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How to Optimize Your G-Points for Earning More Experience

Written by gyl on Friday, September 21, 2007

Let's face it! Not everyone is willing to spend too much money on Online Games. This is perhaps the primary reason why most Online Games are slowly converting to a F2P (Free-to-Play) format and rely on Cash Shop Items for profit. In my opinion, Cash Shops are a more effective way to gain profit than paying for game time. Anyway, this post is intended to the people who'd want to enjoy the game and at the same time make the most off their Game Time and G-Points.

I'm pretty sure a lot of people out there are already done strategizing and planning out how they would spend their money when the free game time is consumed. I do not like spending too much real life money for Virtual Items or Online games and I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people like me out there. I do enjoy playing Granado Espada and to continue having fun with the game I need to spend wisely.

This article is geared to talk about How to Optimize Your G-Points for Earning More Experience. We all want that competitive edge Granado Espada's Cash Shop Items gives you. Lucky for us, Game time and Cash Shop Money (G-Points) can be purchased together. This article will tell you various ways to maximize your spending of G-Points at the expense of not sacrificing your competitive edge.

Here's a chart of the Game Value Card rates:

i) G-Points With Game Time

Code Types for GVC/Box	G-points Provided with Game Time	(USD)
1 day Unlimited Play GVC	200	USD 0.50
5 days Unlimited Play GVC	650	USD 1.00
10 days Unlimited Play GVC	1600	USD 2.00
30 days Unlimited Play GVC	5000	USD 5.60
90 days Unlimited Play GVC	15000	USD 15.00
180 days Unlimited Play GVC	30000	USD 27.00
1 year Unlimited Play GVC	60000	USD 40.00

ii) G-Points Without Game Time

Code Types for GVC/Box	G-points Only (W/O Game time)	(USD)
1 day Unlimited Play GVC	230	USD 0.50
5 days Unlimited Play GVC	750	USD 1.00
10 days Unlimited Play GVC	1800	USD 2.00
30 days Unlimited Play GVC	5800	USD 5.60
90 days Unlimited Play GVC	18000	USD 15.00
180 days Unlimited Play GVC	35000	USD 27.00
1 year Unlimited Play GVC	70000	USD 40.00

A 30 Days worth of Unlimited Play with G-Points gives you 5000 G-Points. Well others obviously gives you more but practically, you'd want to be purchasing 30 days GVC (Since the 90 and 180 days seem to be rarely available). 5000 G-Points is so little but don't worry this article is written so you can maximize EXP gain with it.

Forgotten Territory Pass

G points: 4,400
Duration: 1 day
Quantity: 3pcs
Allows access to the Forgotten Territory, a premium dungeon. (Players will be teleported out of the dungeon when their time expires.)

With the Forgotten Territory Pass, you can earn Combat Experience twice or thrice as much as people who're normally training outside this Premium Dungeon. These Premium Dungeons lasts for only 24 hours after you use it and runs even if you're logged off. The reason why you can earn twice or thrice as much as others (without Combat Manual) is that the spawn rate here is Rion Hollow-like or Sacred Dungeon-like so you probably get the picture already. A good thing about the monsters inside the Forgotten Territory is that they're similar to their original counterpart so you're better be prepared before entering. Another noticeable thing inside is that it has better drop rate.

It is quite possible to AFK inside and so you can maximize the high spawn rate even more. The only disadvantage of it is that it is very limited (24 hours per Pass) so you better clear your schedule before using it. Also, prepare your equips before heading in, remember that the less time you spend going in and out of the Premium Dungeon the more EXP and Item you can gain.

You can check out the forums or click on this link for more info.

Combat Manual - Average

G points: 4,400
Duration: 30 days
Quantity: 1pc
Increases EXP rate by 80%

Yes! That's right Combat Manual - Average! Why not get the Expert Manual instead? The reason is that it cost you 2200 G-Points more for the extra 20% EXP for the next 30 days which you can really spend on something else like a visit inside a Premium Dungeon.

Average and Expert Manuals doesn't have quick noticeable difference. Don't get me wrong, 20% EXP more is good but with such a limited G-Points from monthly GVCs you'd be better of with an 80% EXP Rate than nothing. Just be sure to keep on moving forward and changing training areas whenever you can. This pushes your characters to still be competitive even against those with 100% EXP boost.


The most important thing to remember is that you should always try to move up a notch on where you are leveling. There are still others who can do without EXP boost and still manage to compete well against those with 100% EXP boost. Also, keep in mind the ratio between training and going back to town to restock. The less you go back to town the more EXP and chance to find a good drop increases. If you have enough to spare you can CHIONG (a Singaporean word I learned lol) by using Forgotten Territory Pass with Average or Expert Combat Manual. I saw people training from 72 to 92 in 3 to 5 days using these cash shop items as combo!

