New Player Experience Sucks! - Impending Expansion Problems

[Bonbori]

Yes! Every new player is subject to all of ARR without ever getting to the good stuff that would actually get a new player hooked!

I got hooked during my first playthrough while still going through AAR. It's the reason I'm still here now, as are quite a lot of people from what I see every day.

Who is this "new player" you speak of? You claim be talking about a general issue affecting all new players, but you've made it clear that you aren't one, and the friend you used as an example doesn't seem to appreciate the vast majority of content the game offers. At this point, I'm not convinced that you have the best interests of the game's target audience at heart.