The game started out as a fun experience, I enjoyed exploring the map, the crafting system seemed interesting and the combat for the most part was enjoyable but its only when you have spent a certain amount of time in the game you begin to realise just how many bugs exist. I expect bugs with any new game but unfortunately a large number of them are game breaking, easily exploitable and have made the game feel like if you aren't taking advantage of them like majority of the player base you are at a disadvantage.

At max level the main objective is to increase your gear score and participate in wars to defend or claim territory however you have to farm materials for keys to even enter the dungeons/raids, the open world content drops (Elite Chests) have been bugged since launch where they dont drop items correctly, the PvP wars are so laggy its like a slideshow and the servers are mostly so quiet a game of outpost rush (like a WoW battleground) will never start because there are not enough players queuing. Each patch has made the game slightly worse and it feels like the devs ignore any and all feedback they receive, quite often changing things in the opposite way that people ask

This is a game where if you weren't there for the launch you have already missed most of the fun. Where there were huge amounts of people of all levels, now the player base is almost entirely max level so a new player will get ganked constantly if they try and do any world pvp, have no one to play with for the 5 man content which is part of the main story, no one to run the dungeons with.

There also feels like a fundamental problem with the game design. The companies who took the most profitable areas early like Everfall or Windsward earned so much money that they could just buy all the best gear from every trading post, even when they dont need it so they were able to easily not only hold the territory since launch, but push on and dominate. Several servers have this issue where the company who got an early foothold reaches an untouchable position.

Healing in this game is the worst of any MMO I have personally played, with clunky ui, laggy spell casting and heaven forbid you play on an ultrawide monitor because the party frames are hard stuck at the edge so it makes it impossible to see what is going on with your character, your cool downs and your parties health at the same time.

I definitely got my monies worth and i don't regret playing but i'll be completely honest if i had joined the game in its current state i am almost certain I wouldnt be able to stick with it to even reach max level which is why i am forced to give a negative review despite a large number of hours played. Its a shame, the game has promise but unfortunately has already lost majority of its player base and given the direction the game is heading with patches this looks highly likely to continue, with random nerfs thrown into each patch but major glaring bugs and problems ignored

The game started out as a fun experience, I enjoyed exploring the map, the crafting system seemed interesting and the combat for the most part was enjoyable but its only when you have spent a certain amount of time in the game you begin to realise just how many bugs exist. I expect bugs with any new game but unfortunately a large number of them are game breaking, easily exploitable and have made the game feel like if you aren't taking advantage of them like majority of the player base you are at a disadvantage. At max level the main objective is to increase your gear score and participate in wars to defend or claim territory however you have to farm materials for keys to even enter the dungeons/raids, the open world content drops (Elite Chests) have been bugged since launch where they dont drop items correctly, the PvP wars are so laggy its like a slideshow and the servers are mostly so quiet a game of outpost rush (like a WoW battleground) will never start because there are not enough players queuing. Each patch has made the game slightly worse and it feels like the devs ignore any and all feedback they receive, quite often changing things in the opposite way that people ask This is a game where if you weren't there for the launch you have already missed most of the fun. Where there were huge amounts of people of all levels, now the player base is almost entirely max level so a new player will get ganked constantly if they try and do any world pvp, have no one to play with for the 5 man content which is part of the main story, no one to run the dungeons with. There also feels like a fundamental problem with the game design. The companies who took the most profitable areas early like Everfall or Windsward earned so much money that they could just buy all the best gear from every trading post, even when they dont need it so they were able to easily not only hold the territory since launch, but push on and dominate. Several servers have this issue where the company who got an early foothold reaches an untouchable position. Healing in this game is the worst of any MMO I have personally played, with clunky ui, laggy spell casting and heaven forbid you play on an ultrawide monitor because the party frames are hard stuck at the edge so it makes it impossible to see what is going on with your character, your cool downs and your parties health at the same time. I definitely got my monies worth and i don't regret playing but i'll be completely honest if i had joined the game in its current state i am almost certain I wouldnt be able to stick with it to even reach max level which is why i am forced to give a negative review despite a large number of hours played. Its a shame, the game has promise but unfortunately has already lost majority of its player base and given the direction the game is heading with patches this looks highly likely to continue, with random nerfs thrown into each patch but major glaring bugs and problems ignored