Perfect World - What Are The Races and Classes ?

Character creation is always one of the most fun parts of a new game. You go in, wondering what kind of toon you will be able to make...what they will look like. Trust me, you will not be disappointed !

As you can see, Perfect World has more customization for their characters than almost any other game out there. You can make your character look however you want, down to how far apart his or her eyes are. There are dozens of hair styles, some off them are even in style ! You can put on eyeshadow (over a dozen varieties)and lipstick, you choose the color, from pink to blue to black and every shade in between. I have never had such fun making a character. The first one I made took over an hour, just to decide all the variables.

Now comes the best news of all. Once you make your character you have TWO WHOLE DAYS to go back in and re-edit what they look like. Yep, if you decide, after an hour of play, that you just can't live with that green hair you chose, or the sumo wrestler style......you just log out, and hit edit and you can change it. After two day, the character locks and you can't change it anymore. I found this feature to be one of the coolest things I have ever found for character creation. One more thing about characters, if you decide to delete one, you must wait 7 days for it to disappear, and you can change your mind and undelete at any time during those 7 days. A great feature for hot heads that delete their toon in a moment of anger.

There are 8 slots for characters, per account. However, if you are an altaholic like I am, you can always make another account (since it's FREE) and make more toons!

So lets move on to the race and class choices you have in Perfect World. They may not be as extensive as you find in other games, but they do cover all the bases for classes you might want to play.....melee warrior type, healer, caster, ranged DPS and so on.

Wing elves are the only race that has the ability to fly at level 1. The wings that they use to fly do not make them move any faster than running speed however, so it is best used when trying to run from monsters. Though beware, there are monsters in the skies. Wing elves can be two classes, an Elf Archer and an Elf Priest.

Elf Archers are a ranged dps class. They mainly use bows and arrows. They have the longest range to attack monsters of any class. They have a very high crit %, and can usually kill mobs in a few hits. They can also deal physical and magical damage, depending on the attack you use. They are a decent class for pvp or pk. The bad things about an Elf Archer are that they have low HP, low physical defense, but decent magic defense. They must pay for their ammo, though some ammo does drop from monsters. Also, the damage they do is reduced if the monsters are within 5.00 m of them, or when flying in the air. The Major skills that they will need are Agi and Con, and Str for wearing armor.

Winged Elf Clerics (Priests in MY) are the main healers of the game. They have the most support spells (buffs and heals) and a few attack spells. They are meant to fight in a group and are hard to solo with due to their low hp and low physical defense, so they cannot take a beating for too long before dying. Their healing however makes them always wanted in a party, and they are the only class that can rez. Their main stats are Int and Con, and they need enough Str to wear armor, and they use magic weapons and deal magic damage.

Untamed (called Beastkind in the original PW) are half beast, half humanoids. They are the only race that can transform into an animal, and what animal you transform into depends on the class that you choose. There are two classes, Barbarian (Werebeast in the original PW) and Venomancer (Werefox in the original PW) Only males can be Barbarians (Werebeasts) and only females can be Venomancers (Werefoxes)

Barbarians (Werebeasts) are the main tanks of the game. They have the highest hp and physical defense in the game. They deal physical damage in melee combat. Barbarians (Werebeasts) can transform into a white tiger with flaming feet to enhance their hp and physical defense, and also increase their run speed by 20%, but at the cost of losing attack power. So their humanoid form is mostly for dps, and their tiger form is mostly for tanking. Since they are the main tanks in the game, they are always wanted in a party. The disadvantage of a barbarian (werebeast) is that they have low magic defense, their attack speed can be quite slow, and they do not have as much damage as magic dealers. Their main stats are Str and Con, and they need Agi to wear their armor.

Venomancers (Werefoxes) are the only class that can tame pets and summon fighting pets. They are also the only class that can create vanity pets (non-combat pets) for other players to have. They can either do range magic damage, or melee damage. Venomancers (Werefoxes) can transform into a fox, and this transformation is mostly for melee combat, though it does not do as much damage as humanoid form, which is primarily for ranged magic damage. They are an excellent solo class, and their pets are wonderful at tanking for them. The combination of you and your pet doing damage makes them good damage dealers. It is also a good class to do pvp or pk with. The disadvantage is that they have low hp and low physical defense, so they cannot take too many hits if their pet dies. If you want to be a caster venomancer (werefox), your main stats will be Int and Con, with enough Str to wear armor. If you want to be a melee venomancer (werefox) in fox form, your main stats are Str, Con, with enough Int to wear armor and cast the few melee spells.

Humans are human, just like us ! They fly around on giant swords and can be two classes, Blademaster (Warrior) and Wizard. (Mage)

Bladenasters (Warriors) are the main melee dps in the game. They have a good amount of physical defense and attack power, and hp. Their attacks are pretty fast and they are good for pvp and pk. In the air however, it can be a bit difficult for them to attack. Their disadvantage is that they have low magic defense. Their main stats are Str and Con with enough Agi to wear armor. Also, they can pretty much use any weapon in the game, except magic weapons.

Wizards (Mages) are the main ranged magic dps in the game. They use magic weapons and cast very strong spells. They have low hp and physical defense however and most of their spells take a long time to cast. This makes it a bit hard for pvp. At low levels it does not seem that they do any more damage than a werefox, though at higher levels they do massive amounts of damage, though their spells take a lot of mana to cast. Their main stats are Int and Con, and enough Str to wear armor.

The Tideborn were once one of the four major races on Pangu. Long, long ago, they had to use some very powerful magic to stop the Rancor forces from destroying their home and their people and the result of that was powerful storms on their home seas that virutally cut them off from the rest of Perfect World. No one or nothing can get through the storms.

