I'm enjoying the game for what it is - a classless ARPG where i can build characters the way i want. After nearly 180 hours, I have achieved what i set out to achieve twice - my characters being able to solo final bosses at the hardest difficulty.
What I am most sad about: The save wipe then 1.0 comes about. I will miss my characters and realms. I really hope there is some way we can still play the "legacy early access" game while still playing the new one.
What i dont like: The game has random crashes, disconnects, loading errors and weird character actions. I hate the progress circle when fishing. It is tiny and should be on the fish and not on the character. I dont like that we cant cancel actions like fishing or mining mid way. there is no key for that so you are caught "pants down" if an enemy comes. I dont like that there is also no parry or block indicator and that all enemies are so different that it would take too long to learn for the casual dad player like me. I dont like bugs using radiant embers and the exaltation system. sometimes pants only upgrade to crit chance of 4 max. while it should be 5. sometimes exalting takes it to 5 then it cant go to 6 when you use your radiant ember. Just wasted the radiant ember which is EXTREMELY hard to find. I also dont like that the game has performance spikes especially when there are 4 people with heavy elemental damage. That lag can be the deciding factor between a loss and win. Items should also have a lock system but i think the devs are on to that already.
What i like: Classless character building. Beautiful worlds. Great story. Every weapon has a different animation, style, character and runes. SO awesome. A discord community which I can trade items with especially when items like radiant embers are so hard to come by. Fast loading between levels. Playing daily with my friends!
TLDR: I would build more characters with different weapons and armour sets if radiant and essence ember drops were not so bad. Overall, as a casual dad player with two kids and a job, I enjoy this game very much but cant see myself putting 1000 hours into it. The "real" story actually begins AFTER you hit max level on your character. Then you can build it correctly and the way you want. Great for players like me who enjoy games with a great story yet with freedom of build. Sad that the devs are changing this.
