Terreciel wrote:
Since these ARE just fluff, why were they made so incredibly difficult?
They are neither difficult nor time consuming.
If you measure the amount of time from when you start grinding these factions until you finish them, it will seem like a long time. If you count each minute you spend grinding these factions, the time spent is miniscule.
The idea here is to give you something to do. Not just something to do for a few days, but something to work towards during this expansions cycle. Since you can expect very little in the way of new crafting content for 12 more months, it is a good thing you are unable to simply walk up and do it all in the first week.