Length MSQ from all the expansions - it is getting insane

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Another aspect to keep in mind is the new player experience. Imagine selling your friend on the game with the cool raids and such. Now imagine they ask how long it takes to get to that point and you have to tell them "Oh, 150 hours or so."

Why would I want to sell the game on the raids? The normal raids are nothing impressive - just a series of boss trials. Alliance raids are better, but still not all that cool.
Endgame is the where the game ends, and the grind starts. Certainly not the strong point of this game.
The MSQ and the sidequests is where the fun is, so it is a good thing there are so much of it.