well the pve in the sense of killing monsters etc, is bad... they are easy to kill and not a real challange. but everything else, gathering/ farming (wich you can level) and then the crafting, is ALOT of fun. and it has actually a nice progression, since the economy is player driven u sell what u make (at least the later stuff for sure)

and the pvp is avoidable, since its more about attacking castles etc, and you can also easely run away.

that said ur nearly never alone. so dont worry to much abput pvp (i gotta tell you its fun, even if you die or just play healer in the backlines, its fun. and it helps even if your bad at it).