''The Legend of Mir 3'' was a sprite based isometric 3-D

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, developed by

WeMade Entertainment Wemade Co., Ltd (formerly Wemade Entertainment Co., Ltd) is a South Korean video game developer, based in Seongnam. They are the creators of the Legend of Mir series of MMORPGs, the two most successful being '' The Legend of Mir 2'', and its se ...

. It is a sequel to '' The Legend of Mir 2''. 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 2'', ''The Legend of Mir 3'' is hugely popular in China and

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. It was certified by the Guinness Book of Records 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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