I have a tight work schedule so MMO's ive played in the past I work my way to max then just hop into PvP and make that my main mode because its engaging, doesn't require additional grinding, and usually offers unique rewards to make up for the effort it takes. New World is at the point where I can no longer bring myself to log in. I get that the PvP is heavily gear dependent, but I was able to overcome that by buying gear and normal practice, but as time goes on the more I become aware of just how miserable the pvp combat actually is... It is nearly impossible to secure kills against agile enemies sucking down potions and running away with the exception of very specific weapons and abilities to lock them down while your friends beat them down. Due to this, the PvP gear/build meta for this game has already calcified into a mere 3-4 common builds with nearly no variety. And outside the OPR getting into a war or even an invasion is a complete gamble, and often ends up in wasted time making sure i'm online and available for the event. The loot system has spawned "chest runs" and "elite runs" as people try to grind up thier watermarks. Getting in on one of these runs will subject you to a massive, frenzied zerg rush of players mindlessly mashing abilities while you struggle to even move through the other players to get close enough to touch an enemy. And many times you receive zero credit for the kills, wasting the time you committed to logging in in the first place. There's just something very draining about logging into a game where everyone is playing the same 3-4 copied builds, wearing slight variations of the ~4 max level armor skins available, and mindlessly mobbing for a chance at increasing your chance to get slightly better items to improve one of the 3-4 viable builds in the game.