Ether Saga Odyssey (commonly abbreviated as ESO), is a free to play MMORPG developed by Perfect World. The International version has now been released worldwide in an English-language format. Ether Saga launched its closed beta February 2, 2009. The open beta began on March 17, 2009. And was fully released on July 1, 2009. Ether Saga Online is heavily based on Journey to the West.

Races

Ren is the archetypal human race. The Ren run most of the major cities. They have advanced technology, societies and political systems. Their influence extends far and wide. It is the Human task to collect fragments of the Divine Chalice which were scattered about the world when a clumsy official dropped it.

Shenzu is the Demigod race. These individuals keep mostly to themselves focusing on spiritual cultivation and reaching higher levels of consciousness. They have been instructed to capture a certain pig demon who is actually the reincarnation of a powerful yet unruly heavenly general.

Yaoh were once animals but through advanced spiritual cultivation they were acknowledged by Heaven and granted acceptance as powerful and worthy of respect. Yaoh communities are found in various parts of the land. Their goal is to find a Sacred Ark that was discovered missing during the Peach Yard Banquet. Without this vessel the sacred knowledge cannot be brought to the Middle Kingdom.

Mogui are of the demon race. They are dark beings with horns who live in volcano like area called Zappah Altar.

Classes

Dragoon: Considered as a Tank. Engages in battle using a spear and wears heavy armor.

Rogue: Considered as a damage dealer. Uses poison-tipped daggers and wears medium armor.

Mystic: is a healer, can cast Buffs. Uses a staff for battle and wears light armor.

Ranger: Considered a ranged damage dealer. Can cast debuffs on enemies. Wears medium armor and fights with a bow.

Conjurer: An offensive spell-caster. Can cast positive buffs. Equips amulets and wears light armor in battle.

Shaman: Part healer and a secondary tank. Able to cast buffs. Wears heavy armor and fights with a Hammer.

Maven: A spell-caster/healer(half mystic/conjurer).It heals and have good damage. Able to cast buffs.Wears light armors and fight with a scepter.

Hellion: Considered an offensive class. Has a special system, rage system that means they get mana by being hit. They can sacrifice their own hp to get rage. Wears heavy armor and fights with dual-axes.

Features

Pet System in Ether Saga Odyssey has an expansive pet system in which pets can be leveled, trained, and combined with each other. All four races have a starter pet. The starter pets consist:

• Shenzu race - Baby Matou Longtail
• Yaoh race - Baby Katsu Fox
• Mogui - Redmalkin Cub
• Ren race - Baby Dewdrop Bunny