There was a massive thread about simplifying the story-line for new players to only contain story critical quests.

FYI, this is the only MMO that is implemented this way. In no other game can you pay money for an expansion and not instantly access at least most of the content you payed for. It isn't surprising at all that a number of people don't understand why it is implemented this way. It's like all the people arguing for the way it currently works have never played another game in their lives.