Casual Gamers Perspective Mytheon Closed Beta Review

Casual Gamers Perspective Mytheon Closed Beta Review By William Yearous William Yearous is 32 years old and a 6 year veteran of the US navy. He has experienced a lot of the world, and now is a stay at home dad of his 5 year old daughter. He spends his days taking care of her and exploring the gaming world. He has been using computers for over 20 years and is veteran of World of Warcraft, Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot and many more. He currently is frequenting Wurm Online and League of Legends, and still waiting for the game that will change the face of MMOs.

The Gods have ruled the world according to their whims. Both the Egyptian and Greek Pantheons have been unchallenged for too long. The Fates themselves have decided to change the rules. Mortals have been given a chance to prove their worthiness for self-rule. They have granted man and god alike the access to the powers of Mytheon!

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Mytheon is an "Action-RPG" set in a very interesting world. Think a majorly updated Diablo 2 meets the modern version of Clash of the Titans. This is the easiest way to describe Mytheon. For those who aren't familiar with those references this means a third person top-down view for play style, and a setting of ancient Greece (with ancient Egypt thrown in for good measure).

You choose a class from the typical three choices of melee, offensive caster and healing caster. Then you begin adventuring, using the Stones to cast your spells. The Stones are pulled randomly from your spell book, or an active set of Stones, like a hand drawn of six cards in Magic the Gathering. Your spells vary greatly in form. They can range from stationary structures with an area of effect attack or buff/debuff allies and enemies, to summoned units that can get bonuses from having multiple of the same element or type of creature out; from area of effect spells that stun or slow your enemies to targeted lightning bolts and fireballs. There is little that is not covered in even the most basic Stone collection. As you level the power of your stones increases, and you can get better equipment (not a big change from other games) - however you are not limited to a specific type of stone for your class. There is a slight penalty to using stones designed for other classes, but the advantages can definitely outweigh the penalties.

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"Strategy is paramount. The only path to victory lies in mastering the Stones. These magical relics are weapons forged by the Fates themselves." -www.mytheongame.com/en/game-info/lore

In addition to this, you can forge new stones, with several parts you have to either loot or purchase from vendors. PvP is possible, even popular. There are stones that are designed more specifically for PvP, but still work well for PvE.