Black Gold Online is a steampunk/fantasy hybrid themed MMO from Snail Games. It's currently in the Alpha phase, and we've been assured that Snail is continuously evaluating player feedback to make improvements as development continues. I had some time over the weekend to check out the Alpha build and wanted to share my initial thoughts on the upcoming title.

Snail Games has revealed Black Gold Online's dark cleric – the Thaumaturge, who summon powerful demonic forces to their aid on the battlefield.

Snail Games has revealed Black Gold Online's tamer of the wild – the Beastmaster, whose strength and bravery instill them with confidence in battle.

Snail Games has revealed Black Gold Online's revered Erlandir mage – the Skycaller, who mastery of the air and water serve them well in both attack and defense.

In recent news, Snail Games has announced the latest class for its upcoming MMO, Black Gold Online. If you take forbidden magic and mix it with the power of steam technology, you'll be left with a devastating dark mage class known as the Conjurer.

Snail Games has released Black Gold Online's divine healer on the Erlandir side – the Geomancer, who specializes in instantaneous single-target healing.

Snail Games has officially announced plans to begin alpha testing in North America for its upcoming MMO, Black Gold Online. While beta testing is already underway in China, North American players can expect Alpha Testing to commence in late March.

Black Gold Online has introduced a new player class, the Occultist. Formidable sorceresses who practice dark magic, Occultists are a powerful mender class that specializes in continuous restoration and are playable only as females.

Class Features

• Available Races: Buvont and Lokemean
• Role Specialization: Support Healer and Ranged DPS
• Weapons of Choice: Staves and Enchanted Daggers
• Armor Proficiency: Medium (Leather) Armor
• Class Trait: Occultists are lightly armored with a low resilience to damage. Their strength comes from fortifying and restoring players around them. Their spells and potions provide group health and stamina replenishment to nearby allies with short cool-downs for continuous support. Occultists have mid-range defensive abilities that sap and stun their opponents.

Black Gold Online is back with another episode of Ask the Devs!

The upcoming Snail Games developed MMORPG, Black Gold Online, has released information on the game's "Spellsword" class. More sturdy than a typical mage and more agile than a fully-armored warrior, these magic-wielding swordsmen hone their skills by bringing both blades and spells into combat. Even if you manage to dodge their magic abilities, stay on your toes, because they can still run you through with a sword.