Shot Online is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) which features character development and golf

Golf

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 simulation. It is developed by the Seoul-based game developer OnNet Co. Ltd. (OnNet Korea), and published under their game portal website, GamesCampus. Although there is no subscription fee or cost to download and play the game, additional items may be purchased using real currency through the game's website.

History

Shot Online was originally created as a Korea

Korea

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n title, then later marketed to the United States

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. Debuting in 2004 as a free online download, this game worked its way onto store shelves in 2006 when a retail version was made available. The game is currently available as a direct download from the publisher's website. Retail boxed versions of the game are no longer available.

Game updates are pushed through an update server with major improvements scheduled every six months. Using this method the developer can make rapid fixes or game changes such as the addition of auction houses to the game. Game developers have promised updates such as graphical improvements in the future.

Publishing

The game is available in eight different languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese). OnNet USA publishes the English version under their game portal, gamescampus.com. The German, French, and Spanish versions of the game are published by OnNet Europe, located in Berlin, Germany under the portal gamescampus.eu.

Introduction

The golf simulator allows up to four players to tee-off together on several fictional and non-fictional courses, while The Square allows a player's avatar

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 to interact with NPCs

Non-player character

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 and make trades with other players.
For each hole completed, the character earns both experience point

Experience point

An experience point is a unit of measurement used in many role-playing games and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's progression through the game...

s and in-game currency called NG ("Not Gold"). When the player accumulates enough experience points, their character will advance to the next level. NG can be used to purchase items such as clubs, balls, clothing, greens fees, and club repair fees.

Characters

Shot Online is similar to many other MMORPGs in the sense it uses a mixture of player experience and items to increase a players skill. All characters are designed in anime. The game classifies players as Beginner, Amateur, Semi-Pro, Tour-Pro, Senior, and Master-Pro. This classification is based on both a player's level and handicap achievements on specific courses. As you progress, more options become available such as the ability to create guilds or use better equipment.

Seven character classes are also available which will give a player different starting abilities based on different character skills. Two character types are only able to be created with a Gold Plus membership. The basic character types are Zygmunt, Shaoring, Erda, Belzebuit, and Wotan. The two Gold Plus characters are Albus and Camilla. Basic characters have a distribution of 20 stat points. Albus has 22 and Camilla has 24.

Courses

There are a wide variety of courses based on real-world locations and fictional designs. Courses have different green fees, and playing them provides varying bonuses and experience points depending on the difficulty.

Tournaments

Tournaments are offered, which can be played at any level. Currently a string of seasonal tournaments are being hosted. In addition to these seasonal tournaments, free tournaments are also offered. Instead of any head-to-head play like in a real tournament, your score is registered upon completion of the course. When the tournament ends winners are declared from the submitted scores.

External links

• Shot Online Official Website (English)
• Shot Online Official Website (German, French, Spanish)
• Shot Online Official Website (Traditional Chinese) (Hong Kong)
• Shot Online Official Website (Traditional Chinese) (Taiwan)
• Shot Online Official Website (Korean)
• Shot Online Official Website (Japanese)