Throne & Liberty is that f2p game where you end spending more money than in a subscription based model mmo but i can also be completely f2p if you sink many hours and you're born with a lucky perk.

Why do you need luck? Because getting a specific drop multiple times is a requirement and to give you a good example i completed a dungeon 50 times without getting the drop i needed. And what's worse? I need that drop multiple times as a f2p player to improve my traits just because i don't want to spend real money on something i can obtain on my own.

But let start with simplier things like graphics,..if you have a decent computer few mmos can provide this level of quality,i was impressed with the open world and no loading times between fast travels. Speaking of visuals if you like taking screenshots this game can provide a lot of opportunities in the game world or cutscenes.

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The questing and leveling process from 1 to 50 is just great, the main quest is decent and for this genre the some of the sidequests hidden in exploration are worth to do. Of course beside the quality content you can find the standard grind kill x and gather y ..

I remember playing a lot of similar mmo in the past ,with time i'm surprised how good this f2p games have become..only if i had this game 10 years ago. Every time i think of Thrones i remember bits of my past experience with Silkroad Online where the grind was also insane,to be fair i can't put them at the same level. I remember i couldn't reach the max level in that game ,thats how slow it was.

The world is pretty large and the world design is well done,with quest hubs and monster zones. Each zone has events and mini bosses with larger events starting at a specific time interval.

During the day the peace reigns and the events are safe but once the night comes the PVP starts and for a solo player there is little you can do but watch how the best guilds and groups from the server control zones and areas where boss spawns or events take place. Nothing can stop your own guild to challenge them but here is where the fun ends because the pay to win aspect of the game becomes the difference between success and failure. But things will get better ...or worse ,only time will tell! The pvp is not mandatory and you can avoid the conflict zones but you'll be missing a lot so i recommend joining a pvp guild and try it before focusing only on pve. The Arena is also a great place where you can hone your skills and earn rewards.

I'm still learning about the game and i'm confused about many things but from my experience i recommend playing this for the main questline and the great
graphics. The combat is also smooth and with a few tweaks in the menu you can improve the targeting system a lot.
I like the morph system ,it helps travelling and exploring a lot both by sea or air ,however i need mounts on land ,i miss riding a horse or something!

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In terms of content and endgame there is enough to keep you busy until they release more .. personally i really like co-op dungeons world bosses and events unfortunately i don't feel like i do enough progress and i'm stuck trying to get a drop with no alternatives other than keep trying. Thats a grind and as a f2p player you should get used with this feeling.

THRONE AND LIBERTY offers a lot but it demands too, it really depends on what you expect from a game or what you're trying to achieve in it. Spending money is a shortcut on getting what others can't in a certain amount of time and to be honest i have nothing against that but i have problems with those who exploit the game with the use of bots.
If i count and draw a line there are more positives than inconveniences so i'll keep playing and see how this goes.


If i could rank this i would place below ESO or any other popular sub based mmo,but this being F2P friendly (or just trying) i think it deserves a good rating and a positive review on Steam.

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In conclusion if you search for a new mmo and a time sink as a f2p or another way to spend your money being p2w .. you're in luck because here you can choose and do both.

My scores
Graphics 9
Gameplay 8
Story 8
Sound 9
Overall 8.5

Why can't games just let you play how you want to play them anymore? This game is constantly forcing you to play what IT WANTS you to play.
- Gotta log in daily so I can buy my daily amount of rye, eggs, honey, items from the contract coin shop.
- Wanna do a world boss... too bad that's on a timer. Also the next one coming up is PvP and not safe so have fun getting ganked just trying to defeat a boss.
- Wanna do a dungeon? Too bad, better make sure you have dimensional tokens to spin for loot or else it's a complete waste of time. How do I get those btw... a daily timer.
- Also better do contracts because you haven't for the past couple days and they are stacking up. Don't want to cap out and have it be a waste of another daily timer.
- BTW been doing all that? Better check you're open world dungeon contract tokens cuz those have been building up, better go run that and spend them before they cap out and are wasted.
SOOOOOO MANY TIMERS TELLING ME WHAT TO DO AND WHEN!
Why can't a game just let me log in and think "hmmm... what do I WANT TO DO?" And then go do that... and be rewarded for doing what the player wants to do.

o mizerie