Feeling lost in Throne and Liberty — did MMOs always rush like this?

I’ve been playing Throne and Liberty for about 60 hours now. I’m level 55, playing a Crusader — kind of a tank hybrid — and I’ve finished most of the main story. I’ve done quite a few dungeons, explored a lot of the world, and I’m honestly left feeling a bit confused and disappointed.

Maybe it’s because the last MMO I truly played was World of Warcraft back in 2005–2012. I was part of one of the top German raid guilds at the time (Set Sail for Fail), and MMOs back then felt… different. Slower, more deliberate, more about the journey and teamwork. You’d crawl through a dungeon together, clear every room, help each other survive. It felt like an adventure.

In Throne and Liberty, the first time I joined a random dungeon group, I had no idea what was happening. Everyone just rushed through everything, bosses melted in seconds, no one said a word. It felt less like an MMO and more like watching a TikTok compilation — fast, flashy, and over before it even started.

The game itself isn’t terrible — the graphics are fine, but there are tons of bugs and lag, frequent restarts, and it’s hard to stay immersed when everything feels so rushed. It’s like the game (and maybe gaming culture in general) mirrors social media: short attention spans, instant gratification, no patience.

Am I missing something here? Are raids in Throne and Liberty any different, or is it the same rush-from-boss-to-boss experience with no sense of adventure left?