Hello Folks! So by this time, you’ve probably already heard about Kingdom Of Loathing in one way or another, perhaps even from here! Either by our very own interview by our very own Pig and his speaking with one of the kingdom’s developers Joshua Knight, by word of mouth, or just browsing the vast interwebz.
If you aren’t already earning meat, driving in your own sporty meat car, destroying hobos, or joining the sides in an epic faction war between hippies and college frat boys, then you could be missing out on a truly epic adventure that may break your jaw. We got a chance to spend some time with the KoL guys at Comic-Con, and got a refresher all things old, new, and upcoming in the strange, odd, quirky MMO that is Kingdom of Loathing.
Check out the jump for a full write-up about everyone’s favorite stick-figure oriented game and some funny pictures from the con that will at least make you giggle.
Ahh, yes… Kingdom Of Loathing. A game made of funnies, oddness, and stick figures. Everything you could really ask for in an MMO world. At least, if you’re into silly humorous MMOs that are based around stick figures, your internet browser, and of course, meat.
As Joshua says in the interview with Pig, there are many a strange classes you begin adventuring in their world with. Pastamancers, Seal Clubbers, Disco Bandits, Saucerors, Accordion Thieves, and Turtle Tamers. Now, you can’t get too ahead of yourself in the Kingdom Of Loathing, as each day you are limited to a certain number of turns. You can increase these turns each day by consuming food and liquor. Yep, liquor. Most characters in KoL are alcoholics, or at least drink more than a few a day. How much you can increase your turns by consumption is still limited, however.
KoL is filled with interesting quests, funny dialogue, and a load of pop culture references. Since it is limited by how much you can play each day, it always provides a nice thing to check while bored, seeking mild entertainment for a short time, or it’s something that could over take your life to the point where you actually start trying to use meat at the super market. Yeah, I got a pretty weird look the first time that I put a steak on the counter in exchange for a new Nintendo DS game.
The game is constantly being updated, and as long as their are hordes of eager nerds at the gates ready to play, they’ll continue to bring new adventures to the world. For example, they recently released Hobopolis (KoL’s first multiplayer Clan Dungeon) that is comparable to a raid of sorts. They also have PVP, so killing your fellow stick figures is absolutely not out of the question! It’s totally free to play, and if you do decide to donate some money to the effort, you get a great in-game item and your character won’t ever be deleted for inactivity or anything in those lines. So it’s not going to hurt you to try it out! Bored at work? Have too much free time in the day? Check it out, it won’t ever hurt. A humorous browser-based MMO, it’s something any goblin can get a kick out of.
Yep. Funny quest dialogue.? Check.
Heard enough? Anxious to start playing? Yeah, we don’t blame you. Getting started in KoL is as simple as hitting their site. Get in there, and get to conquering some of those dangerous, deadly hobos! What are you waiting for? 
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