Originally posted by pipo.p:

Frankly, you can pass days just in exploring, if you like it, already.

The worst game's aspect that can bore the newcomer is the loss of experience upon death, as death will come soon and later, and sometimes several deaths in a row. But really, the loss corresponds the gain after a few active in-game days (for 30ish stats).

I would even go as far as to question whether there is any point in having skills in the game, considering that all players are going to have mostly the same skills. The only difference is the weapon skills and even there most players will level at least the bow and mace.