Webzen to take over the private servers?

So I just saw the MU Rebirth closed beta trailer:

MU Rebirth Closed Beta Trailer - YouTube

That's sad! ... The company which once said (about a year ago) that the private servers where not affecting them at all because they delivered the best service is now about to enter as a competitor to take back the millions of users that they lost.

I think this will only affect small MU servers, unstable, new ones. Big server who have been here for a while have loyal players, not to mention all of the custom features we see in the private servers which obviously webzen's server won't have. I believe it will affect more to the global mu server than private servers itself, because all the players who have been playing for years in GMO, already maxed in level will pretty sure want to try out the rebirth server so they can go further more with the "pvp server" webzen's creating.

so, what do you think about this? good / bad or desperate move from webzen?

Jamaika takes that challenge :)

Wish there was a way to know how many players online they got :D

i think its desperate but since there is no team that can hold on to the newest things that WebZen make i am not so sure :)!

http://beagamecharacter.com/wp-conte...e_accepted.png

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Originally Posted by zasmqniq

i think its desperate but since there is no team that can hold on to the newest things that WebZen make i am not so sure :)!

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But they won't make new features just for that server so regarding the custom features, the private servers will still be one step ahead.

Today WebZen close my Facebook FanPage with 12k likes only!
and he send me a email saying that i must close my private server, or remove all content of they.
WTF! (i got pick of 200 players only)

Coincidental or the bad luck?...

Someone please make a pvp private server just to fuck with webzen! LOL

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Originally Posted by Dios

Jamaika takes that challenge :)Wish there was a way to know how many players online they got :D

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why u dont make web in eng to? Wana join but dont understand nothing :D wow so many ppl on

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Originally Posted by The_Nightmare

Today WebZen close my Facebook FanPage with 12k likes only!
and he send me a email saying that i must close my private server, or remove all content of they.
WTF! (i got pick of 200 players only)

Coincidental or the bad luck?...

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It's even better to have a single page for MuOnline gamers with 300k likes than 2000 pages with 1k likes each one.
Webzen wants to take you down?maybe you've received a mail from an impersonator.

See,it's good that Webzen challange all the private servers than killing them like other Online Games over the Internet

if someone give me a domain name i would make a PVP Server to fk with webzen haha :D

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Originally Posted by Fineas

Webzen wants to take you down?maybe you've received a mail from an impersonator.

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FanPage Warning:

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And the mail is sented by Same Person.

Mu Chronicle Interview

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We had the chance to ask some interesting questions to the Main Producer of MU Rebirth, the upcoming MMORPG previously known as MU Chronicle R. Let's give a look at his answers!

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to interview you about MU Chronicle R. First of all, could you introduce yourself to our readers?

My name is Jun Hyeok Im and I am the main producer for MU Online which is being globally serviced. I am so excited to introduce MU Chronicle R. Nice to meet you!

The first question is: what does MU mean to you?

Over 10 years, MU Online has been such a beloved MMORPG all around the world and still has a substantial number of active users, which is unbelievable considering that there are few games that came through the rapidly changing MMO trend over the past decade. MU Online will be remembered from the further generation as one of pioneers and will remain as backbone in the MMO history.

Why a new MU now? Is this the right time? In your opinion, are players asking for it?

We wanted to release this game earlier but there was an internal issue that postponed the release date.
It is so amazing that it’s finally possible for us to meet our potential players.

What’s the feeling with the community after an announcement like this? Do you find players eager to know more about the game?

Well, the responses from players are divided into mainly 2 groups. The first group thinks MU Chronicle R would be MU2 and another group thinks it is just a part of update from Global MU. To explain clearly, MU Chronicle R is based on the hack-and-slash gaming experience of MU1 and not a totally different game. We are so glad to see that many players have paid attention to MU Chronicle R.

What can players expect from this new MU? What type of game do you expect to create?

The recent MMO trend is rapidly changing and many players feel sick of Pay 2 Win model. They expect much more than just leveling over and over. In the case of MU1, a substantial number of players play private servers due to many reasons and they always feel afraid of the possible fact that their servers may be suddenly closed. We were so sad to see that almost all private servers were selling items at very low price without considering the side effects. Our purpose is to provide a higher quality gaming environment in an official server that incomparably stable and fun.

