Im sorry but people who actually PLAY this game, are like 15lvls above..
I mean i came back 1month before ue4 being 1902 AP (having 6chars on my account to farm) and right now im standing at 2664 AP
And also used call to arms event and made my 2nd char 2450.. which again has more lvl of soul than what they give on story.
So what exactly are you complaining about ?.. You play what ? 4times a week 1h a day ?
Things progress,these changes are good mostly for alts of people, find easier raids etc and farm