Lots of people rip on this game, and I do agree, the voice acting was pretty bad, I believe English wasn't it's primary language, some of the animations were a little awkward, but this also wasn't done by a huge game studio. I enjoyed the magic system, I though the customization otpions really added to the feel of being a mage. The online mode was something I spent a little time on, but nothing I really got into myself. The expansion was really well done and I was thouroughly caught up in the story and the new areas. Overall my view of this is it's a diamond in the rough kind of game, it's not a huge dollar budget main stream title, but if you enjoy RPG's and you have a little patience, this is one not to pass up on.