Edit: The devs have shot themselves in the foot big time with this update and monetization changes. I'm changing it to negative. The game definitely has potential, we've seen it. But this update has really left a bad taste for all of it's fanbase.

Writing this review to counter the future negative reviews over Epic Accounts being required. (It doesn't need the launcher, just an account)

I've played Dauntless on and off since the initial release when it was a pretty barebones Monster Hunter-lite game.

Now it has it's own identity, the core premise is still the same: Kill big monsters, Craft gear. But the game is a lot more 'arcadey' compared to Monster Hunter. Which isn't a bad thing.
It's faster combat, faster missions and faster to play with others. It's now got a lot of content to grind and all different challenges to complete. It's definitely worth a try for any Monster Hunter style gamer if you want something that's just easy to pick up and bash monsters.

Edit: The devs have shot themselves in the foot big time with this update and monetization changes. I'm changing it to negative. The game definitely has potential, we've seen it. But this update has really left a bad taste for all of it's fanbase. Writing this review to counter the future negative reviews over Epic Accounts being required. (It doesn't need the launcher, just an account) I've played Dauntless on and off since the initial release when it was a pretty barebones Monster Hunter-lite game. Now it has it's own identity, the core premise is still the same: Kill big monsters, Craft gear. But the game is a lot more 'arcadey' compared to Monster Hunter. Which isn't a bad thing. It's faster combat, faster missions and faster to play with others. It's now got a lot of content to grind and all different challenges to complete. It's definitely worth a try for any Monster Hunter style gamer if you want something that's just easy to pick up and bash monsters.