Getting to level 50 in four months is hardly a hardcore gamer. If you couldn't get to level 50 just playing a few hours a week in that time span, there is something wrong.
I can understand the one guy doing things methodically, and leveling all his toons around level 20 and enjoying everything, but a couple hours a week from someone (me) that works about 60 hours a week, takes care of my eight year old, got level 50 in a couple months.
People will always have something to complain about. It's what ruins games. Oh this player got this and I didn't. Well tough ****. Deal with it. It's called life. If you want something, then work for it for once.
This goes to all gamers out there. Stop your complaining. I'm neither hardcore, nor so casual that I only play four hours a week. But people like you ruin games. Look at WoW. It got so diluted because people complained "things are too hard, since I have alts everything should be easier" and I say eff that. It's in every MMO that I've ever played. Fact is, not everyone is going to be happy, period. So what do you do? You make the majority happy. I'm all for that. Why? Because it works. The rest of you, bite it.
That is all.