Gating interesting content behind artificial side leveling

[Vahlnir]

Eureka is only "the" afk instance because most players prefer it if others do the work for them.

Pretty much. There's prep groups out and about usually, but an awful lot of people sit around the aetheryte. I'm not gonna lie and say I haven't done the same on occasion, because I have. But 9 times out of 10 I prefer to be out and about doing something, usually NM prep.