Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I wanted to like this game, but I just can't do it. I've heard some people try to defend the game by saying that it's challenging or that it has a steep learning curve, but so far it's been easy. It's just been frustratingly slow and tedious. Interface: Horribly slow. Painfully convoluted. Everything is menu based. You'll have to wade through lists to do anything. Unfortunately, every new menu that appears takes a few seconds to appear. When you've made your selection, be prepared to reconfirm your choice up to 3 times, and wait again for your selection to take effect. Waiting seems to be the theme of the game. Change equipment? Wait a few seconds. Also, be prepared to wade through your entire inventory, rather than just the items available for the particular slot you're changing. Activate combat mode? Wait a few seconds. Attack an enemy? Wait a few seconds. Initiate a trade with a vendor? Wait a few seconds. Choose buy or sell? Wait a few seconds. Want to walk through a door? Wait a few seconds. Want to store some of your items on your retainer? Wait a few seconds for each item, after you've waited the few seconds for each of the several choices leading up to summoning your retainer. Gameplay: Oh, how I wish I could jump. Or that I wouldn't stop for half a second every time my character comes in contact with another. Or that npc's were processed separately from players so that I could actually talk to the npc I need without waiting tens of seconds for it to load in under the crushing server lag. Tradeskills are largely similar to each other. Gathering skills are largely similar to each other. They're all very slow, and feature enough randomness to make them very frustrating. Battle is a bit more fun, but there's nothing really special about it. It's a bit slow and I wish the camera wouldn't automatically swing behind my character when I start combat. Combat in other MMO's I've played feels more dynamic, mostly due to the interface lag present in this one. I could probably go on, maybe I'll insert some positive? Graphics: It's pretty. There is an issue with repeated graphical elements in the environments. The enemy designs are fantastic. There are many adorable creatures wandering the environments, though not much variety to them in the initial zones. The animation is very well done for the most part. Overall impressions: I regret spending my money on this game.