Downside of Apex mobs, unless you're like a WHM or something, people probably aren't gonna want you around without good gear. I'd say there's a lacking middle ground at the moment for CP gains, where grinding in Escha got me like 6-7 solo with rings. The pressure to keep the CP chain up can also make it stressful when you're 30+ minutes in.
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Violence good. Sexy bad. Yay America.