[Complete] Special Contest for Those Who Have Played PWI for 7 Years!

Account got created at 2nd September 2008
Frist (deleted toon) got created at 2nd September 2008
Second toon got created at 3rd September 2008
Name: GreenLight
Server: Twilight Tempel

Picture: Sorry, can only use my laptop and Paint right now.



Weapon: I did never change the look of my cleric. I could easily get a better weapon, but better weapons wouldn't be a green light.

Fahsion: I got the boots and pants for 2nd or 3rd anniverary, I don't remember exactrly. First color was green = "thx PWE, I'll keep that".

Flyer: I always kept my first "Wings of Winged Elves" because I'm a Swabian: I once level'd up "Flight Mastery" to 10 and the coins would be wasted if I wouldn't use the original wings.

Look: I explored a big part of Perfect World at first day with my first character.
I recognized that the dominating color of "City of the Plume" is green and in my imagination the elves there are a kind of native Wood-elves.
That's why I created a green character: clerics/healers arn't attackers and should be able to disguise themselves while curing their defenders.

Best memory:
My second last RPG before I played PWI was "Might and Magic: Darkside of Xeen" in 1995. Twelve years later I played Oblivion - and it was an "omgwtf" experience.
The difference was extreme. The graphic was amazing, the "realism" was stunning. The only thing I missed was interaction with other people.

After checking out many MMORPGs I finally installed PWI. With no doubt it had best character customization of all MMOs at this time. The landscapes were not "cute" or too "feminine" and the characters and creatures had no
big manga/doggy eyes.

My best memory from that time is the spirit of the people. I started on Lost City server, a PvP server. We were able to hurt each other, but the huge majoity didn't. RPK was an ability, but the community didn't accept it.
(ofc a very small bunch of boys admired themselves for beeing antisocial, but that's it). People were able to steal drops, but most didn't. And those who did, got rejected, got kicked out of factions, got deleted from friend lists and ignored by the community.
One strike, out. At this time it was all about your reputation. Which wasn't purchasable. Every time I logged in I got pm'ed by a bunch of people. Which needed a barbarian or a healer for FBs or one of the bosses all over the word map.

There is no singular best experience. I remember a eleven year old Vietnamese boy which had second highest level of my first faction (way higher than average). When our leader decided to disband the faction after ~4months he started to cry and told us that he doesn't want to lose his family.
I remember a 13 year old boy from Guatemala who stood up every day at 4am to play for almost 2h PWI. He lived in a small village and had to walk to school for 1.5h after the PWI sessions. A teenager from Chicago told me once that he prefers to play PWI 10+h per day instead of going outside because he doesn't want to get shooted.
I remember a 15 year old egyptian girl which had a toon which always walked around with "****" clothes. She wanted to act out phantasies this way, till she got married.

I also got memories about PvE situations: In my 20s I did teleport after death to "Dragon's End" and saw 50+ mobs around me. And thought "omg there is no way to pass this blockade. will anyone ever reach this level and be able to fight this huge army of mobs?".
Later on I explored the swamps. Some characters with glowing weapons did fight the overpowered mobs below me. And a Venomancer with a Hercules did tank a mini world boss. I watched it for 20-30mins till the mini wb died, saw the huge amount of mobs and though "damn, I should make a veno and become rich too.." (Unfortunately I didn't).


Over the years the community changed. Now it's not important anymore to ask who you are. Or where you are comming from. And if they ask you, it's most likely because you are playing a female character and they are aiming directly for dates or "video dates".
People are not shy anymore but also don't want to get familiar with each other. Look at the popular youtubers: they are loud, extroverted, shrill, rouged ADHD kids. That's what the mass wants in 2015. Seven years is even not a big period of time. But in 2015 the average phone seems to be smarter than the average owner.
The average folk which did only watch TV 7-20 years ago is online now.

In 2008 virtual worlds, PWI included, were spots for people which wanted to escape to other worlds. Where they are wanted, where they are needed. Where nothing really matters, except your behavior.

