The Open Beta for Discarded Online was released in mid August 2008 and it styles it self as the first ‘massively multiplayer online collectible card beat em up’. In reality, Discarded is a simple 2d beat ‘em up with cards acting as equipment. Many MMOs that use the casual side scrolling beat ‘em style have been released recently. Two examples include Grand Chase and tcrew but while these are full fledged games, Discarded Online is a simple web game.

Character creation offers many customization options, especially for a 2d browser game. Players can select several hair, nose, mouth, and clothing options along with the usual gender options. It is important to note that your account name acts as your character’s name as well. After character creation, players must select one of three schools; Athletics Club, Academy of Science, or Mischief Outfit. The school you chose effects your starting equipment but does not permanently effect your character’s stats or future growth.

All equipment and cloths in Discarded Online are in the form of cards which can be earned by completing stages or by purchasing them at the store. Each card will have different point requirements in three factors; Athletics, Science, and Mischief. A players original school choice will effect his point distribution but this can be changed at any time. The three main stats that effect characters are: Attack, HP, and Flinch. (recovery rate after getting hit)