Frogster America, Inc. today announced that it will soon introduce a new plant cultivation system for Runes of Magic, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles. The new feature gives players the opportunity to grow and harvest plants from the fantasy world of Taborea, giving them access to valuable crafting resources. The plant system will be deployed across the servers in one of the up-coming updates and is currently live on the test server.

For successful planting, players will need a pot which they can then set up in their player’s house. There will be a wide range of different plants to choose from, and seeds can either be dropped by slain foes, or bought in the Item Shop. The quality of the seeds defines the yield of the plants once they have grown to maturity. Players who regularly water their plants and fertilize them with magical runes will find that within three to seven days they will have a harvest. The plants have the chance of producing a rare yield and will need to be cared for especially well. If players neglect their plants, they’ll wither and die after a few days.

Once the plants have grown, players will finally see the fruits of their labor. The extent of the yield from the plants ranges from special runes, which adventurers can use to upgrade their character’s equipment, to ores, wood and new plants. With the right kind of seeds, the harvest can even produce rare "blue" crafting material.  

About Runes of Magic
With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles. Runes of Magic conveys an absorbing story through more than 1,600 quests in an exciting and dangerous fantasy world. Players can choose between six main classes and combined with a secondary class, choose to create a character from 30 character class combinations. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts including war horses.

A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the ability to decorate their own virtual homes with individual furnishings. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP, as well as demanding dungeons and boss monsters, Runes of Magic has something for everyone. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker, has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards and put more than three years of development into the game. The studio will continue to provide new challenges for players every four to five months with free add-ons and updates.

Runes of Magic features:

•    Free-to-play: no monthly fees, free download
•    Extensive dual class system (six primary and secondary classes)
•    Versatile spell- and attack-combinations
•    Enthralling background story
•    More than 1,600 quests and quest series
•    No zone boundaries thanks to seamless architecture
•    Dungeons: Instanced and tile based as well as persistent
•    Individually developable skills and spells
•    Armor sets with special bonuses
•    Dynamic item system with hundreds of runes for upgrading
•    Optional PvP system with arena battles and guild wars
•    Ranking system with player-ranking lists
•    Multitude of unique mounts
•    Epic crafting system with the chance to improve existing items
•    Personalization of player houses through individual furnishing
•    Reputation system
•    Customizable user interface with the option to use Add-Ons
•    Map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily
•    In-game auction houses for trading items
•    Teleport-Runes for instant travel
•    Mouse and keyboard controls for movement
•    Regular updates with new content
•    Guild castles in special zones
•    Cross-server fights in three-server-battle in development

MMO fans can find more information, pictures and videos on the official website at: www.runesofmagic.com.