Oh. Well... the level caps were fist-shakingly frustrating but they made CoP the best expansion of XI even though it was hated at the time (not by me, but by my LSs). I never did DM or AN in the ways you described. It doesn't even bother me they can be done that way. I don't do things "just to do them" or "for the reward as quickly as I can." So I don't suffer from those that a lot.

I did my share of BLM burning BCNMs but that was never "easy" just "easier." It took some coordination to bounce hate from mage to mage, or skilled kiting, since it was not an instant kill.

Anyway, I agree with you I guess, but the Airship & Moblin were two of the most boring fights for me in CoP. Just different strategies or different personal experiences, I don't know. LOL.