as long as you are not on pvp, you should be fine and almost 2000 slots on your followers is more than a jumpstart. I am loosing my siptah stuff as well, but hey, after 8 years, there is a way forward and not a shutdown, that is actually not too bad tbh
Iām not sure I want work for another four or five years just to get back to where I was. Thatās not progress at all. The more I think about it the less likely I am to continue with this game. The lack of respect from Funcom and the poor way they handled this just makes me reluctant to spend another dime with them.
sorry for the sarcasm, but : at least they are consistent in their behaviour, no surprises there 
4 or 5 years? in 3 days you can solo, get level 60, max sorcery make 4 teleporters, have a chest full of demon blood, one with brimstone, epic crafted armor and weapon, i did this, either people dont know, or do not fully understand how OP the new transmutation in sorcery are, but lets say you are super casual it will likely take you a week or two and you are back in business.
Totally agree, this game is easy-peasy to level up, get high-end gear, tons of thralls and max out your toon(s). Not sure why anyone would be worried in that department, I certainly am not and have spent literally THOUSANDS of hours in and a wad of cash on this game.
As far as consoles go, the added development cost of trying to create an enhanced version for the many tech variations/interfaces, with built-in obsolescence designed to benefit their makers, likely prohibits parallel development for these systems by Funcom. The very fact that most console games are released as āconsole onlyā is a testament to that fact, otherwise all those companies (Sony/MS/Nintendo, etc.) would regularly release games on console and PC at the same time.
For you pc players I hope they address the cheaters who seemed to have migrated from pvp/pve-c to pve. Consoleās not so much.
Thatās not the point.
CE isnāt a shooter whose sole purpose is allowing ppeople to kill each other for fun. Or to kill bosses.
Itās sole claim to fame, what set it apart from most, is the ability to build and create magnificent buildings and bases, something Funcom actively touted. It was the reason I stayed, because frankly, thereās little else to do in the game if you arenāt into killing players and destroying what they built.
That is a complete turnoff for me and many others, otherwise weād be playing GTA. The ability to log on, think about a new building or altering an old one, without worrying about being ambushed, made it pleasurable.
Dealing with toxic raiders who like to fight and kill and destroy stuff is a turnoff. Itās why I left PVP servers when Funcom did nothing to stop the hacks and cheats that resulted in so many clans getting wiped out during the first server transfer period.
Iāll be looking for another game that allows peaceful building, so long as the publisher isnāt named Funcom.
The official take tthat weāre getting something for free and should be happy about it is so wrong on so many levels and so insulting itās difficult not to be furious about it. Exiles players are getting something for free, Siptah players are getting screwed and told to enjoy the experience.
If Funcom would acknowledge it isnāt great for Siptah players and offered some recompense it might be different. But the demeaning arrogance of āpack up your baseā¦ā just doesnāt sit well. Iāve been a paying customer for years. The way this merge is being handled is atrocious.
In this world there is always something to be mad about, a new car model that dosent look exactly as you would like, your favorite ice cream going out of production, why not try to see all the benefits instead of this update, with UE5 they can now further expand the game as they wish to, and why not start fresh, i know we are, even tho we are on what 9 different servers, you can build something new and amazing again, meet new people or you can be mad and write here about it, that is entirely up to you! it is just the direction they chose for their game, we dont have a say in that.
If all that is offered is prettier graphics, then for me it isnāt worth it. Almost everything offered in the Bazaar concerns new building types, to encourage growing builds: who wants to tear down what theyāve built to try out a new architectural style? Nobody.
I played on Steam and left the game shortly after the Bazaar came out, so Iāve suffered 0 loss at this. But I really hate this for console and non-Steam players who are losing access to their purchases.
Iām going to try out the Enhanced game, hopefully it is able to bring me back into the game. But weāre going to have lost a huge section of the community. Itās like Funcom is actively trying to whittle down their player base with every new release- I remember when we almost lost Pippi for servers which would have just killed hundreds of communities of players.
I play on both, i have no problem to rebuild it and do it better,
Thing is. If its free, people get angry if they charge is becUse it should be given for free , if you save siptah then EL players get screwed iand conplain if El is saved then siptah is screwed and people complaint.
There is no way to please everyone.
I thin they did the right thing considering siptah is no far lesa popular , ( still love it )
There was no way to have then both, because in ue4 both maps shared the same coordinates so its one or the other
Iāll also add that these beautiful graphics in UE5 often look too garish and less realistic than the current Conan graphics. This is especially true for the human body, matte skin, and so on. Also, keep in mind that while your computer can handle good graphics settings now, it will only be able to use medium settings in the new version. I wouldnāt be surprised if we see some disappointing reviews soon.
The only thing that could be truly improved, in my opinion, is the water physics and the waves rolling onto the shore. When your character swims and bobs on the waves, it truly looks stunning and can be felt physically.
actually, I do that all the time. So donāt generalize 
And it is not only prettier graphics, it also is out of storage building and crafting and the merge of the 2 maps.
I get that the shutdown of siptah servers is frustrating. I was playing on both maps and loose the progress on one.
I also loose total official access with my epic and game pass account. But at least there is some progress happening for steam and maybe for other platforms.
So calm your chest area and breathe. You are not in the worst situation of all players and it is just pixels. TThere is no SLA that guarantees that whatever you build in this game stays there for ever.
Most of the people already had to start over completely, you are not loosing your access, your level, your knowledge. Just materials, honestly, from my perspective, I can understand and share some and even more of your frustration, but you are taking your rant out of proportion
How would you know? Or are you breaking the NDA?
Iāve played a game with water physics like this before. It was a different game, on UE5.
Logged in this morning to the merrged server, came in naked wiith my controls screwed up. no food, no water, no weapons, no armor, and no clue how to get to Siptah.
Graphics not grea enough to overcome the losses and merger screwup.
Lools like iām uninstalling and moving on to better game companies