The biggest change this xpac for me and my FC was there was only 3-5 people who wanted to PvP back when it was GC allegiance only, now I have 10+ people who wanna PvP at all times which is great. I even started a LS on my server for Levi and I have over 30 people who are in it when we get on que together whoever is available, honestly the Garo event did bring PvP to its full potential.

That's not to say it didn't bring it's negatives as there's a lot, my biggest complaint is that it's increased the attractiveness for bots and win traders to abuse the system with SE not really taking any accountability on their part which for me is a huge disappointment. I'm thankful for my friends playing as without them i wouldn't nearly be having as much fun as I am since the Freelancer option was available in conjunction with the Garo Event, I just hope SE cracks down on the bots and cheaters within the game itself to incentivize the rewards.