This has been my PBBG of choice over the last few months. It's a combat-based PBBG, and although there are some resource-gathering elements, it's more of an afterthought than the core of the game. If you like combat though, at least give this a try.
Pros:
- Many upgrade paths. Whether you're investing plat into your gear, buying tokens for permanent account boosts (which you can pay $$ for or in-game currency), grinding dungeons for orbs on your gear, upgrading jewelry, leveling up, or sinking Jade into bonuses like crit chance or boss damage, there are a LOT of ways to upgrade your account. To a newbie this may feel overwhelming, but I believe it's a strength of the game.
- Solid micro-economy. There are only a few materials traded frequently (maps, jade, gems), but it is set up in a way that beginners can sell the jade they get for plat (plat being much better for a beginner) to further their account. This round-robin of resources helps keep prices stable and gives an otherwise single-player game a multiplayer aspect.
- Guilds. A huge chunk of your bonuses and perks come from your guild. You can also give back to the guild by mapping with the guild to gain dungeon points, which in turn helps everyone in the guild. This can increase your experience, gold gained, gems gained, damage done, and so much more. This adds an incredibly social aspect to the game.
Cons:
- Gradual long-term game. I have a guildmate who has been playing for literal years and is making tiny incremental upgrades to his account over time. To some this can be a perk, but I personally like reaching big milestone unlocks, and this game is more of a gradual curve.
- P2W. A new player can sink cash into the game to get dungeon points, jade, plat, and more all at once and boost their account much higher than someone else. To me, I don't mind P2W so much in a mostly-idle browser game, but it's definitely a con.