After 3 months of inactivity and actively returning into the game (with more content opened - Valencia) I have to say that downsides for me are "MMO Asian Style RNG" and "Impact of Equipment"...
I mean skill still plays a big role in means, but i guess over time i became highly critical against games with lots of Grinding and Equipment gap...

If there was a game like BDO, that would be almost only skill-based - i'd call it the best game out there...