Review

Minions of Mirth, review by CodeDog

CodeDog
CodeDog
Points: 3
I just got here
Add to Friends Send a Message
Give thumb up

Bait and Switch

As apposed to what they advertise the full game is not free to use, only the limited demo up to level 20, on the demo server with a subset of the races can be played for free. You must buy the game in order to level up to 100, multi-class and log on to the real servers.

If you do buy the game the level 20+ game is radically different from the under 20 game. The level progression slows to a grinding crawl and gear repair costs go up by a factor of 10 and customer support disappears once they have your money. Over level 20 the quests dry up. The game has a very unfinished feel and it’s obvious that the only thing they are concerned with is enticing the under 20 free players to buy the game.
They like to talk about all the monster templates you can play if you buy the game but once you get one and travel to the other side of the world on foot to monster town you find that in fact the “town” is nothing but a blank area on a hill side with a few monster NPCs standing around. No quests, no buildings, nothing just an empty area with a banker and trainers.

Every patch brings nerfs to the paid players and there are NO refunds.

The game is better than a sharp stick in the eye but not by much
Posted on 09/14/2006 16:20
2.0 awful
Post Quick Comment
View Member Reviews

Comments on CodeDog's Minions of Mirth Review

Kaw
Kaw
Points: 5
I just got here
Add to Friends Send a Message
Bad review. Its clear you came never above lvl20. There are in fact lots of quests for lvl20+. After lvl 20 the world really start to get interesting. Discovering new areas and monsters. New beautifull drops. The main quest is also very interesting. Im now lvl 33 and stil questing the main quest. Do you have experience with customer support? I doubt it. The developement of the game is still ongoing. Also the balancing of the classes and the weapons. As a player you've got a great deal of influence about the content of the patches. There are minor questions about the patches. Nothing more like complaining about the new range of the bows. The last patch needed a newer version of MAC OS. When some players complained that they did not have this newer versoin, they fixed it. It is widely known that the monstertemplates are not fully developed yet. If you like a nice town for your character: choose FoL or MoD. I'm a premium player and I think its the best MMORPG after WoW. The graphics are not very atractif but the fun is. The game just needs some time. Its like classical music. Not easy for the ears, but better quality when you get used to it.
Posted on 09/27/2006 09:21