Shaiya

Not necessarily a review...the game's certainly pretty in its own right, but somehow, it's lacking several aspects that I'd expect from a new game.

Game looks and reminds me of L2. Characters are divided up into four races: Human and Elf on one side, Orc-looking thing and Dark Elves on the other. You get your staple Mage, Fighter, Cleric type classes, but that's about it.  Four different modes of play, which requires you to max out a character before getting into a a harder mode which grants you more skill points.  Customization is you picking your character's faces and hair, but you'll be seeing everyone running around with pretty much the same armor. Uses a skill-point based level similar to Ragnarok or FlyFF. Also uses GameGuard, which is something I personall dislike.

Did I mention that on the harder modes, your characters can die permanently if Pked by other players? The only way to remedy this is to buy cash-shop items.

At the very least it's free to play. And the graphics are excellent. Beware the scantily-clad mages though.^^

Yeah i think it`s a little thin on classes myself , 4 races and 5 classes with some class variation  depending on which realm its in , so far this is the only setback in the game IMHO and the armor does not have enough variety either . Who knows , maybe they will implement some stuff in the future , I know there is already alot to be added since it is a new game at this point . It is most compared to L2 minus the L2 grind .

The stat point system games I always tend to like based on the vast amount of build variables possible . The amount of stat points gained per level increases with different play modes with easy and normal being the lowest , then hard giving a few more and ultimate which gives the most . Perma death applies only to ultimate mode characters that cannot find a priest to revive them within 3 minutes , so the cash item is a good alternative for those who dont want to risk losing their character .

And yes there is a lot of nudity on mobs which will become evident as you progress in the game , for those people that are fascinated by naked cartoons this game has more breasts than hen house full of chickens . It has blood also and requires 18 + age verification to play .

Yeah if you got a problem with Permadeath, then simply don't roll an Ultra mode character. Hard Moders should be fine in PvP as long as they never travel alone :)

There is no reason to make an ultimate mode character if you dont like perma-death. Yes, there are generic classes but there are the most balanced classes of any mmorpg. The quests are decent and the dungeons are fun. Also crafting, cooking and fishing are coming out soon.

Originally posted by Questions

There is no reason to make an ultimate mode character if you dont like perma-death. Yes, there are generic classes but there are the most balanced classes of any mmorpg. The quests are decent and the dungeons are fun. Also crafting, cooking and fishing are coming out soon.

Classes are unbalanced in what ways?

Some classes are clearly better in PvP like mages and archers that can one shot you to death unless you are also ultimate mode with item shop stat and damage boosts. Be ready to spend a lot in the item shops to compete in PvP.