It's been like 2 years..

sparx2legit
sparx2legit Posts: 6 Arc User
edited May 2011 in General Discussion
It's been nearly two years since I quit Perfect World International. Seeing the story page, it seems like there's been 3 expansions. I'm kinda too scared to play Perfect World again, all these new things seem intimidating. Can anyone fill me in on the new stuff and anything new/things that have changed since about a year and a half ago?
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  • Sarrafeline - Sanctuary
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary Posts: 4,661 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    There's 2 new races, 4 new classes, a host of new problems, new improvements, a community that has turned to Power Leveling, and an absolute minimum of GM involvement in the game.

    If you haven't logged in in 2 years, your character most likely has been deleted. I'd suggest you try playing, but... There are better games to play. b:surrender
    101 Sage Sin*/Archer
    100 Demon BM*/Barb
    96 Demon Cleric/Sage Seeker
    95 Demon Wiz/
    94 Sage Veno
    85 Psy/80 Mystic
    And a handful of other alts, all 79 and under.
    *Pre RB level
  • sparx2legit
    sparx2legit Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Can you clarify the problems and why the community has turned to power-leveling? :(
  • Sarrafeline - Sanctuary
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary Posts: 4,661 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Most of the problems involve class balancing, TW, and unfixed bugs.

    Assassins, BM's, Barbs, and Archers can attain 4.0 or 5.0 APS, Barbs and Archers using Claws/Fists, and become ridiculously overpowered. Thus, once you hit endgame, in order to farm instances, nobody really wants the other classes around anymore for anything but buffs or as filler.

    Psychics and Assassins, as well as Seekers, have become ridiculously overpowered in TW and group PK. One Seeker can run basically through the other team's entire formation and AOE large numbers of them in one shot.

    Rank 9 was introduced into Dragon Points, and then the Devs in China said 'NO! Take them out!' after a large number of people bought the rep/chips required for the weapon/armor, and farmed the Medals via the DP page. Now, there's a number of people getting close to endgame who have the Rep and Chips, but no Medals, and there possibly will never be a way to get them again other than from TW (one per server per week is complete fail).

    Some improvements are Genies... They make things easier. 4 usable skills (or more), though they tend to be very limited skills.

    Oh, power leveling. The Devs/GM's have made it ridiculously easy to do, and so people will advertise Frost runs for low level players at 300-800k a pop, so you can get from level 1 to level 60 basically in one day.
    101 Sage Sin*/Archer
    100 Demon BM*/Barb
    96 Demon Cleric/Sage Seeker
    95 Demon Wiz/
    94 Sage Veno
    85 Psy/80 Mystic
    And a handful of other alts, all 79 and under.
    *Pre RB level
  • sparx2legit
    sparx2legit Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Well, I'm going to try out new perfect world. I'll give it two weeks. :D Maybe I'll enjoy it.
  • sparx2legit
    sparx2legit Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Are there any new level caps?
  • NOTREAL - Archosaur
    NOTREAL - Archosaur Posts: 194 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Well, I'm going to try out new perfect world. I'll give it two weeks. :D Maybe I'll enjoy it.

    b:laugh That made me ****ing giggle.

    Seriously tho? Give it a go. the balence issues are only a problem if you let them be, Rank9 is the same, powerlevelling is optional.

    I will however grant the 5aps part. That is not possible to bypass and its ****. Mage / non5aps classes (Clerics excluded) get jack **** to do at endgame "cos not 5aps". However, roll a BM and earn your 5aps and you wont care :)

    Caps 105 still.
  • sparx2legit
    sparx2legit Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Extremely noob question incoming;

    What's 5aps...?
  • fireblood
    fireblood Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Extremely noob question incoming;

    What's 5aps...?
    5 attack per second. Basically this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CUMEb5lNIU
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  • Eccii - Raging Tide
    Eccii - Raging Tide Posts: 481 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Extremely noob question incoming;

    What's 5aps...?


    APS Mean Attacks per second

    So think just of somebody hitting you 5 times in 1 second and you can't do anything about it :3
    Retired on Barb-
    Currently playing mystic-
  • sparx2legit
    sparx2legit Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Jesus christ. How's that achieveable?
  • Eccii - Raging Tide
    Eccii - Raging Tide Posts: 481 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Jesus christ. How's that achieveable?

    -int gear.

