There is are some quest lines which can be followed, but they are somewhat on the boring side, and with the exception of some decent experience and quest items given, they are not really worth the effort to complete them.
The reason or meaning of what kept my attention on this game for 3 years running now is the PvP and gaining ranking on the leader boards to be the best of the best on the server.
I have actually quit playing the main servers for Shaiya and joined a private server called Shaiya Exile. Exile is a well known private server because it was created by LilProHacker -known throughout the Shaiya community for his hacks, ect. and now his very own server.
Each faction has 6 different classes to choose from to play as. The available classes to choose from are:
AoL- Mage, Priest, Fighter, Defender, Archer, Ranger
UoF- Pagan, Oracle, Warrior, Guardian, Hunter, Assassin
The order of each class are the corresponding between factions, Mage = Pagan, Priest = Oracle, so on so forth.
I have played on both factions, and I have played each class in depth. Shaiya Exile is based off of the original Shaiya but in Episode 4, meaning it has less content than original Shaiya, however the players on Exile like ep. 4 because of the way it was set up. In ep. 4 the level cap is set to lvl 60 with 4 different playing modes, Normal, Hard, Ultimate, and Exile mode (Exile mode is special to this server [obviously]). I have several characters at the level cap (lvl 60) including, priest, fighter, defender, hunter, and assassin. My main character that I solely use now is my assassin which is maxed out with armor, weapons, and stats. My assassin is ranked 7th out of all assassins/rangers and ranked 89th overall on the server.
This game is a lot of fun if you like PvP like I do. The focus on Shaiya is PvP, but to stand a chance against veteran players like myself you will need special Lapis which are stones linked into armor and weapons to increase stats such as strength dexterity and luck. Most of these lapis can be obtained through vigorous farming without being disturbed by the other faction; however, the better lapis being elemental lapis are from bosses that spawn daily in PvP zones.
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Here is a picture of what stats will look like when you are 100% done linking. Your typical pvp on Exile will have 2 to 4 armor tops all linked the same with the exception of 1 of each elemental lapis, same as weapons having each elemental weapon lapis. To get all 4 for each 100% linked would take a long time however, especially for the armor top which holds a specialty lapis "The Exiled Lapis" (TEL) which adds +60 to each stat and takes up 2 linking slots. 2 of these lapis drop a week on each faction's side so they aren't easy to come by. I have 2 armor tops both of them linked with these TEL and water/wind lapis, and 2 weapons fire/earth, this gives me a little bit of leniency to make it more difficult for people to kill me and a better chance of killing people faster.
To wrap it up this is a fun pvp game, it can take about 2 weeks to link armor with the necessity lapis, a little longer for the more rare lapis, but this private server is worth a look if you enjoy a good challenging game.
Rating
Graphics: 7/10
Gameplay:10/10
Server:10/10 (new server host no lag all is great)
Storyline: 2/10
Overall: 9/10
This rating is meant for the game and the private server Shaiya Exile. I have a moral disagreement with the way the original server is run and I will not play there anymore. The greed of the original game developers takes away the fun of the game.
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