Publisher Gameforge and developers Wangyuan Shengtang and Aurogon have released a new trailer, gameplay, and screenshots for massively multiplayer online action RPG Swords of Legends Online introducing the game’s player-versus-player battles.

Here is an overview of the game’s player-versus-player modes, via Gameforge:

Battlegrounds

• Battle in the Sands – In this desert training area, you take on monsters and possessed enemies. Initially, you fight in small groups, but as the match progresses, two groups of 10 players are matched up to compete against one another. Be warned—one player from each team will be randomly possessed and must be healed by team members using three runes. Do you have what it takes to save your teammate and reach three runes first?
• Haizhou Fort – Two teams of 10 confront one another to capture and hold the flag in the center in a race to 1,000 points! Can you hold the fort?
• Land of Emerald Clouds – In this Battle Royale mode, six teams of five players each start with minimal equipment that they need to improve as the map gradually shrinks. Grab loot in the battle area and keep a watchful eye out for special stealth items like those that can turn you into a mushroom or allow you to hide in haystacks. But haystacks alone won’t be enough to win the game—the best loot is dropped by special world bosses.
• Realm of the Five Elements – Players must take and hold five towers as they engage in electrifying 15-versus-15 combat in the hope to emerge victorious from this realm!

Garden of Blades

Perfect for fans of smaller-scale fights, in the Garden of Blades teams of three confront one another in a gladiatorial deathmatch. The battles take place on one of three maps—the Dreamworld, Fenghuang Temple, and Baxian Plateau—and winning teams will advance to a higher league where they can earn special rewards.

Other Player-versus-Player Modes

• Rampage – When you and your opponents have reached the maximum level, you can destroy them in Rampage! But be warned, they can also attack you, and dying with Evil Qi means that you end up in the Realm of Destiny, where you’ll have to complete a list of tasks in order to leave.
• Duelling – It’s just you and your opponent in a 1v1 showdown for superiority (and bragging rights).
• Chang’an Arena – If you’re tired of dunking on friends and strangers, then take the fight to the NPCs! These battles can be played daily and allow you to obtain coveted items.
• Player-versus-Player Equipment – The equipment you receive for player-versus-player in Swords of Legends Online is completely independent of the equipment available for player-versus-enemy. Once you complete the player-versus-player tutorial, your first step will begin, and you can improve your gear by earning a reputation on the battlegrounds.

Swords of Legends Online is due out for PC via the Gameforge client, Steam, and the Epic Games Store this summer in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Read more about the game here.

Watch the new footage below. View the screenshots at the gallery.

PvP Trailer

PvP Gameplay

Three vs. Three

10 vs. 10

15 vs. 15

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