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So Ive heard a lot about Jade Dynasty and I dont really know what to make of it, I do however know what I dont want, so of course I know what I do want in a game, That being said, I have only one important factor I want to know about, that is really important to me:


-PVP I am a huge fan of PVP, Ive played the hardcore GVG in Guild wars and had a blast! now I know im not expecting the pvp to be THAT good BUT, I want to know one thing about it:


Is Pvp. . .Pay to Win or based soley on skill & Group Dynamics?(a.k.a teamwork)



Why? well I DO have money BUT, usually the asian grinders that are f2p have some fun ideas for pvp but. . . . basically once you get to cap level where you PVP in faction/siege/guild battle wars etc. . . Newer players are at a SORE disadvantage to other players who have been here longer and spend more money, and usually what happens is that just to compete you would have to spend THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of dollars just to be on a level playing field.. . . .(and Im not even talking about silkroad here)

And honestly, it would be better to play a decent sub game or save up for a better computer to play guild wars 2 when it comes out, as opposed to have the option of spending 50 thousand dollars or spending years to get all the equipment necessary to have fun in pvp

I have done the whole *starting late to an asian grinder mmo only to spend 15-17 months to get to top level only to find out I need to spend two more years grinding to get the special skills equipment etc just to enjoy the pvp aspect of the game at which point I decided to quit rather than worry about trying to get all the gear to play a game....



Maybe playing all these types of games for years then playing Guild wars which was a great departure from that *spoiled* me for a bit, but I like what I like, I like MMos I like leveling and questing and partying and once I get to the end of the game, I LOVE to pvp! I dont need to be GOD in game but I would love to be able to let my actual skill shine, rather than have the game be a display of how much money I have given to Perfect world Entertainment. Also since games that make you Pay to win or pay just to compete, are usually not even worth paying for (i.e content only consisting of *grind* and *moar grind*...which is not content, just laziness on the developers part to make a virtual skinner box as quickly and cheaply as possible) Id rather know now, if its really going to be worth my time to play. . .or will it be a waste of time.

Finally, I LOVED the Bard class on SRO, Is there any class like that here? or very similar?

Thanks for your help and input!

You can buy anything with your ingame gold, if thats what your asking.
If you going to play, play on The Billows server, thats where most SRF members are.
My IGN is Conky if you have questions.

PvP, I'd say is a mix of both (more focused on the skill part, though), but you can get the "CS" a.k.a Item Mall items from other players using your own in-game gold, so nothing's impossible .... only really need the refining material for +'ing your gear / weaps

and there's 2 new Athan factions (Celan & Rayan) coming in an upcoming update, one being a bard class (Celan)

can read up about 'em here: http://jd-forum.perfectworld.com/showth ... p?t=294742

PvP is far from pay to win. It requires a lot of skill to PvP properly in this game. You don't need to spend money to own.

of course, but having some nicely refined shoes, head, and chest pieces do help a lot (the hp/sp/def stats)

yeah but endgame people all make so much gold they can afford to get
their pieces to that refine level ;]

lol yea, that's the great thing ...really don't gotta spend a single dollar on this game ^ ^'

unless you want something like that ......eh, forgot what it was called ...unlimited esper energy for like 7, give or take, days, 20% increase in exp w/ a tigeren crystal effect ticket thingy ...lol

remembered what it was called: VIP Card (silver / gold)

you coming back to play san?

maybe ... the upcoming expansion has peaked my interest ...

using my arden to farm some gold since I never quite made enough of a profit on my jadeon ...lol just only enough to cover the costs of pots <.<''

Ya you better come back and play

just waiting for the Rayans to come out to test 'em out 'n see if it's more to my likings ...if not, I'll just go back to playing my jadeon before I ask if there's space in the alliance ^ ^'

what lvl is your jadeon?

119 ... trying to get to 120 as fast as possible

nice. all the best people are Jadeons

Well in any game high refined gear play important role in pvp. The important is you dont have to spend real money for it. If you patient and take your time.
I dont buy jaden and my gear is +8. You can do pretty well without spending real money.

awesome! I might try it out again,

Anyone know the most needed class in the game?

I always try to play that class as my first character (usually they are some kind of healer class)

I dont know ingame, but in our alliance we lack of lupins and balo's.