The charm is the twinking and the ability to make interesting builds / choices.
There is no charm in doing something tedious over the course of a few weeks to acquire 1 single item. I am not asking for instant gratification, but for some things it's becoming rather ridiculous.
Problem is not with the vets, but with the tedious tasks driving away fresh players: "Oh, so it took you about 2 years to actually finish a toon playing casually"