Zeal

I found this game randomly while digging through what I call the crates of steam. I'm a newly single dad with a four month old daughter I work 60-hour weeks I don't have much time for games like World of Warcraft and their PDP that I love so much, so when I came across as Zeal I was pleasantly surprised I've always missed PVP in World of Warcraft but I don't miss world Warcraft fact I kind of hate that game but the Battlegrounds the 2v2 3 B 3 S I miss I always kind of wish there was a game I could just log in and battle and I have to worry about leveling up a character doing quest to get the gear stuff like that Zeal is everything I miss about doing Battleground PVP and nothing of the ♥♥♥♥ I hate about wow. If you like PVP battlegrounds with wizards warriors Paladin's clerics stuff like that gives you a chance guaranteed you're going to like it and if you don't it's just because you suck at it practicing you might like it

This game can be great. Imagine Arena in WoW without the grind and only the fun. Looking forward to whats to come.

This game is very early in development. Most assets are planned to be swapped out after the Kickstarter. As of now there is not much room for balanced matches. You will quickly get queued with other players despite any difference in rating. Most new players get discouraged and blame balance when they're just playing against someone who has played for months and may even be top in the ladder. If you can look past that and are willing to learn the game it easily becomes very enjoyable to play especially with friends. You can avoid playing against seasoned players by playing against bots in 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3 ( Which have their own ratings and scale in difficulty the more you climb against them) or you can challenge a specific player to a duel to practice that way. The Official Zeal Discord is inviting and most people are pretty helpful when it comes to questions. The game is constantly updating and the devs interact with the community more than any other game I've seen. The game is not perfect. It has bugs, most of which the devs fix within the day when they're notified. Some 1v1 matchups can be frustrating depending the classes but nothing is impossible to win. The most active server is Dallas which may lead to problems finding matches if you prefer to play in another region at certain times. Concerning the negative reviews it seems nearly every negative review is from a player that has sub 2 hours of gameplay and is complaining about balance instead of learning about counterplay. The game is free to play with [u] zero [/u] pay to win aspects. Try it for yourself if you're interested in competitive arena games.

[h1]This is pre-alpha guys. This is like a small demo of what’s to come. [/h1] [list] [*]game gets patched constantly. [*]Game is fun & free for pre-alpha [*]game is pvp focus, no leveling required. [*]a few classes already out [list] [*]witch, mage, ranger, warrior, paladin, cleric [/list] [*]game modes are -- 1v1, 2v2. 3v3 [list] [*]special event modes: 1v1v1v1v1 & a pve boss game mode. [/list] [/list] [b]My thoughts:[/b] I will be 100 percent blunt. There are things I do not like. The balance can always be improved, but it slowly gets better with all the constant patching they do. Sometimes some classes will get F'ed up for a bit, it happens when everything is limited in a demo. Some classes need better work with their theme, animation, and graphics...yes. But for a pre-alpha game, it’s in an incredible state. Do I get frustrated at times? Hell yes, there are a lot of things I just don’t like, but there are even more things I love about the game that makes me stay. I see potential and I believe they can do it if we give them the chance. Right now, the game is in pre-alpha, it is free, and straight out from loading my char I get to customize it and pvp. What more can you want from a small demo version of a game? [b]Currently we have a Kickstarter up, join discord and participate. if we reach 100 pledges, we will get a new class. Here is the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/558841808/zeal-first-action-rpg-without-grinding/description What’s to come?[/b] [list] [*]battlegrounds, world pvp [*]deep intense customization -- from more masteries, primes, stats, abilities, and weapons. [*]more classes [list] [*]shaman, occultist, shapeshifter, monk, Beastmaster, brute, exile, dark lancer, dragon knight [/list] [*]cosmetic customization -- pure looks no stats [*]some more pve stuff (not a pvp player so i don't care about this) [*]again, still no leveling [*]buy to play on release, no monthly sub! [*]Alpha stage, Beta stage, release [/list] [b]Pre-alpha pros and cons:[/b] [list] [*]very fun [*]no leveling any chars! switch, set up your char, and go straight into pvp [*]many classes to choose from [*]free atm so why not? [*]not many bugs for a pre-alpha game. Runs very nicely imo! [*]decent amount of customization already for a pre-alpha game [*]patches a lot! [/list] [b]Cons:[/b] [list] [*]some classes might have theme issues [*]balance issues, but its due to most of the game not being out yet [*]it’s not bug free guys, its pre-alpha [*]lots of customization missing because it’s not a full release game --- pre-alpha [*]graphics not the greatest atm [*]animation not the greatest atm [/list] [b]TLDR:[/b] Try out the game and have fun. Give useful feedback. Pledge / support their Kickstarter so that we may see the full game be released. Join discord to get involved. Don't expect the game to be a full experience because it is in pre-alpha stage. If you think that in trying it out this game in it's current stage might push you away, then you can back away and not play, but please pledge / support so the developers might have a chance to release the full game in alpha. That way you can try it out then. if we never support organizations like these, then we will never be able to obtain a decent game that we all deserve!

This game is for sure an amalgamation of previous concepts and ideas, that in my opinion, were improved upon by this dev team. The commitment they have to their game and community is insane, and easily gained my respect, with daily patches and responding to the community every step of the way. The combat in this game is my favorite, with my PvP background being that of a 2k MMR Warlock player back in Burning Crusade, and almost 100 hours of platinum tier Battlerite experience. Simply put, this game is easily comparable to any other arena style, like WoW or Battlerite, but isn't so easily labeled a copy or parody, it is a seperate identity with different core mechanics. The introduction of direcional abilities helps seperate this game from other arena genre games, and has a fluid progression to every match. Each class is seperate and unique, with different builds and playstyles. Obviously the same can be said for most games, but its different from a game based off of instantly unlockable characters and builds. Immediately you can customize your class, make any build you want, and no builds are so awfully unbalanced that other builds are unplayable. The game released right now as a pre-alpha early acess demo doesn't even have half the classes that it will on launch, and I personally am very excited to see the progression of this community and follow along for the ride.

Zeal is a well made made Action MMORPG without tab targetting. It requires extreme skill and timing and is like all the best arenas of all the best games without the gear or lvl grind. Im looking forward to BGs and Dungeons and more classes to be released. This could definitely be one of the next greats, underrated and under the radar <3

Dont waste time here, it is dead and developer randomly decide to hype it every half year to generate some money or something.

Dead game its terrible compared to what it used to be, everything is extremely slow now, used to be faster paced before now its just garbage. Was excited to see it come back but now its complete trash.

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