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moovius · 01-31-2009, 08:40 AM

Well this game is very interesting. I went in wanting a game that reminded me of the old days of EverQuest 1 (p2p ancient MMORPG game), and this game has some similar aspects.

Perfect World is all about leveling. I wanted to have some PVP fun at lower levels, but you have to get to higher levels (50+ at least) to get involved with Territory Wars.
The chat system is horrendous. It's clunky and makes it hard to communicate with people in your level range. Right now I have to talk in common chat or to people in my friends list to set up groups to do dungeons or larger mobs or grinding groups. That leaves you feeling very isolated in a very big world (that's one of the pluses... this game has a lot of players). The world chat requires a cash shop purchase and it is a consumable item (have to keep buying more).
I didn't like how much the game encouraged high level players to "chaperone" lower players in dungeons. I wanted to have a group of similar level players to do my first FB, but it's near impossible to setup such a group in a timely manner with the chat mechanisms (see above) in place. Having a high level in your group to clear a dungeon takes all the fun and challenge out of the game. I hated this aspect of the game.

I got up to level 36 with my cleric. It was not a fun game till around level 15.. and then after a short while it became a chore. It's really just another leveling game (I won't say exactly a grindfest because of the high level of quests, but it's grindy enough to make me lose interest).

If they improved the chat mechanisms and provided ways for lower levels to have fun with pvp elements... that would really be a game changer for me. I wouldn't be leaving the game if it just had a little more tweaking done to it.

My advice is to check it out and give it a week or 2 to decide whether you like it. I am not liking it in it's current condition.

01-31-2009, 08:40 AM	#18 (permalink)
moovius Cloud's Hair Spray Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 66 Reputation: 10	Got to level 36! That's it for me I guess :P Well this game is very interesting. I went in wanting a game that reminded me of the old days of EverQuest 1 (p2p ancient MMORPG game), and this game has some similar aspects. Perfect World is all about leveling. I wanted to have some PVP fun at lower levels, but you have to get to higher levels (50+ at least) to get involved with Territory Wars. The chat system is horrendous. It's clunky and makes it hard to communicate with people in your level range. Right now I have to talk in common chat or to people in my friends list to set up groups to do dungeons or larger mobs or grinding groups. That leaves you feeling very isolated in a very big world (that's one of the pluses... this game has a lot of players). The world chat requires a cash shop purchase and it is a consumable item (have to keep buying more). I didn't like how much the game encouraged high level players to "chaperone" lower players in dungeons. I wanted to have a group of similar level players to do my first FB, but it's near impossible to setup such a group in a timely manner with the chat mechanisms (see above) in place. Having a high level in your group to clear a dungeon takes all the fun and challenge out of the game. I hated this aspect of the game. I got up to level 36 with my cleric. It was not a fun game till around level 15.. and then after a short while it became a chore. It's really just another leveling game (I won't say exactly a grindfest because of the high level of quests, but it's grindy enough to make me lose interest). If they improved the chat mechanisms and provided ways for lower levels to have fun with pvp elements... that would really be a game changer for me. I wouldn't be leaving the game if it just had a little more tweaking done to it. My advice is to check it out and give it a week or 2 to decide whether you like it. I am not liking it in it's current condition.