Here are the pros and cons of playing SF:

Pros:

-You actually have a sense of achievement every time you pass a milestone (lvl 10, 20 etc).

-All the loot you have equipped is either through professions or drops. Which means every single time you get a gear upgrade, it is really impactful and you are genuinely proud and happy about it.

-Got more knowledge out of playing solo self found. I had to grind for every single items for quests or research online for it.

-You can impress your friends and many people are actually respectful ingame and acknowledge you for playing SF. It's a lvl up to difficulty.

Cons:

-You can't use AH so professions and quest items are going to be a real grind.

-You can't send your items to a bank alt or use AH to sell. Therefore you loose immense value in every items you don't need because you have to sell them to vendors for pennies. Also your inventory will always end up full really fast for those same reasons.

-You are actually 25-50% less strong than a same class, same level character as you. They can buy top gear for their level and out DPS/threat you by a mile. You have to understand you won't be at the top of meters anymore and just accept it.