I say to hell with the elitism. If lower ranked players want to Chocobo out into the borderlands of The Black Shroud and get stranded in the middle of rank 80 mobs, why stop them?

Sorry pal, but you're not better than the players who haven't started yet, just 'cause you were foolish enough to pick up the game at launch. In fact, I'd say they've got at least one up on you there.