I tried it out after taking a very long break from GW2. It's a really beautiful game, definitely the prettiest mmo i've played. The combat system is pretty unique too, it actually supports a 360 controller straight out of the settings menu. It plays more like an action game than an mmo. Like you can actually press a button to block an attack n stuff.
The free to play system is definitely better than Swtors free to play system which has so many restrictions it's not funny.