Last night I did some research and found out that there is a beta version in China. I wasted no time to create a Chinese Apple id and download it. Here's what I found.
(And for the record I don't speak mandarin but it was easy to figure out what was going on thanks to icons).
Straight off the bat the first thing I notice are some decent looking visuals ( for a mobile game).
You can choose from 3 classes (one is visible but can not be chosen). Kitsune, engineer and warrior. So far you can level them up to lvl 60 and i'm guessing a level boost will take place. Just like Torchlight you can have more than 1 slot. The levels are not open and the combat is basic but that's expected from a mobile game.
the first thing I notice is that the game has premium currency. In the picture below I have highlighted in red where the pay to win element is present. Of course we can't dislike the game just because the game is not truly free to play, how would the devs make money? However they have added energy which means you can only play the game for a certain amount of time. Even backpack upgrades aren't free!
Some other features I found were daily rewards, vendors for enchantments and guilds. The progression system and the loot is well done.
In conclusion, this mobile adaption of a great PC game is coming across as P2W so far but it still doesn't put me off.
Is it pay to win to the point that it's unplayable with a free account?
No
Will I have to spend hours grinding for loot?
Yes
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