Perfect World International has grown exponentially since its launch in September 2008. The total users have exceeded 1,000,000 players, and in less than a year the official opened double the servers we launched with.

Now, less than year after the initial launch, they are releasing their second expansion, "the Age of Spirits." The major addition included in this expansion is the Genie system. The Genies are non-corporal beings that will assist players in battle, casting spells, buffs and debuffs.

The Genies were born from the Elemental World. The main five elements are: metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Genies have an innate desire and ability to maintain the balance of the elements. So when the elements of Perfect World have fallen out of balance, it is the Genies who rise to the rescue.

All players will be able to obtain a genie through a quest, available from the new Watcher of the Earth NPC. Genies can also wear equipment, similar to existingaccessories.

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Genies will be able to level with the players, although players will have to manually upgrade a Genie level in their menu. Genies will also have elemental affinities, which can be raised every 10 levels. These affinities are the same as the five main elements of the Elemental and Perfect World: metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Every Genie skill will have a required number of elemental affinity points, some in more than one element.

The Genie system will open up a new level of gameplay, giving players access to new skills and the opportunity to further customize their character to fit their play style.

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