@matana @teratology ngs has a more optional grind. There is, I'd say, a healthy amount of it to reach max level, but nearly everything after that is just trying to get your weapon a smidge better. But the gameplay is smooth as fuck, so you can just flick on twitch VODs or whatever else and grind for a bit. Whereas with a lot of other MMOs, the "grind" consists of walking from place to place carrying materials everywhere for various NPCs to get up your woodworking skill level or some shit. NGS feels a lot more like a game than just a list of chores with a big raid at the end.