Solstice: Reborn is the action-packed sequel to the cult classic free-to-play MMORPG, Secret of the Solstice! With a major graphics overhaul, hundreds of new monsters, and dozens of new game mechanics, Secret of the Solstice has been reborn!

This newly discovered parallel planet is full of danger and intrigue, teaming with magic and science, and filled with old friends and new foes. Join your friends and explore this new land: fight your way to the lava chamber under the haunted library, battle renegade dragon-men, or craft dozens of items ranging from furniture and pets to elite weapons and epic enchants. Featuring hundreds of gorgeous environments filled with fanciful creatures and a classic feel, Secret of the Solstice is a free massively-multiplayer role-playing game inviting players to create a character and save the world of Xen. Aspiring heroes have access to plenty of in-game quests, unique and colorful items for their characters and an innovative smelting system for enhancing equipment. In dynamic daily in-game events run by Outspark game masters, players can experience Secret of the Solstice in a completely new way… and even contribute to the evolution of the game's storyline.
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Official Website: http://solstice.outspark.com/
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Secret of the Solstice Overview and Features:

As with other MMORPGs, Secret of the Solstice allows players to control avatars in a persistent game world where they can explore the landscape, battle monsters, complete quests, learn skills and magical abilities, and interact with NPCs and other players. The game rewards success with in-game currency, items, and experience points. As players earn experience, they level up and grow more powerful. Secret of the Solstice has a maximum level of 180.

Player characters

When first creating their characters, players can choose their avatar’s gender and pick from three different hair styles and colors. All characters initially use the same sprite. The costume of a sprite change according to their job. Customized costumes can also be purchased from the Solstice Store.

Vital statistics

Upon leveling up, players receive a single status point (except for levels that end in a 5 they receive 2 status points and for levels that end in a 0 they receive 3 status points), which they can spend to increase any one of their six statistics and customize their character.


The 6 statistics are: Power, Agility, Intelligence, Wisdom, Stamina, and Mentality.

Power increases a player's damage, and weight capacity. The effects of Power differ among the jobs because of differences in gears. Too much power decreases attack speed.

Agility increases dodge rate, attack speed, and attack power. Agility is useful but too much means weak attacks, fast but weak.

Intelligence is the most interesting statistic, while it is useless to close ranged players, it is extremely beneficial to ranged characters. While it increases a spell's damage, it does nothing for close ranged characters.

Character classes

All Secret of the Solstice players begin the game as a Xenian, a very basic class with very basic skills and abilities. After completing the in-game tutorial and reaching level 16, players can select a more specialized class by joining one of the four job guilds – squire, apprentice, acolyte, and neophyte. Players buy most of their class’ skills from skill book merchant NPCs or by hunting monsters that drop skill books. The skills they can learn are dependent on their character’s job and level. After level 66, skill books must be found through hunting, since the skill book merchant does not sell level 66+ skill books. Players can acquire second grade skills from defeated enemies or by trading with other players. There are three skill types: single-target “General Skills,” multi-target “Scope Skills, or Area of Effect (AoE)” and “Sub Magic Skills,” which strengthen characters.

There are 4 basic classes to start with, and two prestige classes available later.

The squire is the basic close range fighter class. It has the best defense of the game and operates based on strength. At level 66 a class change to knight is possible. At 96 another change to warrior is available. Another class change to Warlord (lvl 131) was just implemented to the game recently.

The other close range basic class is the neophyte. The neophyte is the speed and agility based class of the game. Their defense is based on dodging. Their armor and attack is less than the fighter class. At 66 the class of rogue is available. At 96 Assassin, and a recently added shadow master is available at level 131.

A prestige class distance fighter is available at level 45 from the neophyte class. This is the scout. This is your basic hunter/bow user class. Archer is available at level 80, while Ranger is available at level 112.

The basic distance fighter is the apprentice class. These are magic users and do the most damage per strike in the game. They have very poor defense and are meant to be ranged attackers. At level 66 the apprentice can become a mage and at 96 a wizard. A final archmage class is now available at level 131.

Both the ranged fighters have less defense and as such are better at supportive Area of Effect than at mobbing.

The final ranged fighter and magic using class isn't really a fighter, but a healer. The healing class starts with the acolyte, which at 66 becomes a cleric, at 96 a priest and at level 131, a paladin. This class has poor defense and a slow, weak attack. But just like the neophyte class, the healer class becomes extremely powerful during their later levels. It compensates by being able to heal itself and others and to be able to increase the attack strength and defense of any other player.

A second prestige class is available at level 45 for the acolyte class called the disciple. Interestingly, the disciple is a magic using class that is close ranged. While a club is the weapon of Disciples, their skills include powerful self buffs, self healing, long ranged stuns, powerful AoE that reduces enemy hit rate and damage by half. At level 80 Disciples can change to Templars, and at level 112 to Holy Avenger.
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