I AM a new player, and so is my LS. I see no point in doing any of the "content" now, because it gives me nothing to shoot for. Sure there's the "experience," but when you start wiping and losing to a boss once, twice, three times, you're going to get people who say "Well this is great and all, but why are we doing this again?" CoP in XI had a goal to shoot for and an amazing journey/experience along the way. I'm not even asking for that much, I'm not asking for new weapons, new armor, new models for anything. I've been seriously playing since 1.18, and I was so excited to learn all of the stuff that I was going to be able to take part in at 50. Then I get to 50, and it's nothing but Ifrit and Strongholds. I started doing faction NMs, because I was excited at the fact that Ifrit was super tough and that I'd need to gear up, that I would be able to run in in a santa outfit and win. I WANT Ifrit to be a super tough battle, I WANT it to be out reach, I WANT a goal to go for. I DON'T want to be able to beat him as soon as I hit 50. Instead of climbing a sharp, long slope in a burning desert to get to an oasis with lemonade at the top and a feel of accomplishment, it's simply hitting 50 and walking over a bump(learning the fight) to get to the lemonade and oasis. Sure, there end is the same, but there was no journey there. There was no reason for me to be excited and feel like I deserve to be at this oasis.