Is ‘MU Chronicle R’ going to be the final title?

The official codename is MU Rebirth. The title directly represents one of main contents called ‘Rebirth’.

Are we going to see some features from the old MU or is this game a totally reboot?

As I mentioned before, MU Rebirth is based on MU1’s gaming style and thus, MU1’s various features will remain.
The major difference is MU Rebirth is a highly PvP oriented game unlike MU1.

What would you say will be the main feature of MU Chronicle R, PvP?

Yes. The main feature is PvP. It will take just 1 or 2 hours to reach at the maximum level so players will be easily able to enjoy PvP contents. While a race called ‘Rage Fighter’ was blamed as balance destroyer in MU1, MU Rebirth concentrated on balancing each race for better PvP. The balancing work will be kept even after the Closed Beta on July 4.

Is going to be totally free to play?

Yes. It is a literally totally Free-2-Play game. I mean all the items (approximately 500 items including weapon and armor) from MU Rebirth Item Shop can be bought for free through using Free Credit. Players can obtain Free Credit through their own gameplay.

Any release date in mind?

Official launching date will be the middle of July or the end of July. The accurate date will be announced through MU Rebirth Facebook and Webzen.com

From your point of view, what will make this game more fun than others?

As far as I know, there is no game in the world that offers as easier and faster PvP opportunities as MU Rebirth. We have a plan to hold ‘Official PvP Event’ every month (with cash prizes) in order to make it MU Rebirth’s tradition. Also, we will recruit GMs from various countries to satisfy our global players.

Would you like to add something?

To be honest, there are too many private servers for MU1 and many innocent players are losing their time and money. They don’t even respect their players since they have the absolute power in their servers. As you know, it is common that private servers are frequently created and closed. They say their servers will remain forever but you never know. We hope those players would come to MU Rebirth and would experience much better service and quality. Needless to say, they won’t worry about closing servers anymore.

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MU-On...31169443590981

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Originally Posted by Webzen

Yes. The main feature is PvP. It will take just 1 or 2 hours to reach at the maximum level so players will be easily able to enjoy PvP contents.

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HAHA :lol:

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Originally Posted by Webzen

While a race called ‘Rage Fighter’ was blamed as balance destroyer in MU1, MU Rebirth concentrated on balancing each race for better PvP.

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HIGH XP + balanced chars = New MuO :lol:

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The recent MMO trend is rapidly changing and many players feel sick of Pay 2 Win model. (...)
Is going to be totally free to play?

Yes. It is a literally totally Free-2-Play game. I mean all the items (approximately 500 items including weapon and armor) from MU Rebirth Item Shop can be bought for free through using Free Credit. Players can obtain Free Credit through their own gameplay.

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Haha, I think it will be all pay 2 win again :closedeyes: The Items (Armor, Weapons etc.) in MU1 are also free to play, because they drop from monsters.
I smell ridiculous prices again to make the character stronger like in MU1. Do you really think they won't sell something like better potions and all kind of boosts? How do they want to pay the bills? :junglejane:
Instead of releasing new Seasons or Versions to milk their players, they should fix fundamental bugs first. After years of active dupe exploits, inactive&outdated gameguard and other crazy bugs, I won't play any of their games again. :lol:

HA HA HA HA HA
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This is not funny, Webzen.

Speed Up the Leveling Just as the 9999x private servers become less and less popular?
Challenging the private server scene while they are using less and less of your code?

Oh well, people, better hope for the MUX project by The9 in China come out soon. Theirs are more promising.

It really is sad . . . and here i thought i was gonna be stop playing MU1 and decide to jump in the MU2 boat this november, Webzen decides to repeat history all over again . . .

This was the first time that Webzen tolerate's the private server's.

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Originally Posted by Minerva

It really is sad . . . and here i thought i was gonna be stop playing MU1 and decide to jump in the MU2 boat this november, Webzen decides to repeat history all over again . . .

