Can we start getting serious about having ARR restructured?

[MistakeNot]

As I'm sure we all know, A Realm Reborn is by far the biggest road block for new players, and it's essentially the only reason we cannot recommend the game without throwing in a hefty caveat re: how much of a slog ARR is. There's also the problem of players being overleveled by the time they hit Heavensward.

No, we do not know that, and there is no need for such a caveat due to the simple fact that ARR isn't a slog.

I don't think it would be too big of an undertaking for the developer to pare down the number of quests (imagine an ARR postgame consisting of, say, 20 quests), and possibly even turning a few of the dungeons currently required for story progression into optional dungeons. They could smooth things over with altered dialogue in order to shuffle around some story events if need be.

Actually it probably would be a quite big job - at least if they want to do a good job, which I am sure they would want to. There is not nearly as much "filler" content that can be easily cut in ARR as some people seem to believe.