Wakfu is...an experience. I am still going through my experience but from what I've played of it so far I can give a fair and detailed review of it. I will cover it in four sections; tutorial, gameplay, combat and community. I would also like to mention that I used to pay for and play this game when it was still in open beta about four to five years ago.

Tutorial:
The tutorial for Wakfu reminds me very much of the character actors at Didney Worl; they never break character. Your UI can give you all the information you need to break the fourth wall but when it comes time to learn from an NPC they will talk to you, the player, as if you are your character. The NPCs outside of the tutorial follow suit to this.

Ankama has made one class exclusively for the tutorial which, in my mind seems rather pointless. Back in beta the reason I bothered going through the tutorial areas was so I could get a proper feel for my actual class before I committed to playing it. That said, you can opt to skip the tutorial. I wouldn't advise that if you are a brand spanking new player.

Gameplay:
Wakfu is what most people call a grindfest, but there is reason behind it I like to think. Monsters will drop items that are guaranteed to end up being used for something, no matter the level. Gear can either be combined into sets to be sold, worn or even ground into powder which can be refined into runes to improve the gear you use.

Killing mobs and running quests aren't the only thing you can do in this game, you may also pick up professions. All of them in fact, conveniently located in the starter area known as Astrub. With this in mind a lot of players tend to lean towards one or the other based on their mood at the time. I personally rarely fight and would rather just go farm wheat fields.

Combat:
The combat in Wakfu is unique, something I've never seen in an MMORPG. Ever played Final Fantasy Tactics? This is it. You (and your teammates if you brought any) as well as monsters have a set initiative score, which is a stat you can increase. Those with higher initiative go first and you follow along a grid-based system to fight your enemies. Your character has access to a plethera of passive abilities (able to swap them out between battles on the fly as you unlock them), class-specific utility skills and three skill trees, each one has an element (meaning that you will have access to three of the four elements, I advise you to look through them when you make your character even if you haven't unlocked them).

The player versus player content this game provides comes in some different ways, but ultimately ends up the exact same. There are four nations that you may pick from to be your home upon reaching level 15, with the option to join an outlaw nation at level 30... I wouldn't recommend this though and some people get confused. Let me break this down real quick, if you play this game and hit level 30 you'll recieve a quest called "Riktus for a Day." Do not complete this quest, you will automatically join the outlaw nation that only has one outpost in the ocean and are free game for anyone wherever you go. Aside from this, at level 30 you can opt to become a guard of your nation, sworn to protect the land from Riktus, eco-terrorists (will cover this in another section) and PKers.

Another feature to note for combat are sidekicks. They are NPCs that can act as party members you control. They aren't as powerful or versatile as players but they get the job done when you need it. Part of the beginner quest is going through a dungeon, rewarding you at the end with an Astrub Knight. This is the only sidekick you get for free, with the addition of the free trial sidekick. Out of Ankama's list of sidekicks, one is chosen every so often as a free trial. Kind of a try before you buy sort of thing, this gives you the option of not only playing as yourself and the Astrub Knight, but a third teammate once every...I wanna say three weeks but I honestly never noticed. These guys don't offer what other players can provide and you can easily solo your way the entire game with a little patience, the sidekicks only offer you some help along the way.

Overall the PvP in this game is pretty fun so long as you don't get stacked against someone much higher level than you.

Community:
As far as I've seen, pretty dead. I wish I could say this, but in the town hubs (Astrub and nation outposts) there are people everywhere. The further out you go you see less players though, most of them are hidden in small haven bags (which act as a portable home and player shop) either afk selling their wares or just plain afk. That said, if you're looking at only the game's point of view then you are sadly missing out, the wiki for this game is regularly updated and the forums always has people poking their heads in to say hello. That said, if you plan to play this game for a while then get into a guild ASAP, I suggest you head over to the forums to find one to your liking.

Before I finish, I want to add that this game does have a cash shop. Is it pay to win? Not really, most of the things you can buy are either cosmetic or do really minor things. You can buy weapons but they don't compare to the gear you can find and make. You may also buy extra sidekicks which can help out, but aside from your Astrub Knight you have access to a different free trial sidekick every once in a while.

Overall:
Steam is asking me if I recommend this game and do I? I'm a little torn, but yes I do. This is a very fun game with combat mechanics that require you to actually think when things don't go as planned. The community is there and very friendly but only if you take the time to actually look for them. When you're feeling bored of grinding mobs, go grind resources! Its tedious but addicting after a while.

TL;DR
Game is fun, try it out. RTFR.

Could be good but ankama is stupid enough to ruin it with every new patch. After the dupe of relics and kama i dont think this game is even worth to play. 3000+hrs of gameplay now i feel like all of it was wasted.5/10

Thought you could play alone?. Hahaha, the only thing you can do in this game is grind. I did like this game a lot in the earlier stages but as time went on it became more of a grindefest than game. I literally thought I was working for one day.
10/100
Only get this game if you have 5 friends and love grinding.

EDIT:If you are gonna play this game just remember the only place that isn't a ghost town is Dathura (French Server) and Elbor (Spanish Server). The entire game gets around 5000 logins everyday across all the servers and they have started to shut down a few. Hopefully Ankama will save this game.

This game is great... I mean it. One of the best and most unique games you will ever find.
I've been playing this game for years now (before it comes to steam) and I was in love with it. I had many charecters at cap level... But one day.. my account got hacked ( I mean all gamers know this would happen to them once or twice in their gaming life it's not a big deal right??) SO I did what anyone else would do and opened a ticked... but guess what they will do for you? NOTHING! ya they might reset you password if you want, but other than that NO... NOTHING.
so imagine playing for few years in this game and some hacker come in steal all your cash, spend all your cash-shop currency to buy stuff and give it to his main, sell all your rare armors and weapons.... so I basicly ended with 8 max level charecters naked with no cash... just nothing. And they will not do nothing for you. If you don't believe just go to their website and check it for your self.

Link to their "account theft information" : https://support.ankama.com/hc/en-us/articles/201609246-My-account-was-stolen-what-do-I-do-

and you will find this warning at the begininga "Warning: although Support is able to help you regain access to your account, they can do nothing about any losses and modifications resulting from the theft. All stolen items or kamas are permanently lost."

So ya... Go ahead and play this awesome game... invest all your time (AND MONEY) in it... but if your account got hacked one day... you can kiss it goodbye.

Wakfu is an ok game, full of bugs and a horrible community.

If you dont mind being harrased, player killed, lose ur progress thanks to bugs, grind for hours doing the same exactly boring tasks to achieve nothing at all, being ignored by the developers/support/moderators/community managers, feeling like ankama is laughing at you at every moment, etc.... then play the game, you will regret it.

Also dont be fooled, the game isnt free, you have to get a subscription if you want to achieve something... and by the way, the game is almost always empty. Good luck. I wasted 4 years of my life playing this piece of crap, dont waste yours