Wow, after reading the first pages, I'll join the server on November 19th and meet - nobody?!
It seems that Turbine did a great job: They removed all the rest of the needed brain power to play this game. Funniest thing of all times was the XP during crafting ..eehh I mean doing NOTHING but pressing ONE button and watch your character doing some stuff, but this expansion will - as I can say for now - make me leave for another few months. I'm sure that I'll test it, but only because I've a LTA.
I ask myself if this is the aspiration the devs have or why does this game become a casual/trash game!?
Damn, I hope not all things become reality what I've just read here. At least I'll give you a chance, perhaps the last one.