Let's hope this is the first step to make the game as it should be in the beginning. Call me a whiner, but there are 'couple' of things still to fix:
* No GMs
* Lack of PvE content (meaningful - loot & time wise - instances for example)
* …
They were too late with the patch. Too many people already left the building, so they have to implement far more patches like this one in order to bring back the people they lost. GL!
1. It's grindy, but I wouldn't call it a grind-fest. In the beginning there are quite a lot of quests, and while quite a few are also grinds, they are still better than pure grinding. Later - after lvl 40/50 - it gets worse. Never the less, it's sti…