Recreated my Tryker to add crafting skills to his starting repetoire. From my log in around 3 till my log out at around 10:30 I had a great time. Got a handle on combat, prospecting and beginner crafting. I have to say, I was impressed. The graphics and sound are very nice. Gameplay is a bit clunky at first but the learning curve isnt as daunting as I had believed. Once I got the hang of things I took a chance at the mainland. Fairhaven was bustling, but not lag filled. Turning off shadows got me around with out any real delay. The people I talked to in regional chat were very helpful with any questions I had, and not condescending or insulting. In fact, I was healed up, given prospecting advice, had certain skills explained to me and chatted a bit in only a short time after arriving. After some amber gathering, and lots of dead newbie animals, I think I can say this is a pretty cool game. The gameplay seems like I only scratched the surface, but not insanely confusing or complicated. Watching magic in action made me create a a Zorai, but combat and foraging seem to be a great beginner skill set. Cant wait to actually craft some useful armors and weapons for sale. The critters look great and the races are made very deep with detailed background on each one. RP seems like it will come easy after a small bit of reading. Now this is my first full game session so im sure Ill find stuff to gripe about, but damn, what a great first impression.
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