@mfdoomddl: Hi there @mfdoomddl, thanks for the respectful feedback, it's honestly appreciated. I do genuinely like to hear from folks who disagree with me.
I'm more than familiar with survival games and what they're trying to do; it's why I asked (yes, I asked) to review Conan Exiles in the first place. It's just that in this case, regardless of how popular the game obviously is, I don't think Conan does anything as well as it could do it.
I don't agree that not having tutorials or basic explanations of mechanics are key to a game being a successful survival game. There is a balance to be found between making a game challenging versus it becoming banal busy work, and for me Conan consistently falls on the busy work side of the fence.
@canarsie: No Problem! You can play as a character Titan only if they're in your group, but it's so rare I didn't feel it was worth mentioning. Can definitely still do it though!
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