That enrages me slightly, but i'll start the download tonight!
Death to Ismir!
Aw yeah. Ismir actually seems to be losing when it comes to number of towns under their control. They currently have none besides the starter town. Might just be the time of day or something. At least in NA. Dunno how its going in EU.
how does the combat feel? is it any good compared to warband/crpg?
Combat is subpar to warband/crpg. No directional block. There are directional attacks so this makes me hopeful for directional blocks at some point. There is a kick to break someone's block and blocks do minimize damage. However they have server lag which causes some issues. Its not too bad but could definitely be better. They've said they're working on making that better, especially with a steam release coming up in the next few months.
I'm liking it but the pre alpha aspect shows while playing. Its pretty stable but there are still problems and issues. Nothing big I've noticed thus far but if you want to wait and see how it goes, its supposed to be f2p when it comes out on steam. I dunno if it'll be f2p immediately or when they decide to say the game is done.
There are also adjustments and changes planned for combat but I don't know what those are. I just started and all.