Well, I think if you play it now you should be a little hesitant in discarding it on the basis of its balance. As this mod has a time period where all the viable shit of the Middle Ages meets gunpowder, the balance is hard to find without excessive testing, which they have not done. Balance is fairly poor in some aspects, but it is definitely playable and I had a lot of fun yesterday. The grind is quite easy, you can pick up any weapon from the get go and actually deal decent damage with it at a respectable speed. Level doesn't affect the experience all too much honestly. If you are having trouble with the grind, just get an Estoc, most easy mode weapon in the game currently aside from guns. Apart from balance and meta that still has to develop, the mod looks fantastic, works pretty reliably and has some cool features. Currently the sprint is quite ridiculous, but it's quite funny as well.