Game's not bad, most people have a nice discovery experience because the game is gorgeous (graphics and art), some mechanics are cool and kind of refreshing regarding latest MMO releases. There's also a lot of content to do (whether you like it or not) since the game has been released in 2014 in korea and had updates since then. Combat gameplay works with classes, combos and potions. There's no real trinity though and teamplay / combat interactions are limited compared to other MMOs.
Thank you very much for the write up -- exactly what I was looking for and covered all the key bullet points I wanted to know about. Very much appreciated! I'll probably pick it up here for $30 and give it a shot -- since there's no subscription fee it's a lot more palatable to me. If there was a subscription there would be no chance I would get it I don't think -- it would take quite a game to get me back into paying a monthly sub.
Since you say sandbox is right up your alley then no question it's worth the 30 bucks.
Just from a guy that stood from the outside looking in for a while and now have been playing it for 2-3 days, I will say the first impression is strong for the traditional MMO player. I felt as if some of the elements that I love were there but a lot of new stuff that I hadn't really experienced (i.e. the Terra-esque combat).
Yea, seems to me that once you get past that initial impression there really only is the grind. You can totally do all the other things, but when it comes to a value for time comparison grinding is infinitely more valuable. Almost nothing you craft outside food and costumes has real value as far as I can tell and the crafting that IS worth doing for moneymaking is fairly hands-off once its set up. Don't get me wrong the game is super fun, but it isn't quite as deep as it first appears. If you don't enjoy the grind you're going to have trouble finding longterm enjoyment here I think.
Yea, Valk was boring too. Warrior is super fun, I bet sorc is too although I havent played one. Pretty excited for Blader too.
If you just want to level fast, just grind there is no reason to do anything else. Exploration helps you collect 'knowledge' which is mostly obtained from talking to npc's and this increases your total energy which is used for gathering/crafting. If you are looking to min/max grind to max then do repeatables to get contribution points and energy. Otherwise just run around and have fun there is a shit ton of content to consume if this games questing is up your alley.
