First of all, I would like to thank you for your work. The game is awesome. I used to play Diablo 2 and am still playing D2R, but as the decades go by, I am bored with it. I bought NRFTW as soon as it was possible. Previously, I purchased and finished both Ori games, and I knew it would be fantastic. Now, after 480 hours in the game, I have to say it is amazing. The world, the combat, and the mechanics, everything.
The last update was a bit disappointing. I knew your ideas about multiplayer, shaping the world with friends, etc. I am afraid it is not working without them… I found two guys; we played together for two evenings, and we agreed to continue the story together, but they never joined again. So that realm is stuck somewhere in the middle.I wanted to play, so I tried to find a new group. Everyone seems to prefer a fresh start. So I created a new character, entered a new realm, but the group disbanded around level 7. So… Again… Find new people, create a new character, join a new realm… Same end. The procedure for finding players is terrible. Writing to them one by one, waiting for them to answer, checking the time zone… Maybe I played D2 a lot. But I would prefer to join a group around a similar level, spend time together, progress my character, collect items, and repeat if the group was nice. If not, pick another from the list and play there. I played the story multiple times, I built many towns, and now I just want to play with someone. Kill monsters, accept challenges.
And yes, I have friends. But we are 40s. With kids, families. We are not students playing games all night. Only one of my friends owns NRFTW, and he is busy (hasn’t played since the Breach release). Others have time but are stuck in D2 or Oblivion, postponing starting a new game.
