I have very conflicted feelings about this game.
It has its share of problems, including a few pay-to-win aspects that have gotten better and worse over the years.
The gameplay itself is extremely fun, exciting and rewarding.
Unfortunately, I think the biggest problem I have with the game is the permadeath. I think permadeath is an interesting and essential part of the game, but the possibility of losing characters I have tens or even hundreds of hours of gameplay on makes me too anxious to want to play through most of the game's more interesting and difficult content.

It's great, but not for everyone.