for me it is, above all else, the setting and theme that gets me. i had read the howard stories a long time ago. i liked them, but was never a die-hard fan. first time i played this game, i couldnt get into it. i didn’t really understand how to play it (i never played a survival crafting game before) and it just didn’t click. about a year later i tried it again, and gave it more than my usual ‘wow me in 15 minutes or i’ll find something else.’ and it just clicked. it made me yearn for more, and i started seeking out a private server where i could play with other people while not having to worry about degenerates spreading poop on the walls in the public / official restrooms. i found a server with some cool people, made some online friends, strived and slayed, and became even more enamored of the setting. no flashing fire ball spells, no hard-handed morality play. just surviving in a brutal world, and making of it what i could, under my own terms. i started re-reading the old stories, and getting more and more into the lore and setting, allowing myself to be mentally immersed in howard’s antediluvian world. i love this game, no doubt about it.

along the way i experienced a helluva lot of jank, and witnessed what i think are some very awful decisions by the dev team. i have lost hope at times, especially through the age of war updates. i worry about the future of the game that i love, but i will ride the car until the wheels fall off.

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