Overall game thoughts

I have to say that overall, I like Wolcen in concept. The graphics are good, spell effects are very nice, the combat is somewhat unique for an arpg. The build options seem fairly broad, which I am hoping makes the game not so cookie cutter as say D3.

The game feels like a mid-stage alpha, however. Aside from the game breaking bugs, like the game crashing or character progress being reset, there are just alot of unpolished aspects that seem like they need to be buffed up.

Alot has been said for example about the left click to move problem, or the loot not being particulary easy to see after about 2 secs. However, I am finding several issues that just seem to be needing a little love in order to make them shine and work properly.

Some examples of minor details are:
Hovering over an item does not always reveal its stats or compare it to items you are wearing.
Loot drops seem EXTREMELY random or buggy. i.e. I played a pure caster from 1 to 15 without ever finding another staff beyond the one I got from the opening quest. I have to change specs just because I have the level 2 staff from the start of the game.
Occasionally, my charcter decides to run sideways.
Sometimes my spells tooltip will stick on and continue casting no matter what I am doing until I run out of willpower.
The stash tab stays open even when you zone. You either have to lose half the screen or log out and restart.
When clicking on gear to sell it, it doesn't always work. Sometime it just graba the item instead of selling it. This also happens when moving things into the stash. You know when it is actually interactive.

All these issues and more I have seen happen in both offline and online mode.

Thankfully, I have not as yet experienced a game-breaking bug. (Knock on wood)

Hopefully, you can fix the major issues for those not able to play still and get to these at some point. I really would like to see the game in its finished form, but I feel like you haven't achieved it yet. Not by a long shot, honestly. Keep working hard at it, and I am sure you will get there. I don't regret the money I spent for the game, but I do believe that I and all the others who bought the game, deserve better then what you have released.

I hope that the release doesn't end up crushing the studio like some bad releases have done for other games. I think Wolcen has alot of potential to be great!

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Created: 4 years, 1 month ago

Category: Feedback & Suggestions

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