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Academic Class coming to Dragon Nest SEA Tomorrow!

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23 Apr 2012

Posted by Julian Yeo

TIME SHIFT! Shanda Games has announced the new character class coming to MMO Dragon Nest SEA on April 24th: The Academic Class.

The Academic Class hails from the future where Lagendia is destroyed by the evil Red Dragon, and she must change the future by going back to the present. Don’t underestimate her child-like appearance, which was a result of a time-travel mishap. She has her powerful skills with the cannon and Bubble gun for attacks with a heavy blast radius. Climb her up to Level 15 and branch her out to the Engineer or Alchemist classes.

For more information, head over to the official DN site or their Facebook page.

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Crash-landing Into Dragon Nest SEA: The Academic Class!

SINGAPORE — April 18, 2012 — The world of Dragon Nest SEA is buzzing in excitement as Shanda Games International (SDGi) prepares to launch the highly anticipated new character class, the Academic into the fray!

Slated to arrive on April 24, 2012, the Academic looks set to enthrall players with her vibrant background story which complements the existing in-depth story plot of Dragon Nest SEA. Hailing from the future where the evil Red Dragon has destroyed Lagendia, the Academic strives to create a new world by coming back in time to the present. An accident happened during her time travel to the present, resulting in her body regressing to that of a child’s.

The Academic’s innocent child-like exterior belies her powerful skills as an expert range fighter with the ability to use the Cannon and the Bubble Gun, dealing devastating area-of-effects (or AOE) attacks. She is also a competent summoner, able to call upon her faithful robot Alfredo to tank and inflict high damage-per-second (DPS) in battle, particularly useful in sweeping away small mobs. Her abilities are far more devastating once the Academic reaches Level 15 when players can choose to branch her out to either the Engineer or the Alchemist sub-classes.

“The introduction of the Academic gives players a whole new level of game play, based in a rich console action environment, straight on PC,” said Mr Addison Kang, Vice-President and Producer of Shanda Games International. “Unlike characters in other games, the Academic is renowned for her versatility in the battlefield where her unique skill set allows her to take on a tanker or healer role within a party.

Another factor that sets Dragon Nest apart is its rich storyline and it will be interesting to watch how the story of Lagendia will continue to unfold with the Academic class.”

Riding on the strength of its 633,000 Facebook fans, the Dragon Nest SEA team has been rolling out a one-of-a-kind Facebook campaign to tease their fans about the Academic. And if the response to the Facebook campaign is anything to go by, the Academic is proving to be an extremely popular character indeed with a teaser news generating more than 50,000 shares over a weekend.

Meanwhile, players can choose their own adventure with the Academic class campaign in the Dragon Nest SEA Facebook page (www.facebook.com/dragonnestsea) while they countdown to the arrival of the new class in-game on April 24, 2012.

Written by Julian Yeo

Julian is a casual to midcore gamer capable of handling himself with third-person shooters and adventure games. He also embraces pop culture, is an App Store bargain hunter and a Brony. Follow him on Twitter @judacris.