What is this like?

cyr wrote: »

I am trying to decide whether to bother with this game so I'm hoping someone can tell me what it is like. Is it basically just a WoW or EQ rip-off or is it somehow special and unique?

It is not a WoW rip-off as the chinese version was released on 2004.

Oh wow, Archlord was horrible. That aside, Perfect World has several aspects found in other MMOS, but a few things do set it apart such as being able to freely fly, carry other players, being more quest based and of course the visual style. The graphics are beautiful as is the music, though that is limited. Character customization is great, the facial customization options are only second to Second Life from my experience so far.

I've played Everquest, Lineage 2, World of Warcraft, Sword of the New World, Archlord, Guild Wars and Silkroad Online, so I have a bit of MMO experience :P. Perfect World has the casual gameplay of WoW with a better pet system, less grind and more depth than Lineage 2 and no necessary boring camping to get anything worth while like EQ. Plus the jumping is endless fun, at least for me!

I find it makes for a fun place to spend some time with no worry that I'm not getting my money's worth if I don't play for a while. After all, there is no monthly fee, though the item shop does offer several nice things.

I could do comparisons and write out the pros and cons all day, but the best way to see is just to download it and try for yourself. Play a few classes and level up a bit, nobody can tell you if you like it or not except for yourself.

I think overall, that this game is pretty good if you are a casual gamer, but, it has good PvE, and minimum good PvP, it depends on what kind of gamer you are. If you played Wow, you would probadly also like this one as it has some similarities, not saying that PW is a Wow ripoff, cus its not. The graphichs are good, better then Wows, and i agree that the gameplay could be a lot better, but the game gets updated weekly, so maybe its just a manner of time. I played this game for about a week now, and im pretty happy with it, considering its a free mmorpg. You dont need to buy all those real money stuff, from their store to fully enjoy this game. Well try it out and let me hear what you think Good Luck!