Quote Originally Posted by Sherlock View Post
So the innovation and "nuance" of this game is to remove progression?

And yes, I enjoy getting something from my time. Repeating the same **** over and over is not fun (which is why the quests in this game are total crap - if you try and deny that then every argument you make from now on is void).

I also spent $60 on this game and followed the development process - but I'm afraid there is nothing here that I would term fun. No reward for time expendature, no economy, crap instances, no interesting loot. I don't see a point in continuing to play.

/thread I've made up my mind.
First of all, for the huge amount of gamers tired of WOW style gameplay(quite a few of which are on these forums) , progression is a dirty word, I wouldn't sling it about here.

Secondly, in a progression game, you are NEVER getting anything for your time but a new weapon skin and moving from Tirisfal Glades to Silverpine Forest (Hint; they are both forests full of undead), and going to collect ten MORE bear skins. The enemies literally scale exponentially in power at the same rate as you do, the only difference is that you can laugh at the lower level mobs.

In this game I can actually do something (anything) with the upper level weapons I unlock besides socketing yet another +160 INT gemstone into it. I can make it, as someone mentioned above, fire a 6 shot burst instead of 3. That alone is more customizability than you will ever, ever see from a progression game. So if you want to play the same damn game that has been around for a decade, or if you want to play God of War 12, Wrath of Whoever-isn't-dead-yet, be my guest. I will go play Defiance.

Ah, there is your last statement. The "entitled customer rage". If you want economy, go play EVE. The game is damn near nothing but economy when you get right down to it. Hell of a game, too. But if you want your every little whim catered to, and damn the game designer's direction and vision, then you are doomed to disappointment for a very. long. time.