Top up G-Points Using VISA or Mastercard!

Written by gyl on Thursday, September 20, 2007

This news just made my day! It's so hard to find a GVC (Game Value Card) Retailer here in my area and being scared of buying electronic pins from websites scares me so this is just a blessing! lol XD It's amazing that they thought of making this possible I've got only one concern though, I hope IAH Games has this method secured already. Nobody wanna waste their time and money over a non-working thing. Anyway, here's a heads up for those who find it a hassle to find GVC retailers!


How To Top-Up G-Points Using VISA and Mastercard

1.) Click on the “Top-Up” button and choose the game you wish to top up.

2.) Click the “Top-Up Now” button.

3.) Select your product.

4.) Confirm your selection.



5.) Enter your credit card details.



6.) You will be brought to a page indicating your Top-up was successful. You may want to print this page for your records. Now you’re ready. Have fun!

From the Official Granado Espada Website.

Granado Espada Review from G4TV.com

Written by gyl on Wednesday, September 19, 2007

I was browsing for Granado Espada reviews over the weekend and I stumble on a few website that has given the game good ratings. I've received a couple of emails already about the Gamespot.com Review and so I thought of finding ways to present a game review on a different perspective. It is quite interesting see how G4TV's review and Gamespots' review goes (of course you can try arguing that they're reviewing - Granado Espada and Sword of the New World - two different games but seriously there isn't a world's difference between the them).

Taken from G4 - Review of Granado Espada: SotNW.

PROS

• Great graphics
• Excellent character design
• Fast-paced game pacing

CONS

• Lightweight gameplay

MMO developers want your money. These days they want it so bad they’re willing to give their games away and let you play for free in the off chance that you like them so much you’ll subscribe and throw a few bones their way. Whether or not this is a good business plan remains to be seen, but until that determination is made we gamers have some great online RPGs available to us for free … at least initially. Sword of the New World: Granado Espada is perhaps the best of those free MMOs; so visually stunning and fun to play you might just decide to dive right in credit card first.

A Different Place and Time

MMOs and RPGs in general have taken place in all sorts of eras and all sorts of locations, but few have ventured into colonial times. That’s exactly where Sword places you the gamer, but with a very heavy-handed dose of fantasy layered overtop. You start out on a ship destined for the New World and there find yourself embroiled in a typically colonial spat between fictional government entities and those who would subvert them. It’s definitely a very different sort of environment than what’s typically featured in MMOs, full of European-style towns, huge gothic cathedrals, and cobblestone streets full of characters dressed in costumes of a distinctly regal manner. Even the dungeons are interesting, with their frescoed ceilings and patterned tiled floors. What really makes the game different is the characters, both in their design and in how many of them you get to control.

Even the characters of the fresh-faced gamers limping straight off of the boat look quite stunning. Female avatars tend to wear huge and ornate dresses that don’t look very effective for battle but are quite a sight regardless. Men’s jackets have tails and their boots are turned down at the top, buccaneer-style. With a huge number of costumes, hats, masks, and other accessories to personalize, there’s plenty of variety. Even lowly NPCs look distinctive and memorable, especially the rather prissy costume maker Andre, who makes quite an impression.

And you’ll be visiting Andre fairly frequently when you get higher up, because you’ll have a whole family of characters to clothe. In Sword, you start out with a party of three characters that you control at once, making it feel a little like Final Fantasy, enabling you to have a fighter, a wizard, and a healer in your party without having to make friends with strangers. Initially you’re able to have up to four in your family at once, hot-swapping siblings into your party whenever you like. Earn enough in-game cash, though, and you can buy additional family slots, meaning you can basically create as many brothers and sisters as your finances will allow.

(Not So) Glass Ceiling

Creating your characters is fairly quick; choose a class (fighter, wizard, scout, musketeer, or elementalist – a sort of environmental mage), pick a name and sex, scroll through a few-dozen costumes to find one that offers a good mix of armor and cleavage, then click “Create Character.” After that it’s up to you to shape those characters through a series of specializations. Fighters, for example, have different stances and fighting styles that unlock new abilities, while elementalists can focus on one element or another to learn new spells.

It’s not a particularly complex skill tree system, and you’re free to jump about within it at any time should you not like the direction of one of your family members. Given the number of characters you’ll have at your disposal, the game does encourage you to branch out a bit and try for some specialization. Diverse specialization is good because, unless you pony up some cash, those branches are going to be awfully short. The reason Sword of the New World doesn’t look or feel like a free MMO is because it’s only free for a limited time. You’re able to download the client, create an account, and go about creating characters all without worrying about credit cards or monthly payments. However, once you hit level 20 with a character he or she will no longer receive experience.

