First of all, I have been playing Skyforge for over a year now. and I managed to get the 100% on the EU stack. And I'm working on the NA stack.
Now, where should I begin, as of right now there is barely any chance for you to get the platinum trophy. ever since the ATLAS got introduced again (since the last Phytonides invasion) the game became 10 times harder for end game content. in the ATLAST there are buffs for damage you can unlock during the invasion (this is temporary) for all the distortion trophies you will need a full group of almost max level players with all the atlas buffs to clear these missions. this is by all means no simple task. If the group decides to bring a low-level player they most likely only carry one player at the time.
Now I'm expecting some comment on this tread like high-level players won't help you, the game is toxic, it's pay2win. well yes and no. the average player will only bag for help since Skyforge is not big at all it's like a small family literally everyone knows each other on the servers. anyway, Skyforge players are getting annoyed by people begging for help. If you don't listen people won't help you since you not bothered to learn the game. Now the p2w, the only thing your able to buy to increase your might is victor medals, but for 50 euro your only able to buy 3 max levels might card and that not worth it at all... it won't help you much unless you spend A LOT of money on the game. Not long ago you're able to buy legendary weapons from the shop, of course, some people won't like but this is huge in my opinion since they don't come from random loot boxes anymore. If you really want something you can get it right away. there are some events in the game that are really good but the only way to really finish them for the rewards is also paying money, this is by all means not needed but some stuff can really help you good. like the victor medals, I spoke off.
Ranking up, the game became a lot more starter friendly, the catchup from directives got way bigger and will help you out a lot. the overall level of the game keeps increasing and for new players, it was always hard to catch up. there are 3 main building in the game that gives you power, stronghold, tower of knowledge and cathedral. first of all the cathedral got removed. so luckily we don't have to worry about that one anymore. now every season the total level of the building goes up. for new players, there is catchup until the cap from last season. to hit the current cap you will have to grind. now to increase your power, even more, you have to buy might cards and this will cost a lot. with the recent updates you get 20 might cards for free, only 1 per day. this will help out a lot. and when you get them all for the catchup there not many left to buy to max yourself. before this update, it took almost 2 years to max all your cards. this got at least reduced with a year. Also, the total price to buy the might cards got reduced! on sale, they costed 14k now on sale 7k!
trophies, as I said earlier it takes now a lot of effort to clear the D4 mission for the hardest trophies in the game. you need a well-organized group that's almost maxed level to clear it. if you played between 2017/2018 and early 2019 the game was a joke. to earn these trophies. Now the worst part not long ago there was an exploit that involved real money. more than 60% of the high-end players including myself got banned for this, the ban is different for everyone depending on how much we exploited but most people got a 2-year ban for this. with this, in mind, there is barely anyone left on the game that's able to help you. The directives are not even grouped friendly most people get different missions so it better to play solo and maybe group up if you have trouble.
Now if you still want to play the game, save up all your sparks to buy the grove walker class, it's all around the best solo class in the game with self-heal, you will need this to finish the story. I'm working on a guide for this game but I'm really slow with it since it will take a lot of effort. not sure if I would be able to finish it any time soon. but if you have any questions, feel free to ask. And in all honesty, I don't know any pantheon left on EU that maybe would be able to help you.
How long would this take? to get 100% it will at least take 10 months almost a year, if you miss any distortions you have to wait another year. I don't see it possible if you would start this with a group of friends and try to finish the game 100% if you manage to find people that are able to help except only to get carried one by one.
final note, I love the game, I love the way it looks. the game is a lot of fun even with all the bugs. but the developers really fucked it up, everyone would agree with me if you would ask around.