Sure there are issues to work on and let's try to fix those... but this is an MMO. It will constantly evolve.
But the foundation of IC gameplay is very impressive. Games have been trending towards a more and more watered-down direction where it's impossible for anyone to fail or even face a setback, leading everything to feel the same. IC goes against that. It feels unique, especially for an MMO.
It's just grinding, but there's risk to it. Do I get smashed by zergs and lose a bunch of stones sometimes? Sure. Do I get my ass handed to me in straight up fights sometimes? More often than I'd like to admit. Would I rather do this than the standard, mind-numbingly easy MMO grind? Hell yes.