Classes:
I was able to make a character for each starter class (defender, striker and supporter). I played to lvl 10 on each. I have yet to test a few other sub classes.
Juggernaut- Probably my favorite so far. I like the skills, versatility and overall basis of this sub class. My only complaint would be having 2 taunts (ae and frontal). It kind of just make one or the other useless as i do not want to put both on my toolbar to take up a slot for something more viable. I think having just the AE one in game would be enough, maybe with a quicker cooldown to accommodate and replace one with another attack skill as it seems you really do not get another attack skill until the upper teens. Just my opinion. Overall was really fun to play.
Berserker- So far this class is mediocre at best. I was really hoping this class would be a beast with high dps. But i feel most of my attacks' were just weak or stalled at best and had to wait on refresh. The fury skill was semi par and did low dmg even with 2 solid crafted weapons. However, im only level 10 and have yet to see how the other skills come into factor. Overall a B- on this class so far as it just seems more could be done improvement wise to have the class on par with its name, if that makes sense.
Warlord- Where to start. They have nice healing in terms of aid, but the songs are just not as solid as i had thought they would be. In comparison 1 stam per tick or 2 hps per tick really only helps outside of combat. I find myself debating using it in combat but for the price of 5% its just not worth it at the values they are currently at. Even with good gear atm soloing is very slow. I do try to get in groups when i can but low pop makes it hard to really test this class to see if it shines etc. (I would like to see them get a self/group travel speed buff) hint hint lol.
Dungeon:
I was able to group and get to the center of the first dungeon as a puller. I feel i did really well until we got to the bottom. The issue here is the groups of enemies that come when pulling which i understand. What i did not like is the fact the ranged enemies could sit back and shoot you and your group through the wall. Since they are ranged if you chase them they just run back further and agro more. Im hoping the shooting through walls is a known bug and gets fixed as this was rather annoying and cost my group 2 to 3 bag recoveries especially since it was a 4 arrow up enemy. Pathing was not terrible but could use a little improvement.
I think it would be more enticing if the dungeon had chests to loot or something to make them worth wild as the named mobs were rare to begin with or heavily guarded. Risk vs reward sorta thing is a definite with the named enemies as they hit like trucks and are extremely hard even at the lvl 10 range. Given we had probably a lvl 6-9 ish range it was fun and difficult.
Zones:
I was able to get to Meadowlands this weekend as well as Dryfoot. While both zones are beautifully done and look amazing. I found the lack of monsters scarce in many places. I seriously walked around meadow lands both day and night with huge areas of nothing. Just grass and nice scenery at night there were a few bugs but i was expecting to encounter different monsters (other than bears/ deer's and boars// oh my). Do not get me wrong i did see alligators, wolves, ants and mist walkers etc. But i was expecting to get away from a majority of things i fought in the first 2 areas. Seemed very repetitive and boring at times. Again i only walked where i could to stay out of danger since i was a lower lvl but a little discouraging on seeing the same things over and over. I did like the spiders and the webbed area as it was challenging. I guess i am just used to playing other games with more variety. Just my 2 cents.
Exploring was fun for the most part. It does take a long to travel to and from but i am ok with that. However, as more zones are added i would like some sort of travel spell or something to help get to areas if you are far away etc. Maybe the Warden can get a travel spell or something lol.
Crafting:
I enjoy the crafting on here. Its not to complicated and rather fast which is what i prefer compared to slower crafting speed etc. I like the idea of mixing ingredients to get different stats etc. Crafting is on a really good track atm i believe. I will probably do a separate write up on this at a later time as more and more items are added etc.
Item drops:
Will there be an expansion on items dropping other than helmets and bows? I know there are some rare drops that i have gotten that are nice but id like to see the enemies drop weapons more often or different pieces of armor. I'm thinking this is intended but after looting about 100 helmets it does get redundant. The other items such as class specific items are a nice bonus. I think i had saw where they will eventually drop crafting items etc.
Minor issues i noticed:
Mining nodes are still underground on a few of them.
You cannot see the tool you use when harvesting its just my arms with nothing in them.
For the love of Pete please change the animation when learning new recipes. I feel like my character is having a bee fly around and they are swatting it.. I actually had someone ask me in game if i was ok lol...
Shooting through walls as mentioned earlier
When running from monsters if you get stuck jumping over the rocks to get away you automatically get hit by their Wraith which is insta kill if you have more than one enemy on you. (Not sure if this is intended).
I will post more after my next weekend of play. Keep up the good work. I'm in no way criticizing anything I just want the game to be successful and want to provide constructive feedback. I really do enjoy playing and with each update it does get better. So keep up the great work.
