I hear you. That was the worst part of the game for me. It’s so long it almost feels longer than the actual ARR content, except obviously way more boring and tedious. I wish they could go back and trim that down somehow, because getting there definitely feels like hitting a brick wall, and over time more expansions will be added which will make that section feel worse and worse for new players who don’t want to shell out for a story skip. I know they’ll never touch it though.