I have reinstalled Horizons and am thinking about giving it another try. I played from release up to a a couple years ago (maybe a bit longer - too many games to remember) and have a few questions. I have been browsing the forums a bit and if they were answered, I have missed them.
1. Where is all the equipment? I assume the community has dropped off a bit but I can't find anything on the consigners. I logged in with my main character (level 65 cleric/3? spiritist) and the hammer I was using can no longer be equipped (no idea, looks like I meet the specs but says I dont) and when I go to buy one, the only thing I can find is one club that is 10 levels lower than I. Is it just that everyone is too high and I won't have much chance of getting anything my level without commissioning a crafter to make it special?
2. Where are the mobs? I have seen this posted but haven't seen an actual response other than "stand around a bit and they might show up". I used to hunt in the battlefield outside of the dwarven town (been too long to remember names). Now, that is all full of houses with the occasional level 80 mob (a bit tough for my level 55 weapon). I tried going to the werewolves south of the battlefield. Again, houses with no mobs to find. Tried the golems south of Tanzoon. Now just wolves. Pretty much all I have found for fighting are either level 75+ mobs (ents, bugs, or undead) and level 40 wolves (not much challenge there). Are mid level characters just overly restricted to what they can fight now?
3. Dungeons? One of my biggest complaints was the lack of dungeons. I see in the FAQ that there are "underground adventure areas". Where are these and what level? Are these more for the upper level characters and do you need groups to do them (not much luck finding anyone running around - seen maybe 5 other people in the several hours I have run around).
4. Pathfinding fixed? Before, mobs would basically run straight to you, no matter what was in between you and them. Has that changed? Can you use the terrain or obsticles strategically?
5. Housing. Is there a benefit for housing? My friends and I worked on our plots but bascially it was for storage (silos - one item to boot), workshops (not much use in my opinion without storage) and consigners. Can you actually put stuff in your houses? Can you decorate?
6. Quests? A new quest or two would be released with the patch. Everyone runs through it rather quickly right after it is released and then wait for a month or two for the next one. Is there a good amount of content now? Any diverse and interesting quests?
7. Bipeds worth it? I have a small dragon but my main characters are bipeds. I see a lot of posting about dragons, lairs, etc. Has this turned more into a "dragons are king" game so if you try playing a biped, you are really limiting yourself to what you can do?
8. Is there a place where I can find all this info that I haven't seen? I tried reading teh FAQ and the occasional post but can't find a good spot that list the "Welcome back to Horizons, here is what has changed" posts.
Ok, that was rather lengthy. Thanks for the time and if you have any insight, please help me make my decision.