That stuff is all about the camps and mobs that drop the very best/most profitable items. There are huge heaping buttloads of exp and fun to be had in places other than those. You then go to EC and pay what I think of as a jerkass-avoidance tax and buy the very best stuff if you must.
Also focusing on those areas and mobs means following a pretty narrow path leveling that will be very similar class to class. There is a very big world out there to explore, and unless your focus is end game, you're not in a race with anyone or anything.
Lastly, there are actually (IMO) very few situations where having the very best item in slot X is going to make a huge difference over having the second best item. If you find waiting a lot, clicking the same buttons over and over for two hours, and spending hours in forum/online pissing matches with others to be entertaining, also known as raiding, then unfortunately you'll have to deal with some of the toxicity to get the gear required to be of use in that context.
Otherwise, find some other friendly low-stress people (there are lots) and have a great time.
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