I don't understand anybody who uses skip potions for the story, unless it's like an alt or something. If you don't find the game enjoyable to play, then why are you even playing it? I leveled to 70 and went through the main scenario entirely in the old fashioned, grindy way. No rushing. No power-leveling. I took my sweet time, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Yes, even despite the well-deserved memes of the post-ARR content before HW.