by ByteStixSo last time we played Shaiya we had a pretty bad time. Our experience definitely was not the greatest.. and we really didn’t accomplish much (if I recall correctly.)
This time was going to be different! This time we were going to do better! This time we knew what we were doing! This time.. we did so bad. We were so bad. I don’t know why we’re so bad at specific MMORPGs I swear it’s not like we actively try to be LOL.
It’s just as though no matter what we do (in specific MMORPGs) we just can’t get over the steep learning curves with them! Shaiya is one such MMORPG! We ran around for so long not realizing how to turn on quests. When we finally did do quests they were so far and few between that we ended up still running around not really doing anything!
Actually your portrayal of Shaiya is inaccurate. Your title leads to believe that nothing can be done to keep a character. There are two modes to Shaiya. HM or Hard Mode and UM Ultimate Mode. When you play HM there is no Perma-Death. Ultimate Mode is for those who want a slightly stronger character and KNOW the risk of deletion on death. To prevent this death there are Ressurection Runes (die and it is used) as well as Continuous Rez Runes (2 hr, 3 hr, 7 day and 30 day duration)
If you are going to critique a game it helps to actually play it fully first. Learn what it contains, how characters can be played, use the skills properly. Also helps if you asked experienced players for assistance when needed. The game has [GS]’s (Game Sages who are volunteers) who are more than happy to assist all new players with information required.