Quote Originally Posted by Bonbori View Post
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.
You are certainly not alone. Got to Garuda way back when, but got a bit of "Dungeon/Trial anxiety(not sure why, breezed through it recently). When I came back, I deleted my character and started over to refamiliarize myself with the game(while crossing my fingers that nobody would gank my name on me). I've been having a blast.