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By Danny "Ralsu" Gourley

Rohan: Blood Feud is a fantasy-based, free-to-play massively-multiplayer online game from YNK Interactive heavily influenced by player-vs-player (PvP) combat and player interaction. Gamers can select one of six races to play, either male or female. At level 30, the real PvP opens up, and the focus of the game shifts from being  player-vs-environment (PvE) to a PvP.

Rohan relies heavily on player interaction, especially PvP battles.

Download and Installation
Before downloading any game, it's always best to check out the system requirements. You can find the details for Rohan in the table below:

	RECOMMENDED	MINIMUM
OS	Windows XP SP 2, Windows 2003 SP 2	Windows 2000 SP 4, Windows98 SE
CPU	Intel Pentium D 915(2.8Ghz), AMD Athlon64-X2 3800(2.0Ghz) more	Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz, AMD Sempron 2.0Ghz more
Memory	2GB more	512MB
Graphics	Geforce 6x00, Radeon x600 more 256MB more	Geforce FX, Radeon 9600 more 128MB more
Sound	AC '97 compatible	AC '97 compatible
Direct X	DirectX 9.0c version or higher	DirectX 9.0c version or higher
Hard Disk	6GB	6GB

Gamers can download Rohan directly from the official website or from a number of mirror sites. The installer downloads at a little over 1.6GB. Installation is simple. Players just specify a directory and the installer takes care of the rest. It is very important to note that Rohan uses nProtect Gameguard hacker protection. Some people feel such hacker prevention tools are too invasive. Make the decision for yourself before you install.

Here's a suggestion: Write down the name of your server. The game client suggests a server for you to log into based on current population. When you come back to play later, the game will not suggest the server you played on; it will pick a server with the right population again. It could be easy to forget which server your character is on.

Character Creation

At level 30, players can obtain a mount like this one.

Rohan features 6 races that also determine a player's class. The Humans are Knights. Play an Elf to be a Healer. Go Half-Elf if you want to be an Archer. The Dhan is a race of Assassins. Dragon Fighters come from the Dekan race. Finally, players who choose Dark Elf get to be a Mage. Each race has male and female avatars.

The choice of race is also a choice of faction. I spent the first 10 minutes or so of the tutorial thinking a bunch of people had somehow named their characters "Dhan." Then I realized that the Dhan were an opposing faction to my Half-Elf, so I could not even see the names of the players. To my character, all Dhan are alike--and all of them are mortal enemies.

Character customization is on the low end of medium for the amount of options in Rohan. The better way to distinguish your character from another of the same race and gender is by the gear you obtain from quests and killing monsters.

I highly recommend the Rohan tutorial. It's not that the basic game play is very hard to learn, but it features a few unusual options that might confuse players. Besides, the tutorial is done well. Players will get a few kill quests and some delivery quests. They'll get to learn about items and equipment, choosing skills, and crafting. Plus, completing the tutorial will net you a few levels and some items to make your character stronger as you enter your race's starting area.
 
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