For a FTP (free to play) game it really is amazing. The graphics are amazing, the combat is smooth, the side quests are fun, dungeons are like 10-15 mins and give good rewards/xp ( i hate wasting 30 mins in a dungeon). The main story is kinda mid and you can get ganked easy by max level characters if you enter the wrong zone when it turns to pvp but you wont lose any of your gear or xp so its not a big deal.
Giant multi guild pvp battles are absolutely insane! My computer hasnt lagged or crashed and thats playing through the day 1 launch until this review. If you like pvp then youll definitely like this game.
IT IS NOT PAY TO WIN! There are no pay to win mechanics, you can buy crafting material to make better weapons but that same material can be farmed from side quests, world events that happen every hour, disassembling old gear, dungeons, and raids. If you want to pay to save yourself some time then you can but tis no different from every other major FTP mmo.
I really hope they put the money thats spent in this game towards improving the main story and making sure the end game PVE is memorable and fun.