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I would not have cared at all for this game if it wasn't made by the studio that made it. This is not a game that sounds, or looks, fun, at all, to me. But I did decide to play it for the Server Slam play test weekend. It was free, after all. And boy have I ever been hooked. I was immediately addicted, with no way of indulging in it for two weeks after the test weekend, until launch. It has no right being fun, but somehow, it is. To me, at least. Other people say its EFT, but without the frustration, and less gritty. I can't judge that, because I have not played EFT, precisely because of that. Since launch, I have basically been unable to do much else than playing this game. It's not often this happens with a multi player game, for me. The only multiplayer game that possibly came close to that level of addiction was Overwatch when it launched. About the time requirement: yes progression can take long, if you do it at the same time everyone else does, and don't get help online or from more experienced players. But on the flip side, there is always something to do. I'm not into sandbox games, and I would probably get bored fast without this. Plus in my book its a win to have a long story, rather than a short one. But only if its not grindy. And it somehow isn't. Btw. the developers say there will be no mandatory wipes, so you can progress in you own time if you wish to. About the world building: astonishing. About the NPC enemies: I would go as far as say groundbreaking. If I understood that right, their behavior is not scripted, but trained via reinforcement learning. And it shows. They look, behave and feel extremely natural and believable. Dare I say smart, even. And no matter how far you progress, they will always pose a significant threat, and that's not because they get stronger as you do. (They don't.) And yet at the same time it is a viable strategy to go in with absolutely no gear or upgrades.

Long story short: I like it even though it doesn't appear like my type of game. As for you: If you buy it in steam, you can always try it for two hours and return it if you don't like it.