Dragon Nest South-East Asia

I can't believe I like playing MMO games, particularly Dragon Nest.  This game is popular in the Philippines, since most of the players that are active are Filipinos, they always voice out on Dragon Nest SEA (South East Asia) Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/dragonnestsea?sk=wall).  I don't know if that could be negative or positive, since most of them only comment to complain about the down time.

I have been playing Dragon Nest for more than a month.  And it has been quite good for some time.  I guess, playing with other players you know personally gives it a more enjoyable factor.

I could never play it like a pro, I needed guidance and help from gamers on item ehancements, other factors that would help your character beef up (so you don't get killed in a quest).  But even with that hindrance I'm still sold to the game.

It's Free to Play, but if you want more inventory space & nicer costumes, you have to purchase it from the Cherry Credits account.  I myself have bought Cherry Credits, using Load Central to top-off credits exchanged with real pesos.  ThePros & Cons of the game:
Pros

1. Free to Play (F2P)
2. good visuals on skills & attacks
3. character design is between serious and cute
4. good pace of main quests & side quests
5. has trading house for in game currency
6. beautiful cash items in game are sold using cherry credits which was exchanged with real local currency(Philippine Peso)
7. down time for maintenance is scheduled to affect the least number of people
8. You can buy cherry credits without using a credit card (instead buying load thru Load Central - in my case Netopia in the Philippines)

Cons

1. The servers are always crowded
2. Maintenance schedule every week (meaning there is a down time)
3. Lag most of the time, but manageable, you will just see at times players float & monsters popping at the other side while you are bashing him.
4. You need to buy good items with cash and some of them expires after 3-90 days.  

More about the game based on wikipedia article 

(Following content are copied from wikipedia):

Gameplay

Dragon Nest incorporates non-targeting system gameplay to create a fast paced action filled experience. Players choose from a range of heroes, characters that are of the Dragon Nest storyline that can equip customizable gear and weapons. Devastating skills can also be learned, to increase one's power when defeating monsters in instanced dungeons or defeating other players in PVP.

Dragon Nest also has the advantage of being nearly completely skill based, with lower level characters being able to defeat high level characters in PVP with skill alone. This allows a more experienced player that is of a lower level to dominate a less experienced player of a higher level player in PVP.

South East Asia release
Shanda and Cherry Credits announced that it will release the localized version of Dragon Nest for South East Asia region. Closed Beta testing period for Dragon Nest SEA ran from 13th July 2011 to 19th July 2011. Open Beta was opened from 16th August 2011 to 20th October 2011. Official release of the game is from 20th October 2011 onwards, with the release of Saint Haven and level 32 cap on 18th October to mark its opening. There are currently four servers to the SEA's installation, and they are namely (in chronological order) Westwood, Springwood, Greenwood and Holywood. An announcement made by Addison Kang, vice president and producer of Shanda Games in early November 2011 proposed that there will likely be a dedicated server for players from Philippines by December 2011.