For those of us that specifically only or enjoy only playing none crafting/gathering - leveling/gear progression is what keeps us in a pve game. However there is just 2 many lockouts for my taste, even casuals are already in coil and facing lockouts.

so completely disregarding that fact the armory system exists because of the many lockouts and I have plenty of time to play but only enjoy specific content and feel I should not be forced to wait just because not even for a legitimate reason. I made alts to progress on gear now I feel everything progressing at the same rate and since technically everything is my character it does not feel empty (except the grind)