I have been playing this game since 2018, and it's nice to see it finally here.
(You can access your arenanet account by setting the launch option -provider Portal)

• One of the best MMORPG that respects your time, you could be inactive for a year and come back without feeling left out.
  
• Discovering new areas, reviving fallen comrades, assisting others and discovering secrets gives you exp.
  
• Story is fully voice acted, even your created character, giving them a personality based on your race.
  
• Classes are flexible, A warrior may use a great sword to slice an enemy while a Mesmer uses it as a big ass magic wand .
  
• There is no fear of other players taking your kill because loot is shared.
  
• Excellent hybrid of tab targeting combat with dodge mechanics.
  
• PvP and PvE has a separate progression, you're at max level in PvP. You could go into PvP mode to test your class and see what builds you can do or what the class is capable of.
  
• World vs World mode. A combination of PvE and PvP where 3 servers engage in a constant open-world territory combat.

• F2P stuck with only 2 character slots. You could create and go straight into PvP mode (training area) to test out the mechanics of your class at max level and see if it clicks with you.
  
• Some skill FX are blinding like holy hell (or maybe it's just the mesmer class I donno).
  
• Inventory & bank is limited in F2P, (you could transfer your crafting materials instantly by clicking the deposit materials box icon at the top right corner of the Inventory tab).
  
• Early game might turn other people off for how easy it is, but difficulty balances out mid-late game.
  
• No quest markers here might confuse others. It's more on the side of "do your own thing". You could stop a current task to join an ongoing event close by and maintain the progress you left earlier.
  
• If you're into the PvP side and a F2P, base classes are doable but its much harder to fight elite spec classes.
  
• World vs World teams are server based. If you and your friends are in a different server and you want to try WvW, you must be both in the same team(server). Changing server is paid (1 free when upgrading), MIND YOU that PvE and PvP is not affected by this and you can still play with others who are in a different server.
  
• Cash shop is filled with cosmetics and pay for convenience (e.g. more inventory slot/bank storage/crafting shortcuts) which won't even be needed. Heck, once you've upgraded your account you could buy gems with your gold and not spend real money.
  
• If you're using an old account(-provider Portal) you could only buy the expansions through the main site (arenanet) and not here on steam.

Try it, it's free, almost 200+ hours of content just in the base game. And if you want to experience more story/maps/skills get the HoT & PoF expansion, giving you mounts, 2 specialization for your class, new hard map, new story, new progression, trading, gold to gem conversion, and more inventory slots. I'm also planning to buy the expansion soon.

Update: Bought 2 Expansions and it's definetly worth it! (at arenanet)

[b] I have been playing this game since 2018, and it's nice to see it finally here. [/b] (You can access your arenanet account by setting the launch option -provider Portal) [h2] Pros: [/h2] [list] [*]One of the best MMORPG that respects your time, you could be inactive for a year and come back without feeling left out. [*]Discovering new areas, reviving fallen comrades, assisting others and discovering secrets gives you exp. [*]Story is fully voice acted, even your created character, giving them a personality based on your race. [*]Classes are flexible, A warrior may use a great sword to slice an enemy while a Mesmer uses it as a [i] big ass magic wand [/i]. [*]There is no fear of other players taking your kill because loot is shared. [*]Excellent hybrid of tab targeting combat with dodge mechanics. [*]PvP and PvE has a separate progression, you're at max level in PvP. You could go into PvP mode to test your class and see what builds you can do or what the class is capable of. [*]World vs World mode. A combination of PvE and PvP where 3 servers engage in a constant open-world territory combat. [/list] [h2] Cons (but can be alleviated): [/h2] [list] [*]F2P stuck with only 2 character slots. You could create and go straight into PvP mode (training area) to test out the mechanics of your class at max level and see if it clicks with you. [*]Some skill FX are blinding like holy hell (or maybe it's just the mesmer class I donno). [*]Inventory & bank is limited in F2P, (you could transfer your crafting materials instantly by clicking the [b] deposit materials [/b] box icon at the top right corner of the Inventory tab). [*]Early game might turn other people off for how easy it is, but difficulty balances out mid-late game. [*]No quest markers here might confuse others. It's more on the side of "do your own thing". You could stop a current task to join an ongoing event close by and maintain the progress you left earlier. [*]If you're into the PvP side and a F2P, base classes are doable but its much harder to fight elite spec classes. [*]World vs World teams are server based. If you and your friends are in a different server and you want to try WvW, you must be both in the same team(server). Changing server is paid (1 free when upgrading), [u] MIND YOU [/u] that PvE and PvP is not affected by this and you can still play with others who are in a different server. [*] Cash shop is filled with cosmetics and pay for convenience (e.g. more inventory slot/bank storage/crafting shortcuts) which won't even be needed. Heck, once you've upgraded your account you could buy gems with your gold and not spend real money. [*]If you're using an old account(-provider Portal) you could only buy the expansions through the main site (arenanet) and not here on steam. [/list] Try it, it's free, almost 200+ hours of content just in the base game. And if you want to experience more story/maps/skills get the HoT & PoF expansion, giving you mounts, 2 specialization for your class, new hard map, new story, new progression, trading, gold to gem conversion, and more inventory slots. I'm also planning to buy the expansion soon. Update: Bought 2 Expansions and it's definetly worth it! (at arenanet)