There will be new main content to rank up?

[Holland]

Seriously, so they take away the only way to group level and dont have anything to replace it... seems very short sighted... more f'in waiting..

They are not taking anything away. Learn to understand what you are reading, please. The bonus for linking will now be given at the end and the number of links will be increased, so this actually encourages a full party to be formed. The cheap tactic of failing the leve will be abolished. Solo players will be able to keep getting nice amounts of SP/exp too. So you will be able to do the same thing you have been doing, except now, for your own benefit, you will not be failing the sames leves you have been doing since the exploit was found.

Yes, there are still ways of ranking up. I would say the same exact ways....