Only 41 hours in the game and I can confidently say that this is the best MMO I have had the opportunity to play in years. I played BDO. It was OK, but I put it down and never picked it back up. I honestly never really liked WoW. I don't know much about GW2, so that comparison will have to be made by someone else.

What I like:

- Combat system is easy to understand and is based on player skill as opposed to player stats. You won't die in pvp simply because someone else maxed out their stats and you're still several levels below them. If you can hit them, you can kill them. And Vice Versa. It's fun for all ^.^

- Crafting is simple and convenient. Inventory management, while still very much a concern, does not inhibit crafting at all. If your materials are all in the town storage, you can still use them to craft. You need only be in the same town as those materials.

- Factions provide a divisive way to group up reliably and participate in pvp content that somehow manages to unify large numbers of players. As someone who loved the pvp system in Aika, I love this game's pvp. There are so many ways to contribute to your faction. Hell, even knowing the map's geography can be considered contribution if you can get people to use it to their advantage in group fights.

I really don't have any cons right now. The game is fairly new and owned by a company with serious money, so I feel like this will be a safe investment time for any MMO lover. I'll update this review if things turn for the worst. Until then, I hope this helped.

Only 41 hours in the game and I can confidently say that this is the best MMO I have had the opportunity to play in years. I played BDO. It was OK, but I put it down and never picked it back up. I honestly never really liked WoW. I don't know much about GW2, so that comparison will have to be made by someone else. What I like: - Combat system is easy to understand and is based on player skill as opposed to player stats. You won't die in pvp simply because someone else maxed out their stats and you're still several levels below them. If you can hit them, you can kill them. And Vice Versa. It's fun for all ^.^ - Crafting is simple and convenient. Inventory management, while still very much a concern, does not inhibit crafting at all. If your materials are all in the town storage, you can still use them to craft. You need only be in the same town as those materials. - Factions provide a divisive way to group up reliably and participate in pvp content that somehow manages to unify large numbers of players. As someone who loved the pvp system in Aika, I love this game's pvp. There are so many ways to contribute to your faction. Hell, even knowing the map's geography can be considered contribution if you can get people to use it to their advantage in group fights. I really don't have any cons right now. The game is fairly new and owned by a company with serious money, so I feel like this will be a safe investment time for any MMO lover. I'll update this review if things turn for the worst. Until then, I hope this helped.