I was able to make a character for each starter class (defender, striker and supporter). I played to lvl 10 on each. I have yet to test a few other sub classes.
Juggernaut- Probably my favorite so far. I like the skills, versatility and overall basis of this sub class. My only complaint would be having 2 taunts (ae and frontal). It kind of just make one or the other useless as i do not want to put both on my toolbar to take up a slot for something more viable. I think having just the AE one in game would be enough, maybe with a quicker cooldown to accommodate and replace one with another attack skill as it seems you really do not get another attack skill until the upper teens. Just my opinion. Overall was really fun to play.
Berserker- So far this class is mediocre at best. I was really hoping this class would be a beast with high dps. But i feel most of my attacks' were just weak or stalled at best and had to wait on refresh. The fury skill was semi par and did low dmg even with 2 solid crafted weapons. However, im only level 10 and have yet to see how the other skills come into factor. Overall a B- on this class so far as it just seems more could be done improvement wise to have the class on par with its name, if that makes sense.
Warlord- Where to start. They have nice healing in terms of aid, but the songs are just not as solid as i had thought they would be. In comparison 1 stam per tick or 2 hps per tick really only helps outside of combat. I find myself debating using it in combat but for the price of 5% its just not worth it at the values they are currently at. Even with good gear atm soloing is very slow. I do try to get in groups when i can but low pop makes it hard to really test this class to see if it shines etc. (I would like to see them get a self/group travel speed buff) hint hint lol.
Dungeon:
I was able to group and get to the center of the first dungeon as a puller. I feel i did really well until we got to the bottom. The issue here is the groups of enemies that come when pulling which i understand. What i did not like is the fact the ranged enemies could sit back and shoot you and your group through the wall. Since they are ranged if you chase them they just run back further and agro more. Im hoping the shooting through walls is a known bug and gets fixed as this was rather annoying and cost my group 2 to 3 bag recoveries especially since it was a 4 arrow up enemy. Pathing was not terrible but could use a little improvement.
I think it would be more enticing if the dungeon had chests to loot or something to make them worth wild as the named mobs were rare to begin with or heavily guarded. Risk vs reward sorta thing is a definite with the named enemies as they hit like trucks and are extremely hard even at the lvl 10 range. Given we had probably a lvl 6-9 ish range it was fun and difficult.
Zones:
I was able to get to Meadowlands this weekend as well as Dryfoot. While both zones are beautifully done and look amazing. I found the lack of monsters scarce in many places. I seriously walked around meadow lands both day and night with huge areas of nothing. Just grass and nice scenery at night there were a few bugs but i was expecting to encounter different monsters (other than bears/ deer's and boars// oh my). Do not get me wrong i did see alligators, wolves, ants and mist walkers etc. But i was expecting to get away from a majority of things i fought in the first 2 areas. Seemed very repetitive and boring at times. Again i only walked where i could to stay out of danger since i was a lower lvl but a little discouraging on seeing the same things over and over. I did like the spiders and the webbed area as it was challenging. I guess i am just used to playing other games with more variety. Just my 2 cents.
Exploring was fun for the most part. It does take a long to travel to and from but i am ok with that. However, as more zones are added i would like some sort of travel spell or something to help get to areas if you are far away etc. Maybe the Warden can get a travel spell or something lol.
Crafting:
I enjoy the crafting on here. Its not to complicated and rather fast which is what i prefer compared to slower crafting speed etc. I like the idea of mixing ingredients to get different stats etc. Crafting is on a really good track atm i believe. I will probably do a separate write up on this at a later time as more and more items are added etc.
Item drops:
Will there be an expansion on items dropping other than helmets and bows? I know there are some rare drops that i have gotten that are nice but id like to see the enemies drop weapons more often or different pieces of armor. I'm thinking this is intended but after looting about 100 helmets it does get redundant. The other items such as class specific items are a nice bonus. I think i had saw where they will eventually drop crafting items etc.
Minor issues i noticed:
Mining nodes are still underground on a few of them.
You cannot see the tool you use when harvesting its just my arms with nothing in them.
For the love of Pete please change the animation when learning new recipes. I feel like my character is having a bee fly around and they are swatting it.. I actually had someone ask me in game if i was ok lol...
Shooting through walls as mentioned earlier
When running from monsters if you get stuck jumping over the rocks to get away you automatically get hit by their Wraith which is insta kill if you have more than one enemy on you. (Not sure if this is intended).
I will post more after my next weekend of play. Keep up the good work. I'm in no way criticizing anything I just want the game to be successful and want to provide constructive feedback. I really do enjoy playing and with each update it does get better. So keep up the great work.