OK! I have bashed AO for a long time.
I have been mad, hated the Game Driector for some of his moronic ideas.
I have looked at other games out there just to switch.
But, I have to admit, AO is the best game out there.
Its better the NeoCron, AC2, E&B, EQ, and UO.
The game is so eazy to play. That is, it is very intuative to play. The HUD is amazingly human friendly.
Yes! Even though I dont like the Game Director, I have to say the game machanics are the best. The graphics is the best. The concept is the best.
Now if the Game director would stop nerfing everything to hell and back, maybe, Just maybe things would get back to normal.
You balance the the game by pulling professions up, not bringing them down.