So what's the general consensus of the game after the betas?

[Ohnooze]

I have not kept up on this game. It's been in the corner of my eye for a few months now and I'm wondering in general what people thought....?

[Fang]

The combat is simple enough, infact the whole game is quite easy to understand, i loved it tbh.

[Tasolth]

Here you will get some very mixed results as there are a lot of both fans, and haters. Instead I recommend hitting up youtube and you can grab either long or short videos of said beta weekend. Or just peoples comments on it.

[greywolf]

Beta was fun. I bought the Ultimate Edition. Devs are passionate about what they do. I think it is a good game running for the end goal of great game. Maybe even MMO of the year.

[DisabledChat]

I think it suits almost anyone! I mean, it provides almost any aspect a gamer could wish for - survival, crafting, base building by your own design, pve, pvp, single player experience without missing out on content (just slower), multiplayer content to reach goals faster. If those terms are really fulllfilled properly and not just blabla (which we only will know some time after release) then this will simply be the best game ever serving anyone's needs! The beta was really nice and gave a good first impression of delivering those above mentioned terms and mechanics. Future content will just improve that.
But improvement in performance still is required (like in almost any other game.....).
I think anyone should get it who matches with at least one of the mentioned genres.

[Maybe_Badger]

On the face of it, looked like a whole lot of fun...
Has loads of things to learn and keep one interested, a decent looking progression system and some class abilities that would synergize well in different scenarios...
All in all, looks like a decent time sink...

[crharvey]

The beta weekend was great and I am looking forward to playing the game solo. The game is deceptively easy to play in pve, but maybe extremely difficult for some. The major aspects of the game are politics, worms, spice, and water. The water specifically may become the most valuable resource in quantity, as vast amounts are required to manufacture equipment at the higher levels. Some youtubers have suggested the each server will wind up with a "water guild" that corners the market and sets the price. This is not necessarily a bad thing for solo players as those guilds will need to purchase your water to then resell it.

[Mavor]

Loved it - looking forward to more.

[Clark Can't]

I was told there was no single player mode or solo mode. That you still play in the MMO as everyone else, no exceptions. Is that not true?

[Padds]

i like the open world parts, the combat is bad, real bad , in looks, feels depth, mechanics you name it , it sucks.
which is a shame because the rest of it is fun, concerned about the endgame it seems to be focused on a week long borrowed power system.. and i dont think the incentives are there.

[Padds]

Originally posted by Clark Can't:

I was told there was no single player mode or solo mode. That you still play in the MMO as everyone else, no exceptions. Is that not true?

there is no solo mode you have to be on the game servers, i mean you can play by yourself but not alone ;)

[Mavor]

Originally posted by Clark Can't:

I was told there was no single player mode or solo mode. That you still play in the MMO as everyone else, no exceptions. Is that not true?

You can play the whole game solo (there is no 'just you in the world' solo mode)- with exception of the larger deep desert events that require multiple players (capture points and large scale spice mining).

[alan0n]

Depends on what consensus you are referring too.

The normal well adjusted person consensus: Game had some issues, but overall was very promising.

The para-social streamer obsessed people consensus: Game is terrible. Do not buy.

The unhinged Funcom hater people consensus: Game is terrible. Do not buy.

[SaltyBalls]

Originally posted by Ohnooze:

I have not kept up on this game. It's been in the corner of my eye for a few months now and I'm wondering in general what people thought....?

I put about 8 hr on the Beta refunded it and bought the Ultimate Edition not really sure how I feel about the game I was not Oh wow but I was Not wtf this crap it was fun but what I am sure is like with Exiles Funcom will build and add tons of content for this game and I will get my $85 bucks worth over the years because this is a game you play 100hr walk away come back year or 2 later and put a 1000 hr on it :)

[Grimmx]

Yup, i figured ill at worst get a couple hundred hours game time, and at best a game that i can play the next 10 years.
For me worth the gamble, and i want to be there from the start.

[Belinos]

Originally posted by Ohnooze:

I have not kept up on this game. It's been in the corner of my eye for a few months now and I'm wondering in general what people thought....?

We are all playing it