Tuesday, January 6, 2009

PW International vs. PW MY

I intended to make a video comparing Perfect World International to Prefect World Malaysia, but I've had a couple of delays with my new computer. First off, they are the same game. There are only one or two major difference between the two. PWI has The Lost Empire expansion which adds some more content to the game. However, as of now, it's arenas are currently closed and have been for several weeks. Other than that, there are only minor changes. PWI and PW MY have a lot of different names for the same thing. One that I particularly don't like is changing Ancient Dragon City to Archosaur. I mean seriously, Archosaur? Anyway, the names of the classes, skills, stats, and pretty much everything else has been changed, but it doesn't change the game. Personally, I feel that PWI will grow faster than PW MY because it seems to have a much larger development team. Some people have even called PW MY the guinea pig for PWI. Also, PWI has more community based events, such as holiday quests/gear. Some of the small grammar issues in PW MY are not present in PWI because of it's North American centered audience. On that note, for people playing in North America, the ping on International servers (almost always below 50) is much less than on PW MY servers (usually around 200) making the game a little bit more responsive. To sum it up, if your in North America and haven't already a invested in a character in a different version of PW, go for PWI. Otherwise, stick with the version your playing, but if you feel the need to try PWI, take it for a spin. I have started a character in PWI (level 18), but I will still spend the majority of time in PW MY. On my videos, I'll try to keep the different names of items from being an issue. I hope this helps all of you who can't decide what version of PW is best for you.
 
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