''The Legend of Mir 3'' was a sprite based isometric 3-D massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by WeMade Entertainment. It is a sequel to ''

The Legend of Mir 2 ''The Legend of Mir 2'' ( ko, 미르의 전설 2) is a sprite-based isometric 3-D massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Korean-based WeMade Entertainment. There are currently two versions available: Korean Mir and Chinese M ...

''. The basic game mechanics remains largely unchanged from the previous version, with the exception of the graphics being upgraded from

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to 16-bit

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. There is also improved player customization, far larger maps, and a revamped quest system. Like its predecessor ''

'', ''The Legend of Mir 3'' is hugely popular in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and

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. It was certified by the

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for having 750,000 subscribers online. By the time the game had closed in February 2012, it had 120million registered users. The game also had a peak of 750,000 concurrent users online.

Murder

In 2005, a dispute between two Chinese players of the game erupted into murder. Qiu Chengwei, who had won an in-game virtual sword, had lent the sword to his friend, Zhu Caoyuan, who then sold the sword on eBay for 7200 yuan ($870). This enraged Qiu who then stabbed Zhu to death.Chinese gamer sentenced to life
8 June 2005, ''BBC'', retrieved at 2013-09-24
Jul 17, 2013, ''Discovery News'', retrieved at 2013-09-24

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