I absolutely love this game. The crafting system is one of the best I've ever experienced. The gathering system is even better. The vast majority of things you see in the wild from rocks to trees and plants etc is gather-able. The player base is large enough to find people to do stuff with and the economy seems to be doing alright. At first things may seem expensive as gold gain starts slow but you easily catch up enough to realize it feels okay. The new expansion (although it was small considering the game has been out for so long and this is the first expansion) added some really great content. What really draws me to this game as my new main MMORPG is the classless system. I absolutely love the idea of freely switching your class because the skills are tied to the weapons themselves. Each weapon boasts 2 specs, each with 3 unique skills, and you can wield 2 weapons at a time. This game feels so unrestricted that it seems like you can do whatever you want. Player housing, costumes, factions, and a huge PVP focus (although you can play the game entirely without touching PVP) are all bonuses. I definitely recommend this game. I think the price is worth it at full price, even better when it's on sale. EDIT: i'm only adding this portion for the task for updating my review for a game i nominated

I absolutely love this game. The crafting system is one of the best I've ever experienced. The gathering system is even better. The vast majority of things you see in the wild from rocks to trees and plants etc is gather-able. The player base is large enough to find people to do stuff with and the economy seems to be doing alright. At first things may seem expensive as gold gain starts slow but you easily catch up enough to realize it feels okay. The new expansion (although it was small considering the game has been out for so long and this is the first expansion) added some really great content. What really draws me to this game as my new main MMORPG is the classless system. I absolutely love the idea of freely switching your class because the skills are tied to the weapons themselves. Each weapon boasts 2 specs, each with 3 unique skills, and you can wield 2 weapons at a time. This game feels so unrestricted that it seems like you can do whatever you want. Player housing, costumes, factions, and a huge PVP focus (although you can play the game entirely without touching PVP) are all bonuses. I definitely recommend this game. I think the price is worth it at full price, even better when it's on sale. EDIT: i'm only adding this portion for the task for updating my review for a game i nominated