La Tale

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La Tale
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Developer(s) Actoz Soft
Publisher(s)
  • KOR: Actoz Soft
  • NA: Papaya Play
  • EU: Papaya Play
  • JP: Happytuk
  • TW: MangoT5
  • THA: Happytuk
Platform(s) Windows
Mode(s) Multiplayer

La Tale is a 2D side-scrolling online game developed by South Korean studio Actoz Soft. Gamers take the role of adventurers in a mythological fantasy world with three continents, Jiendia, Freios, and Eastland.

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It was launched in South Korea in February 2006 where it was well received. In February 2007, Actoz entered into an agreement with Chinese game operator Shanda to open a server in mainland China. [1] In March 2008 OGPlanet signed a contract with Actoz Soft to bring La Tale to North America. Aeria Games launched La Tale in Europe on July 30, 2009, and closed the server in October 2010. [2]

Sign-ups for North America closed-beta testing began on July 10, 2008. Testers were selected from 22 to 30 July. Closed-beta testing began on July 31, [3] and ended on August 6. An open-beta test was held for fileplanet subscribers from August 15-18. Official open-beta testing began on August 21, and ended on September 3. La Tale was officially released on September 18. [4] La Tale was also published by GameNGame, but this version closed in May 2015. As of June 2017, La Tale has been relaunched by Papaya Play.

Gameplay

Gameplay of La Tale is based on most MMORPGs. Players control a single character that combats monsters, obtains and completes quests, and participates in other activities. The game has a 2D side-scrolling setting similar to MapleStory and Ghost Online . The keyboard is used to hotkey character actions while the mouse is primarily used to speak to Non-player characters (NPCs), purchase items, and manipulate the items (via Enchants, Upgrades, etc.).

There are two types of currency in the North American version of La Tale: Ely and LTC. Ely is the normal in-game currency, used to buy equipment and other usable items. Ely is gained through killing monsters, selling items, and completing quests. LTC (an abbreviated version of "La Tale Coins") are the currency used to purchase fashion-shop items. LTC must be purchased through PapayaPlay, similar to buying NX Cash for Nexon products.

Gameplay and characters

One player account has three slots for characters. By purchasing an item called the Character Slot Card from either other players or the fashion shop, players can add up to eight more slots to their account. Players have the choice of choosing their character's gender, class, and appearance. Names are also given to characters at this point, but if a character is deleted, the name will not be reusable.

The game features experience points, which are gained through killing monsters and completing quests, though they can also be gained by saving at a Stone of Iris or Returning Stone. These experience points are used for a variety of leveling systems: normal levels, which are instanced per character and cap at 235 before progressing to account-wide Ascension and Ascension 2 levels, Ascension/Ascension 2 levels, which are account-wide, cap at 9999 and 100.00 respectively, and are able to be utilized for stat points that can be reallocated at will, and Awakening/Awakening 2 levels, which unlock stat nodes and new versions of skills that characters can utilize depending on the situation or desired play style. [5]

Classes

There are 14 starting classes in La Tale. Each class specializes in one of the four stats in the game: Strength, which determines flinch rate and physical damage capability; Stamina, which determines HP and defense capability; Magic, which determines magical damage and magic defense; and Luck, which determines critical rate, Ely gain, and item drops.

Subclasses

After reaching level 140 in any primary class, the player can pick from 12 subclasses in the game that they can swap between within cities, regardless of stat focus.

  • Highlander - A Strength-focused Fūma shuriken-wielding fighter that can launch their shuriken at enemies and fight at close range with it.
  • Sword Dancer - A Strength-focused floating sword-wielding class that can manipulate their swords to attack enemies.
  • Terror Knight - A Strength-focused gauntlet-wielding fighter that attacks enemies at close range and utilizes dark energy.
  • Psykicker - A Strength-focused brawler that also utilizes psychokinetic abilities to fight enemies.
  • Phantom Mage - A Strength and Magic-focused scythe-wielding magician that can augment their physical attacks with magic.
  • Maestro - A Magic-focused baton-wielding magician that utilizes a summoned band to attack enemies and steal their life energy.
  • Rogue Master - A Strength and Luck-focused dual dagger-wielding combo-focused class that focuses on swift combat.
  • Judgment - A Strength-focused pistol sword-wielding fighter that specializes in shredding enemies and firing ammunition.
  • Star Seeker - A Strength-focused mechanic that commands a variety of robots to attack enemies.
  • Jewel Star - A Magic-focused jewel craftsman that utilizes a variety of magical jewels to support the party and attack enemies.
  • Windia - A Strength-focused Japanese war fan-wielding class that can manipulate wind energy.
  • Rainia - A Magic-focused parasol-wielding class that can manipulate water magic.

References

  1. "Shanda licenses new game for China from Actoz" Article from China Tech News
  2. The LaTale European server - hosted by Aeria - is now closed Aeria's LaTale closure.
  3. "Beginning of closed-beta testing" [ permanent dead link ] Notification from official La Tale website
  4. "Beginning of open-beta testing and date of official release" Notification from official La Tale website
  5. Silver, John (4 July 2025). "La Tale's "Emeraldia" Update Expands Endgame Content and Improves Player Experience". MMOs.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. Papaya Play Games (2025). "La Tale - About". Papaya Play Games. Archived from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  7. Papaya Play Games (7 February 2025). "Sword Saint Patch Notes". Papaya Play Games. Archived from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.