I've realized something. I've been doing it wrong all this time. I've been spending too much time looking for a MMORPG that's fun, but doesn't force me to play or otherwise be addicted to it, when what I should've been doing was looking for an online [i]action game[/i]!

Hence, enter Rakion (SEA server link; International server link). Rakion is an online fighting game that can be compared to something like Dynasty Warriors or Tenchu in terms of style, where you control your character in 3rd person, and beat up monsters and/or other players in 3D environments. You get exp by killing players or accomplishing map objectives, and you can use the exp to strengthen your character. You also get gold, to get equipment with. It's really fun, and there's no obligation to play because it's not a MMORPG. My main concern, though, is that because of the nature of the game, it works via P2P connection (peer-to-peer), and it's kinda hard to find somebody with a decent connection speed. I'm not sure why, because even I'm able to host a game with minimal ping, and I'm only on a 128 Kbps DSL connection. I'm sure there's lots of people with better connections than me...

Anyway, I've finished some principle character design sketches for all the main characters, but I saw something while browsing the internet last night. I won't explain it now because I might feel silly if I'm wrong, but let's just say I'll post here if I make any changes.