CryEngine 3 powered action MMO Panzar Launches in Europe, Invites Players to Crush others like puny insects

Michael Dunaway
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When I first heard of the fantasy MMO Panzar I honestly had no idea what to expect. The name instantly reminds me of a Panzer which of course was a German armored tank during WW2, but Panzar apparently is the name for a PvP focused action MMO that features wizards, Orcs, Dwarves and nary a tank in sight.

The game sells itself as an action MMO, but lots of games do that nowadays. After further reading it appears the game is mainly focused on PvP with teams of 10 clashing in different strategic modes including Domination, King of the Hill, Siege, and a capture/defend mode where players must retrieve an artifact.

The early gameplay videos do remind me of a certain recently closed action "MMO" called Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes, but Panzar actually looks pretty good. Panzar Studio the development team behind Panzar apparently knows this too. They state:

"Panzar offers something its competitors cannot match: stunningly detailed battles in lush landscapes that crank the concept of high fantasy conflict to a new level of epicness, while the core gameplay links easy-to-learn mechanics with complex character advancement and impeccably balanced character class choices."

Panzar was originally launched in Russian last year where it attracted over a million players. This new version comes fully localized in English, German and French. Although the game's launch was limited to the EU, I was able to create an account and install the game without issue over here in the NA.

Check out the official cinematic trailer above which actually has graphics similar to what you can expect in the actual game (crazy I know). If you want to try Panzar out for yourself you can visit the official site here.

Side note: Did anyone notice the Orcs run like Gorillas?

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Michael Dunaway
Michael Dunaway, News Editor

Michael Dunaway has been part of the MMOBomb team for years and has covered practically every major Free-to-Play MMO title since 2009.

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Discussion (53)

ee 11 years ago
I love competitive fpses.
I love mmo pvp.
This game is awesome sauce.
Haters probably suck at games that require skill.

fuk 11 years ago
can some1 explain what MOBA means? i found on net it means: The musem of Bad Art... i cant understand i only eat corns these days

MrSnitches 11 years ago
The game doesn't look that promising. It's more or less a Wrath of Heroes rip-off with poor coding.

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OMFGQQMOREGUYS 11 years ago
Game is awesomesouce!!! go Play it ist alot of fun if u know how to Play it. Dont listen to the haters they just cant handle the Keyboard and mouse.

GOGOGOGO

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ugurano 11 years ago
this game pay to win yes or no?

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Qinglong 11 years ago
This game is the definition of P2Win, Retarded system, abuse at its best.
Pay for weapons, pay for crafting, pay for runes pay for everything, pay for emotes, pay for colours, you get NOTHING. Game ruined itself.
F2P people cant craft shit, you farm ur ass off for nothing because crafts fail most of the time... as said, abuse at its best. Not recommended.

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Cacalips 11 years ago
THIS IS MOBA: MULTIPLYAER ONLINE BATTLE ARENA.
you do not need lanes. FPS is different because it is FIRST PERSON SHOOTER. YOU are stuck in the head of your character to play through several game modes. It is not an arena as FPS can include persistant worlds such as Planet Side 2 and Heroes and Generas. FPS is not a 1 -2 button game of spells, but bullets and warefare.
World of Tanks is more FPS / RTS than MOBA.
MOBA is arena, that is, you enter a small space of lanes, or paths to hold or defend territory. This game is MOBA as there are several paths, (the most popular the middle path) to hold the central core. There is death and respawn until the point is held the longest by one team. This is the same in LoL etc... you fight long enough to take the point of another team. BATTLE ARENA.
It is not surprising the mmobomb community is made up of brainless twits. Hence it's sad spiral off the chart of real mmorpg community. I said good day sir.

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KalameesJr 11 years ago
After the disaster that was Allods online I've kept away from any free to play russian developed games tbh.

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Samuraii 11 years ago
you guys do understand that MOBA stands for Massive Online Battle Arena? it means it doesnt HAVE to be like smite and lol, ever heard of the Bloodline Champions? its great ass game but not too many knows about it so there arent many players. a MOBA is any kind of game which you play on a battlefield or arena

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BLOODY BABE 11 years ago
Is this game available in India im already downloading it,it is a very big download-4GB via torrent.

chefmadness 11 years ago
No this is not a moba. I would call it a gladiator battle ground team based game. It is by no means a mmorpg bot the character's progress like one. Different powers unlock as you level up. Still not my cup of tea but WAY better then any moba. I guess it's like a fps fantasy based on crack. XD. That's the only way i can describe it.

Elesion1337 11 years ago
Unfortunately I've only had a chance to create a character and play through the tutorial so far.. However it feels promising ! Can't wait to submerge myself into more of it :)

Scarleton 11 years ago
Not even close to MOBA... lol

ugurano 11 years ago
that i mean whe have, smite,lol,dota 2

i hate more moba clones.

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Cacalips 11 years ago
I just played this all day after I got the announce on massively.com. It is pure crap. It is MOBA. But less characters and emphasis on skills, and armor and weapon crafting. Each round gives materials. And you will level this stuff up to get more perks. The graphics are not bad, neither is the idea, but the design is pure fail. There are several lanes, but the objective is to hold the center...all maps. This means ZERG like a mofo...That leaves all the extra trails completely empty. You can try to use them but all that does is create side line fights that benefit no one and have 0 strategy except everyones bored of zerging so you wander off or just noobs. The best strategy is just press forward for a few steps till you at center and (insert game play)
JUST SPAM ATTACKS. There is no strategy to this. If you are healer, just shoot heals at people. Ranged, sit back and range. Tank, get in and tank. etc. etc. To prove this, My palladin gets a 1 hit shot by a tank.... They force your roll to really play your roll, you can not 1 vs 1 another based on skill (like other MOBAS), if your class is not in his roll it is dead. This strict railed game play makes for a crap fest of a game and you will be bored. The action is so stupid. It is just people waving theri hands around, so you basically spray and prey...mele attacks...bravo to this company for creating the first spray and prey friggin fantasy game XD. The only sort of strategic class is the engering gnome who makes gun turrets...but since it takes long and everyone knows, like TF2, it just takes a stealthed assassin to get in and break them.
Seriously, this game is poo. I uninstalled after one day, if you want action fantasy, stick to TERA, if you want 3D MOBA stay with smite, if you want turret building shooter, stick to TF2. AVOID this game.
There were other games like it that shut down, like that Warhammer spin off...

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ugurano 11 years ago
i hope no moba game, thx

Gamer X ( Mountend 11 years ago
watching the trailer...

Jonathansty 11 years ago
Mounted!
EU for the win :p

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