For me it is far too grindy. I hit exhaustion months ago at around rank 5000 and ~60m coins. I play each week for the challenge or portal but otherwise I can barely stand two or three matches before I give up. If it didn't drag me so far beyond my breaking point I bet I would have a much more positive attitude towards it.
In an effort to not have every post of mine be a downer, I will say I really love boss hunts. Brings me back to my MMO days with pickups. I have all but one hat, but I actively play every time one is up. Nothing is better than serving the Yeti's butt on a platter, especially when the rest of the team has given up hope. For me PvE is far more enjoyable in GW2 than PvP. (Too much nonsense in multiplayer.)
I've instead been enjoying GW1, I just reached 153 (20 with each character) and am at the point I have to find Mixed Mode matches to continue. It boggles my mind that I could be 313 after just 150 hours. (If I chose to use my stored skip stars, but I like doing the challenges, keeps things interesting.) It took me over 750 hours to reach 5455 in GW2. That's 5 times longer.... (and people complain about Unicorn Chomper, if someone is 5455 they beyond earned it. 5455 and 10m coins and everyone should be able to buy Unicorn Chomper.) The other boggling thing is knowing that I finished my stickerbook with between 9-10m coins. Holy cow, that's like a 5 star steak for $5. RUX's abilities alone cost more than that. (Buying all 123 IT from packs is 8,200,000 that's 90% of the whole stickerbook in GW1) For everything it is estimated at around 80m. When I noticed that, I was dumbfounded, what the heck happened? Either way, I have around 500 hours worth of GW1 before I hit my exhaustion, so aside from weekends I'll be spending my time there. (It is also amazing to me how much my attitude changed about GW1 once I experienced GW2. I used to be very salty about GW1, check my oldest posts, now it feels like GW2 "streamlined edition")
I also understand now why people fight so hard on the GW1 vs GW2 arguments. It feels like GW2 stole away the players from GW1, so every time there isn't a mixed match going I wonder just how many would be if GW2 didn't exist. So, what I feel is the better game is withering away while people play "the worse" game. (I full acknowledge it is my opinion, just sharing insight into my thought process.)