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MU2 is still announced on november

They should have just removed gold channel, and wiped all accounts, and closed cash-shop, and removed multi-client support.
No need for 9999x, rebirth and free F.O items.

I actually like finding friends and fighting for spots.
I just didn't like grinding for 8 hours for 1 level.

I wonder what max reset will be, and what about grand reset?

I guess we wait 5 more days to find out.

RIP MU1, waiting MU2.

good thinking from webzen, server moving on opening new style servers. will defiantly try out that server, cuz i hate click & slash for days to get 1 freaking level up. lot of people hate that.
well private servers will still rock cuz of customs and private coded features...

cant wait to see quality gaming from webzen. love the thing when i forget my acc, come back after year and my acc is still there full with bonuses :D

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Originally Posted by Ooo Yee

cant wait to see quality gaming from webzen. love the thing when i forget my acc, come back after year and my acc is still there full with bonuses :D

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quality != quantity
Webzen and quality... you must be joking.

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Originally Posted by MuTech

They should have just removed gold channel, and wiped all accounts, and closed cash-shop, and removed multi-client support.
No need for 9999x, rebirth and free F.O items.

I actually like finding friends and fighting for spots.
I just didn't like grinding for 8 hours for 1 level.

I wonder what max reset will be, and what about grand reset?

I guess we wait 5 more days to find out.

RIP MU1, waiting MU2.

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I dont think Grand Reset will be implemented

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Originally Posted by nevS

quality != quantity
Webzen and quality... you must be joking.

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Let's give it a try,shall we?

webzen is challenging all private servers, they registered a domain here in brazil, look at infos

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domain:      murebirth.com.br
entity:      Domain Under Protection Serviços de Internet Ltda.
document:    005.678.324/0001-05
Administrator:  Domain Administrator
país:          BR
ID entidade:  NAB51
ID admin:      WEINC5
ID técnico:    WEINC5
ID cobrança:  NAB51
servidor DNS:  ns.webzen.co.kr 
status DNS:    28/06/2013 AA
último AA:    28/06/2013
servidor DNS:  ns3.webzen.co.kr 
status DNS:    28/06/2013 NOT SYNC ZONE
último AA:    28/06/2013
saci:          sim
criado:        13/05/2013 #11456403
expiração:    13/05/2014
alterado:      14/05/2013

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if you dont believe in this infos, just access this url

https://registro.br/cgi-bin/whois/?qr=murebirth.com.br

we need to be prepared to webzen moves, i think they will starts to sue private servers soon...

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is there any possible way they can sue you :D!

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Originally Posted by willerson

we need to be prepared to webzen moves, i think they will starts to sue private servers soon...

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You're so wrong at this point. They should sue private srvs from the beginning then. and stop developing another game to challange others

Woohooo... I'm with WebZen :) .

I'm on the side of Webzen on this decision they made. Unlike any other private server which also offers the exact same PvP content, this one in my opinion would be better and balanced and more competitive. Since it is being handled by Webzen itself. I really liked how they didn't seem so desperate to open up a statement on closing every private server, but they instead challenge every private server.

This is really a threat to be honest on every private server, unless a private server owner could offer a much exciting rewards from playing the game.

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Originally Posted by PX50

I'm on the side of Webzen on this decision they made. Unlike any other private server which also offers the exact same PvP content, this one in my opinion would be better and balanced and more competitive. Since it is being handled by Webzen itself. I really liked how they didn't seem so desperate to open up a statement on closing every private server, but they instead challenge every private server.

This is really a threat to be honest on every private server, unless a private server owner could offer a much exciting rewards from playing the game.

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However, if WebZen really want to reinvent PVP, they need to completely redo it from the ground up.
I don't take minusing some numbers and adding some numbers on the existing equations could count as a revamp.

For me, I'm not even caring about that. I firmly believe MUOnline as an engine could be suited for better stuff than BKs killing HEs. Oh well.

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Originally Posted by nemoma

However, if WebZen really want to reinvent PVP, they need to completely redo it from the ground up.
I don't take minusing some numbers and adding some numbers on the existing equations could count as a revamp.

