Brighter Shores

What an absolute waste of potential. What was Gower even thinking with this?

Better now then it was on launch hopefully it keeps going that direction.

I like it as a grind game. It feel's as if the 'grind' part of a grindy game, has been optimized for enjoyment. ( Probably from RuneScape data :P , but that's a win! ) The learning curve is not very intuitive, but there is a pretty good selection of information on the Brighter Shores Wiki. Eventually, with a little brainpower you can figure out what's going on and the game's flow. I enjoy the idea of each 'Main-area' as a fully playable zone all in its own. The skills are distinct, and serve a purpose of serving other skills. The cross skill interaction is well-thought out, and I can imagine that future refinements to cross skill cohesion even better. This really shows through with the unlocking of the Mines. I also enjoy that the method's of training is both primary skill with the bonus of Skill Point Experience. This is the incentive to play the game actively. -I hear it's the primary way to play! I must admit that the game fills a nice niche, but I can see why the majority of people wouldn't give more than a few hours. -Here's a good for instance. When I am playing OSRS, training a skill that's moderately AFK (15-30 seconds), I am actively training on Brighter Shores. All in all, I'll continue

latest changes are good, cadence of updates is insanely cool, but the content itself is still needs to be more different from what we've already seen

It's chill and enjoyable. Good when you're watching something on another monitor that doesn't require too much attention. It's the kind of game that I play off and on and is more appealing to me than any current version of Runescape. The skills interact nicely and development seems to be inching its way along pretty consistently. The subscription requirement after the first two zones feels weird though. It's too expensive for what it gives and it removes the sense of "play whenever I'm in the mood" because now you feel like you need to make your monthly payments worth it. The first two zones are still a decent amount of content so even if you don't pay there's still stuff to do, I just feel like a subscription model doesn't match this kind of game at all.

Terrible

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