This is a bit of a drag since given the fast-paced nature of the game, a serious gamer could hit level 20 inside of 10 hours of gameplay. The game definitely encourages a quick-hit style of interaction with generally short quests, quick level-ups, and flashy fast-paced combat that some may find to be a little too hands-off for their tastes. Since you have a whole family of characters to level up, plus bonus character types earned for completing certain quests, you’re not necessarily “done” at when you hit 20; there’s still plenty to do. However, those who chip in the $8.95 per month will of course find a whole suite of content restricted to higher-level characters, including most of the fancy costumes and naturally all of the good weapons.

Visually Stunning

Sword is perhaps one of the best looking MMO to hit a PC in awhile, both in terms of the quality of overall character and level design. While the world the game takes place in is not particularly huge at the moment it is immaculately detailed and universally gorgeous. More impressive is that it all runs very well on moderate hardware without resorting to ugly fogging or other tricks to decrease the workload.

On the audio front the game ships with a selection of period-sounding classical tunes that perfectly augment the on-screen action. However there’s one random drum and bass track thrown in there that just doesn’t fit. Thankfully that one’s easily disabled. Sound effects are good but not overpowering while the voiceover work is limited to quips and battle-cries and the like from your characters, which are less annoying than you might think.

Top Notch

Sword of the New World: Granado Espada is a compellingly good MMO at an amazingly attractive price. The 20 level cap is low it’s certainly more than enough to get a feel for the game and its quality, while the $8.95 monthly fee after that is reasonably attractive compared to the generally more expensive competition. While the hardcore crowd may find this twist of the sword a little too shallow, those who haven’t yet made the plunge into the world of MMOs might find themselves lacing up a bustier in no time. Give it a shot. You’ve got nothing to lose … except for your free time, of course.

Article by: Tim Stevens

7 Kingdoms of the Old World a Granado Espada Role Player should know!

Written by gyl on Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Blogging about Granado Espada is another way to enjoy the game itself. Blogging about the game furthers the gaming experience of the Role player through actively engaging their imaginations with the game's world. Though you really don't need to learn about the history or the back story of the game to begin role playing, It is quintessential to at least learn the places (or in this case) kingdoms that you will hear a lot about. This adds a bit more drama and Granado-ish feel to your role playing. Using pre-made worlds by the game creator allows the player to fully explore it and put them in a position where they can actually focus on role playing their characters.

If you are into role playing or you're feeling that writing bug biting your bums XD go and read on a bit and start or improve on your Role Playing. And if you're not that too interested, then it won't hurt taking a look at and learning a bit about the Kingdoms of the Old World.



Kingdoms of the Old World

Vespanola: The current high power in Orpesia. Vespanola controls the seas and the new continent. Effectively imposes a total blockade of Brestia. The upper class social structure is severely divided between wartime Nobles and the more traditional upper class.

Illier: A home to great artists, and also once a great military power. The country is a source of trends and famous for their fashion, food, and swords. It houses the most famous sword smith of all time. Illier has been a major military player in nearly every Orpesian conflict due to its central position on the continent.

Targa: A warlike people, the Targans are renowned for their skill in making firearms. Geographically, Targa blocks the rest of Orpesia's access to resource-rich Katai. Traditionally Targans do not like Orpesians. They see Orpesians as weak.

Oporuto: This country is no longer an independent state. Its territories and holdings were annexed by Vespanola during the "Marriage of the Two Countries." Oporuto is the homeland of Granado Espada's discoverer, Ferrucio Espada. The country overspent developing the new continent, and the following bankruptcy led to the Vespanolan acquisition. A traditionally poor country before the marriage, Oporutans are typically not used to having a great economy among the masses, but, like most Orpesian countries, maintain a rich upper class.

Brestia: The traditional #2 power in Orpesia. Brestia launched a surprise attack against Vespanola after the Marriage of the Two Countries. The attack resulted in the Three-Year War, and Brestia's ultimate defeat at the Baleares Naval Battle. Following the war Brestians faced a culling of high government and military officials from the Vespanolan government. Brestia was effectively cut off by the Vespanolan Navy, and its citizens currently live in a state of oppression and near starvation. Brestians have no love for Vespanola, and find themselves horribly oppressed in Vespanolan controlled zones.

Katai: A resource-rich country east of Orpesia.

Absinia: A country south of Orpesia, known for its magical warriors. Absinians tend to be extremely proud of their country and their magical military heritage. They are warlike, confident and proud.

The Kindoms of the Old World article is taken from the Granado Espada Main Page. All rights reserved.