9Dragons

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9Dragons is a multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Joongwon Entertainment and was released on February 14, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

9Dragons is a free to play MMORPG with fluid martial arts combat, lush environments, and intense PvP. Immerse yourself in a mesmerizing world set in ancient China at the beginning of martial arts chivalry.

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Audience ScoreBased on 88 reviews

story6 positive mentions

grinding16 negative mentions

The game has a genuine martial arts theme with a variety of unique classes and skills, making it enjoyable for fans of the genre.
It offers a nostalgic experience for long-time players, with many recalling fond memories from their time spent in the game.
Despite its age, the game has a fun and immersive world, with a pleasant community and enjoyable grinding mechanics.

The game is heavily pay-to-win, requiring significant financial investment to remain competitive, which can be frustrating for free-to-play players.
The experience rates are extremely low, leading to tedious grinding where players must kill thousands of mobs to gain a single level.
Technical issues, such as server connection problems and outdated graphics, detract from the overall experience and make it difficult for new players to get into the game.

grinding
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game is heavily criticized for its excessive nature and poor experience rates, requiring players to invest countless hours to progress. While some players appreciate the nostalgic appeal of traditional grind-heavy mechanics, many modern MMO players find it off-putting, especially given the game's reliance on a pay-to-win cash shop. Overall, the grinding experience is seen as a significant barrier, with fetch quests adding little value to the gameplay.
- “Endless grinding with horrible experience rates.”
- “To be able to reach anything in this game, you will have to spend hours upon hours grinding, just as in most of the old-school Asian MMORPGs.”
- “As explained above, the progress is based on 90% grinding, 9% gearing up, and both are heavily connected to the cash shop.”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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43%
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The graphics of the game are widely regarded as outdated, with many reviewers noting that they have not been updated since 2006. While some find the visuals still pleasing despite their age, the overall consensus is that the graphics are significantly lacking compared to modern standards, earning low ratings.
- “Although now dated, the graphics are pleasing.”
- “The game graphics have not seen any updates since then, but the skills and mechanics have changed.”
- “The maps themselves are small, and the graphics are extremely dated.”
- “The graphics are really aged and have not been graphically updated since 2006.”
- “The maps themselves are small and the graphics are extremely dated.”
- “The game graphics have not seen any updates since then, but the skills and mechanics have changed now.”
story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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19%
The story of "Nine Dragons" is praised for its intriguing background and the lore surrounding the clans, making it enjoyable to explore initially. However, the narrative becomes repetitive across different clans, and the gameplay, characterized by grinding and fetch quests, detracts from the overall experience. While the story has potential, its execution leaves much to be desired.
- “Since I played this game back at release on different publishers and invested overall way more than 500 hours into this game, I can surely tell that the story behind Nine Dragons is great.”
- “It is quite fun to read the story behind each of the clans, why the game is actually called 'Nine Dragons' and how the conflicts between the clans were created.”
- “The story itself is mildly interesting the first time you play through it, but it isn’t much different for each clan in the game.”
- “Sadly, besides the story, the gameplay part is a bit dull.”
- “Besides endless grinding, there are a bunch of fetch quests that don’t really give you much for your time.”
- “(Not even anything as simple as putting the quest giver in front of the characters. That's a failure in a fairly fundamental way.)”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay has been criticized for being dull and heavily reliant on monetization, with mechanics that push players towards spending money to remain competitive. While some mini-games are enjoyable, the overall experience is marred by outdated graphics and a lack of engaging mechanics, leading to a disappointing gameplay experience.
- “There are some mini-games on level ups that I always enjoyed, and it would be cool to see similar mechanics as 'chi breathing' in other games.”
- “The game graphics have not seen any updates since then, but the skills and mechanics have changed now.”
- “[b] gameplay & story: 6/10 [/b]”
- “The game mechanics have died horribly.”
- “Sadly, besides the story, the gameplay part is a bit dull.”
- “The mechanics in place are designed so that players are compelled to spend money in the item mall if they want to stand a chance against other players or even be strong enough to complete higher level content.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game features a variety of well-composed soundtracks that effectively capture an ancient Asian tone, enhancing the kung-fu style and overall immersion. Players appreciate the distinctiveness of each clan's musical theme, contributing to a rich auditory experience while exploring the game world.
- “There are multiple different soundtracks that still sound really well in this ancient Asian tone. The effects of the game fit the kung-fu style, while the immersion while traveling the land and your clan is great since clans are totally different from each other.”
- “+ great soundtrack”
- “+ great soundtrack”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has been criticized due to frequent server closures at launch, leading to ongoing issues such as lags, bugs, disconnects, and various connection glitches experienced by the community.
- “On launch, they closed the server, causing the community to experience ongoing lags, bugs, disconnects, and glitches in general with the connection.”
- “On launch, they closed the server, causing the community to experience ongoing lags, bugs, disconnects, and glitches in general with the connection.”