If SE reads this please don't listen to this guy.

From a population perspective, the causal players make up maybe about 60% of the population, the mainstream players perhaps another 30% or so (might not be exact). Now, the true hardcore players probably take up less than 10% of the population.
Source Please!!!

listen to this guy and this game which is consider a success will go south quick.

This forums makes up a small minority of the entire game population, and even within this minority the amount of complain regarding current end game is small.

to me it sounds like to need to get on a FC/Linkshell/Make friends.
progression will happen with close groups/statics not with DF/PF raids (though PF can get u far if lucky).