penquinz wrote:how does it compare to SRO.
Let me see... it's a bit similar to the European race in SRO.
There's 3 races to choose from (Deva, Asura and Gaia) and 3 classes in each race. The classes are Warrior, Magician or Summoner. The Warrior uses melee attacks the most, the magicians use magic (obvious, i know, but depending the race it's different kind of magic), and the Summoners have buffs and heal spells for their pets to make them stronger than other classes'.
The difference come from the race you choose:
The Deva Warrior is the best tanker, with buffs to increase defense for themselves and the party (similar to the Warrior class in SRO); the Asura Warrior is a melee damage dealer with fast attacks and often critical hits (similar to SRO's Rogue), and Gaia Warrior is the middle point, doesn't excel in either but isn't useless.
In the magic area, the Deva magicians are the healers of the party, keeping eveyone alive and buffing them (like Clerics and Bards in SRO); the Asura magicians are the strongest damage dealers in the game (like Wizards and Warlocks); and the Gaia magician is a melee fighter with strong buffs to weaken the enemy or strenghten themselves.
And i wouldn't be able to say much about Summoners as i haven't played them myself but they seem to be similar to each other. When they fight, they use their pets, buffing and healing them as their attacks are limited. They are the only class that can summon two pets at the same time.
A downside, as i already say, is that there's not much gear variety. You get a starting set of clothes and you can change it pretty fast, but you have to stick with it until level 20, where you get a new "Rank" (like SRO's degrees of gear). Sadly, the next rank is level 50.
All in all i enjoy the game more than SRO. You rarely are our of quests because you can travel to any of the three cities (one of each race) and pick up quests there. Besides, the main form of grinding in here are Dungeons. And you often will see invitations to dungeon parties in the general chat, theough you should be level 30 or higher to survive in the first dungeon.
It worths a try, it's a bit slower paced than SRO, and you need a better computer to play it, but it's enjoyable.