all this bitching gets me itching
but I will wait before I shit on the game
I mean, the game is definitely a step down from AoD, no question. It's missing things that were great back then (a map, LORE, faction system from the get go with tons of reactivity and roleplay viability, LORE, crafting, LORE) and doesn't really improve that much upon existing things. I still had fun with my first run and I'm definitely going to replay it, but it's hard to shake the feeling of what could've been.
Still, hope this sells well and they can do another one. The setting has potential if they want to continue with a sequel and frankly, nobody makes RPGs like ITS.