Played a NB / Bow user, have played countless MMO's since EQ and never had issues with difficult solo content. This game is completely not fun when it comes to this character class and gameplay style. The concept of multiple guilds and "trading" guilds sounds good on paper, but all it does is fracture the marketplace so that you can never find anything you really need/want. The lack of a keyword search also makes it so you sift through dozens of pages trying to find stuff only to find out that no one is selling what you're looking for.

There are several balance issues that shut down your ability to progress in crafting alchemy (lack of rank 4 water), and enchanting.

These would be somewhat forgiveable if there was at least a 'global' marketplace but there isn't. Unfortunately I went with a 6-month sub, which I canceled today. If they manage to straighten out some of these glaring issues before that runs out I may consider resubscribing, but I am leaning toward checking out Wildstar at this point. I actually prefer games with a subscription model but I am not going to play a game where they can't get the class I enjoy playing right. Given how integrated the entire crafting guild model is in the game, I doubt they will be changing to a global market model which alone might be enough to prevent me from resubscribing.