It's been a decade since the game came out and it still looks as good as they come, sounds better and goes to show what a treasure the publisher let go to waste.

Gameplay... it's a bog-standard hub-based MMORPG with guns instead of magic. This is NOT Rainbow Siege or even Battlefield here. This is a MMORPG first, third person shooter maybe fifth or sixth. Being a decade old, the UI/UX is quite a bit out of date but the gunplay still holds up well. The soundtrack actually supports the game instead of overpowering it.

The story's premise is compelling. Everything else about it is decent but nothing to make you feel much of anything, i.e. typical Ubisoft narrative. No early Assassin's Creed here. Almost not worth caring about. Voice acting is excellent though.

Speaking of Ubi and AC, the open world is the typical much maligned yet, much copied Ubisoft open world. Typical activities basically involve you going places, killing people and looting stuff for possible upgrades. Repeatedly.

Somehow it all comes together and makes for something you'd want to come back to again and again. Especially with friends but it's grindey.

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The player population is low, anti-cheat is a joke so treat the game as a single-player game with occasional co-op. Get it on sale and play it through from start to 'end'.

It's been a decade since the game came out and it still looks as good as they come, sounds better and goes to show what a treasure the publisher let go to waste. Gameplay... it's a bog-standard hub-based MMORPG with guns instead of magic. This is NOT Rainbow Siege or even Battlefield here. This is a MMORPG first, third person shooter maybe fifth or sixth. Being a decade old, the UI/UX is quite a bit out of date but the gunplay still holds up well. The soundtrack actually supports the game instead of overpowering it. The story's premise is compelling. Everything else about it is decent but nothing to make you feel much of anything, i.e. typical Ubisoft narrative. No early Assassin's Creed here. Almost not worth caring about. Voice acting is excellent though. Speaking of Ubi and AC, the open world is the typical much maligned yet, much copied Ubisoft open world. Typical activities basically involve you going places, killing people and looting stuff for possible upgrades. Repeatedly. Somehow it all comes together and makes for something you'd want to come back to again and again. Especially with friends but it's grindey. ----- The player population is low, anti-cheat is a joke so treat the game as a single-player game with occasional co-op. Get it on sale and play it through from start to 'end'.