Good game. Only complaint is: WHY ARE YOU MAKING IT SO LOOT IS DPS BASED. HEALERS/TANKS CAN NEVER GET ANY LOOT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T OUT DPS THE DPS CLASSES!!! Did you fall on your head when you made that system up?! FIX IT!

Added complaint after much frustration (1 day after review): WHY DO I HAVE TO KILL OVER 500 CRABS FOR ONLY 1 SALT (only an uncommon rarity cooking ingredient, btw) TO LVL COOKING, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MINDS?!

Edit: Amazon said there is a bug with Lucents (premium paid currency). If you bought Lucents and it shows 0 Lucents (like me), they say they will fix it. I lost 2800+ bought Lucents, so I hope I get them back and FULL COMPENSATION for not being able to use what I bought. Anyways, don't buy anything until they fix this. I have warned you all!

Edit 2: My Lucents are back, but the shop can potentially still be buggy. I don't recommend purchasing until they announce a permanent fix to this issue and hecc, if I was a healer/tank main, I wouldn't even spend on this game until they fix the drop system.

Like I said, it's a good game, but those issues can't be ignored and are honestly pathetic to see.

The successor to Dragon's Dogma Online, basically. Well, a lesser, deformed version that's a mashup of competing Korean and American ideals, anyway. There are lots of people playing this MMO right now, so try it out now before this one billionth tab target WoW iteration ends up going the way of the Dodo like all its predecessors and eventually dies out only a couple of weeks in after the initial interest has begun to wane from the big launch party.

Also, here is guide for a better and easier game experience, especially helpful on your wrists:

Go into Settings -> Gameplay -> Controls
Make sure to checkmark the following:
Queue Skills
Auto-Move within Range to Attack Target
Auto-Move within Range to Use Beneficial Skills
Auto-Use Non-targeted Beneficial Skills on Self
Toggle Basic Attack
Toggle Charge Skills
Toggle Aimed Skills

Go into Gameplay -> Target
Auto Target Nearest Enemy when Attacking without a Target

Throne and Liberty is not a bad game but it's not a good game. Performance is smooth featuring quality Unreal tech graphics; it's impressive when there are 100 players on screen in massive PvP battles or competitions. Game mechanics are relatively standard for any MMO but with a parry system that's crucial for Tanks but minimal for other roles.

The problem is the lack of...soul? There's no sense of exploration or feeling of 'adventure'. You'll never stumble upon a side quest or a treasure chest or a surprise puzzle because they're already listed for you to target farm. The story is shallow and uninteresting with no environmental storytelling or memorable characters. Environments are generic MMO fields of varying ground colors. The UI is bland and uninspired. The game is about the grind.

Itemization is boring. You'll never find that one cool weapon or helmet from defeating a boss or doing a quest due to the nature of the game's design philosophy. Obvious target farming is not interesting. The design variety of the items seem to be a matter of 6-10 per rank; white, green, blue, purple. No uniques. There's no sense of "fashion", which is important for an MMO where everyone can see every player. Its all about the number.

The biggest issue with the game is the leveling system. Skills and items are upgraded with increments of evermore rare or expensive materials. There is no simple "free re-spec button" for skills or items which means you'd need to pay money or grind for dozens of hours to alter a single skill if ever you chose to change weapons. This doesn't feel like a problem during early hours of gameplay but it becomes noticeable at high levels. There is no room for error. This is an Excel spreadsheet-type game to its core. But a spreadsheet for what, exactly? Each weapon has 12 active skills, 7 passives, and a parry; the player can access the skills of any 2 weapon. To have any sort of build synergy, you're limited to specific weapons so you can access the desired skills; be them attacks, nerfs, or buffs. Of all classes, Healers have it worst which just means that there aren't many dedicated Healers in the quick queue matchmaking.

The Co-Op Dungeon matchmaking system is terrible. Due to the free-form nature of player leveling there are no defined classes. Roles of Tank, DPS, and Healer are filled on an honor/self-regulatory system. There may be times when you wait 10mins for a Healer only to spawn into the dungeon and discover that your Healer is actually a DPS who wanted to skip the queue time.

So what is the incentive to play? Guild based PvP serves as a conduit for a "me better than you because bigger number" mentality. If the end goal is a chaotic swamp of flashing colors because 200 players are spamming skills...what is the point? There aren't any tactics in chaos.

Free to Play games deserve to make money, but Throne and Liberty does so in a way that emphasizes the grind. This isn't a time friendly game. It's a matter of grinding for 1000 hours or buying something in a second with actual money. Lord of the Rings Online has a similar system where players can earn premium currency to purchase store items, including game expansions, just by playing the game. Throne and Liberty's progression system is tarnished because you buy direct stat increases via crafting materials or simply better gear. Time is money.

LOTRO is still the best free-to-play MMO.

This game is a monetized PvP "number" measuring contest.