Question: How would you describe Shaiya to someone who has never heard of it before?
Answer: Strip down an MMORPG to its base elements (one side versus the other, dragons, magic, swords, shiny armor, PvE, PvP) then build it back up from there. 

Shaiya is the classic story of light versus darkness, except that neither side is really “evil.” The ongoing fight goes back to the time when the Gods walked the world of Shaiya Gold and there were only three races on the planet. That was ages ago, but the war continues.
On one side, you have the Elves and the Humans; they make up the Alliance of Light. The other side has the Vail and Nordein (also known as “Deatheaters”) making up the Union of Fury.
And then, of course, I can go into the beautiful graphics, the gorgeous soundtrack composed by George Oldziey (Wing Commander III, IV, and Prophesy; Ultima IX: Ascension; Crusader: No Regret), the varied landscapes, the detailed characters, the engaging storyline… But I think the word “massive” really does sum it up.

Question: I have been told that the game will carry a warning similar to 12-Sky that the game is not suitable for those under the age of 17. Why is that?

Answer: Well, there are some elements of the game that might be inappropriate for some game players. All right, there’s no dancing around it: there’s blood and nudity. We’re dealing with a fantasy realm here and when you kill a monster, it’s going to bleed. And, since we are in a fantasy realm, there are some monsters that have some uniquely feminine attributes; and since they are monsters, what are the chances that they can pop over to the local tailor and get a nice blouse?

Question: What are some of the core gameplay elements of  Shaiya Gold?

Answer: I’ll actually highlight my favorites. First up is the fact that players won’t make just one character, level it up, and be done. No, if you want the baddest character in the game, you’ll need to cruise through the levels three times. We have “difficulty modes” in Shaiya, and you only start off with Easy and Normal available. Once you cruise through Normal, Hard is unlocked. Once you get through Hard, Ultimate is unlocked. These different modes offer up tiered skillpoints and statpoints to reward the players as they progress (more points awarded at each tougher mode) and they allow players to access more and more of the armor and weapons in the game.