[Aestus]

For the first week or so, I was absolutely enamored with 2k2. The graphics style gave the game a real sense of exploration that was unlike anything I had ever seen on Graal. The enormous overworld dwarfed 2k1, and I spent hours just walking around, and it seemed I would discover something new every day. Working was suprisingly enjoyable, and I spent days doing nothing else. I became a lumberjack, a miner, a farmer, a baker and a bandit, and could not imagine how anyone could complain about the server.

That ended quickly, because, as has been pointed out repeatedly, there is simply nothing to do. I can work for hours, but there's nothing to do with my supplies except make a precious few items that are only used to gather more supplies, or kill other players. Having a combat heavy overworld might have been alright, if the combat system didn't suck. There's no quests, there's no roleplaying, there's not a single baddy on the entire map. You can cry "Alpha" all you'd like, but if the Alpha version is this poor, then I doubt I'll be looking forward to the Beta.