This is all a lot of hot air. Were you quivering in your boots when XI launched and the jp had 1.5 years worth of leveling ahead on you? Even EQ1 still drew in new players undaunted by the high level swag before them. You complain about a contentless grindfest, then worry that new players will see all the content we have played and be frightened by it? Preposterous.

You're making stuff up.