AOW is an in-depth PVP based game with amazing group and 1vs1 pvp events. I have not found another MMO with the main focus on PVP and I don't regret the last 4 years I played and paid for VIP a month. The EU players left are but a handful of what they previously were and will most likely merge with the main NA server in the future. The remaining players in NA servers are mainly toxic players and seems they will do anything in their power to ruin the game for anyone but their allies. Sadly with the server in NA the game feels unplayable and I stopped. EU version had less hacks and bots and there was a time that Webzen cared about the game but not in the last 2 years.

Webzen just closed EU servers so all had to move to Snails NA servers. Snail don't care for their Western games.

The game has a very in depth learning curve towards builds but there are plenty of guides on the forums and new players should join guilds. PVE content is very shallow compared to other games but doing Instances in teams ranging from solo to 18 players can be fun. 95% of any events in game are PVP and PVP is what drives this game. The game play is slow when yo you start but once you gather all the flying skills and speed skills it becomes fun. It is ping based but managable with 200 -350ms ping. There are a few ancient sets and high level jianghu inners that cost an arm and a leg and set you apart from your opponents. It is either P2w or play 2win or more play/pay to advance faster. It is a slow paced game and you need to invest lots of time to get strong. No other mmo's come close to the pvp experience, personally.

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