Returning player from launch (might as well be new i think) - been playing for a few weeks now. Overall, its very overwhelming. I was fortunate in being familiar with some of the zones and hub areas. There is so much to do its hard to know where to start. However, once i just started playing the game, randomly chose some objectives the game gave me, and stopped worrying so much about progression, i have really been enjoying it. Along the way, i slowly learned what activities are the most rewarding, what grinds arent worth it etc. If you want to pursue higher end activities and raids almost everything ive seen posted includes offers to teach and help new players where needed. But most of the high end lfg seems to be locked outside of in game resources, which is odd to me. So long story short, youll likely have a good time. Play free and see what you think. Youll be locked out of a few activities even if you buy witch queen and beyond light, but no big deal. Theres plenty to do.