PvE progression

falsfire

I'd like to understand the PvE progression of the game. As I understand it, and I might be entirely wrong, it goes something like:

1. Level 1-50 in your own faction's zones
2. Do special challenging "veteran" level 50 versions of other factions' zones, partly for earning VR and mostly for the skyshards towards your skills
3. Do Veteran Dungeons for entry level endgame gear
4. Do 8-12 player "Adventure" zones aka raiding

Am I correct, almost, or entirely wrong on this?

tawok

Mostly correct, but I believe there are also a few "raid" bosses that consist of instanced areas with non-instanced trash mob areas leading up to them. This is also where the leaderboards come in to play.