Why is glamour the end-game?

[Vahlnir]

My experience (which I admit is limited) has been the opposite though. I've seen a lot of people afk in the cities with a glowing weapon which I think is from the Ultimate raids. I think for at least those people it's all about bragging (and there's one on the forums here too...) I've not encountered that many other glamours outside of those glowing weapons so I guess I haven't seen people glamouring for the sake of looking good.

And yet, most people even with those weapons continue to go about their business. They've got nothing to prove by AFKing in a random zone.