Why should i come back to Horizons?

[Drakolis]

Anyone care to sum up the changes in 6 months? I left because it was really boring. Nothing really to do except grind and craft a bit. The game lagged a ton. Dragons didn't have lairs. Fighting the undead was pointless unless you needed to grind. The promise of a world that would react to things, like if you killed a ton of undead in a area , that area's blight would move back some. OR if you didn't kill any in this another area, that blight would move forward... So in other words whats new?

[SlammerBC]

Based on your question I would say probably not quite yet. The game is still evolving though at a very slow pace.

[Brassandyn]

Horizons is a bulding game right now (which I enjoy quite a bit, so not complaining). No other reason to play, although I have hopes.

When I want adventure, I teleport to another realm with loot, mounts, ships, swimming, dungeons, wizards robes and capes, dual wielding warriors and rogues, and blood-curdling monsters.

Hopefully, someday, I'll be able to fill all of those needs in ONE online realm.

[Death-knell]

Horizons is a bulding game right now (which I enjoy quite a bit, so not complaining). No other reason to play, although I have hopes.

When I want adventure, I teleport to another realm with loot, mounts, ships, swimming, dungeons, wizards robes and capes, dual wielding warriors and rogues, and blood-curdling monsters.

Hopefully, someday, I'll be able to fill all of those needs in ONE online realm.

And bloodcurdling bugs, stutter for high end video cards. False and misleading advertising. Same monsters, just retreaded. darkpaw gnolls, sabretooth gnolls a whole line of bears and wolves. Been there done that, betrayed a city. Came back to friends.

[Kulamata]

One thing that has gone largely unremarked is the quiet assault on lag issues. Still with much to do, but progress has been noticeable. In Tazoon, I can now stay (did assessor of wit quest) and still keep running at 20-22 fps. A huge improvement.

Anchorswere fun for the first month, but have become a major thorn in the crafters' side as fewer capable and/or interested players remain to remove them promptly.

Many Dragons seem to have a renewed interest in leveling to prepare for ARoP and lairs.

And on Order anyway, the smaller player base feels tighter and more cohesive.

[Seranthor]

Many reasons to return, many not, I'd have to agree that if your not sure then try the 7 day trial to see whats going on first hand then make your choice from the information you personally experience.

[Vahrokh]

BTW there's something subtly different now, that requires of you to look at things differently than once.

You'll see what it is as you log in.

I.e. new mechanics will require of you to change your tactics (both adv and craft) else you'll have it rough.

[Vindra]

One thing that has gone largely unremarked is the quiet assault on lag issues. Still with much to do, but progress has been noticeable. In Tazoon, I can now stay (did assessor of wit quest) and still keep running at 20-22 fps. A huge improvement.

Anchorswere fun for the first month, but have become a major thorn in the crafters' side as fewer capable and/or interested players remain to remove them promptly.

Many Dragons seem to have a renewed interest in leveling to prepare for ARoP and lairs.

And on Order anyway, the smaller player base feels tighter and more cohesive.

Fps in Tazoon never bugged me - didn't have to go through Taz that often.. but last time I was in, the lag in Kion, Sslanis, Aughand on the entry into Dalimondwas crippling. Anything changed there? Fps dropped to 1 or 2 for way to long to even make me want to stay.

Anchors aren't in my line, cause my toons all are way to small to get attracted by them. And as a non-Dragon ARoP and lairs are a nice surplus, but nothing I eagerly await.

How about mobs in the 20 to 60 range? Anything changed there? Or are there still only a few overcamped areas where mobs do spawn regularly and all the others, where there's first none then too many for a solo player/ group of two ?

So, any REAL changes? Or still only cosmetics and some stuff to keep the highlevel-diehards happy ?

[Dragonboy]

Anyone care to sum up the changes in 6 months? I left because it was really boring. Nothing really to do except grind and craft a bit. The game lagged a ton. Dragons didn't have lairs. Fighting the undead was pointless unless you needed to grind. The promise of a world that would react to things, like if you killed a ton of undead in a area , that area's blight would move back some. OR if you didn't kill any in this another area, that blight would move forward... So in other words whats new?

Like it has been said, download the trail...
And try the game again...
Many things have changed the since I started to play about 5 months ago, some for good others for "less" good...

[Phillip]

i don't think the current devs know much about the art of adventuring. they proved it often enough.

if you like to craft, this is it. if you like to adventure, no.

[Kulamata]

Yes, there have been additions to lower tier areas. A tier I area has been added near Parsinia, an island with a causeway. A tier II island, The Abandoned Island has been added, and the Northern Continent, a tier III area has also been added. All tend to spawn well. I don't know when you left, but guildplots with satellite member plots were added at the time of the merge.

Crimson Scourge and other WA types have received promotions. Kwellen and Vexators are now ingame.