The main raiding guilds are Awakened and Aftermath (collectively referred to as A/A and considered to be "hardcore"), Rustle (somewhere on the line between casual and hardcore) and CSG (a group of 3 guilds who raid as a group)
I'm not sure how it was back when you played, but the forums paint an ugly picture of the end game raid scene. Even in the "hardcore" guilds it is easy to maintain a healthy balance and not go full neckbeard (although some do, but that is true with any game.)
I actually played more when I was in a casual guild as raids lasted hours and hours. In Awakened I can sign in, kill the target mob, and sign out all in around 20 or 30 mins. If you are interested in end game raiding I suggest giving it a try and decide for yourself rather than adopt the picture painted in the forums.
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