What is end game like for normal people?

[Tenlaar]

Thanks for (most) of the responses. My main concern was that I do want to try raiding as much as I can, as it's something I didn't have much involvement with during these eras. Reading the forums it is hard to tell if TMO/FE are keeping 4 or 5 good guild targets on lock or 15. I'm not very interested in competing against other players any more, just the game.

Looks like I'm going to jump in and hope I can find a good guild as I level. Now I just need to decide between bard or shaman for my main!