Possible level/story jumps....really?

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But what's worse is, considering they're planning this potion already, I have a feeling that this means that subs are either not growing, or going down...but I'm only speculating so don't take me seriously.

Or they recognize in a game where we're considering climbing up, requiring new players to slug through a massive amount of quests will further deter them. This will only become a bigger hurdle as the game grows. People want to play with their friends not do an occasional dungeon or two than spend the next 10 hours on their own again. SE likely wants to get this out of the way early.