

The amount of contribution points gained or lost depends upon the level of the enemy being killed or the enemy doing the killing. Consequently, players lose these points upon dying at the hand of race enemies. Upon killing race enemies, players receive “contribution points” (CP). Because of this, players are heavilly encouraged by the game mechanics to group together and work as a team in RvRvR situations. This ideal is only reinforced by RF Online’s potion/healing system – it is nearly impossible to outdamage an opponent’s self healing abilities in a 1v1 skirmish. Players of opposing races are always considered enemies, no matter if informal truces have been established or not.RF Online PvP is designed to be team based.

Players of the same race are automatically allied with one another and cannot attack one another. PvP in RF Online is focused upon the 3-way race war between the Accretia, Cora, and Bellato (also called RvRvR). This desire to expand and grow will no doubt leave the galaxy engulfed in turmoil and chaos. To expand to the rest of the universe, the Bellato have to ensure that the Novus Sector doesn’t fall under the supremacy of the Accretia or Cora.

The Bellato are experienced traders and their financial minds and greed have driven the need to extend out to other planets, to colonize and claim resource. Though they are physically strong and intelligent, the huge gravitational energies from their home planet have left the Bellato with smaller builds. Renowned for their great mechanical minds, intelligence and hand-eye coordination, the Bellato can construct huge armoured battle mechs and weapons to use in the war. The Bellato Union utilize machines and some magic in their culture. This has inevitably led them to the Planet Novus and the arcane civilizations it plays home to. Their need to expand to the further reaches of the universe to become even stronger is paramount and a key driving force to their being. The Accretia are proud to be the strongest and most formidable race in the galaxy, and are proud of the huge weapons they have created to kill men, women and all things living. There is no feeling when it comes to the destruction of other races and for good reason, for the Accretia are a race of mechanised units with a materialistic thinking. The Accretian Empire follows a totalitarian regime where goals are for the Empire, a thought that is embraced by its followers. The Cora people, united as the Holy Alliance, now battle for their survival using the magical powers drawn from their spiritual beliefs, and traditional weapons blessed by their god, Decem. Though the history of the Cora has been built on religious wars, which has created multiple states and nations, the country is strongly unified through its core religious beliefs. The Holy Alliance Cora is a spiritual civilisation with a firm belief in religion and the magical arts. Choose from either the Bellato Union, taking control of individual robot battle units like never seen before within any MMOG, Holy Alliance Cora, the mystical and fantasy orientated race utilising the power of magic and finally the mighty Accretia Empire, a futuristic alien race intent on spreading destruction across the entire sector with their advanced weaponry systems. Set in a deep space galaxy known as Novus, take your pick from three all-powerful warring factions leading your character into the final battle for total control over the entire Novus galaxy. RF Online is an epic mix of traditional fantasy MMOG mixed with unique futuristic sci-fi action to bring an entirely new and original take on the existing MMORPG genre.
