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Metin2

Intense overall intensity

Highest flag: Spending — real-money purchases

FantasyMMORPG

What's in it

Spending real-money purchases

High

A free-to-play cash shop sells premium-currency items, including ones that grant gameplay advantages beyond cosmetics.

Spending pressure pay-to-win or energy gating

High

Purchasable items can grant combat and progression advantages over non-paying players, creating pay-to-win pressure.

Violence realistic

Moderate

Real-time hack-and-slash combat against monsters and other players, with weapon strikes and on-screen blood in a stylized oriental-fantasy world.

Nudity revealing/suggestive attire

Low

Some character costumes and armor sets are cut in a revealing style.

Dark themes mild

Low

The fantasy setting pits players against demon lords and corrupting 'Metin' stones as a background menace.

Horror & psychological spooky

Low

Dungeons and boss encounters feature demonic and monstrous enemies with a mildly ominous tone.

Animal combat combat mechanic

Low

Players fight beast-type monsters such as boars, wolves, and other creatures as ordinary combat and questing.

Who can reach your kid

Chat with strangersDirect messagesStranger friend requestsGifting / tradingReal-money spending

What it is

Metin2 is a free-to-play oriental-fantasy action MMORPG where players pick a martial-arts class (Warrior, Sura, Shaman, or Ninja) and battle monsters, dragons, and demon lords across an open world while questing and leveling up. Combat is fast hack-and-slash with weapon strikes and some blood, and players can also fight each other in open-world PvP, duels, and guild wars. Content is mostly fantasy combat with lightly ominous demon-themed enemies; female outfits and armor are sometimes revealing. It is an online game with open text chat, player trading, and whispers to strangers, so player-generated chat can be crude. It funds itself through a real-money item shop that sells convenience, cosmetic, and gameplay-boosting items, including randomized premium boxes, and some purchases confer a competitive edge.

How it's framed

The game frames the player as a heroic martial artist defending against demonic and monstrous threats, presenting combat and progression as the reward loop; PvP against one's own faction is discouraged through a visible negative-rank penalty system, while lawful monster-slaying earns positive ranks.

Details

Developer: WEBZEN Inc.
Publisher: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Released: May 8, 2017

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