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Is the PvE at least passable, though? Sounds like most folks who gave it a try really didn't care for it, and I do rather like a bit of PvE from time to time.
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PvE is actually "better" than WoW. I say it with quotations because it is WoW... but evolved. It's by no means revolutionary, but it's been built upon a very good system. They took the quest-giver sign, the map, and the quest log at the side of the screen from WoW. However it has evolved beyond it. You can see on your map and mini-map red borders in which the quests take place. So no more server-wide spamming of "where is this damn bug?" or whatever they can't find. Also, if you've already killed 6 bugs on your way to a quest area and return to get a quest where you have to go kill said bugs 20 times.... the 6 you've already killed are saved and you have that head start. In addition if a quest asks for 10 bandit heads, you don't have to kill 30 of them in order for the random quest head to drop 10 times. Kill one you get one.
Where it shines PvE wise are the Public Quests. No camp-stealers or anything you need to worry about. Public quests have 2-6 (so far) stages where it gets progressively harder. For example, orcs are landing in the High Elf area on a beach head. You as an Elf have to fight off waves of Orcs, supported by your NPCs. Each wave brings harder opponents, requiring more people to complete (time runs out and the PQ resets). So instead of competing others to kill the most for drops, you're working in tandem to finish it together... regardless if you're grouped or not. The final boss(s) drop decent loot, but the best loot for the level come with renown. You gain renown by participating in the quest. If you come just as the boss gets killed, you get very little renown of course and are not treated the same as someone who gets an invite at the last second. Said renown have merchants which you have a choice of armor/etc for your class. Also, your points for that round are tallied by your abilities used, and are ranked using bonus points in your random loot roll on the final boss. So if you've been afk you stand VERY little chance of a loot drop. Loot drops are a "bag" which gives the appropriate loot to your class if you win it.
None of this is NDA secret, it's available in lots of videos.