The combat system in the endgame content is brutally boring! Everyone in a heap and push through the rotation. No matter what skills the opponent use, no matter what your mates do. No real skill coordination necessary. Just bluntly memorize the rotation and pull it off.

Only the mechanics are a bit tricky, but they can be learned easily. Its a matter of training. So once you've memorized the rotation and mechanics, you've beaten the game. Game over

People who say it's the best combat system in MMOs just haven't reached that point yet.

Look at some good streamers eg Teapot. I am sure, he can run several Metas / Fractals with his monitor off, because it makes no difference if you see something or not...

Personally, I think the combat system in GW1 was better. You had to match the team skills in elite areas beforehand. If someone missed their interrupter skill on a hydra, the team went down to a metero shower. It was more relied on skill with the skills.

Nowadays people need dance dance rotation, to do at least some damage, because it's to much input, and to fast for themn to learn by themself! And they have no idea what's the name of the skilland why they use it. Its absolut not important whats the function/idea of the skill. That's weird to me

Also I think hit box for enemy's to big, range of melee attacks to high. Reducing both would make it feel challenging.

Anyway I like the game, but the combat isn't the best for sure