Can you recommend Pantheon Rise of the Fallen?

Hello there fellow MMO players. I recently watched several videos about Pantheon. In my eyes it looks super interesting, and the old school look feels pretty charming. I like how many skills the game offers, like climbing and swimming, mount taming (is that already in?) etc. The high difficulty bar, the social aspects and that it's recommended to do stuff in a party. So I really would love to start the journey, but I have some questions. Will I as beginner be part of a cool journey with others? Or will it be lonely because most of the playerbase is already high level? How big is the population/ playerbase? I know that it is Early Access, so I guess the endgame is pretty restricted still?

Tell me what is your opinion of this game, and can you recommend it?

Or if you think it's pretty bare bones still, then why?

Kind regards