I will say, while I'm not a big fan of the combat, this is unquestionably the best MMO since WoW.
I hope it forces Blizzard to wake the hell up and focus on their own game. Though, I expect they won't, and we'll have to wait for Titan.
Things that I like:
- the leveling pace. It's perfect. You don't zip through zones in an hour like WoW. It actually feels like an accomplishment as you reach the higher levels.
- leveling rollback in zones in which you are a higher level. Fantastic idea. Doesn't force you to rush even if you've overleveled the zone.
- the world. Just beautiful.
- freedom in weapons/play style.
Things I don't like:
- the crafting system. Needlessly complicated, little rewards. Ironically, I think one of the few MMOs to actually do crafting professions correctly is Runescape.
- the map. It's difficult to find the borders of zones, to know where zones are, etc. This is always a pet peeve of mine for MMOs. WoW's map is an example of how to do it right.
- some weapon combinations seem to be simply awful. I'd like to dual wield swords as a Warrior, for example, but it's simply not as good as using a shield or a greatsword (the greatsword number 2 skill is better than anything else, AINEC).
- confusion of instances. Don't know where the are, and there seems to be extremely few of them.
- not a fan of the chat system. Again, there are a number of things WoW does correctly, and it's the social aspect.
- the voice acting. Do I seriously have to play as Nathan Drake?
Last edited by Ashasx; 08-31-2012 at 07:40 PM.
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