Tgmage
Whats the point of doing all this work on a toon and building it up? Whats it for? There are no instances. There are no tournaments. There is no competition as there is no way for me to see how I stack up against another player. There is nothing that I can see that I'm shooting for. There is no overall user level (which I'm slowly coming to terms with). There is no colored gear. Its very difficult here to get any kind of sense of progress or those moments when you find that rare item and its awesome cause your toon is a little bit better (again) for that end game content.
Interestingly, this list encompasses 50% of the reasons of why I did subscribe. There is also an active events team and great community.
I can choose my own goals. Sure, there are concrete ones like gaining levels. But saying "I want to fight against the Goo" or "I want to help refugees" are ultimately more satisfying to me than having some numbers to look at on a character sheet.
A player could have non-numerical based achievements in a more mainstream game, but they are often looked up with derision from the other players. Additionally, the game usually does not help facilitate them.
I like the world having purpose rather than bypassing zones because I've "outleveled them."
I enjoy the experience of the game, rather than racing and grinding to some end which never actually comes.