Game Description and Comments

Phoenix Dynasty Online (PDO) is a free 2.5D MMORPG set in ancient China from the same company as Magic World Online. Although more and more free MMORPGs are being set in ancient China these days, PDO puts a new spin on the setting with its innovative Five Element system. The Five Element system not only affects nearly every aspect of the game from combat to crafting, but it also allows characters with in the same class to be different from each and adds strategy to the game. Each element is stronger against one element and weaker against another. For example, Water is most effective against Fire while it is least effective against Wood. Along with all the quests and PvP wars, this system should help keep players interested in PDO for quite some time.   

Key Features

• Free to play.
• Nice colorful 2.5D graphics.
• First expansion recently released.
• Four character classes: Paladin, Assassin, Priest, and Wizard.
• Thousands of quests.
• Magical mounts that have fighting skills and special attributes.
• Players can first get a mount at level 5.
• Guild wars and state wars.
• Five Element system that adds diversity to each class and strategy to the game.
• Crafting includes blacksmithing, leatherworking, jewel crafting, and armor crafting.
• PvP arenas with rankings.

Select Reviews (Edited for Presentation)

Author: Broken
Rating: 7
Comment: If you are familiar to the 2.5D gaming scene, then at first glance PDO looks like it fits the cookie cutter. Delving deeper into the gameplay, however, you soon realize that this is not an ordinary 2.5D "PK everything that moves" style game. The quest system will keep you busy all the way through the 100 levels. There are daily quests that can be done over and over, 1 time quests, and clan quests which can be completed repeatedly to improve your clan.

The skills are numerous and have spectacular graphics. The 5 element system ensures that 2 players of the same class are not necessarily the same. This brings a great amount of diversity that you don't see in most other MMORPG's. Each element for each class has a different skill set. Skills are fixed so you don't have to worry about leveling your skills as well as leveling yourself.

Perhaps the greatest feature of PDO is the impressive clan and state system. As you progress through the game you can claim allegiance to a state. This grants you access to defend your state in State War - a massive PK battle where clans of a state work together to fight other clans. Clans are allied with a state, or for a fee may become allied to no state. Clan war is an impressive battle over several castles that grant your clan numerous benefits. The state/clan system adds an interesting level of complexity to the game, as your interactions with the other states are greatly limited (i.e. you cannot team with anyone who is not in your state).

If PK is your forte, then PDO is the place to be. It features specialized PK arenas (team or free-for-all) complete with rankings. High ranking on the PK boards comes with special titles and rewards.

If you like 2.5D games and are looking for a game that is easy to play, fun, and always keeps you on your toes, come play PDO. You won't be disappointed.

Author: Lonelywolf
Rating: 9
Comment: PDO at first seems like a chore but once you get into it you're creating things like crazy. I found that the quests were a bit boring, but later you get better ones. At first you feel like an errand boy. You're running here and there asking people for things but later you can choose what quests you want to do and venture deeper into the world of PDO acquiring new quests as you go. The skills in this game are unique. Each skill has its own effect and each skill has its own strength and weakness. Elemental skills also give it an "Umph" in the direction of Player Killing. Again, each has its own strength and weakness depending on what element you choose giving the game a sort of uniqueness to other games in that area.

Mounts are also unique in this game giving you a very nice selection depending on your element. From Mystical Birds to prowling Tigers, each player has their own mount which reflects their character. (Mounts are customizable and have different colors.) I have found throughout my gaming time that 2D games attract me the most and give me the most fun. Games with great graphics and complicated gameplay don't appeal to me anymore. Simple games like this grab my attention and keep me involved. With a great community and great support, you cant go wrong with Phoenix Dynasty Online.

Review Phoenix Dynasty Online

Pricing Model

Phoenix Dynasty Online is free-to-play, but does have an item mall.

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