im just gonna throw this out there as it does hold some relevance to those who are whining about it being difficult now.
Class mastery's, were forms, the fay staff weapon, and other things were all added into this game to make it MUCH easier for you to kill that mob who never had an upgrade. Stop your whining cuz it's not really gonna me it more difficult. Just different or more on pace with how it would have orriginally been. Seriously, are there cms and were forms in the original version of EQOA. I think not.
As for traditional grouping, i completely agree that it needs to come back. Im sick and tired of seeing toons reach 60 with complete ease and a high lack of effort. No sense of real accomplishment comes from those of us who have RL issues that actually take the time to get up a their 60.
Quit your complaining and deal with it like the rest of us have and do something productive.