I'm surprised you guys are liking the story so far. You probably won't if you played in the Asian regions with English translators(I played on a KR friend's account, 'cause I can't actually register being a non-Korean. I had him summarize the story), however I also think the English patches work(no clue, didn't bother).
Story for me is so-so, considering the censorship had the story dumbed-down quite a bit especially in the 3rd Act, like the
part, made some pretty obvious plotholes, and sort of removed some Asian aspects in the story. It actually just looked like it became a generic plot between Good vs Evil.
My most disappointment should stem from the fact that they just made most important characters, including yourself, think and act like idiots...most of the time.
If they retained some of the original stuff, this could've been a very intriguing single-player MMO. And that's saying something for me, since I usually don't give a damn about MMORPGs' stories.
I guess NA video game localizations is hard work. :derp: