It plays like a Final Fantasy RPG game in an MMO world. While the end game raiding are challenging and rewarding to play, it's really the story that differentiates this game from other MMOs.

The base game is slow, but it's needed to establish the world and lore. The story then picks up in the first expansion and gets better from there on. Base game and first expansion are completely free - I spent 150 hours on the free trial before buying anything!

Thought I leave a review after 240 hrs - just finished my second solo playthrough, and two multiplayer sessions in progress, and I'm still finding different cutscenes and interactions. Love the combat, the music, and the characters.

The base story is great but those playing custom Tav's need to play a run with all the Origins, they are all integral to the main story and will flesh it out and bring it to the next level. Also romance/(bear) sex scenes.