MSQ

[Tommara]

That depends on what you look for in the game.
As you said, if the player skip all, then all content are more or less repetitive.

SE already offers us to skip MSQ to current expansion with a price.
I don't see any reason not to pay it if MSQ is pointless. You'd be wasting your game time otherwise.
It's not pay to win. It's just small convenience.

If SE offer unparalleled weapon to use in PvP, then that's another story.

That logic only works for new MMO players who don't know any better.

Edited Note: There is a lot of free MMO content that is more fun than paying to avoid content that is not fun in an MMO. The Secret World/Legends comes to mind, for its story, although the end game is boring, after the story ends.