I'm waiting now for a next step. Maybe it will take twelve years again, or even more. Next big step has to be a whole body experience. Either this, or I'll just got outside - or even start reading books again. Offline.

damn thos was old good memories with the base classes my acc. was created in 11/27/2008 but my main was created later on and is a sin call'd Tigrisoru (bm on sword was the power)

sept 2008 HellSlayer ,barb,, lost city server ,quit do to health problems,moved to RT ,TOO many spoiled azz kids ,,moved to DW ,,FOUND A HOME ,main toon there TooIs , bm seen alot of changes though out the yrs .
memory moment ,learning how to play all over again ,1 handed ,and still play to this day
HOW EVER DO MISS ALL THE GOOD OLD PK DAYS !!!

Ok, here's an oldie.



Character: SylenThunder
Still my main character to this day.
Just hanging out with my bud achiles, who was one of the top BM's on the server at the time. (Early 2009)

I'm wearing my first, and favorite fashion, the Striders Vestment. That's blue, I now have black, charcoal grey, and a darker navy as well. Also have my first pet sitting out.

Choosing was pretty hard. Even after losing thousands of photos in a hard drive crash a few years ago, my collection of images totals almost 3,000. I considered using something newer, like form my "BBing in all the wrong places" collection, but decided to choose something from the first year of the game instead.

Looking through these photos really takes you back to how the game used to be, and how it's developed.​​

Character name: BabyDoIl
Server: Tideswell (previously Dreamweaver)

This account was created on December 14th, 2008, but this is not my first toon in it. My first toon was a cleric which I deleted after the Tideborn classes came in.
I can't choose a favorite among the coolest mounts on PWI, but I took a screenshot on the Chronobike mount because it matches my sin's outfit and it makes a cool motorbike sound

7 years playing a game is not a short time; there's so many memories to choose from... many friendships I've made, dungeons I've challenged, quests completed... I guess my best memory from the past 7 years playing PWI was my very first one, in Battlemark Village when it all started, where my first toon, a cleric, was born; a whole new world in front of me, scary and unpredictable Verdant Qingfus and Ogre Sprouts and no clue on what to do! Everything was a new discovery, and looking back at this memory makes me see where I am now, how much I have learned and conquered not only in the game, but how much I have grown personally as well. I am very thankful to PWI for all of the amazing people I've met in game who later became my best friends in real life; also for the people that went away without saying goodbye, because every one of them left something in me which changed me a little bit, hopefully for the best

sylenthunder said:

Ok, here's an oldie.







Character: SylenThunder

Still my main character to this day.

Just hanging out with my bud achiles, who was one of the top BM's on the server at the time. (Early 2009)



I'm wearing my first, and favorite fashion, the Striders Vestment. That's blue, I now have black, charcoal grey, and a darker navy as well. Also have my first pet sitting out.



Choosing was pretty hard. Even after losing thousands of photos in a hard drive crash a few years ago, my collection of images totals almost 3,000. I considered using something newer, like form my "BBing in all the wrong places" collection, but decided to choose something from the first year of the game instead.



Looking through these photos really takes you back to how the game used to be, and how it's developed.​​

SYLEN POST THE SCREENSHOT WHEN WE GATHERED ALL OF THE ICEDRAKES TOGETHER 7 YEARS AGO

Character Name: DarkFightrLC
Server: Twilight Temple

My first piece of fash that has endured through time and i still use it. Gifted to me by my friend before she left the game.

This is the mountain 'Purgatory' (also the name of my first faction) above Etherblade, the place where I met my first friend PWI friend ever. Someone who I am still good friends with even though she dosent play anymore but we meet occasionally and talk on skype almost everyday.
So part of the reason I started PWI was because I had problems socializing with people and I kind of lied to everyone on MMO`s to make them like me.
But here i met my first friend, someone I had a lot of fun with and helped me pushed through social barriers and made me alot more outgoing accept who I am.

Back in the days, we used to have this friendly competititon about who could reach the peak of Purgatory Mountain without using a flyer.
I went back there today, after 7 years just to visit the place where I met my first PWI friend and had the best PWI memories.




I tried climbing it again but this the the farthest i could reach. Maybe if I had her here with me today, the will to beat her at htis would have helped me push on...

