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Recommended
39.3 hrs last two weeks / 457.5 hrs on record (0.1 hrs at review time)
Posted: 7 Jun, 2024 @ 3:49pm
Updated: 12 Jun, 2024 @ 2:24am

Early Access Review
Ignore the hours listed. Approx 815hrs outside of Steam

Graphics - 7/10. Doesn't require a top tier computer to get reasonable frames. Graphically it is mid tier, it's not ugly to look at but it isn't AAA graphics

Gameplay - 8/10. Engaging gameplay loop. First person extraction game based on the fantasy genre where you loot up, kill AI and players then extract. "High roller" Dungeons make the AI harder, with a better loot reward, aswell as players who are gearing up to be more effective in fights. Bosses and sub bosses exist for some of the best loot in the game

Audio - 8/10. Audio is very consistent making it easy to hear players and ai around you. Sound assets are good quality and immersive

Difficulty - 5/10 - The game can be as hard or easy as your play style. Want to stealth play and only engage when needed? you can. Want to go all out and fight everyone and everything? You can. The "High Roller" Dungeons make the AI harder, and that is a choice you can make.

Grind - 6/10. There is grind if you are chasing the leaderboard or really trying to obtain the best gear. Solo self found is always lengthier than using the trade system to make gold/gear. You can jump in for a couple matches of low tier gear and feel like you have achieved something.

Story - Non existent

Price - $30 USD is a great price for the amount of content and hours you can get out the game. *Updated* Devs actively heard the communties complaints about the free to play model not allowing free players to experience the whole gameplay loop and made changes. Now the free to play model allows you to loot higher quality items and use them in matches in "normal" mode against players. Previously you were limited to only playing with white quality gear at max, making the higher quality items useless to you. If they can eventually change the model to allow the "High roller" dungeons and make free to play even more accessible it will be a great free to play model, currently it is mid tier.

P2W - 10/10. No real P2W elements involved. There are skins for items in game and the character races. Races have positive and negative effects to keep it balanced. "Legendary" status can be bought which provides you with a shared stash tab for your characters and the restrictions of the free play are lifted.

Hackers - There are always hackers in every game. The report system works and results are shown when you login if someone has been reprimanded with a temporary or permanent ban. The free version of the game will help reduce hackers as free players cannot trade, so flipping items for real money requires the items to be dropped mid game, which makes it harder for RMTers to actually use these items. The risk of dying is there in just acquiring the item.

Server locations - 10/10. There are server locations all around the world. To name a few - US West/East, Europe, SEA, Oceanic, Brazil, Japan.

Overall - 8/10. It is a solid game, with developers who are actively listening to feedback and adjusting the core mechanics of loot and gameplay. They have regular patches and strive to fix bugs/exploits as quick as possible. Regular maintenance is performed and the servers are reliable. The gameplay loop is fun. It is a skill and gear based game where even a lower geared player can beat a higher geared player if they outskill, though better gear does help.
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