The problem I see here is people returning to the game- perhaps iLevels weren't even around when they left- and they immediately want to jump straight to current endgame content. And it just doesn't work like that.
I don't know why some ppl do seem to respond like this, because if you quit like right after reaching level 7 5 early on, and then you try to do TOAU or pre-80+ Wings stuff, it's brutal. Not quite to the same degree, but you would struggle. People should expect that if they've been gone a long time, they won't be able to dive right into endgame.