Summary: Courtesy of Wikipedia Dragon Ball Online (ドラゴンボールオンライン, Doragon Bōru Onrain, Korean: 드래곤볼 온라인) (officially abbreviated as DBO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game being developed simultaneously in Japan and South Korea by NTL, set in the Dragon Ball universe, first introduced by the Dragon Ball Japanese manga in 1984. Dragon Ball Online takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events at the conclusion of the Dragon Ball manga series. A beta testing of Dragon Ball Online was initially announced to begin in South Korea, during the summer of 2007, though development was delayed by nearly a year, and it is currently scheduled to go live in Korea by the end of 2008, and in Japan in 2009. A North American release has been announced, though in a press conference held in South Korea on February 14th, 2008, NTL expressed interest in releasing the game to a worldwide audience. Series creator Akira Toriyama has a great deal of creative control over the project, both contributing to and supervising the story and art design, including character and location arrangements. It has been stated that Toriyama has been working on character designs for this project for the last five years. Gameplay: As with other MMORPGs, players control a character avatar within a persistent game world, where they will be able to explore the landscape, search for the Dragon Balls, train to compete in the Tenkaichi Budokai, aspiring to become like the warriors of legend, as well as interacting with NPCs as well as other players. As in most MMORPGs, players will be able to obtain money and experience which will allow them to level up and obtain new abilities. Players will also be able to participate in "Timemachine Missions", in which they will receive guidance from Time Patrol Trunks (タイム・パトロール・トランクス, Taimu Patorōru Torankusu), in order to travel back in time and take part in notable aspects of the Dragon Ball history. Also, you can create your own ship and fly to different planets(e.g: Namek). Playable Characters: Human Martial Artist (武道家, Budōka) - Fighters who specialize in martial arts, comparable to characters like Yamcha, Krillin, or Tien. Spiritualist (気功家, Kikōka) - Mystics who specialize in spiritual techniques, like Chaozu. Engineer (エンジニア, Enjinia) - Mechanics and inventors who build weapons and utilize technology, much like Bulma. Namekian Dragon Clan (竜族, Ryūzoku) - Members of the Namekian support caste which have special abilities including healing, such as Dende. Warrior (戦士, Senshi) - Members of the Namekian warrior caste, which includes Piccolo and Nail. Majin Strange Majin (異魔人, Imajin) - Slender, evil-looking Majin who have a similar appearance to Majin Buu's original, pure form. Large Majin (大魔人, Daimajin) - Fat, happy-looking Majin who resembles Majin Buu's good form. Pictures: A player meets Goku and Picollo Players showcasing their special abilities A human and a Namekian battles a monster Player classes Character selection screen
as an avid DBZ fan I cant wait for this to come out.did you write when its gonna be realeased? I probly just missed it though.this is gonna be epicz
I think the developers should have added a saiyan class, or atleast give a special selected few a saiyan class. I meanw who wouldn't want to be able to train to obtain super saiyan status and then use that in a PvP duel...
I don't think they added a saiyan race because of the story. I'd like it to be that way. Anyhow, I'm cancelling my plans for Infinite World and saving up for this game.
I used to like DBZ and this might just get me back into playing it. It's too bad that the sayans aren't going to be able to be playable. I mean, you get to play as Majin which should be very powerful, just as powerful as a sayan, so why not just impliment a sayan class too? Either way this game will be totally kick ass. Any news on which platforms it will be on?
The Saiyahs were excluded because they might be the moderators of the game. You know, to come in and check stuff out. I also think they wanted to keep to the storyline. There were only 2 full saiyans left, and anymore would ruin the story.