"The combat system in 9Dragons was designed to be different to those of other MMOs. In the early ones like EverQuest, you could just click on a monster and let the stats package do the rest. In later games, it got more interactive, with skills or buff buttons to press to use special abilities. Of course, in an MMO, you can't use console-type controls or a game pad because the number of different connections and configurations would mean that those with the fastest ping times would have an unfair advantage over everyone else. So in 9Dragons, the combat system has been designed to be both fair and involving. " Credits: http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/710/710070p1.html