My PWI dilemma

Come try out the new classes with everyone! Since everyone who rolls a mystic/seeker will be new to the class, you'll meet a lot of people to squad with and quest with.

Pretty sure you'll have fun doing that.

And don't forget at level 30 you can get your wings, which allows you to fly to any place. Thought that does take time

I still think it's worth it. I like the game.

nothing has changed except they put in the tideborn a little while ago. and alot of cash shopping is required.

Your last character was a "human warrior", means you're a BM.
BM = blademaster.

If so, i'd continue with that one until lvl 30 for sure, check if indeed you have a free anniversary mount (use search function here on forums).

BM's are currently much in demand, especially at higher levels for certain instances.

Continuing your BM for the time being also allows you to "explore" more of PWI, i'm sure once you can get to places faster you'll start loving it more, AND it's a great experience until you can play "seeker". By then you should know/relearn the game mechanics better.

Enjoy your stay.

If you want to see if you qualify for any of the anniversary rewards, just go to this page:
http://pwi.perfectworld.com/2010_anniversary

Any rewards due to you will then be sent to your mailbox.

Up to level 38 or so things can go a bit slow, but just complete your quests and you'll level up fairly quickly. Starting level 30 you can also do the daily Crazy Stone quest, which will speed up leveling a bit. At level 39 you'll have your cultivation quest, adding some new skills. And at level 40 you can start doing Bounty Hunter quests and the Tidal Protection Charm Quest, which are also good ways to level up.

So, I'd say you're on the verge of hitting some of the more interesting and fun content PWI has to offer. Hang in there and I think you'll be rewarded. b:victory

arnekun wrote: »

Hello, it's been a long time since I've done anything related to Perfect World. Basically, I'm having a dilemma about not sure whether or not I want to play PWI.

I think the reason I stopped playing about a year ago was that I felt somewhat frustrated with the game. I used to play almost every day and had a lot of fun, but somewhere along the lines, when I got to level 30-ish or so, I became frustrated with the long traveling distances, the small bank and inventory space, and the dreary look of wilderness in many of the areas I had quests in.

I think I got the extra bank spaces obtainable through collecting various loot dropped by monsters, but I still felt like it wasn't enough, and I think I had a hard time deciding what items to keep and what to trash.

I also never had a mount, so I always ran long distances to travel between the city and quest locations and traveling became dull and troublesome.

And then on top of the long traveling distances, the maps just seemed unnecessarily big and ugly/gloomy where I was running through. That huge capital city with the statues in the middle seemed like it was over-sized and a hassle to run errands in, and the mountainous areas near there seemed disturbingly drab.

Interestingly enough, I did something very stupid in the midst of my boredom. I decided to travel to that super sacred city somewhere where I wasn't even supposed to be, so I managed to sneak through and run across a number of fields of insanely powerful monsters that would crush me like a fly, and reached that neat-looking city hoping that I would have more fun there, but there was basically nothing for me to do there because I was only about level 30 and probably everyone there was at least double my level or more and there were no quests, so I tried to teleport back to the other cities, but I think I couldn't because the teleporting map didn't connect them. I think I tried dying but I spawned at that city, so the only way I could get back to the other cities was to run across all those fields of instant-death monsters AND try not to get killed otherwise I'd probably end up back in that city where I wasn't supposed to be. So I think I gave up the game around then.

However, after I stopped playing and uninstalled the game to free hard drive space and tried other F2P MMOs during my year or so of absence from PWI, I began feeling like I missed certain aspects of PWI, like the designs of the cooler looking areas and the character design.

So now I am wondering, before bothering to download and install the game myself:
Has PWI changed in some way that maybe I would enjoy playing it again?

I understand there is the new Genesis update coming, and I'm considering a fresh start with the Seeker class since my last character was a human warrior and I like melee combat, but I don't know if I would enjoy playing as my warrior again.

Any suggestions for improving my PWI experience or recommendations of other great free to play MMOs would be appreciated.

One of the core aspects of games, is its aesthetics. Initially people would judge the game by its graphics, then its class choices, then its skill effects and its gameplay.

So a choice is made here - play or not play? Well, you've seen the gorgeous landscapes and all that but the gameplay is a drag. Inventory space and traveling distances still bothers you. To be quite honest with you... those problems are like... not a problem to most of the players nowadays unless you're a complete newcomer to PWI.

The game has become much more cash shop dependent, and there are more and more people willing to put real life money into the game. You don't have to, but you have to do it the hard way, which actually gives you a lot of unnecessary stress though you may have some nice feel of achievement. Real life stress already sux.. you wouldn't want more stress created by a game that you can choose to NOT play.

This is also my dilemma too, not only yours. I know the amount of time it will consume, and the amount of money I may use and possible troubles it could produce. It all boils down to one thing though. WHY do I still play? Well, because of past memories and friendships and achievements I've gained that I don't want to let go of. I need to let go and move on - I do that, but I come back here after a few months. Its ALL in the aesthetics.

Psychologically - imagery and music combined is like a drug to your brain. It can trigger past memories, past events at a certain place.

The ability to grind for money or kill to gain pride is also part of the psychological plan. This is an affect of the game; that's why people enjoy gaming, because they can be someone they can't be in real life, can get things they can't get, can do things they can't do in real life, and live in a fantasy world where there's no one nagging you to do things you hate doing.

One advice to you - if you're choosing to stay in PWI, make sure you understand that there's more cash shopping involved. If you have money, use them wisely and don't get bankrupt or have debts. If you aren't going to cash shop and do it the slow/hard way, don't take things too seriously and try NOT to let the rest of the people in PWI to give you pressure to rush level, or rush your gameplay. Don't give yourself stress by comparing yourself to another player. Real life is really important, whether you're still studying or not studying and working. You must find the balance in life. If you're a serious gamer, make sure you dont fail in real life. If you don't fail in real life, you're one step closer to not fail in game life. Just don't let one life take over the other - it really is for your own good. Its hard to control, but you're definitely not alone.

Remember that your character is YOUR ingame life, YOUR gameplay, YOUR pace. Work around the environmental changes and be strong. Don't give up easily, but hang on and work through it because you'll become stronger than before


Hope my momma lecture was useful. b:bye (no I'm not a mum I'm a 2nd year student in a university ._.)

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