I don't understand some people's mentality. The "I had to do the story so everyone should have to do the story" is incredibly short sighted. If a new player hops in the game but doesn't want to go through months of story just to play with their friends he might quit. That player then goes on to play something else. The player convinces his friends to come play with him. Now the game is losing players and the grind to replenish those players is deterring new blood. It's a situation that can snowball pretty fast. What does it matter if someone wants to do the story? Why should any of you dictate how another person can enjoy a GAME or spend THEIR money? Keeping in mind that the chance of you meeting said person and being able to discriminate them are very remote. What does it matter really so long as SE has money coming in to develop the story you love so much?