OP considering that one can reach max level and start grinding the best gear in the game within a day or two--without paying a cent--I'm curious as to why your even bothering setting up this Straw Man argument?
The only thing I think is better in GW2 was the environments. I like Neverwinter's combat over GW2. I would take Neverwinter's multiple single player dungeons I come across over the repetitive 'Dynamic Events' while questing. I thought GW2 spvp was horrible. The overall story seems better so far in Neverwinter than GW2 to…