Lore Hound regulars will recognize this game as one that KooPA and Amatera have previously discussed in the MMOCast. What solutions can the game offer for some of the issues they’ve already met? Check the full video for a discussion on upcoming plans for both PvP and PvE action, accompanied by some game footage mixed in.
Plus, we have a couple more videos coming up on more footage from upcoming Perfect World games, and a whole lot more from E3 — so keep checking back!
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Unless you keep your ear to the ground in the free-to-play scene you probably haven’t heard of Perfect World Entertainment. The company started off by making a game based upon its own name, Perfect World International, before expanding via publishing agreements. PWI was followed up by two other F2P 3D MMORPGs, Ether Saga Online and Jade Dynasty. Both titles are well regarded and continue to thrive. You may have heard of them thanks to one of last year’s most surprising titles, Torchlight. Perfect World Entertainment has signed an agreement to publish the MMORPG version of Torchlight in the near future.
Enough about Perfect World’s past though, what about the present. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Perfect World’s Sam Houston to go over the company’s upcoming line-up during my stint at PAX East 2010. The first thing that was made clear to me is that Perfect World is striving to make solid games. Not good-for-a-F2P-game solid, but solid, period. It was refreshing for me to hear someone from inside the F2P industry admit to that sector’s major stigma. Hopefully Perfect World can meet its goal. Continue Reading
iTZKooPA finds his way to the Perfect World Entertainment booth at E3, where he chats up a product manager about the recently released F2P MMO, Battle of the Immortals.
