Pay to Win – Warriors of Waterdeep Review

UPDATED REVIEW: Multiple updates later, the game is still a “gatekeeping” mess. Pay to win. BOTTOM LINE: This is a game designed to be like a free trial. While the whole game is unlocked and in front of you, it’s a charade because it will never be able to be enjoyed unless paying the $120 annually at a minimum. You hit the invisible pay wall early and hard. The GOOD: - Animations / Art - Story - Battle System The BAD: - No Character customization, you play only their heroes. - Can’t select specific characters in PvP, it’s random. - PvP matches you with unbeatable players, who are levels above or paid for gear. - PvP has no way to quit a match - PvP is designed to keep you in check, to make more purchases, instead of assigning balanced players or NPCs opponents. - Slows to an inebriated crawl after an hour of play. - The game is centered around it’s subscription and store, that you must use if you don’t want the crawling gameplay. - No *efficient way to grind rewards. - Upgrading items and Character level-ups consume additional resources. Meaning even though your many character and items qualify, you can’t because you didn’t pay, and it takes days of average gameplay to grind needed resources for a single action. This starts as early as character level 5, and all of your characters/items will deal with this at the same time, which again contributes to the crawling pace - lest you pay.
Review by thesentinel5 on Warriors of Waterdeep.