Skizzle.

There is NOTHING enjoyable about spending several months and many millions of gil on ONE piece of GLAMOUR.

The FF11 model worked because people hadn't tried anything better. In today's market, people like to have a chance now and then of catching up to the pros at least in terms of gear; therefore expansions to MMOs tend to reset the gear grind so everyone is on a relatively level playing field.

You will have PLENTY to do in a month when the new relic quests start, so just ... Just accept that this is how this game works and that it isn't FF11. Please. You sound like one of these grumpy old men who can't accept that the world has changed from when they were kids.