Originally Posted by FlyingIguana

in order to be the best or up there you need gear. in order to get gear you need to play a ton. it wasn't so bad the first 6 months or so when guilds didn't have the big dungeons on easy mode.

also, the game is casual friendly until you hit the highest lvl. so it can suck you in. fun game, just requires a stupid amount of time to get gear. not much skill involved, more a time sink.