After the first test of the open beta, Joymax is proud to say that Silkroad-R is "completely lag-free, bot free, stress free, and most importantly, free-to-play. The open beta only began a week ago, yet a new server has already been added to meet the wave of new users.

To promote the game and celebrate the successes it has seen so far, Joymax will be having a whole series of events from now until January 17th. See details and entrance requirements here.

Silkroad-R is a new MMORPG that picks up the trail of the original. Touted as a historical fantasy, players follow the Silk Road trade routes controlled by the Chinese and Europeans as they can choose to make boatloads of money acting as merchants, spurn the ways of the good men and become thieves sitting on vast mounds of treasure, or pick the more adventures path and become hunters, caravan guards available for hire as protection from thieves.