Trends in content types and faux difficulty

[MrKupo]

By that logic why play an MMO at all? Why get gear? There's nothing to use it on other than what you're already doing to get that gear.

But that's what MMOs like this are. We as players constantly chase the carrot at the end of the stick trying to get the best gear, or be the best in PVP, or clear the hardest content. Getting stuff is fun.

Getting stuff is fun. But you can't leave everything up to the developers to make it fun. If you push yourself too hard, it stops being fun and becomes a chore. Why not do a normal run every once in a while? God forbid you actually enjoy the journey instead of the destination.