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1. Bots, this problem is just ridiculous. They steal resources from actual players, they effect the economy. the other problem is, it is allowable to kill a player and loot their items, however kill a bot loot their items and get banned. So botting is encouraged. Hmm.
2. Crafting is ridiculous. the amount of materials needed to craft a item is out of line. for example to craft a Scaldplate radiant chest piece you will need 152 coppers, one piece of armor. Now if you want to craft it in any rarity consider the time spent farming the materials, thats not including the other materials needed. Also the limits on apprentice, journeyman, and master are terrible.
3. Stability, and lag spikes. This is unacceptable for a game that has been in development as long as this one. I understand it is a Alpha, however stability should be a number one concern. getting timed out while mining, lumberjacking, or just traveling is bad.
4. Why do I have to hide my helmet, cape every time I log in, or relog because I was disconnected, timed out? Bad QOL.

These are issues that should not exist in a quality game like AOC is trying to be. There should be active in game GM's that could directly address some of these issues. I really want to like this game.

1. There is a severe imbalance between classes when it comes to mob grinding, Warriors are head andshoulders above others right from the startthey can AoE 15 goblins in the newbie zone at Level 4, a featimpossible for other classes. Their solo grinding capability in the late game is far beyond the reach of anyother class. Archers play like complete jokes, with nothing but useless skills; all those fancy jumpinganimations are nothing but flashy fluff. Summoners' pets are mind-numbingly stupid and lack anysemblance of Al.
2. The crafting difficulty of the three equipment types is grossly unbalanced. Spawn points for tamableanimals are extremely uneven-some areas have dense spawns that attract hordes of players, while mostareas have few or even no spawns at all. This makes the entire process from hunting to leatherworking gearcrafting excessively challenging.
3. Food with quality bonuses comes with exorbitant costs, a cumbersome crafting process and huge timeinvestment, but the bonus effects are barely noticeable. Meanwhile, the market fails to offer reasonableprofits, making it pointless to waste a ton of gold and time on crafting them.
4. There's a severe shortage of mobs and dungeons. As time goes by, everyone ends up enslaved by life skillsGathering, mining, logging, fishing, hunting--doing these repetitive tasks day in and day out is just likehaving a full-time job in the game.