The Legend of Ares has been in open beta for nearly two weeks, We host an interview with David J. Shin,the Marketing Senior Manager, regarding the issues that the gamers feel concerned about during the beta test.

MMOSITE: First, can you basically inform our audience how the closed beta of Legend of Ares turned out?
David: Overall, it turned out well.  We have conducted several events during Closed Beta to make players familiar with the game such as monster event, quiz event, National War event, etc.  It seems that what players have appreciated the most was National Warfare event.  As players enter the game, they will have to be a part of two rival nations; Alliance and Empire, and in the game, they will have many chances to gather together and fight against opposing nation for the glory of their own nation.  

MMOSITE: What kind of feedback have you received from the closed beta? How do you feel about the outcome?
David: Many players have advised us through the forum and emails that ¡°The Legend of Ares¡± has its potential, especially due to its interesting and distinctive warfare system.  Meanwhile, our Korean-style camera control system did not appeal to many players, therefore we have adjusted this system in accordance with how players wanted.  Players can now change the camera views by a mouse and keyboard.  In addition, upon players¡¯ request to add up more quests, we have generated new quests for them. 

MMOSITE: What were the things that maked you happy or sad during the closed beta?
David: Nothing has made us ¡°sad¡± about the closed beta.  We were happy that we were able to attract many people for the closed beta event!About 25,000 people have registered on our main website and about 20,000 digital keys were distributed for the closed beta.


MMOSITE: Were there any problems discovered during the closed beta? What were the most serious problems? How did you tackle them?
David: As we have already mentioned, l think the biggest problem was the camera control which we have made an adjustment for.  Other than in-game issue, a lack of ¡°forum¡± system had caused some inconvenience for players to write about our game.  Therefore, we built the forum now, and a lot of players are appreciating for thatMMOSITE:With closed beta experience, what do you do to secure a high-quality testing environment for the players?
David:We believe that continuous monitoring on the open beta in-game situations and listening to what players say about our game are the most important in terms of a successful open beta.  The main reason that we are having Open Beta is to enhance the quality of the game, and players suggestions are the most important and crucial element for to make it happen.

MMOSITE: Compared with the closed beta version, what new contents do you add in the open beta version?
David: We have made changes on Camera angle control system.  We have added a few more quests and made some adjustment on little details of the game that players thought unfair and unreasonably confusing.  In addition, we have decided to have some events for players in order for them to enjoy our game better such as 150% experience potion event and so forth.  We are just trying to help players to reach high levels!

MMOSITE: When will Legend of Ares commercially release? When you release it, what will be your business model?
David: In fact, our game is already released!  Even if we are going to close Open Beta on 6/11 and release the final version about five days after that, we do not plan to wipe any information.  What players have after Open Beta will be what they will have in the beginning of our official release!  We are planning to open the Plus Shot Store on our website.  We will be offering many items that will support players and make them enjoy our game better.  The basic concept of ¡°The Legend of Ares¡± will be ¡°Free Download¡± with ¡°No Subscription.¡±

MMOSITE: Anything else you¡®d like to say to our readers?
David: Thank you very much for your interest on ¡°The Legend of Ares.¡±  After a review of comments made from Closed Beta participants, we were able to modify some elements of the game to improve the quality of the game as well as to enhance the excitement of the game play.  We will not wipe any information after Open Beta so please Join now for the adventure and warfare before it is too late to start!