Skyforge - Grovewalker Collector's Edition DLC

I just recently purchased this pack (8/1/20). It seems that the pack was altered after the last review was left in 2019, and now contains a "current generation" legendary. The current generation is 27 and this is the level of the weapon in the pack when opened.

Regarding class itself: It's actually quite amazing. At least for now. They tend to nerf old classes when they release new ones. Guess it's a marketing strategy rather than a balance thing, though. Very survivable and provides decent damage output both on it's own and in the party. It isn't as good as an actual tank or damage dealer, though. If you are looking for a dedicated tank class look at Paladin instead (it's a starter class, so should be available for free from the beginning) or Knight. With proper equipment both easily outclasses GW at damage mitigation and self-healing. However, GW is amazing for playing a lot of the game content completely solo and without possessing a decent weapon. You won't instantly kill bosses as Alchemist under buffs (quite surprising ability for a class listed in support category), but you won't go down from a few hits either. So, class itself is really good and I really recommend it. This bundle, though? Not as much. Actually, here are my grievances toward this bundle: * In case you opened GW with sparks it will give you 2 000 000 credits back instead of sparks. That's barely even useful and nowhere near a replacement for 36 000 sparks from my point of view if you take into consideration how much resources you need to upgrade integrity of your gear and how much you have to throw at the Cathedral to get any decent amount of might from it. Could be a different story for you if you already unlocked all the classes and just buying this bundle for the dress, sub and sub points. In such a case transforming sparks into credits is not really a waste since you'll get enough sparks for the next new class anyway. * It will grant you legendary weapon for your class. The only problem it is the G13 stick and the generation of it is fixed while the current generation of equipment right now is 20-21. When I bought it there was not a single word that it would be G13, BTW. Had to open the ticket and they added it into the description. It's still notoriously better than any G20 blue stick, but that's right now and works as a trade-off for a purple All Damage one (which grants 300% damage bonus while this one grangs 230% damage and 80% defense). Looks like in a few generations it will become a glorified stick since whatever drops in Hespilon Temple will outclass it. * Outfit surprisingly is not entirely unique to the bundle (only color scheme and headpiece are). The dress itself with different color scheme (and arguably better headpiece) were available for killing Phytonides training avatar if I'm not mistaken and likely will be available again during their next invasion. So, what you get is: * unlocked GW class OR 2kk credits instead of sparks back in case you already unlocked it; * outdated legendary stick which may or may not be good enough to keep using it until you get current gen version (generation of a weapon in this bundle is fixed); EDIT: Current description says "Legendary weapon of the current generation", so they might have realized the problem after all. * relatively nice costume (you may want to use different head piece, though, unless you don't want to see your character's face and ok with head which looks like a thumb); * 2 weeks of premium sub; * 35k sub rank points which will bump it to about rank 5 from zero I guess (you'll likely get all important bonuses from it, but increased faith capacity - that's from higher ranks); * 10k argents which is not much (well, more days of subscription or 1-2 mounts); * and a little bit of resources you'll likely spend in a few minutes. It may worth getting it if you don't have GW yet and like the dress a lot. Acquiring this legendary weapon at the early levels could be a significant boon as well even though it is outdated.

As of summer 2021, this game is pretty much dead and completely P2W; there is no realistic path to progression without purchases and/or help from an uber guild anymore. I don't recommend you start this game. It's kinda like cigarettes, potentially habit-forming but no good reason to start it if you haven't already. That said, if you do decide to try the game anyway like I did, THIS one is the pack to get. The Grovewalker is an insanely overpowered class, the included legendary weapon quadruples your damage output (and makes your flower pets last 4x as long), and the included currency is the most useful out of all the collector's editions (they all give you different kinds of in-game currency). The included Premium Ranks also help give you useful convenience features (free teleports within a zone, for example). The other collectors' editions (soundweaver, firestarter, etc. ) come with both underpowered classes and underwhelming secondary currencies. Get this one if you're going to start the game in 2021. It'll make the grind more bearable. But better yet, just don't start the game. It's just another P2W Russian moneygrab. I wish I listened to the other reviewers too...