Taevalien

Like the guy above said, if you jump right into it just wanting to reach end game it's going to be boring. Blade and soul's story is actually really good in my opinion but it would take a long time at this point to get through it all so i get why you might not want to bother with story. If all you're looking to do is level quickly you shouldn't have issues, leveling in blade and soul is fairly quick you can do it in a couple days or less if you have the time. Gear from the story quest will be fine until max level, what I do is go ahead through and solo the bosses of the smaller dungeons while leveling anyway, even if it wasn't part of the quest just for fun. And just like any game, don't listen to people ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ about the game on the forums before you even play lol that's going to put you in a bad mindset playing. Blade and soul has been going downhill over the years but I wouldn't say it's dead quite yet, as long as people are still playing Dragon Nest I'll never call this game dead. If UE4 comes out without problems and manages to fix some of the optimization issues that make or break the game for some people, the game could redeem itself. I'd say UE4 is the last hope for this game in terms of redeeming itself in the eyes of its players. You're just starting the game, take your time, play a few classes try things out, just try and enjoy the game and at least get a character or two to max level before you give up.