I completely agree and will flame my frustration. I bought the game a couple of days ago, put some time and got a character to level 9.
The entire experience has been a disappointment compared to the original guild wars and other recent mmos.
Each quest is telling me I need to be a few levels higher and the boss instances are 1 hit death for my elementalist and with no one else around it’s not even worth bothering.
I’ve unlocked pretty much everything on the map within my level and still don’t have enough for the next story quest. The only thing left is walking around killing bears and deer.
With all the hype about eliminating grinding this feels worst than the typical free to play Chinese mmo model… except it starts off right from the start.
Do people really find things like “finding my real parents” or “joining the circus” all that concerning topics when humanity’s being driven out of extinction by full scale wars?
2 of my missions so far have been recycled content from GW nightfall i.e. attend a trial and mingle with guests at a party and quite frankly they are some of the most boring things I can think of in a game set in a fantasy world.
There’s very little tutorial and information about some of the finer points in the game like the crafting system.
I have to grind to level 11 to even have a peek at the traits, god forbid I have a peek on what the potential of the character is.
I hope the refund process is going to be a better experience than what I’ve seen from the game.
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