I mostly agree with op (except that Astellia is actually better than BDO imo) and I am truly enjoying the game. The Astel system is not just simple pet system, and you really need to build a deck carefully and strategically use them for each unique situation. I think the Astel system is what makes this game really distinguished from other MMO ...

I LOVE MMOs, but the problem is that 99% of them are mediocre. I love what they're trying to do, but they fail at it. Astellia Online Asper is "decent", for MMO standards. However, to me that's still trash. I don't want an mmo that's just the same old, by-the-numbers, generic shite with just a bit of extra polish on it. I wan't MMOs that actua ...

This is it, the thing that broke it for me. Not the business model, not the performance or combat. It's dialogue like this that this game is filled with. When at least every 10th mmo from asia wouldnt be full of this childish shit and a little bit more "western" or "serious" I would play a lot more of them... What were they think ...

This is a phenomenal resource as AST is my last Healing Job I plan on Astellia Online Asper levelling and a lot of the changes/additions aren't all too clear to my smoothbrain Caster dps point of view. I only really play Healer while doing roulettes and EX trials so Momo's SCH Dungeon Guide helped a ton. I would love to see an adde ...