Posted October 29, 2015
I wound up watching a couple youtube videos of Rift Mages and Knight Enchanters, and I'm glad I did... I could tell the KE's would focus a bit more on melee than casting, but I didn't realize just how much. I decided to go Rift Mage myself, as I really like to cast spells (and honestly, that's likely why I always make a mage when playing an rpg that allows it... More spells means more pretty colors!) and love that the Rift Mage can have so much control over combat. I definitely agree with you about the MMO feel of the game, and the fact that there are so many seemingly pointless side-quests really doesn't help. That was one of the things that caused me to abandon the game when The Witcher 3 was released. I tried it, and even the smallest side quests felt immersive, felt like I was in the world and not just killing ten rats and returning to so-and-so.
And it certainly doesn't stand up against Dragon Age: Origins. But all things considered, I'm enjoying the hell out of it. In fact, Sarge is already napping from the sheer exhaustion brought on by breakfast, so maybe I should fire it up again to wrap up a few more quests. :)
Haha, I'm the type who likes having a sword in one hand and a fireball or something in the other. That's how I play Skyrim. :P In Dragon Age: Origins the Arcane Warrior and Battlemage specializations are my favorite. I like hacking everything apart and then if they don't die throw a good ol' Storm of the Century on their heads. Good times. :)
Yeah, I ended up enjoying it as well, just not as much as Origins. And part of the problem is that my system is actually not strong enough to handle the game which means that loading times are absolutely dreadful and combat is a bit laggy.
