Really, I do. It has all the makings of an MMO that I could meet at a party, have a few drinks with, then go elope to Vegas that same night and beat the odds to live Happily Ever After™: A cool sci-fi setting (I'm really sick of all the medieval themed MMOs...), a unique and awesome character advancement system, a top-notch community all living on the same server, and an endgame that is entirely player-driven. Plus, spaceships.
But somehow, developer CCP has managed to make the worst early/mid-game that I have ever experienced. Grinding the same 5 missions over and over for money to buy a bigger ship and faction to allow you to grind a new set of 5 missions for money to buy an even bigger ship and faction to... It's like they took the average but drinkable liquor that is WoW and distilled it down to raw gutrot.
To be fair, it is improving. My first attempt several years ago was abandoned after the terrible tutorial dropped me out in space without a clue. My more recent forray, aided by a vastly improved tutorial that placed me on solid footing, lasted about two months. Perhaps if I had stuck it out a few more, I might be happily involved with some aspect of the endgame. But then again, maybe that's just me making apologies that I shouldn't.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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