Casual starting out. Casual leveling all the way to 50, with casual duty finder for casual storyline content progress....
HARCORE EXTREME ENDGAME GTFO NOOB CASUAL YOU SUCK

Players are expected to casually earn myth tomes each week, and be satisfied with MUCH slower perceived progress after hitting 50 with the remaining content. It's the carrot that EVERY MMO dangles in front of you to keep you playing. Sure there's a loud, vocal portion of the population that is trying to beat everything NOW NOW NOW, but really it just comes down to how important it is for you to beat things sooner rather than later.

Try to keep the frame of mind that getting to worked up over any content or particular gear this early in the game's lifespan is silly. The level cap will get raised and all that gear will be replaced by some random guy on a farm that wants you to get him 4 radishes or something rewarding you with quested ilvl115 gear.