Winds of Valen

The game really hooked me at the beginning. The whole game is about grinding skills and items. However, once you start reaching higher levels, you are forced to go to zones where PvP is enabled. If you die in this zone, you will lose everything you are carrying. It happened to me twice that I lost everything I had spent 50 hours collecting. It is very exhausting to get back all your gear—which only lasts until someone kills you again. I lost all my stuff twice, and that’s when I gave up. It’s really depressing for me not to make any progress after 20 hours because other players rob you of everything.

I used to play this back when it was first out and recently thought would give it another go. The game is going the way of so many pay to win games. They have so many other ways they can get money to support the game but instead have put pay walls into the game really early on. The Fire sword for instance this is the BEST DPS in the game currently and you have to be a member to use it. making PVP area basically off limits to any F2P player. Other ways they could get money is cosmetic items that dont do any thing other than change the way the player looks. Adding in the town which is members only that bit makes sense as it has all the benches in one place and all the shops. (this is okay for a member ship as it is progression quicker rather than actual impact). they could do exclusive items (cosmetic only) for each month you pay your sub but if you stop paying can still use them but don't get next months. Pay walls kill games that are in development.

Whew. Gave it about 5 minutes before uninstalling, which was probably 3 more than needed. You're dropped into the world and just go. No text, no direction, just walk until you find something to interact with. Some level 1 Goblins. Fight em. You lose 30% of your health to kill one. Kill another. Run back to the town, heal at the fountain - which you just had to accidentally mouse over to realize it would heal you. Kill another 2 Goblins. Run back to town to heal again. Congrats, you're Level 2 in Attack, by the way. I like the idea of not being forced to follow a linear path and all, but, ya know, a nudge in a direction doesn't hurt that much.

this game kicks butt. Exactly what I was looking for in a little mmorpg. I was initially taken aback at the subscription but have since changed my mind. A good chunk of the game is available for free. Plenty for you to come to a conclusion about whether or not 5 bucks a month is worth it to you, it is absolutely worth it to me.

The concept of Winds of Valen was genuinely interesting and had a lot of potential, but with every update, the game seems to be becoming more confusing rather than more enjoyable. Instead of improving the gameplay and making the experience more engaging, the constant changes seem to make things unnecessarily complicated and less rewarding. Updates should make players more excited to play, introduce meaningful improvements, and build upon what made the game interesting in the first place. Unfortunately, it feels like the game is slowly losing its original charm. Adding more content is great, but not if it comes at the cost of clarity, balance, and overall enjoyment. It's disappointing because the game has a solid concept and could be something really special. I just wish the developers would focus more on improving the core gameplay experience instead of making the game increasingly complicated with every update.

I really like this game. Why do people leave bad reviews for being killed in pvp? There's not really a reason to go there lol