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One of a good example of plot driven story is The Lord of The Rings. You like and hate the protagonist Frodo. You have love and hate with this character. You sympathize with him for volunteering to carry the ring to the Mount Doom. But you can't help getting annoyed with him when Gollum manages to trick him into believing that Sam has tried to steal the ring. Sam is a supporting character but you can't help rooting for him for his loyalty to Frodo. But in the end you will like Frodo again as he finally manages to complete his task.

Most wuxia stories are plot driven type, I think.

In a plot driven story, the characters develop as the story progresses. It's not love at first sight kinda thing. But what I like about plot driven story is that all characters get to shine in their own ways whether they all main or just supporting. In The Lord of Rings for example, my favorite characters are Gandalf, Sam, Faramir and Eowyn. In Legend of the Condor Heroes, my favorites are Hong Qigong, Mei Chaofeng, and Huang Yaoshi. Most of them are supporting characters.

Not bad but not stellar either. It's certainly better that recent wuxia dramas. But there's no specific styles, also no death point striking which is commonly seen in wuxia in 80's or 90's. But I do enjoy the drama. It's very plot driven like most classic wuxia.

Classic wuxia are usually plot driven rather than character driven. Authors like Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng etc. This one is based on a wuxia writer named Wen Rui'an. The later came to prominence after the former. Whether a story is more plot driven or character driver is a matter of choice.

Couldn't agree more. Well I'd read in wikipedia that it was a commercial success so tried to keep an open mind. I kinda dropped it eventually. Watched every single episode until episode 20. It's a torture. Skipped the remaining episodes and watched the last 30 minutes of the last episode.