    Found this random HA aps barb build

    http://pwcalc.com/?char=5b7592022331a54c

    If you spark it's 5aps
    It's a cheap build but thats the basic HA aps build i'd say
    Retired on Barb-
    Currently playing mystic-
  • truekossy
    truekossy Posts: 7,021 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    fireblood wrote: »
    5 attack per second. Basically this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CUMEb5lNIU

    Bad example since if you watch the video and have/know people with 5.0, you can tell easily that he wasn't at 5 in the vid.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_LghNlSUcs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL on the other hand was with 5 APS.
  • Kane_lust - Heavens Tear
    Kane_lust - Heavens Tear Posts: 91 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Im 5.0 BM It is very overpowered, Expeccally after i Got my Nirvana claws +10. I Dont need squads for TT. I have Few a set group of people i farm nirvana with all 5.0 No cleric. Yes the veno is 5.0 =). We can clear it in about 7-8 min.

    The new class assassins are oped in pk. R9 daggers that can almst 1 shot a 20k Hp BM.ends it right there.

    All other classes that cant be 4.0aps+ are normally not wanted, as said.

    Seekers can not were any weapon that is not a sword so they are great for TW There +30deff lvl buff makes them brutal but getting squads for them is also hard. barbs are no longer barbs, they do not tank unless 5.0.

    Btw nirvana is a new instance that 100+ Can profit from u get 3 keys a day +1 if u do BH 100.

    Also 5.0 is easy 2 acheave after 3.33. if u roll a BM u will need. Interval cape, -.1 int claws, Stg 2 Nirvana legs, 2 TT99 Gold Heavy armor. 2 TT99 Gold Light armor. Thats 5.0 demon spark. GL Hope u enjoy.

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  • NOTREAL - Archosaur
    NOTREAL - Archosaur Posts: 194 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Im 5.0 BM It is very overpowered, Expeccally after i Got my Nirvana claws +10. I Dont need squads for TT. I have Few a set group of people i farm nirvana with all 5.0 No cleric. Yes the veno is 5.0 =). We can clear it in about 7-8 min.

    The new class assassins are oped in pk. R9 daggers that can almst 1 shot a 20k Hp BM.ends it right there.

    All other classes that cant be 4.0aps+ are normally not wanted, as said.

    Seekers can not were any weapon that is not a sword so they are great for TW There +30deff lvl buff makes them brutal but getting squads for them is also hard. barbs are no longer barbs, they do not tank unless 5.0.

    Btw nirvana is a new instance that 100+ Can profit from u get 3 keys a day +1 if u do BH 100.

    Also 5.0 is easy 2 acheave after 3.33. if u roll a BM u will need. Interval cape, -.1 int claws, Stg 2 Nirvana legs, 2 TT99 Gold Heavy armor. 2 TT99 Gold Light armor. Thats 5.0 demon spark. GL Hope u enjoy.

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  • Lesthar - Heavens Tear
    Lesthar - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,045 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Are there any new level caps?

    Absolutely none, to the big dismay of PWI gamers worldwide (Can you hear the QQ?). That said, only one or two really reached lv 105 so far (unless there are more). A ton of lv 100s, but beyond 104... not so many.

    Oh and do not forget to not double or triple post. Put all of your questions/responses in one post, when you can... quotes are made for that.

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  • Okeano - Harshlands
    Okeano - Harshlands Posts: 4,943 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    truekossy wrote: »
    Bad example since if you watch the video and have/know people with 5.0, you can tell easily that he wasn't at 5 in the vid.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_LghNlSUcs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL on the other hand was with 5 APS.

    What did Harpy Wraith never do to Cheze that he had to go hunt her down across two servers?
  • ZoanoAce - Lost City
    ZoanoAce - Lost City Posts: 469 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    What did Harpy Wraith never do to Cheze that he had to go hunt her down across two servers?
    She never answered his calls.b:avoidb:laugh
    ●Barb - The "natural" leader. Cool and collected, slow to anger, and typically jovial. Swift to act when friends' lives are in danger, and prepared to lay down his life if the situation calls for it.

    End of lvling, starting of the unimaginableb:laughb:victoryb:coolb:cool
  • LenieClarke - Heavens Tear
    LenieClarke - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,275 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    I have Few a set group of people i farm nirvana with all 5.0 No cleric. Yes the veno is 5.0 =).

    speaking as a veno... what's the effing point, by then? yeah, 5aps, i can see you might think it's fun to be that OP --- but why bother to roll that on a veno? much easier and cheaper to do it on a 'sin or BM, surely?

    if venos could get bloodpaint, that might be an argument, but we can't even do that. :-/
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  • LenieClarke - Heavens Tear
    LenieClarke - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,275 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Absolutely none, to the big dismay of PWI gamers worldwide (Can you hear the QQ?). That said, only one or two really reached lv 105 so far (unless there are more).

    there are five or six level-105s already, according to the rankings page --- and considering how out of date that page is, i think we can assume a dozen or so now.
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