The only thing I like doing in New World is OPR but by no means am I a PvP player. I do both PvE and PvP it generally depends on the game. New World does not do it for me PvE wise because of the theme park structure.
What initially drawn me to New World was sandbox PvP world where players generate content, but after complaints from PvE only players for quest and dungeons New World has been stuck trying to maintain player count through non stop releases of dungeons and quest meanwhile sacrificing content for PvP. I know PvP content is coming but New World is in such a hole it is going to take a lot of time for the game to get out.
With all the needed combat changes I need to redo my entire build, but I don’t have to time and it also seems daunting to do to the point the finding any excuse to play a different game is a better option. We can make crafting armor easier for BIS gear but NWs endgame progression revolves around that entire concept, but here is the thing… why can’t the longevity of the game include players having BIS gear?