I think the grind to HW wouldn't be as bad for new players if they didn't gate the new classes. If players that came into the game for those classes could level them (Even if you had to get to CCH, or make them 1 lvl for new and lvl 30 if you got into HW.) it would reduce the amount of it feeling like a complete grind, but I agree about all the filler quests ... and the LS ... You spoke to me while deep in Prea but can't talk to me across a map? ./srsly