What are the key keatures in HTOK?
There are 10 key features in Heroes of Three Kingdoms
- Motion Captured Combat
Using advanced motion capture technology; combat is brought to life martial arts specialist, making the action exciting and realistic. Experience in-game combat as if it were real life.
- Eighteen Weapon System
With a unique cool down system, players will have eighteen types of weapons available during the Three Kingdoms era in China to choose from.
- Weaponry Crafting System
Following an ancient Chinese proverb goes “before you send out your troops, prepare your supplies” Heroes of Three Kingdoms features a unique, free-flowing production system that allows players to obtain key technological advancements to help aid them on the battlefield such as stronger bows, catapults and other siege weaponry.
- Kingdom War System
Join the Wei, Shu or Wu and choose to wage war or create alliances against one another.
- Historic Instances
Go back in time to experience historical battles and pivotal moments that helped shape the Three Kingdoms era and modern China.
- Legion System
Come together to create Legions to help aid or conquer players in battle. Conquer one or multiple cities together to gain more troops and become their leader.
- PvP Battlegrounds
Test your fighting abilities against other players to prove who shall lead the kingdom to victory.
- Title System
Hundreds of different titles and occupations are available to earn in game. Each title comes with different outfits, skills and rewards.
- Achievements
Explore everything the game has to offer and reap the rewards.
- Reputation System
Gain reputation with the various factions in the world to gain access to new areas, better equipment and powerful skills.
How is the PvP Combat Structured?
The PvP in HOTK is meaningful and intractley woven into the story starting at level 40. There are three nations to join, you can join the forces of Wei, Shu and Wu.
There is no penalty for killing a member of a different nation anywhere in the game. For the PvP junkies there is a battleground going every day, all day, in the Wu Zhang Plain, it is a unlimited nation free for all of capture the flag event.
After a nation captures a flag there is a protected 1 hour cool down and then 5 hours of unprotected possession. Hundreds of players are able to participate in this battle, and having the flag extends NPC control over underlying pvp zones.
The leaders of each nation gamble on a certain day of the weak to decide who will participate in the nation wars which is 200 vs 200 event. The object of this battle is to occupy the fort in the center, the winner gets a nation tax, access to one of the fastest mounts, and other great rewards.
Below this there is territory war which is based on legion vs legion.
The leaders of the legions gamble points that the members gain through daily quests, to fight over sections of the maps. There are 15 different fronts to coordinate your members to destroy towers within the territory, then you can take a central flag and win the territory for daily tax bonuses, reduced grocery prices, and increased sales to NPCs.
Then there are a few pvp campaings such as the main campaign of Yun Chang (YC), this is the campaign that is used to gain civil or martial ranks. To gain these ranks you must participate in these campaigns.
There is also a campaign called Poyang which is a pvp based campaign, dependant upon total kills by both sides to decide who wins.
How to trade Ingots
First you need to go to the Ingot Trader and put your ingots or gold into an escrow account, from there you can bid on the prices you would like to trade them. There are two windows on the left side of the screen the top one is the prices people have bid to buy ingots, and the bottom window is the prices people have bid to sell ingots.
Ingots on the US Hebei Server are currently being traded at 1 Ingot = 35-40g