So my first char created here in PWI in 2008 is named Phomez, was from Lost City server, currently Twilight Temple...

imgur.com/igGG03W


The image ill leave here, is from a period of the game when i recall making alot of good friends, and game was really amazing to play, cause we needed every help possible, nothing was soloable, we had to do all together... And this was what made me stay in this game till now... Friends made back than, still remain today...

Like on the picture, everything was a huge challenge, even this huge boss in frost... We werent giants... but we could make anything together... And this comes to the best memory i have of the game... The friendships i made here, the time i enjoyed and laughed here, playing, walking, chatting, helping, listening... The game kept me here till now cause of all this, of the people, the friends... So happy anniversary all... Keep enjoying the game...

I created my archer Bloom on the first day PWI started (5 digit P number ) on Heaven's Tear / now Etherblade, and she's still my main now. All my chars (except my barb!) are modelled from the characters in this show and love giving them all matching fashion, so that's why those are some of my favourite pics (the beautiful mystic in the middle on the right is my wonderful in game wifey Kerou , the others are all my chars). They've gotten a little prettier over the years, thanks to INI editing help and inspiration from my good friend AmyGoddess

I love when I get random comments from people who recognize where my chars are from, its some wonderful recognition for the amount of work we put in drawing them, so in 7 years my best memory has been this Back in 2009 after BHs were added, I was in BH69 one time on my cleric Stella with a bunch of random other folks I didn't know, doing the instance was pretty uneventful, but then when we finished I got a pm from a lady in the squad, very close to this: "I just wanted you to know, for the entire run my little girl has been absolutely freaking out watching your char. That's her favourite show so and Stella is her favourite character." We chatted after I brought my archer down to show her little girl too It touched me so much I was in happy tears I was so blown away by it that I never took a screenshot of the chat or added her on my friends list at the time, but then years later I randomly bumped into her again and she was like "Hey I remember you from that BH69!". I've had a lot of wonderful friends and a lot of nice comments on the game over the years, but nothing ever touched me like that. Thank you Shyyann, that will always be my best memory ever on this game

I created my account, 10/06/2008..
This here is Ms.PoutyMouth, my Venomancer and she is on twilight temple
The best memory is basically the game experience I get to have in PWI,
the graphics, the involvement with your character, the customization and the freedom!( I have had too many good times and good memories to list!)
I, after so many years keep coming back to Perfect World, cause in the end it is after all a "Perfect World"

first char name: therdarkrealm
Server: Lost City
Joined: Dec-13-08

only Fash I've ever used on this character and my third flyer (first was default second was lost to PKer bit it was just a maxed verion of this one.)

Mine was made 2 months after 2008 in 2-12-2009 my main was Daisyz i played on Sanctuary ^^ best memories hum so many nw always gets me laughing ;P and im not a pvp person fcc was always fun mostly fun hangin and laughing with friends i love playing this game all the fashion just a lil of everything.. let the haters hate on coz u guys rock ;D and happy anniversary ty for all the codes u give out to us

Character name: xXChloeeXx (This character is not my original)

First of all the amount of memories that I've had on this game have been ongoing from meeting amazing people, visiting new places, enjoying the scenery, random moments... picking one is going to be difficult! but one of my favorite memories of the early days is quite silly however at the time it was absolutely hilarious,
My friend and i used to go into archosaur and do the 'Victory' Emote which i'm doing in the picture and the noise it makes is hilarious, so we pretty much stayed out of sight and spammed the button until people started to notice Next thing you know other people started to join in... eventually there was around 10 people who joined us!! i have never laughed so much gotta love the pwi community! and ofcourse the good ol days
aside from my own i'm really enjoying reading other peoples memories too! really brings back the nostalgia ^^

Lastly..

Thankyou Pwi x

Screenshot of my favourite fashion as well as favourite flyer (I guess you could also say best gear up to date as well if you include the axes).

My account was created back in 2008 although this character WangZi was created in 2009 on Dreamweaver server (aka Tideswell currently).

My best memory of PWI up to date would be going on adventures with my friends in-game, and I mean real adventures with no end goal. We would just stroll out of a city and travel across the land, going wherever we wanted, jumping off cliffs knowing we won't lose any HP, taking on monsters that were too strong for us and running away in the end before we died, checking out new places that we've never been to, and just enjoying each other's company as we goofed around.

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