: Temporarily increase Block Rating of your current shield.
Mechanic Bomb: Hurl a bomb to damage enemies within range of the blast radius.
Poison Attribute: Permanently raise your resistance to attacks with poison-type properties.
Impact: Temporarily increase the body's ability to absorb damage.

Knight

Knights are disciplined warriors who have the ability to use Holy Magic. They truly shine when fighting against enemies of the undead-type.

Strength: 26 Spirit: 13 Talent: 17
Agility: 19 Health: 24

1st Job Skills

Sword Blast: Create a shot of pure energy with your sword. May deal extra damage to Normal and Mutant-type monsters.
Holy Body: Temporarily raise your resistances to all physical attacks from Undead-type monsters.
Physical Training: Permanently raises your Stamina.
Double Crash: A double strike that mortally wounds the enemy.

Priestess

The Priestess is a holy caster who focuses on aiding friendly players, rather than dealing damage. Their supportive nature makes them a key member in any group.

Strength: 15 Spirit: 28 Talent: 21
Agility: 15 Health: 20

1st Job Skills

Healing: Gives the ability to restore health.
Holy Bolt: A magic attack that deals damage to a single target. May cause additional damage to Undead-type monsters.
Multi Spark: Strike the enemy with multiple sparks.
Holy Mind: Cast a spell which weakens the attack of the enemy.

Atalanta

Agile warriors who prefer the use of Javelins to take down their foes. Rumor has it that they are descendants of the Tempskron.

Strength: 23 Spirit: 15 Talent: 19
Agility: 19 Health: 23

1st Job Skills

Shield Strike: Strike the enemy with your shield, temporarily stunning them.
Farina: Throws your Javelin with increased accuracy.
Throwing Mastery: Permanently raise your Attack Power with Javelins.
Vigor Spear: Strike the enemy with enhanced force and power.

Magician

With strong minds and powerful spells, the Magician is a force to be reckoned with. Their main weapon is the staff.

Strength: 16 Spirit: 29 Talent: 19
Agility: 14 Health: 21

1st Job Skills

Agony: Convert your HP into MP.
Fire Bolt: Unleash a bolt of fire onto a single target.
Zenith: Temporarily raise your resistance to all types of elemental attacks.
Fire Ball: Hurl a giant ball of fire to attack your opponents.

Played this alot like 13 years ago, way too outdated now lol

Priston Tale is definitely out-dated, especially in terms of graphics and overall complexity. It is a simple game.

However, this game does stand uniquely among ALL other games that share a genre with it.

In fact it's so unique and simple in its execution, that I am willing to bet the majority of people who give it a real shot would fall absolutely in love with the game. We all know what it's like to thirst for a compelling MMORPG, and we all know what it's like to bounce from game to game not being fully satisfied with the experience. Priston Tale could very well be the answer for some of you. While it retains that same essence of character development we all love from RPG's, it executes it in such a way that makes you feel as if you've never played a game like it before. Most MMORPG fans know all about the "grind". You'll have all that and more when playing Priston Tale. Whether solo, duo or in a group with several friends...you'll be thoroughly satisfied with your experience with that grind. And the best part. It's not quest dependent like 99% of MMORPG's! It does have some minor quests overall, but mainly the quests you focus on are your class quests every 20 levels. The rest is just grind, grind and more grind.

In all, if you decide to try Priston Tale, I encourage you to stick it out to level 20-30. Give yourself a chance to complete your first "Rank Up" quest. Allow yourself to enjoy the second tier of skills for your class. See what it's like to solo, or group with others, and grind away at the constant wave of monsters. If after that you decide it isn't a game for you, then that's understandable. Just don't be discouraged by the lack of "new age graphics". Some of the most classic games did not have great graphics like newer games do!

meh, i used to play this, but the only reason to play it again is out of nostalgia and in my experience, playing a game for that reason always results in getting bored after 30 minutes

I urge you to give it another try, that is if you don't already have another MMO you're enjoying.
And even if you do still get bored and quit, I hope you can understand how other people love to play the game and would utilize a subforum for trading.

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