High end gear have no meaning or value in this game. So what if u get it early. Someone who just grinds the tomes will get an equivalent in what? A week or 2 tops? When there is no sense of achievement other than just a mere achievement unlock or Title that you can't even show to people, it gets pretty bland to say the least.

Why work for anything in the game when you can just run the same easy dungeons over and over again and collect tomes to exchange for the highest tier end game gear. There is no feel of epicness in this game because everyone wears the same damn thing. There has to be a gap between those who work for it and those who don't. It will give something to aim for instead of being something that you cap once a week and do nothing for the remaining days.