Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted Rating

Graphics
7.8
Fun
6.9
Sound
8.0
Community
7.5
Role-Playing
7.4
Performance/Lag
6.1
Value
6.7
Service
6.0

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Member Comments

Spiider writes: WOW! Seriously, it took me so many years to discover this gem of a game. Graphics is the only thing that is bad here. Everything else is incredibly good. Community is very mature and helpful and crafting is the best I have ever seen in a fantasy game, almost as close as pre-cu SWG. And it's f2p if you want to play only human, at it means really f2p and not some limited game you have to put money in to get anywhere. Tue Dec 27 2011 10:10AM

Lithuanian writes: Graphic: may seem outdated, but it does work. Sound:little tested. rated after Graphic. Role playing: entire Shard for roleplay, be it Dragon king of Iron mountains or Fiend Queen of Snowland Fortress. Value: I would choose 8. A game I may play for days, but with some lags and some disbalance. Fun:of course 10, because I have so muich interesting things to do COmmunity:excellent and helpfull Perfomance:game sometimes tend to lag, but overall - acceptable Customer service:I am free-to-play, but when I contacetd support (due to minor questions), my question were dealt with immediately. Wed Nov 23 2011 8:09AM

Gregross111 writes: played this when it was horizons: empire of istaria , back when atari published it etc.. gotta say this is probably one of the worst mmorpgs ever made and ive played about everything eq1 and after.. I actually paid 45 dollars for this game when it very first came out and this is back when i played EQ and DAOC , wow was a gigantic let down , promises of so many things that never made it , the worst and ugliest housing system ive ever seen used, classes are borring , combat is incredibly horrific, char animation reminds me of 1995 games dont even waste your time downloading and that is the honest truth.. the only ppl that play this game are VERY old mature gamers looking to get away from the main stream. Thu May 26 2011 8:21PM

Asgrim writes: I gotta say, after being burned out on the MMO genre for quite some time, Istaria was the game that brought it all back for me. If you are looking for an immersive PVE sandbox with an unparalleled crafting system, then this game is for you! Multiclassing allows you to literally max out every single class on one character and switch around at will. Buy a plot and build various structures. Play as a dragon and build your lair. The community is small, but mature and awesome. The developer is small, but dedicated. Regular content patches and balance tweaks every month - this game gets a lot more updates than Vanguard, and I am very happy I made the switch. The graphics aren't as pretty, but the gameplay more than makes up for it. There are free to play accounts that limit you to one character of human race, but who needs more than one character when you can switch between every class? The free accounts can't own plots, but that's the only other limitation. I encourage anyone looking for a casual PVE sandbox with a mature community to check out Istaria. You just may find your new MMO home! Tue Apr 19 2011 8:35PM

dikazwei writes: Compared to Everquest, Eve, and Lineage II, it is very buggy. When you combine this with extremely poor customer service, the value of a purchased subscription suffers greatly, especially if you want to spend even more to own a plot or build a lair. In spite of my relatively low rating, I find this to be a fun game with a community more wonderful than I could have ever imagined. If you can get past the truth that the more money you sink in, the more you will have to encounter "customer service," and focus on the fun and community of the game, then you will have a very good time playing Istaria. Wed Apr 28 2010 4:15AM

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7.1

User Rating: 7.1

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