my buddy has put 80+ hours into the game and loves it but he was a hardcore Wow player who loved grinding forever (like some of you EQers) and this filled that little missing hole since all of us quit MMOs years ago.
I think an extremely broad game but very shallow describes it perfectly. There are a million systems and things to do but ultimately its all pretty shallow. Fun if you love the sandbox and spending hours in it (Skyrim, No Mans Sky, Minecraft, etc) but if you prefer a guiding narrative (Uncharted, RDR2) or deep lore/dense layered systems (Elden Ring) then this may not be your cup of tea. I'll definitely play when its on gamepass/ps+/etc or deep discount but i still haven't played cyberpunk 2077, kingdom come 2, or yakuza infinite wealth and those seem like better versions of this game.