Its literally hard to recommend this game after so much time. A year has 4 seasons where 2 of the seasons are revival seasons aka when the content is good and the story is good and worthwhile then other times its honestly just a narrative between 2 D-tier characters whos impact is negligent at best or MAYBE THEY BECOME AT LEAST SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE IDK. So the content is a rollercoaster of quality.
The game is impossible to join into after its started. Its like a rollercoaster, some people have been on it for so long they are still enjoying the ride but you cant hop on board. The buy-in for a new player is ridiculous with all the DLC and the dungeon keys etc. There is still no "buy all button" with discounts etc for all the DLC despite many people asking for it within the community. Instead you have to go buying around for all the DLC in packs or other ♥♥♥♥ and STILL BE MISSING CONTENT LIKE DUNGEON KEYS.
The games gameplay is great, story (if you can watch maybe 50 hours of different essays on different character arcs etc) is great, the ingame story is pretty horrendous tho, I wish they made metanarratives etc more clear to a casual player/observer and they wouldnt get so much hate. To get the full story you need to read grimoires, have old knowledge and context and then you can grasp at whats to come. Its rather irritating to see many comments about it being ♥♥♥♥ when its not but those comments are also true because the story isnt in peoples faces. I dont think writing a coherent story in your face can be that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ difficult, but somehow through 8 years its still an issue...
The lack of a real competitor that actually kills this game is what drives ♥♥♥♥♥♥ practices in this game forward and also in the industry.
Its aight i guess (looks at hours played)

Its literally hard to recommend this game after so much time. A year has 4 seasons where 2 of the seasons are revival seasons aka when the content is good and the story is good and worthwhile then other times its honestly just a narrative between 2 D-tier characters whos impact is negligent at best or MAYBE THEY BECOME AT LEAST SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE IDK. So the content is a rollercoaster of quality. The game is impossible to join into after its started. Its like a rollercoaster, some people have been on it for so long they are still enjoying the ride but you cant hop on board. The buy-in for a new player is ridiculous with all the DLC and the dungeon keys etc. There is still no "buy all button" with discounts etc for all the DLC despite many people asking for it within the community. Instead you have to go buying around for all the DLC in packs or other shit and STILL BE MISSING CONTENT LIKE DUNGEON KEYS. The games gameplay is great, story (if you can watch maybe 50 hours of different essays on different character arcs etc) is great, the ingame story is pretty horrendous tho, I wish they made metanarratives etc more clear to a casual player/observer and they wouldnt get so much hate. To get the full story you need to read grimoires, have old knowledge and context and then you can grasp at whats to come. Its rather irritating to see many comments about it being shit when its not but those comments are also true because the story isnt in peoples faces. I dont think writing a coherent story in your face can be that fucking difficult, but somehow through 8 years its still an issue... The lack of a real competitor that actually kills this game is what drives shitty practices in this game forward and also in the industry. Its aight i guess (looks at hours played)