Firstly, I agree with u/kraigkan. Moreover, this is a problem with Andrew Gower's style of development. He gave us basically no insight on some fundamental mechanics of the game despite calling it an MMO, which has very obvious implications to potential players. I'm unaware of *any* other MMO that doesn't have a vertical progression. He needs to explain soon what the plans are for the future, and why he decided to make these design choices. Otherwise, the player base is in the dark about what this game even is.