Very often, people will sell their accounts which saves buying the items from the in game cash shop, farming experience and gaining the skills needed.

Currently, there is no real emphasis from the player base towards participating in Territory War due to useless rewards.

[3] PWI has several expansions: While Perfect World states it is free-to-play, substantial amounts of money are needed to get a leg-up on competition and compete.

Currency used in the cash shop can be bought from the respective websites of each company running a version of the game.

Perfect World International offers pre-charged cards that can be bought from 7-Eleven, Target, and GameStop locations.

Players may also use other payment forms such as Ultimate Game Cards to purchase cash shop currency by using the PayByCash option.