I share your sentiment. As someone who used to pay Live nearly 20 years ago, I still enjoy the slow grind of building a character from a fledgling newb to a capable Hero/Villain. I usually turn XP off until I've exhausted all available missions for my level range and only turn it back on to gain the appropriate levels so that I can be introduced to a new contact. I even delay taking travel powers until I meet the old level requirements of being Level 14 before choosing one. Heck, I'd even prefer if they would take the Fitness Pool and place it in the Pay2Win vendors inventory and allow us to pick and choose which of those powers we'd like to use, if any (at times, I'd really like to disable Swift/Hurdle). But I also realize that I'm probably in the minority when it comes to those opinions. And don't get me started on Enhancements/NPC stores/Auction Houses.