You only need hit a critter to get credit and loot which is shared. There's no kill stealing. There can be objective stealing though. There are quests where you have to free or rescue people and someone can run up while you are fighting and take it.
As a software developer I have to say that impossible, which is really just a level of improbable approaching infinity, is mitigated by skill and motivation.
Sure streamers and others were banned for cheating. That is to be expected. The final product will be much improved from the beta from what I have seen on the preview. So we'll see after the official release. Also, many of the quitters were people that came in, power-leveled to max level and quit. Those people are not the…
Depends on the person/persons streaming. If they are entertaining and have good personalities then it will be fun to watch. There are some games I won't bother playing like first-person-shooters but I will gladly watch someone else entertain me. If it were just a person quietly clicking/typing then it would definitely be…
Well, the cleric can keep you alive whereas the wizard cannot. The puppies make the most annoying noise of any of the companions. I got one and immediately regretted it. The Man at Arms can at least hold a little agro for you.
As a software developer myself I think they would be fixing small things in this "open beta v1" and then roll out larger fixes in an "open beta v2" sort of system. At least, that is how I would do it.
I bought her thinking she was an upgrade to the Cleric Disciple but she currently does nothing useful. Have I made a terrible mistake? Does she get better?