Originally Posted by
Texan615
Exiles isn't a "bad" game. If you like crafting, building etc you'll have fun, especially if you prefer a fantasy game setting.
However, the combat is pretty bad, but I guess it's the best you can expect for that type of game genre, where it's all LMB/RMB interaction. Coming from an AoC player's perspective, the combat is definitely underwhelming which I think why so many AoC vets crap on Exiles quite a bit. My guess is people used to Survival genre games probably don't mind the combat at all.
I did buy the game, but not just because of the "OP pay to win" rune, I was planning on trying it out all along and give it a chance. I still play it off and on to see what changes have been made, and the new zone based on Cimmeria I guess, is quite beautiful. In fact the visuals are very good imo, including the initial desert biome (basically Kheshatta/Dragonspine area).
I believe they plan on eventually releasing more biomes, I'd expect a more forest/jungle zone at some point, but survival games tend to stay in a beta release state forever, so I'd expect Exiles to never really formally "launch".