Originally Posted by
Dustfly
AI gives me: perks and perk actions, AI armor (!!!), AI weapons (especially S7 Special Edition ones), AI city raids (Comm Relay, EoE, AI armor stuff, compiler, NCUs, ...) and AI dailies, and then things like S10, S7. All before you are entitled to join the big AI playfields, and stuff from these can be used on lower level chars, too (De'Valos rings, pillows, CRU, AI armor stuff, AI weapons, ...).
LE gives me: research and resulting proc actions and ability/skill bonuses, Ofab armor and weapons (some of them, while obtained from high level encounters, can be used at much lower level), LE/AI missions with these funky PsyMod "/disco" bosses, and a number of additional things from high level encounters usable on lower level toons as well (weapons?), victory points and being able to use them actually (Ofab terminals, includes access to nanos and research HUDs, for example). My first paid toon was a doc and at 125, with considerably few paid equipment resources, I kicked Fezael (IS 1st floor boss). Guess what? Ofab profession ring proc saved my rear end there, would have run out of nano otherwise.
So, dunno what you see as "content"; all the above counts to me as game content, things which enrich the overall game play and make you stronger in one or multiple aspects. Way before 220.