Hello! As the title says, I played ToS a while back when it first released, and the maximum level I got to was around 65 because the grind was just insane even at that level (I know, I’m a baby). I got a sudden urge to play ToS again because I enjoy the gameplay and art style, but I’m worried it hasn’t improved much in the leveling department. Has the grind improved a bit so even a casual player who doesn’t have a lot of time to invest in a game can get back into it? Or has it stayed the same?
Another question, were there any major improvements I should be aware of since 2016? I don’t really have the willpower to look through more than a years worth of patches for information. Just the barebones is good enough. And how is the playerbase? I remember that even at launch, there wasn’t a lot of people in-game. Has it devolved into a “the public is dead but guilds are strong” type of playerbase?

