The Steam user INeedMoney summarizes his experience as follows:
Review after almost 50 hours of gameplay. Positive:
– Beating mobs with other players. It brings back the good old TERA feeling.
– World events. Be it fishing contests, boss monsters, or glider flying. Happens multiple times a day and is a nice pastime.
– Housing. With the own standard house, every player gets an affordable home that stands outside the “open world.” If you want your own house in the open world, it can get quite expensive, so you have to save well.
– The world is beautifully designed and coherent, it also somewhat reminds of TERA.
– Combat system is fun, but depends on the class.Negative:
– The “Luminous Pet System,” a kind of companion battle that allows you to generate gold and EXP while being AFK. Since I hate AFK mechanics in MMOs, this is by far my biggest downside with Elyon.
Some positive reviews also mention aspects that Elyon has over the new MMO New World. LuckyL00ose®™ writes: “Positive, because I can ride and swim, unlike in the MMO of a world company.” Another user emphasizes that the quests are better than those in New World.
The thing with the shop: Another topic in the reviews is the shop. It offers not only cosmetics but also some buffs at monthly costs and an item that increases your attributes. You can get it in-game as well, but it is indeed faster through the shop.
Some therefore refer to Elyon as pay-to-win, while others find the shop okay. A detailed listing of the content can be found here:
Who is Elyon interesting for? Primarily for players looking for a new free-to-play MMORPG, who enjoy steampunk elements, and who have no issues with typical Asia content.
We have written a detailed article on this topic here:
New MMORPG Elyon is now on Steam: Why should one play it? The quick check
We have written a detailed article on this topic here:
New MMORPG Elyon is now on Steam: Why should one play it? The quick check
The Steam user INeedMoney summarizes his experience as follows:
Review after almost 50 hours of gameplay. Positive:
– Beating mobs with other players. It brings back the good old TERA feeling.
– World events. Be it fishing contests, boss monsters, or glider flying. Happens multiple times a day and is a nice pastime.
– Housing. With the own standard house, every player gets an affordable home that stands outside the “open world.” If you want your own house in the open world, it can get quite expensive, so you have to save well.
– The world is beautifully designed and coherent, it also somewhat reminds of TERA.
– Combat system is fun, but depends on the class.Negative:
– The “Luminous Pet System,” a kind of companion battle that allows you to generate gold and EXP while being AFK. Since I hate AFK mechanics in MMOs, this is by far my biggest downside with Elyon.
Some positive reviews also mention aspects that Elyon has over the new MMO New World. LuckyL00ose®™ writes: “Positive, because I can ride and swim, unlike in the MMO of a world company.” Another user emphasizes that the quests are better than those in New World.
The thing with the shop: Another topic in the reviews is the shop. It offers not only cosmetics but also some buffs at monthly costs and an item that increases your attributes. You can get it in-game as well, but it is indeed faster through the shop.
Some therefore refer to Elyon as pay-to-win, while others find the shop okay. A detailed listing of the content can be found here:
Who is Elyon interesting for? Primarily for players looking for a new free-to-play MMORPG, who enjoy steampunk elements, and who have no issues with typical Asia content.
We have written a detailed article on this topic here:
New MMORPG Elyon is now on Steam: Why should one play it? The quick check
On October 20, the new MMORPG Elyon was released on Steam and in a standalone client. We at MeinMMO look at the first player numbers and the Steam reviews.
How does Elyon perform at launch? The new MMORPG peaked at over 13,000 concurrent players at launch on October 20. On October 21, this value was slightly surpassed again, with 13,876 concurrent players as the current record (via SteamDB).
However, these numbers do not include players who directly downloaded the client from the website.
Experience shows that the first weekend is usually the strongest for a new MMORPG. Therefore, the numbers could increase further. Since Elyon is also free-to-play, there is no major hurdle to start in the new title.
What do the Steam reviews say? The reviews are currently mixed. Of the currently 767 reviews, only 48% are positive.
