It's like several games in one. When you first play, you're in the story, playing "casually" and picking whatever you like, don't worry about meta.
If you keep coming back, eventually you make it to endgame, flesh out a carefully crafted build, and start playing the second game; the mass slaughter power fantasy simulator you'll see a lot of online. The sky is the limit for what builds you can make with the right investment.

THAT SAID, the infinite complexity this game offers is also the biggest stumbling point for people. There's a million and one mechanics to learn, and many of the issues people have making a character boil down to "well I didn't even know that thing EXISTED."
It's the best in its genre, plain and simple. Hell, it's even got really interesting >lore, even though most people don't care.

It's like several games in one. When you first play, you're in the story, playing "casually" and picking whatever you like, don't worry about meta. If you keep coming back, eventually you make it to endgame, flesh out a carefully crafted build, and start playing the second game; the mass slaughter power fantasy simulator you'll see a lot of online. The sky is the limit for what builds you can make with the right investment. THAT SAID, the infinite complexity this game offers is also the biggest stumbling point for people. There's a million and one mechanics to learn, and many of the issues people have making a character boil down to "well I didn't even know that thing EXISTED." It's the best in its genre, plain and simple. Hell, it's even got really interesting >lore, even though most people don't care.