70% of the game content is there for AFTER you reach level 20. The point of the game is not to level up, but to actually play a game. You reach level 20 quickly so that you can gain all the pertinant skill involved with the combat system. The tim…
It certainly seems quite polished to me, perhaps even more so than those games you mentioned. Everything is very well balanced, and bugs get fixed almost as soon as they are reported. (Very literally.)
In any case, if you're thinking about buying…
Guild Wars is skill-based, meaning your success in the game is gauged on how good you are in real life. (ie Your tactics, strategies, and reflexes.) Most other MMORPGs are based on how high your level/stats are and what kind of equipment you have.…