Dungeon Runners gets Chunk 2

By Tom Bramwell Published 12 December, 2007

Good name for a patch, that.

NCsoft has released an update for free-to-play MMOG Dungeon Runners called "Chunk 2", which introduces a few gameplay refinements as well as in-game adverts for non-paying members.

As we explained in our surprised and delighted review, Dungeon Runners costs USD 4.99 per month to subscribe to, and this blocks out the ads, which otherwise appear as a banner on top of the game window and on loading screens.

Chunk 2 also introduces more bank space, a secure item-trading system, "increased access to prime look" and balancing refinements to PvE and PvP. So the whole combat system, then.

"Chunk 2 unlocks an enormous amount of playable content for non-members that they didn't have access to before thanks to the addition of in-game advertising," said Stephen Nichols, NCsoft's producer and lead programmer for Dungeon Runners, who obviously felt paragraphs 1-3 of our story weren't a sufficient reflection of his efforts.

"Our non-member players are very happy they can now use what was previously members-only loot, and our members are really excited about receiving additional bank slots to hold their items. These changes, plus our new secure trade system, make this update a win-win for everyone!"

For more on Dungeon Runners, check out our Dungeon Runners review.

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  • seasidebaz #1 4 years ago

    w00t might start playing again then, def. one of the finest mmorpgs around!

  • hidden_asbestos #2 4 years ago

    Isn't is just like Guild Wars though? but with more of a sense of humour.

    Can it even be classed as a MMORPG? (GW doesn't claim to be) - the brief play I had on it made it seem very much like GW in terms of play style, so basically a bunch of PvE instances.

    The review does say you have to play 6/7 times for it to click though, what am I missing?
    Edited by 1 at 12/12/07 @ 10:21

  • Markusdragon #3 4 years ago

    Oh, that's actually quite good news. First time added In-game advertising has been quite good news, in fact...

  • Slamhound #4 4 years ago

    @hidden_asbestos: I suppose the best analogy you could level at Dungeon Runners is that it's the result of an incestuous orgy between Diablo and Guild Wars while WoW watched on, sweating heavily. Nine months later, a game was born, and rather than following in its parents footsteps it decided to go to clown college.

  • quantumsheep #5 4 years ago

    What kind of advertising is present?

    With a game like this, I can't imagine ads for Tampax fitting in with the setting.

    Actually, you probably leave a bloody mess when killing something, so that might be appropriate =O

  • hidden_asbestos #6 4 years ago

    @Slamhound - nice image

    @quantumsheep - It a huge ~10% tall banner across all gameplay rendering - at first it was for Tabula Rasa but then it changed into some kind of street sportswear thing. It looked dumb and I uninstalled - gg NCSoft. _too_ free for me.