For me, I'm not even caring about that. I firmly believe MUOnline as an engine could be suited for better stuff than BKs killing HEs. Oh well.

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The game mechanic is old what is significant with this declaration is how much they could reward players from playing the game. If PvP wise then balancing wouldn't be much of an issue, because everything in-game is completely under control. Let's assume that they would host a tournament, and people would whine about the blade knight being overpowered.

The follow up to that would be them formulating a better solutions by maybe revising the character or probably just a few tweaks. And from a private server owner side, this would be require a skilled person whose very familiar with the client, And I'm sure that isn't even easy to find that type of person.

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Creo que webzen esta tratando de asustar a los servidores privados

Ahora yo digo una cosa según tengo entendido será un Server pvp que para llegar a ser full solo te tomara 2 hs WTF donde esta lo emocionante del juego ?
Imaginen estas haciendo pvp durante mas de 5 o 6 hs creo que sera algo aburrido en otras palabras un Server fruta (9999999999... exp).
donde el objetivo es solo hacer pvp que luego de 2 o 3 hs se torna aburrido.

*se perderá esa magia de cuando se hacían amigos a media que se progresaba en el juego.
*recuerden esto se llenara de cuentas registradas los primeros meses luego al pasar los días o meses los usuarios se rebajaran y terminara perdiendo fama etc.

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Creo que están poniendo un piedra en la que ellos mismo van a tropezar
sus mismo usuarios de sus Server dejaran de comprar
En su otra versión
y se inclinaran
por algo mas fácil y rápido
Recuerden bien este dicho a caballo regalado no se le mira los dientes.

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Saludos Atte: Dkdexter


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I think Webzen is trying to scare the private servers

Now I tell you this as I have understood it will be a pvp server to become full only takes 2 hours WTF where is the excitement of the game?
Imagine you doing pvp for more than 5 or 6 hours I think it will kind of boring in other words, a Server fruit (9999999999 ... exp).
where the goal is just to make pvp that after 2 or 3 hours gets boring.

* lose that magic is when friends were half that in the game progressed.
* remember this registered accounts will fill the first months after passing the days or months a lowering users and end up losing fame etc.

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I think they are putting a stone on which they themselves are going to find
its same its Server users stop buying
In its another version
and bow down
for something easier and faster

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Remember well this gift horse that never look the teeth.

Regards Atte: Dkdexter

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Originally Posted by The_Nightmare

Today WebZen close my Facebook FanPage with 12k likes only!
and he send me a email saying that i must close my private server, or remove all content of they.
WTF! (i got pick of 200 players only)

Coincidental or the bad luck?...

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They also shootdown some of the "friendly (fan) sites" and information sites - cuz of private server adverstiments on them :P

Hope they close rz as well.

Ragezone will be insane hard to close :P

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Originally Posted by DeathArmy

Hope they close rz as well.

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yeah bitch and close google too bcoz dont like it (?)

only noobs scary muonline section in ragezone will be closed ^___^

haha its the Noob DarkMaster again xD Hope close d.a.r.k.s.t.e.a.m.net as well i think that was the noob forum :D :D :D close you mouth dude please :D!

Any news about, the facebooks pages being closed?.
Please any private server admin can leave here his feedback about this?.

I got also my facebook blocked, by the same email described in the first page of this thread.

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Originally Posted by Inercia

Any news about, the facebooks pages being closed?.
Please any private server admin can leave here his feedback about this?.

I got also my facebook blocked, by the same email described in the first page of this thread.

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In my opinion, webzen can block fanpages because is veary easy to contact facebook's support. Very different will be close private servers because a lot of them use emulator's files and I see very annoying to contact with thousands of internet hosting providers.

I think that webzen will only block social networks fanpages like twitter, facebook,etc.

Well.. Webzen dont need to proof anything, its u who need proof u use a EMULATOR not Webzens game (no GS nor Main.exe)!
Its funny.. if u for fucking real go pay lawyer a 50$ and him will explain u all how and when and why u can get webzens d!#k in your ass