Skill? No this game doesn't really require that. What I was trying to say, is the game is good, but past level 40 is a money sink. Your companions will get to a certain point of upgrading that you need duplicates of them to continue growing, but there is a 'gacha' system in place for obtaining companions and getting the rarity you need is a trick by itself. There's about 10 things you need to upgrade for your character alone, and when you throw in your pets it starts to become obvious how the end game plays out.
I've played a lot of Kritika and Zenonia 5/6 in my time, I know whatcha talking 'bout. I think that you should dive into games like that only if you are REALLY enjoying gameplay. I know I'll enjoy the hell outta it, cause I'm always in search of a good action KRPG. --- Still no launch in Russia.
Just started playing in anticipation of NA launch... really enjoying it so far. edit: forgot to mention you can choose an NA server when logging in