I don't agree with the FPS thing being a problem. In fact it's one of the biggest appeal of the game : player and not toon skill matter due to FPS. It also gives real hiding using the terrain and the friendly fire can be used against a large undisciplined zerg.
That's what we all dreamed about when first following this game while playing SB hardcore.
The first month on EU when all toons were roughly the sames were crazy good with even fights taking place everywhere all day long. I can remember coming back from work then playing 3 to 4 hours non stop fighting back and forth between Khosgar and the little hamlet south west.

Then the realization of how important the grind was and how insane it was hit. And it hit hard.

I'm going to be blunt.
When I want to play some fast action, I can load my BFBC2 and be in a game fighting on even ground in 5mn. For hours.
Or I can log in DFO, get my toon ready with all the gear I need. Either wait for a raid or go raid / try to find ennemies. This can take 30mn to 1h until a non automaticly lost fight is found. Then I can bitch about paperdoll locks. And go back to thinking about leveling some ray spells or get some other spells to surging because it's an edge which is needed when you don't have the ping one.
And well, I don't have time to devote for that. If I was still a student, it would be another totally different story because even with this grind DFO is the best MMO out there.

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