(The following refers to single-play only, which is all that I care to do...;))

I think the problem a lot of people have had with this game is that they don't realize how *big* this game is...;) I don't mean in hours played, I mean in depth and scope--don't think I've ever seen a larger RPG, frankly. It matters a lot what team members you decide to play with--has a distinct bearing on the game, the atmosphere, the flow, etc. IE, you can't play this game once through and think you've got it down because you haven't--not by a long shot. I'm going to play again when I finish this game and start over with all new characters, which should be fun.

Also, here's another thing I mean by "huge"--OK, by now everyone has seen the extensive bug list fixes that have accompanied the several patches for the game so far. And of course we've heard of various show stoppers and etc. Like Tarquinn not being where he is supposed to be, and so on...

So, OK, I've got 127+ plus hours in as of today and I just reached Arx...;) I didn't finish every quest in either Act I or Act II getting here, either. But anyway, out of all of those bugs I believe I have experienced 2 of them--two bugs. And...no crashes--not a single one. Both were display bugs having to do with some treasure being present on the map but inaccessible regardless of wits--fixed in an update. The other bug had to do with skills not showing up on the screen when you activated them--I mean the skills installed and were there--it was just the "Skill learned" feedback that wasn't showing up for awhile. Also fixed by a patch.

That's what I mean by *huge*---Main character is a fighter; next is ifn as a ranger; Sebille as a thief, and Fane, of course, as my Wizard. I'm playing with those characters but other people playing other games a slightly different way--or maybe in a much different manner--are reporting these bugs are plentiful and the fixed bug notes in the patches would seem to bear this out. So if this was a small, narrow game *everyone* would be experiencing most of the bugs the patch notes refer to. But the fact that I've run into only a couple of them --and no crashes at all--and I have played this far indicates the game must have a huge depth and scope. I hope I've communicated this properly...;) While *my game* has been practically bug free--others are experiencing a lot of bugs. Only possible in a truly huge game, imo.

Overall this is one of the best RPGs I have ever played--right up there with Witcher 3--but really those two games use entirely differently styles of play, but I find them both equally entertaining on balance.

And, I actually found Act I to be the least entertaining act...;) Mainly because that's where you "cut your eye teeth" and grind a bit to move up in levels. II I thought was much better because it really allowed me to advance both in levels and the story. Just my two cents...I do have a question about the Chapters in this game--but I'm going to start a new thread on that one...

Great Thread!


I'm never wrong about anything, and so if you see an error in any of my posts you will know immediately that I did not write it...;)