So, lots of random stuff to do, but not much end-game? Are the sieges or whatnot not fun or well-implemented? Or is it just a long grind to get there? I've thought about trying BDO off and on since I first quit AA, though I recently got back to playing AA (but theres not much going on in AA again), but really don't know much about the game except what I've gleaned from random discussions and the Steam store page.

Does it have a decent arena or anything? That was, and is, a huge disappointment with AA - they seemed to somehow go backwards in time from before Guildwars was even a thing as far as their arenas go. If no arena, is there like frequent PvP events you can just jump into similar to how Halcyona was in early AA?

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