By Donna Desborough

The anime inspired arcade styled MMO Lunia is part of the GNG World Championships. I was lucky enough to talk with the developers to find out just a little bit more about Lunia's part in the competition.

Donna: Can you tell us a little about yourself and what you do at Lunia Gold?

Kyoung-yeon: I'm Kyoung-yeon Choi, the leader of the Public Relation team and at the same time a PM who is wholly in charge of GNGWC project of 'Record of Lunia War'.

Donna: How does Lunia Gold fit into the GNGWC?

Kyoung-yeon: 'Record of Lunia War' opened GNGWC championship at the same time it started its global service last July, which aroused much participation in GNGWC as well as the users' interest in the game itself. Lots of users showed interest in action arcade RPG because of its uniqueness as an online game genre. In August 23rd, Europe Final tournament successfully ended in Leipzig, Germany.

Donna: So how will the Lunia Gold rounds work? What exactly do players have to do?

Kyoung-yeon: At present, 'Record of Lunia War' has ahead its Korean final in September 30th, American final in October 17th, and Japanese final in November 17th. The qualification for a player is anyone who has played 'Record of Lunia Gold War' PVP at least once. Eight players are selected on the basis of their victory percentages and records in PVP during the regional online preliminaries period, and each of them gets to participate in their regional finals. At the regional finals, players compete at the one-on-one tournament in the 'Battlefield in Deep Forest', an exclusive stage for PVP. The quarter-final and the semi-final are played in best two out of three, and the final in best three out of five.

Donna: Is this the first time Lunia Gold  has been part of something like this?

Kyoung-yeon: Yes. This is the first time since the 'Record of Lunia War' started global service for the worldwide users to compete for the best seat among our game players. I believe this is a very good opportunity for them.

Donna: How will the competition fit into Lunia Gold ongoing story? Is the tournament part of the player's story or totally outside of it?