It's interesting. I really enjoyed the early game. Finding money, storage and favor was all part of it. Little mini games you had to manipulate in addition to just killing things. The game seemed to have many interlocking puzzles you had to solve all at once. But I really had fun at it. It was difficult, and I think that's the key here: Some of us enjoy a more difficult game, a tougher puzzle, and some of us don't.

Managing your own expectations is important. Coming into a new game and expecting it to be similar to other games may cause some frustration, because what you expect might not be what you get. Some games hold your hand and you race up to the top level to start raiding. this isn't one of them. The fun is in the playing, not necessarily at getting to level 80 in a couple of combat skills.

But there is a lot of help when you start out. The community is good. There is the wiki you can access from in game. The clues are there for everything else. There are pathways to getting where you want to go. Just might take a bit to find them.

And some things are harder than others. I think that can cause some problems. Things aren't equal, and they don't need to be. We can each do everything. It's only when you decide "I'm a fire mage" "I only want to craft" "I hate crafting" "I want to do XX right from the start" that you cause some problems for yourself. Or maybe you ignored that warning and are now a cow Which, holy shit, I enjoyed. I leveled up cow for a bit and went back and kicked her ass and got on with my game. Was actually great fun. And I learned to NOT ignore those warnings

Let's skip to level 70. I quit for a bit, came back to find out level 80 was available. I ..EXPECTED....to just go unlock my skills. And I was disappointed. I needed money to unlock them, had to bribe fairies, and learn new things to do it. I scavenged for paintings, learned brewing, did little quests....and finally unlocked my skills to start the process of getting to 80. Now I'm working on upgrading my gear. Cooking better food. And making some good beer and terrible whiskey. It was a bit like what I did when i started the game.