This game was very poorly optimized and would not even play on most computers at release because the developers forgot to include some C++This game was very poorly optimized and would not even play on most computers at release because the developers forgot to include some C++ patch. All of this game's positive reviews here and on Steam will come from Wurm Online fanboys who have a vested interest in protecting Wurm's reputation due to the hundreds and thousands of dollars they have spent on the MMO counterpart to Wurm Unlimited. Wurm Online can best be described as a pyramid scheme with Rolf on top and then a hierarchy of established players who drain traders in order to pay for their premium. Traders get silver from new players, so when new players are not joining Wurm Online that means the established players might have to dip into their own pockets to pay for premium. That is why every year CodeClub tries some sort of gimmick to get more players in the game. Last year it was Challenge, before that it was Xanadu, this year it is Wurm Unlimited.
However this plan has backfired horribly as many established Wurm players quit the game to play Wurm Unlimited, which they will not have to pay a subscription for. I expect Wurm Unlimited to receive less and less support, perhaps Rolf will intentionally pull the plug on it when Wurm Online's population gets low enough. He even implied that the official Wurm Online servers may shut down one day. What I'm getting at is the future of Wurm Unlimited and its MMO counterpart looks bleak at best. Wurm Unlimited was made to boost Wurm Online's population, and has only decreased it by a large number, the developers will consider it a failure and scrap it while Wurm Online continues to decline since so many players already sold their accounts and disbanded their deeds they will not want to return.
Another thing I should mention is that you will get banned from Wurm forums on the official site and on Steam if you make any negative remark about the game. I got banned just for pointing out that you can make more money selling dirt than bricks in Wurm Online, so I reported them to the Steam admins and got unbanned. Lately they banned me again just for pointing out how they were deleting any threads mentioning how the game won't play or how bad the UI is, etc. I haven't contested the ban as I have no use posting there anymore but definitely could if I wanted.
You know the saying, "Cut out a man's tongue, and you just show the people you fear what that man has to say." Well that's how I feel about Rolf and Warlander, a couple of power hungry control freak developers desperate to rip off as many people as they can while silencing anyone who gets in their way. I would have played this but like I said it was poorly optimized so it would not even start until they patched it days later so I had to ask for a refund.… Expand
