EDIT: As of right now this coin mall item is bugged and you shouldn't try to collect it from the coin mall. Annoying, I know. But typical of Acclaim.

If you've never had a chance to try Premium level service you're in for a treat tomorrow. Acclaim is giving away a one-day Premium pack by way of the Coin Mall to say thank you for our participation in the VGM slaughter event. I never ever considered buying premium until we had a similar gift item with one of the major patch events. I was hooked immediately.

The last time we got this gift item it was given to us directly in game. This time you'll have log into the coin mall and find it. You can log in to the coin mall while in game, or use that link I just posted. I would look first in the Premium category for the one-day gift and if it's not there, try the New or Special Category. If you've never bought anything from the coin mall you should take your time and check what items you can buy that will make your grinding a lot easier.

My two favorite items are the 90 day premium pack and of course the experience points cards that are so popular in game. The xp cards make an enormous difference in grinding time. At HM1 I get 4% per hour in normal grind. You can use the xp cards with an event and get a significant boost. A 2x event with these xp cards turns my normal grind into 16% per hour, so I can level up my SpearDriver character just about every weekend just by playing in the events.

Anyway, this post is about Premium. There are normally 3 options for premium in the coin mall and the 90 day package is by far the best deal, even if it normally costs 4000 coins. When you go to buy Acclaim coins there is a package of coins that lets you buy just exactly enough coins to buy 90 day premium. That package costs 30 eur0s, a little less than 45 US dollars and that works out to 10 euros per month, or 15 dollars for Americans. I can afford that and any teenager with a part-time job could too.

What you get with 90 day premium rocked my socks when I first started playing with it. First of all you get a 20% experience bonus even without paying for xp cards. You kill 5 mobs and you get the xp as if killed 6 mobs. That adds up quickly. The second little benefit is that your kung fu experience is 50% higher than that guy grinding next to you, if he doesn't have premium.

Check out the grinding/smash bar for my warrior. All of my smashes are leveled except the CS9 AoE smash and the CS2 Lightning smash. Those two have a long recast time so they are hard to level up. I finished everything else just by using them while grinding, and that 50% bonus to kung fu experience really helped.


One of the best bonuses in the premium packages is the Hermit Buff. I get +25 on all attributes any time I want it. It doesn't cost any more in-game gold. You can get it from any Hermit in any village and it lasts 2 hours. You also get a boost to damage, critical damage, and Chi Kung defense.

The last two items aren't that useful for me. I can change epithet whenever I want but I hardly ever do, so that's not a really big deal. And I lose less experience for reviving, but I really don't die very often. I play by the rules. You get some nice products with the package too. You get a small stack each of Korean Ginsengs, Etheral Mushrooms, Roars, Panaceas that bring you back to life for free, 2x drop cards and 2x xp cards.

I don't want to make this sound like a commercial for Acclaim, but as I said this costs me about 10 euros per month and it is worth it to me. I couldn't imagine trying to play at these levels without my premium package. Like I said, you'll get a chance to try it for one day tomorrow, so don't forget to log in to the coin mall and get your gift item.

And if you did buy something from the coin mall, what did you buy?

- SpearDriver