What's your first impression of Eureka?

[Tridus]

I condemn the fact this player left too quickly Eureka without trying to join a party or form one.
And obviously didn't try to fight monsters after his first death.
I know the design of this content is not awesome, and I respect his first impression, but with just several minutes spent inside, it's not enough for me.

The thread is literally "first impressions". It takes very little time to form a first impression, especially when the weakest part of Eureka is right up front.

The game doesn't tell you that partying is required, so you can't fault someone for venturing out without doing it.

The whole thing here is a classic design problem SE has. They seem to want people to have to earn fun, when fun is what we're paying for. Content needs to be engaging immediately, rather than "oh after 10 hours of slog it might get interesting."