OP, as others have mentioned, you are just misinterpriating what others are saying. AK can more then be done in fresh 50 gear. If you have ifrits weapon it makes it a bit easier for newbies to the demon wall. Most of us that are geared up just want to run it with other geared people. With AK speed runs gone, we want to spend as little time as possible in AK as it needs to be run 7-8 times a week, that may not be much in a span of 7 days but between doing other things/instances/coil in the game its more like a chore really since its being run strictly for the myth tomes and nothing more.