Criticism is mainly directed at the graphics, the equipment upgrades, and the “lack of soul,” which is said to make Elyon interchangeable. We also had a similar conclusion at the end of the first closed beta:
“Like Black Desert, but with half the budget”
What do the critics say? The negative reviews have particularly focused on the points of graphics, performance issues, and the “lack of soul”:
- For example, the user Splatty writes: “It looks like Black Desert for a dollar, which also only runs on Unreal Engine 3.”
- Squaz sees Elyon more as “Black Desert, but with half the budget.” It is also said to feel “clunky” and not really fun.
- CyberDown is bothered by the unremarkable game world: “The game world is super small and inconspicuous, despite one cool landscape in each zone. Lots of filler with mobs standing around as if it were 2005.”
- User DerHelleBarde further explains: “Unfortunately, I cannot stand this game for more than 5 minutes. Although the graphics are quite nice, the UI, the camera control, and the incredibly poor readability of the texts just give me a headache.”
Gameplay-wise, the biggest criticism is directed at the upgrading of equipment. This can fail and even damage the item. The user EAX is particularly annoyed by this:
Want to upgrade equipment? For that, you need the corresponding upgrade stones. You can of course enhance these stones yourself, and then of course again and again, to make the chance of a successful upgrade nice and high.
If the upgrade fails, a possible upgrade slot is wasted/destroyed, and in the worst case, the equipment is downgraded further.
Moreover, the PvP scaling is mentioned in several negative reviews. It is said to be absent, allowing high-level players to defeat low enemies with just two hits.
Further points of criticism include labor points and the combat system, with opinions on the battles widely varying.
Some users also complain that the anti-cheat software XIGN does not let them into the game or that they do not trust this program at all.
What is praised? The positive reviews particularly praise the action-packed combat system:
- The user Bryan writes: “Incredibly good combat system. The classes are really fun.”
- Voxzin describes the combat system as follows: “It is a good middle ground between Black Desert and Final Fantasy XIV. Not so fast that you are constantly sweating, but also not so slow that you are just doing combos while chatting on Discord.”
Further praise is given for the various PvP modes, the constant feeling of getting new and better equipment, and the crafting system.
We have written a detailed article on this topic here:
New MMORPG Elyon is now on Steam: Why should one play it? The quick check
We have written a detailed article on this topic here:
New MMORPG Elyon is now on Steam: Why should one play it? The quick check
The Steam user INeedMoney summarizes his experience as follows:
Review after almost 50 hours of gameplay. Positive:
– Beating mobs with other players. It brings back the good old TERA feeling.
– World events. Be it fishing contests, boss monsters, or glider flying. Happens multiple times a day and is a nice pastime.
– Housing. With the own standard house, every player gets an affordable home that stands outside the “open world.” If you want your own house in the open world, it can get quite expensive, so you have to save well.
– The world is beautifully designed and coherent, it also somewhat reminds of TERA.
– Combat system is fun, but depends on the class.Negative:
– The “Luminous Pet System,” a kind of companion battle that allows you to generate gold and EXP while being AFK. Since I hate AFK mechanics in MMOs, this is by far my biggest downside with Elyon.
Some positive reviews also mention aspects that Elyon has over the new MMO New World. LuckyL00ose®™ writes: “Positive, because I can ride and swim, unlike in the MMO of a world company.” Another user emphasizes that the quests are better than those in New World.
The thing with the shop: Another topic in the reviews is the shop. It offers not only cosmetics but also some buffs at monthly costs and an item that increases your attributes. You can get it in-game as well, but it is indeed faster through the shop.
Some therefore refer to Elyon as pay-to-win, while others find the shop okay. A detailed listing of the content can be found here:
Who is Elyon interesting for? Primarily for players looking for a new free-to-play MMORPG, who enjoy steampunk elements, and who have no issues with typical Asia content.
We have written a detailed article on this topic here:
New MMORPG Elyon is now on Steam: Why should one play it? The quick check
