Make it so the Current Expac MSQ doesn't level you

[Malthir]

unfortunately, I would take boring MSQ over being level locked to get to the next stage/area.

Fair enough, I'm glad you enjoy that. I'm just saying it will causing problems for the game longevity though. People are currently lashing out at DT over it's poor writing, but it's a symptom of the issue with the game not the entire problem.

One of the first barriers to entry is ARR MSQ, people say things like don't worry it gets really good after ARR. Now they will say, it gets good after ARR, and then DT is bad but push through that. The only alternative is allow free expac skips, don't give them the levels but allow people to just skip an expac if they want. That however will bring it's own issues. So new people wont get involved. You already love the game so it's not a problem keeping you, the issue is without new players MMO's die. Barriers to entries like this are a disease to the games, if left un treated the game will die.