Quote Originally Posted by Skivvy View Post
With XIV, your gear may last 5-6 months. New patches bring higher ilvls, and then most of what you have will become obsolete outside of glamour.
Fair enough, but that comment was in response to the OP's comment about "relevant" content. As you just mentioned, once you hit the endgame, relevant content becomes disposable. I don't think that rushing new players to that point is going to be good for the game's longevity. WoW lost 8% of its playerbase last quarter for a reason.

As a new player, everything feels like relevant. I'm enjoying that experience. I'm in no hurry to get to max level and lose all sense of progression. Right now, I'm having fun leveling all my crafts, clearing my target log, and taking on different classes. I don't think my experience would be improved by boosting my character through the game at an ungodly rate the way WoW does. In fact, I found WoW to be much more fun before it succumbed to that style of play.