I'll leave this to whomever is interested. Is this a good MMO? It's alright, there's a lot of stuff that needs to be addressed before it can be compared to more lasting and favored mmos.

This will not include the expansion!

Good:
Combat system - Pretty good imo.
Environment - Good very pretty to look at.
Sound design - Absolutely Amazing, they did a great job with it. The sound of an axe chopping wood or a pickaxe hitting a rock, echoing throughout the area is very good.
World Market Mechanic - Interesting concept, had it's issues in the past but now it's in a good state.

Bad:
Gameplay - Very poor progression, there's just the set of quests that tell you to move from area to area and kill something, do a dungeon (or solo optional quest) and collect some kind of item from chests.
Enemies - There's a lot of npc re-using, some with different colors but same attacks and AI. Ebonscale reach has to be one of the better areas since the enemies there have major varying model changes.
Story - The story isn't memorable at all, and combined with the progression is gets boring fast, nothing to keep you enticed aside from the occasional new area/dungeon.
Grind - You will spend a lot of time just trying to get everything passed level 100 in gathering/crafting skills.

There's a lot more that can be discussed, but the game definitely needs a touch up.

I'll leave this to whomever is interested. Is this a good MMO? It's alright, there's a lot of stuff that needs to be addressed before it can be compared to more lasting and favored mmos. This will not include the expansion! Good: [b]Combat system[/b] - Pretty good imo. [b]Environment[/b] - Good very pretty to look at. [b]Sound design[/b] - Absolutely Amazing, they did a great job with it. The sound of an axe chopping wood or a pickaxe hitting a rock, echoing throughout the area is very good. [b]World Market Mechanic[/b] - Interesting concept, had it's issues in the past but now it's in a good state. Bad: [b]Gameplay[/b] - Very poor progression, there's just the set of quests that tell you to move from area to area and kill something, do a dungeon (or solo optional quest) and collect some kind of item from chests. [b]Enemies[/b] - There's a lot of npc re-using, some with different colors but same attacks and AI. Ebonscale reach has to be one of the better areas since the enemies there have major varying model changes. [b]Story[/b] - The story isn't memorable at all, and combined with the progression is gets boring fast, nothing to keep you enticed aside from the occasional new area/dungeon. [b]Grind[/b] - You will spend a lot of time just trying to get everything passed level 100 in gathering/crafting skills. There's a lot more that can be discussed, but the game definitely needs a touch up.