Crusaders of Solaria vs Rend
Crusaders of Solaria
Crusaders of Solaria by R2 games is a fun and fast-paced browser MMORPG that's set in a tumultuous fantasy world of Solaria where it's paradise by day and is crawling with evil creatures at night. Playing as one of the two classes available - either a warrior or a mage, you'll set off on an exciting adventure to slay the biggest and baddest creatures in the region through the game's flashy combat sequence. Another interesting thing about this game is that all the premium items you can buy fromm the game shop only have a temporary effect, so this somewhat offset some of the more powerful items on sale, giving free-to-play players a fighting chance to gain lost ground.Crusaders of Solaria is a rather old, web-based casual MMORPG and the fact that it has managed to last this long is a testament to how entertaining it is to hundreds and thousands of players worldwide. So, if you have some free time on your hands, you might want to check this game out.
Rend
Rend is an up-and-coming, Nordic-themed, team-based survival game that is set in a wild and ruthless, fantasy world filled with fantastic creatures, where only the strongest are able to ascend to the realms of the gods. In this game, players are separated into their respective factions at the beginning. They are then given the freedom to explore the many biomes and harvest resources from the environment whether solo or co-operatively. The resources obtained can then be used to craft better weapons and tools or can be reinvested into the faction stronghold to fortify it from potential attacks from players from a rival faction and to advance your base just so you can unlock new technologies. Players have their own skill systems and talent trees as well, and these are the main ways for a player to customize and tweak their characters to their liking.The ultimate goal of the game, however, is to reap as many warrior spirits as you can by battling and defeating rival players and deposit the souls at the Divinity Stone in the middle of your faction base, that is if you're not slain while carrying such precious loot. Somewhat similar to grand strategy games, Rend is more of a continual game. It has game cycles of 2 to 3 months, in which the winning faction of each cycle will get a nice pile of rewards at the end of a cycle.
Rend has a really unique take on the survival genre and this might just give the game the fuel it needs to rise to the top. The game is currently in Alpha and its release date is still TBD.