This is hands down my favorite mmo. (Was but yet still is)
-Visceral
-Beautiful
-Rich world
-BEST SOUNDTRACK
This game took so much of my life, and i dont regret any of that which i cant say for any other mmo.
Progression has sped up (but not by a large margin) than before but this game is very much journey than destination. Albeit the end-game is packed with stuff to do which 75% of any new player probably wont ever see sadly. Some of the khitai 6 mans are some of the best pve content in mmo gaming.
Ill be honest though, the game is fairly dead and it's a drab because this game is so good, You can still find a guild to play with and do end game content but groups pre 80 will be tough to find. Playing AoC single player (questing) to 80 is still a good experience(you can still plvl if thats your thing)
Overall this game is a 8.5/10 and the only knock is funcoms lack of exposure and marketing around this jewel.
I still listen to the soundtrack atleast monthly