First let me start off by saying that , while reading this post you need to keep it in mind ,that this is a beta test and all things are subject to change… by this I mainly mean opinions , when new patches arrive. If I don’t say this right now ,someone out there is going to get “offended” and will absolutely remind me that this is indeed a beta test. Let’s go!.
Day 1
First day was a very good for me ,even tho the game was laggy , I’ve stayed ahead of the masses . In result I’ve experienced less lag than others . I suppose that the maps that I was playing on , weren’t as overcrowded.
I saw major improvement in retrospect to the first beta… mainly cosmetic and stability related, although the game wasn’t without faults, such as $nodata,yadayada missing texts, placeholders , coming up now and then. Core game-play was solid and fun.
HOWEVER I’ve picked a very very wrong build and class.
Archer->Archer-Hunter.
This was the start of my trouble… as the class is impossible to play , unless you have an already leveled up Companion.
When I got it , it was LVL1 …sigh… I was already lvl 50+ , this means, it would basically be… dead weight to me forever and ever.
Even if you level it up to your own level , it still falls short , due to the fact that it isn’t getting any exp from cards and you are.
The skills were pointless , because my pet was always out of stamina(always dead).
I’ve got as far as lvl 70 and cried myself to sleep.
You know what?
RE-ROLL RINSE AND REPEAT.
Day 2
This is when I got the pleb treatment. I have started a new character , due to hunter being possibly the worst class in game right now.
I’ve decided to go with the OP.
swordsman>highlander>barbarian combo.
It was good , even better than I expected. I would kill a boss in 3 hits , get all the booty for myself and laugh at hunters running by with their useless pets.
This was the life… or was it?
Unfortunately 2nd day was practically unplayable for me , I would wait 10 minutes sometimes just to hand in the quest.
It would happen time after time after time… even the screen transitions would take 10-20 seconds.
Having said that I was happy, I’ve got to roughly lvl 50 in a day. Then I went to sleep.
I’ve encountered many issues. Which were bugs and which were just lag/desync? No idea.
Day 3
I got up int he morning, full of hope of lag free server. Nope Chuck Testa,
On top of that I’ve cough up with the massive wave of casual players , something I have not experienced so far since day 1. EVERY SINGLE MAP was overcrowded , there was no mobs in sight , instead I had 2-3 parties on my screen at all time.
Somehow I’ve got to lvl 70 by the end of the day… but I noticed a void in my heart.
OP life was not for me, I heard a calling to a more humble lifestyle.
I knew what needed to be done.
RE-ROLL RINSE AND REPEAT.
Day 4- up to present day.
So I have started yet another character , this time a Cleric. I had a Theory, if I kept re-rolling maybe the issues would go away… and they did… However not in the way I would think they would. The Hype was gone , ppl gave up. They couldn’t make it past lvl 50-60 , the last big party that I saw was just couple of levels shy to lvl 70.
With no lag , almost no issues I leveled up my (solo)priest… in peace.
In the end IMC didn’t have to do much, people gave up… I’m sure they will be back at the weekend, but not for long. The game is too grind in this beta for the more casual audience.
What’s more sad with the latest patch , this really looks like an intentional troll, idk, Anyway, I’m committed , how much longer , this I cannot say? Depends how much IMC will troll us. I’m now lvl 111, I can see getting a couple of levels easily… but I heard bad bad rumors, that after lvl 150 there is no hope.
It looks like the grind is only yet to come.