I played this game for probably a year. I found i just loved the beauty of the game, the friendliness of the community and my linkshell, and the feeling of acomplishment. And what a feeling of acomplishment this was. The one thing i found the game lacks is the ability to just turn on your pc and play for like an hour. Not only does soloing become practically impossible after level 10, but groups are a necessity. These groups are also extremely hard to come by at times. Because a group requires such specific players (tight level difference of 1 to 2 levels, a healer, a tank, and DD) it can take hours to find a party or at least one that actually earns you expirience. Thats the thing though, the entire point of the game is level grinding. Quests are too few and far between and the main storyline requires you to be higher levels just to survive to see the pretty good cutscenes. Death penalties are also pretty high being about an eighth of your expirience wich probably took you an hour to earn in the first place. I found what kept be going for all 45 levels i lasted was the community. My linkshell was great and extremelly helpful. When you finally do find a party after an hour fighting can be very entertaining. I think what really kept me going was the desire to be a higher level so i could get to do the better content of the game. In the end, i had to give up the game do to school and feel better off without it though i still do miss the community a bit. It is a friendly addictive game that could use some much needed improvements.
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