Yeah I heard the game was god-awful when it first came out, but everyone was saying that they changed a ton of stuff recently so I decided to give it a whirl. I haven't got to the PvP zone yet, but the AP system looks interesting.
When I played it was just a massive zerg contest in the abyss or w/e. Castle sieging with 3000 other niggers with massive lag. To get high AP it was like the honor grind in classic WoW. It was a fun game though, playstyle wise. If the developers weren't pussies it could be a fun game just because of the gameplay.