As a level 9, I'm not well equipped to critique the island building mechanics of this game, and also haven't had a chance to explore the player made islands. I can say though, I look forward to doing so. The official story is well written, and very intelligent: A large part of quest progression is riddles and mind games, and just a bit of luck. Also of course there is combat, with many different monsters. NEaB is very interesting indeed; I'm happy to grind my way to unearthing it's secrets, and that's an odd thing indeed.