no worries, your original post didn't seem particularly harsh to me. anyway, i was engrossed at first as well, i was loving my first several hours, then i sort of hit this wall of realization. this is it. it's not going anywhere. i experienced everything the game had to offer within just a couple nights, and it took the wind out of my sails. the dumb stuff like dragonsplague is just the rotten cherry on top
regarding the story and quests in general, i won't get into it for spoilers' sake, but... things seem to just... stop. i don't really know how else to explain it. the game seems to forget everything it told you and says "actually go to the end now, forget that other stuff"
i will say, there seem to be two points of no return, the coronation- do not attend that until you've done everything you want in the early game, and delivering wyrmslife crystals to a guy in battahl, do not do that until you've done everything you want in battahl
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