I am one of those that also enjoy Eureka. I started after the logs came out and both were made easier. I like the danger and the whole grouping thing. I got to know many people there since you tended to see the same names a lot of the time. People think I am crazy for liking it, but hey, to each their own.

Anemos was more fun than Pagos, but Pagos got better once I hit 30 and could really start to get around and even more so at 32. But yeah, if you are under 30, DON'T bother with Pagos, it's just too dangerous and annoying. Plus you will almost never get any of the Fates unless you camp at the first crystal.

Also, just grinding the levels out to 35 has gotten me a lot for the Pagos weapon. 5 ice, 400 Pagos crystals, and 20 light crystals. The last 100 PC's will get my light even closer. I figure I will probably have to light grind for about 8-9 of them to get to 31.