Quote Originally Posted by JohnJacobAstor View Post
My tone aside, can you tell me concretely what those things are that I can do? Anyone in my position would be frustrated, but I've summed up my predicament as best I could, and legitimately am wondering if there is anything else I can do that has some lasting impact on my character and isn't gated behind endless MSQ that I do for hours everyday despite it boring me to tears.
Lasting impact? No, and you won't find that in many other MMOs either. Every now and then the level cap is raised (usually with a new expansion), and then everything you did before becomes obsolete and you need to get back on the treadmill again to get new levels and new gear.
Everything in this game is gated behind the MSQ in one way or the other.