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If you can get past the 11 Meg download, you'll have fun with this online RPG. Realms of Kaos is a mud ("multi-user dungeon"), in essense, with a flashy display. While the screen shots would indicate that it has a different picture for each "Square" you're on, the picture doesn't change until you enter a new zone.

The people who game there for the most part are nice. Mostly the more experienced players were there to lend me a hand, while some of the newer players attempted to be threatening.

The movement system is terrible and should be done away with. At level 1 you get one move, and each level you gain you add a movement point. That's right, you can wander a whole square before having to resting 20 seconds or so. This made walking to get my first set of armor and a weapon from the market a 10 to 15 minute project. Once I attained level 8 it didn't really seem too bad.

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The interface has nifty features like autosneak for thieves and assassins. It has plenty of macro slots, but does not have any where to place speed walks, nor does it let you use the keypad for quicker movement. The interface does have all 8 directions (N, S, W, SE, NW, etc) built in to the aforementioned picture for easy mouse clicking navigation.

Player killing is definitely allowed, and the game has its fair share of it. The game also has newbie protection built in. You cannot be harmed by another player until you reach level 8.

My personal feeling on the game is that it's fun and should only improve once it makes it past the alpha and beta stages, as there are crashes and resets often. As of now I'm not aware of any pricing plans if there are any.

You can download Realms of Kaos from http://www.realmsofkaos.com/