I've played several MMO's, what you mentioned in nothing new in the world of MMO's.
You should also try to join a GOOD league, guild, group, whatever they're called. Usually guilds with more members are better. This will give you opportunities to go on raids more often. Ask around your MMO if a guild is good, if they raid regularly, if they like running dungeons, is the leader nice, ect.
And grinding? This will happen in any MMO as well. Level grinding, reputation/faction grinding, material grinding and armor grinding can be found in ANY MMO out there.
I've played WoW and since the community's so large, getting a raid group together is really not a problem at all. I got into trade chat and said "need people for raid! pst" and I'll get about 20-30 whispers.
*shrug* Everyone's experience is different I suppose. No need to rip on WoW in particular though, because everything you said can apply to all MMO's.
You should also try to join a GOOD league, guild, group, whatever they're called. Usually guilds with more members are better. This will give you opportunities to go on raids more often. Ask around your MMO if a guild is good, if they raid regularly, if they like running dungeons, is the leader nice, ect.
And grinding? This will happen in any MMO as well. Level grinding, reputation/faction grinding, material grinding and armor grinding can be found in ANY MMO out there.
I've played WoW and since the community's so large, getting a raid group together is really not a problem at all. I got into trade chat and said "need people for raid! pst" and I'll get about 20-30 whispers.
*shrug* Everyone's experience is different I suppose. No need to rip on WoW in particular though, because everything you said can apply to all MMO's.