Ether Saga is a bright, flashy game from the creators of Perfect World. The foreign version of the game, KDXY, is one of the most popular games of Perfect World Entertainment. Ether Saga is a game that mainly focuses on its pet feature and it is based on the four classic novels of the Chinese literature (Journey to the West). Practically every player has his/her own pet with many abilities for hours of fun! But how did all of this start and what can we expect in the near future? We of Onrpg had been given the chance to interview Craig Beers, Product Manager for Ether Saga Online Gold.

Onrpg: Could you introduce yourself, please?
Hi, I'm Craig Beers, the Product Manager for ESO Gold at Perfect World Entertainment.

Onrpg: Could you give us a summary of the storyline of Ether Saga?
Ether Saga is a prequel to the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West." A series of calamities have thrown the heavens into chaos, and the three races of Earth must undertake a task in hopes of being asked to join the fabled journey.

Onrpg: Does the storyline affect the actually gameplay? Is it connected with the quests of the game?
The storyline is definitely connected with the quests. There are three races in the game; the Ren, Shenzu and Yaoh, and each race has its own set of Story Quests to follow. According to the storyline, each race received a specific holy task from the Gods. Players will meet the characters from the novel, and will even meet an NPC named after the author.

Onrpg: The classes of the game do not seem unique. Is there something that distinguishes them from the classes of other games?
The classes are most definitely different from each other. They all fill different roles and use different equipment. There is also customization between two players of the same class. While every character has access to the same base class skills as another character of the same class, Ethyr skills and nascent skills can differ between the two. Ethyr skills can be equipped like gear. Once equipped, they will provide players with a special skill. Players can equip up to four ethyrs, and they can be swapped out with other ethyrs in your inventory at any time. Nascent skills are described in a question below.