I like the combat system, it and crafting are probably the two reasons I want to play the game. I enjoy the variety of weapons and play styles it encourages.
Since I hit 40, I have found what I consider to be a deal breaker though. Appropriately leveled areas respawn far too quickly. I have clocked respawn times between 14 and 22 seconds in tightly packed areas. That does not leave time to loot, skin, or even travel far enough away to not aggro the respawn.
Honestly I need to know if this is what you intended or if its a bug. If its the former, it very well may be time to check out and find something else. If its the latter, It may just be a break till its fixed.
As it stands now, it actively discourages the use of bows or muskets. Consider trying to shoot the next mob in close proximity to where the previous one died, and by the time the new mob gets to you to kill, you have barely enough time to loot and scoot before it pops back up.
this is further compounded when the mobs get smarter and dodge or move around. Combat takes longer, and once a second mob enters the fray, it slows down combat even further. You end up in a cycle of endless fighting without ever really progressing forward towards your objective.
level 1-39 i may have died 3 times total. I have died 6 times already at level 40 due to mobs respawning too quickly.
I hear you. I resort to coming to an area and waiting 5 minutes to see if another crowd comes by that I can leech onto. I get lucky about every 3 times I visit an area.
It’s just going to get worse as populations level up. New people won’t have the opportunity to wait just a few small minutes for someone else to come by.
I agree that respawn times combined with how closely packed so many groups are, it’s impossible to penetrate an area if you are solo unless you are grossly overleveled for the area.
This is just ONE example i came across recently . On my way to 60 last week.
It’s a soloable quest…but how in the hell should i deal with all this crap…on top of their re-spawn timer?
I mean i like challenge and i enjoy farming mob after mob etc…but yea…