Unfortunately, the Tideborn were not the only race to be cut off in their section of Pangu; so did a race called the Night Terrors, sworn enemies of the Tideborn. Battles between the two races continue.......

The Assassin is a very high damage class, alone or in a group. They have great bleed and DOT effects that help to make them one of the fastest killers in the game. Assassins also have offensive buffs to help make the most of each strike.

Unfortunately, Assassins do not have very much HP and almost no AOE skills and their attacks are very short range. This class dies easier than most of the others.

Psychics are quick and powerful spell-casters that also have increased physical defenses in fish form. They also use buff spells that have an extremely fast casting rate and use a very small amount of MP at the beginning. Powerful AOE spells have additional effects at higher levels. Most enemies are killed before even reaching a Psychic, as they have very high damage attacks and use stun, hex and paralyze.

Psychics have two skill paths, Soul Force and Chain of Souls, each have their own abilities.

Genies are non-corporeal entities that players can get to help their character in many ways, not the least of which is buffs and debuffs. Genies have their own abilities and they must be leveled up, for maximum benefit. Below is information on obtaining and leveling your Genie.

You can get a Genie in one of three ways:

1. Via Quest from the Watcher of the Earth. Location near the Elder of every major city.
2. Via Production with the Watcher of the Earth.
3. Via Trade from other players.

There are four different kinds of Genies, identified by the seasons:

Longevity (Summer),
Discipline (Winter),
Zeal (Autumn),
Infliction (Spring).

Your genie will have one skill when you get them, but future skills must be gotten by leveling them and feeding them. The Skills that they can have are as follows:

Strength - STR: Determine damage out put of skills
Dexterity - DEX: Determine effect of skills -duration
Vitality - VIT: MP pool
Intellect - INT: MP Recovery and the skills learnable (each 50 INT = +1 MP recovery)

In order to use these skills, it costs stamina, which requires Chi Stones which you get from decomposing player equipment to fill it's stamina bar, which is used up whenever you use one of the genies skills. Other than that genies do not require any kind of food. So it will cost you to use your Genie.....but how you choose their skill will aid you in battle, each in a different way:

STR: Will give you more damaging (and perhaps healing) skills
DEX: Will give you more durational skills
VIT: Will allow you to use more expensive (and powerful) skills, as well as chaining them together
INT: Will allow you to use skills more frequently, and with more variety

Lucky points add extra attribute points to your genie. Genies receive 1 point per level and every 10 levels receive a bonus of up to 10 lucky points. So if you are lucky, you could double your points.

Every 10 levels your genie gets luck points, 1-10. The more your genie gets the more rare it is. If I had a level 80 genie and its points where 80/80 that's extermely rare. You can also tell by pressing bar hovering over your genie
The higher the random stats determine not only the look of your genie but the combat ability as well as rareness. It can be classified as follow:

Orange - This color indicates this genie gained 10 random stats per every 10 level. (extremely rare)
Gold - This color indicates this genie gained random stats between 61 - 99 points. (rare)
Purple - This color indicates this genie gained random stats between 51- 60 points. (uncommon)
Blue - This color indicates this genie gained random stats between 41- 50 points. (less common)
Green - This color indicates this genie gained random stats between 10 - 40 points. (common)

Genies can level up along with their masters. In addition to increasing their base stats, players can upgrade a Genie's elemental affinity, with any of the five elements: Metal, Wood, Earth, Water andFire. The elemental affinity will become important because different affinities will be the key to unlocking certain skills. Genies can have a maximum of 26 affinity points. If need be, a player can reset the Genie's affinity points at the new NPC "Elemental Ambassador" in any of the five main cities. It needs to be noted that some earth skills can be used only while on the ground, many water skills can only be used in water and some metal skills can only be used while in flight. Additionally, some skills are race specific- Hollow Fist is reserved for Venomancers only, or the skill Rainbow Blessing is only for Winged Elves. Like character skills, genie skills have levels. Sometimes you cannot open a skill without having a chain of others open first.

There are three ways of leveling your Genie:

-Using EXP stone.
-Using Character EXP
-Using Character SP, 1SP = 5 EXP points.

To level your genie skills, please see the new NPC.

You can equip your genie. Players can buy equipment for their Genies from the NPC Watcher of the Earth. Genie Equipment includes Jades, Mirrors, Orbs, and Charms. Unfortunately, the cost of these items are one and three million coins and once equipped, they cannot be unequipped, only replaced.

Affinity Points are somewhat different then attribute points, Affinity Points give you the option of placing elemental affinities: Earth, Water, Fire, Wood, Water and Metal. Where you place these points will determine what skills your genie can get. The higher the affinity points needed for a skill, the stronger that skill is going to be.

Genies start with 1 Affinity Point, and will gain an additional Affinity Point every 5 levels. When a Genie reaches Level 100, it will gain 1 Affinity Point every level. Genies can attain a maximum of 26Affinity Points. There are 5 types of Affinities: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.The number of points required to master an Affinity is 8."

Genies can be traded with other players after they have been converted into TRADE READY state. Click the Trade State button in the Genieinterface menu in order to access this feature. It will take 7 days toconvert your Genie into to TRADE READY state. By default, a Genie isset to NO-Trade state. In this state, the Genie cannot be traded, sold,or discarded.

Jade and Bayne are a happy Untamed couple that make their home on Pangu. While Bayne spends his days battling evil outside the den, Jade spends her time in more literary pursuits.....like making these informative lenses. They are very happy in a Perfect World. :)
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Image Credits ~ The Perfect World Logo is from a fansite package that was offered on the Perfect World Official site in the past. It is no longer offered to fans. All the other pictures, in this lens, are screenshots taken of my own characters, in my Perfect World Account. All of the collages in this lens are original works by Jade.