It's not every day that a free-to-play (F2P) game launches an
expansion, but href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/771">Perfect
World International
(PWI) is not like every other F2P game. With eye-pleasing graphics, a
loyal fan base, and the deepest character creation seen in a F2P game,
PWI is the Western localization of a game that is already a sensation
in the East. PWI seems to be catching on in both hemispheres now, as
the game just released its first expanions, The Lost Empire, on
December 3rd. Ten Ton Hammer's Danny "Ralsu" Gourley had a chance to
visit with Jonathon Belliss, PWI's product manager, about the new
content:

Ten Ton Hammer:
What about
low level characters? Do they get any new quests that relate to the
discoveries going on in the world around them?

Belliss:
We actually released a new quest concurrently with the expansion for
low level players in order to help them progress through some of the
harder stages of Perfect
World International.  We also will be launching
an Increased Experience Event in order to drive more players to the new
higher level content featured in the expansion.