paying gives advantage in pvp player?

ger250
ger250 Posts: 7 Arc User
edited January 2011 in General Discussion
Im new in this game and i would like to know if paying real life money gives advantage in pvp, becouse im from a country where the change rate is really expensive and cant pay.
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  • Blancheneige - Heavens Tear
    Blancheneige - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,494 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Yes it does : better equipment, better refine, faster levelling, etc...

    And at the price ingame gold is selling for now, even playing 24/7 will nor compensate for that.

    Too bad, you came here 2 years too late.
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  • LovesTragedy - Lost City
    LovesTragedy - Lost City Posts: 474 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Short answer: yes.

    Long answer: endgame gear is available directly in the cash shop via gambling packs, as well as refining items being easier to access with real money. You can grind to buy gold (the PWI "real money" currency), however money is near impossible to grind anymore, and you would either need to spent months grinding for what someone can get with real money, or start merchanting, which by this point is starting to become oversatuated to the point it is hard to get a start. You can very well enjoy this game without cash, however the odds of competing in PvP at endgame is not in your favor unless you play with your wallet.
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  • ger250
    ger250 Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    So, there are armors buffs and weapons that you cant buy without real money? Not even as a monster drop?
  • ThanosQRt - Dreamweaver
    ThanosQRt - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,457 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    ger250 wrote: »
    So, there are armors buffs and weapons that you cant buy without real money? Not even as a monster drop?

    you can get anything without paying anything.
    if you pay, you can get it faster/without much effort.
  • ger250
    ger250 Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    But only by buying gold ingame isnt it? With game money
  • Nakhimov - Lost City
    Nakhimov - Lost City Posts: 1,829 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    BREAKING NEWS! Rain wet, Snow cold, Cash shop games give an advantage to players who pay.

    More at 7.
    Bladestorm lets you spin around like a carnival ride and do damage. Not using it is almost like having a move called Confetti Rocket Power Leap and saving it for "emergencies"
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  • LShattered - Heavens Tear
    LShattered - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,365 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    News at 7: Cash shopping in PWI does indeed give you a massive boost in PK. Cash shopping your way to victory in PK is a guaranteed(no money back though) way of lengthening your epeen by 2 inches!
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  • ger250
    ger250 Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    OOOhhh you are so inteligent being sarcastic, i cant stop laughing. well, another question, for how long this game has existed, and whats the skill cap? No sarcasm please. Thanks
  • WarrenWolfy - Sanctuary
    WarrenWolfy - Sanctuary Posts: 1,686 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Paying real money gets you "Gold", usually at the rate of $1 = 1 "Gold"

    But you can buy "Gold" from other players using in-game money, so a free player can buy anything a cash-shop player can.

    It's taken me 2 years to build up about 2,000 Gold without paying any real-life money, which makes me roughly equal to somebody who has been paying $80 per month for 2 years.

    Obviously, players who have spent $10,000+ on the game make me look poor and can demolish me in-game, but personally I'm quite happy having "only" $2,000 worth of stuff I paid nothing for.
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  • ger250
    ger250 Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Another question: for how long this game has existed, and whats the skill cap? Thanks
  • Nakhimov - Lost City
    Nakhimov - Lost City Posts: 1,829 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    ger250 wrote: »
    OOOhhh you are so inteligent being sarcastic, i cant stop laughing. well, another question, for how long this game has existed, and whats the skill cap? No sarcasm please. Thanks
    Stupid questions get stupid answers. b:cute

    The game has been around for 3ish years, with a few newer servers (Lost City being the oldest PVP server)

    As for skill cap, it's incredibly low. Basically PVP and PVE in this game revolve around gear scaling and refines which are basically only attainable from the cash shop. PVP is particulary bad in this regard as it devolved into "the guy who spent $20k USD (seriously) on this game" oneshotting all the other players, whether they're better or not.
    Bladestorm lets you spin around like a carnival ride and do damage. Not using it is almost like having a move called Confetti Rocket Power Leap and saving it for "emergencies"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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  • ger250
    ger250 Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    It wasnt a stupid question, there are games that has donations or things to buy with cash, but you can get those things in the game for free. Also, i meant level cap not skill cap but thanks for answering.
  • Nakhimov - Lost City
    Nakhimov - Lost City Posts: 1,829 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    ger250 wrote: »
    It wasnt a stupid question, there are games that has donations or things to buy with cash, but you can get those things in the game for free. Also, i meant level cap not skill cap but thanks for answering.

    level cap is 105. As well it's theoretically possible to get things for free with just in game money but it takes quite a long grind.
    Bladestorm lets you spin around like a carnival ride and do damage. Not using it is almost like having a move called Confetti Rocket Power Leap and saving it for "emergencies"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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    wowprogress.com/guild/us/kil-jaeden/Criminal+Scum
  • TheMagicPimp - Raging Tide
    TheMagicPimp - Raging Tide Posts: 1,946 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Current PWI,fully explained :


    http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=938282


    Now move along.
    It's all about LoL,yo.
  • Oneji - Heavens Tear
    Oneji - Heavens Tear Posts: 310 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    LShattered - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    News at 7: Cash shopping in PWI does indeed give you a massive boost in PK. Cash shopping your way to victory in PK is a guaranteed(no money back though) way of lengthening your epeen by 2 inches!

    Oh my then I will finally be up to 10 inches >->.
  • ElderSig - Dreamweaver
    ElderSig - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,247 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Oneji - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Oh my then I will finally be up to .10 inches >->.

    Oh my you might need to work on that o.o

    I'm sorry I just couldn't pass that up. Shame on me v.v
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  • Regenbogen - Lost City
    Regenbogen - Lost City Posts: 1,559 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Nakhimov - Lost City wrote: »
    Stupid questions get stupid answers. b:cute

    stupid is as stupid does.
    Oh my then I will finally be down to 0.10 interval between attacks >->.

    fixed...
    i am waiting for you my little flagcarriers b:kiss
  • DarkExorcist - Dreamweaver
    DarkExorcist - Dreamweaver Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    ger250 wrote: »
    OOOhhh you are so inteligent being sarcastic, i cant stop laughing. well, another question, for how long this game has existed, and whats the skill cap? No sarcasm please. Thanks

    I don't think you understand what sarcasm means. That was hardly sarcastic, it was merely a different approach to bringing you correct information.

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