Dawntrail update:
Crappy expansion, do not recommend. Player is sidelined, old scions dont act like they used to, and we are stuck babysitting badly written teenager mary sue.


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Pre dawntrail the below still applies:

480 hours and I have just started Stormblood. There are two more expansions awaiting already, this is some fine MMO experience.

Jokes aside, I didnt like it that much for about first 30 levels of the main quest. After that though, I have changed my class and at the same time story started picking up. It has been a wild ride since and Im enjoying it a lot.

Visually style carries overall experience, however there are some clear limitations as the game initially was released for PS3, so dont expect anything earth-shattering there.

Mechanically its a fairly standard tab target mmo, cooldowns are very annoying early on and combat is not very engaging. In my experience, just like overall pace of the game and story, after level 30 things improve, you have more skills to choose from and dungeons start to introduce mechanics that you need to pay attention to.

Dawntrail update: Crappy expansion, do not recommend. Player is sidelined, old scions dont act like they used to, and we are stuck babysitting badly written teenager mary sue. ======================================================================= Pre dawntrail the below still applies: 480 hours and I have just started Stormblood. There are two more expansions awaiting already, this is some fine MMO experience. Jokes aside, I didnt like it that much for about first 30 levels of the main quest. After that though, I have changed my class and at the same time story started picking up. It has been a wild ride since and Im enjoying it a lot. Visually style carries overall experience, however there are some clear limitations as the game initially was released for PS3, so dont expect anything earth-shattering there. Mechanically its a fairly standard tab target mmo, cooldowns are very annoying early on and combat is not very engaging. In my experience, just like overall pace of the game and story, after level 30 things improve, you have more skills to choose from and dungeons start to introduce mechanics that you need to pay attention to.