Notice how theres not a second showing the awkward bow-legged in-combat walk in the video. Well, maybe there is half a second of it but apart from that they avoided showing the animation almost completely. Thats why it looks cool and not riddiculous :P
I dont think thats the case unless they plan to add more quests or expect players to grind mobs for xp. Up until L20 I was doing quests of my level, after that I actually fell behind a bit and was -1 or -2 to the quest levels.
You will get those items when the game launches. But I agree, I dont think the packs will be too popular. The $20 one has nothing that would really motivate you to buy it (by that I mean beta access), and the $60 one which does have beta access is just too expensive - who's gonna pay that much for a few days of access to a…
The purpose is for you to get access to beta events and have some fun with the game a few months before it launches, to have longer early access just before it launches, to have a bunch of extra items (which may or may not be available much cheaper in the cash shop later on) and to have the option to run around pretending…
Well, forget economics, lets talk common sense. Atm they have a $20 starter kit most people will look at and go: nah, why would I pay for THAT??... no beta acces and some random junk... if I end up liking the game when its out and if I need some of that stuff Ill just visit the cash shop. Then they have a $60 pack which…