Originally Posted by
Wharmaster
I just started the game recently myself. I put a lot of thought into my purchase, did a lot of reading, watched some vids, etc.
I've played ALL of the 3d sandbox games out there. Darkfall, MO, Fallen Earth, WURM, A Tale In The Desert, Istaria, Minecraft, you name it. Xsyon...IMO...has the most potential to become the realistic virtual world that I am looking for out of any of them.
Now that I am actually in the game, I have to say that the graphics aren't that bad once you crank everything all the way up. My only real beef would be with some draw-ins at far distances, and some wierd artifacting on the water surfaces sometimes.
The game as it stands is a bit frustrating and cruel to new players. Which I expected, and rather enjoy. Starting a fresh life in the wilderness with nothing but a few basic tools SHOULD be challenging. I realise that I could have joined a tribe right off the bat and saved myself a lot of that frustration....but I wanted to make my own way at first for a while, and then maybe join up with a group of players once I actually had something to offer to a community.
Just a warning though....no matter how harmless an animal might appear ("oh look! a wild hamster! how cute!!") they are NOT. Don't go AFK....you never know when some random rodent will run up and chew your face off. My only real gripe with the game now, actually....that and the abandoned homesteads everywhere (which should be remedied soon with totem decay).