You nailed it on the head right there. You find enjoyment by "playing the character all the way through". Please understand though that there are people who find enjoyment in power leveling a character to 50 and starting from there. The tone of your post comes off as condemning power leveling as wrongbadfun. There are multiple ways to enjoy this game. To each their own.
If you like to alt a lot and think you may want to power level more than a couple of characters, you may want to make a second account, level a farmer, then power level yourself without needing to ask to door sit someone else's farm. You can kit out a /fire farmer pretty cheaply too.
I was thinking the other day about some of my favorite words and how it is fun to sneak them into a conversation. Three of my favorites are:
Hootenanny
Cattywampus
Hullabaloo
What are some your favorite words?
I checked in game on TB and all three of those names are taken (as expected).
Ok, what do y'all pair with a slice of apple pie (preferably still warm from the oven)?
A. Ice Cream
B. Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
C. Something else entirely
The correct answer is of course B.
People who cannot spell the word Rouge correctly when referencing a thief-like/scoundrel character. I could care less about you're makeup, irregardless of how it may appear.
If I send it back to you, then you send it back to me ad infinitum, we can create a perpetual engine to power the whole city (or at least a SG base or two)!
I hesitate to admit it, but I actually track all of my characters pertinent info and storage in an Excel spreadsheet for easy viewing. Right now I am running a ton of Heather Townsend missions so I started tracking Incarnate salvage needed for each build as well.
I farm from time to time, same as I run any other content, and I enjoy it. Calling people a liar for enjoying something you do not is a bit harsh. Not everyone in this world feels or thinks as you do.
I had the final bookshelf show up in the breakroom (in the near corner as you enter) once. I didn't have my headphones on and didn't hear the glowie sound as I passed by. I spent a few minutes in the warehouse looking for the damn thing before finally putting on my headphones. Tsneaky Tsoo.
Should really do Sweet (16) this year and save Resurgent for 17, then Legendary for 18 and Platinum for 20. Then we just need to come up with a name for 19.