Allods NA?

I've been wondering how this game is now. I remember trying it a while back and having fun. But got sidetracked and ended up playing Mabinogi somehow.

But I have been seeing a lot of mixed feelings towards this game. Some people say cash shop is OP, some say it's not. Some say it's grindy with out cash shop. Some say it's not, etc.

Can anyone give me like, the rundown of how this game is?

Not really cash shop dependent grinding is true however they're working on it and yeah they take alot of community into consideration