IDk what server you p0aly oiin but when i press F11 i see 20 pages of ranked players....per each BG...asside from that, Name me 3 games, 3 MMO RPG games which are also based on the east where there is no grind and then we can talk. Truth be told you only need maxed gear for the new raid. Everything else is clearable without it. Si if you want to upgrade now...you have to grind no way around it, or you can wait, because with time there will be a discount, thats how it always is. The way i see it people are spoiled and want most things for free without working for it. A game is as much fun as YOU make it to be, if you dont have friends to play with, a clan, people to play with you, you will never have fun in a game like this. BnS never had and never will have an actual end game and grind is what this game is based on, grind and pvp. The sooner you accept it the easier it will be for you.