Hello everyone,
Unfortunately or not, the team has chosen such path because of several reasons:
We want you to keep playing our server as long as possible. We also try to provide you a lot of content to enjoy therefore our wards system exists so you could experience most of the dungeons this game can offer
Furthermore, since we are volunteers, we would like you to play all content we enjoyed developing so our work would be always in demand
We strongly believe that such speed of progression is optional (But we are always ready to tweak it so it's still enjoyable for you, community!)
It is our belief that players should at least try all sides of the game (especially the ones we love) therefore different rewards are spread across RvR, PVE and SC.
We DO NOT want make it elitist or something. Time consuming? Maybe. Hardcore? Never!
So believe us EVERY player is able to get what he/she wants but it may require some effort.
We are always ready to listen to your feedback and adjust our implementations accordingly. Better if it won't be in a form of whining and manipulations

That's why we make Feedback threads where you can express your thoughts -- we've just got a
Bastion Stair thread, you should check it out and share with us your experience! We are happy to give you some advices on how to make your PVE runs more successful!
Thus we apologize if some parts of our content may look like elitist or hard to obtain -- it wasn't our intention, at worst we just want your time
We wish you success with every part of our server and we hope you could find a way to enjoy it!
I hope, OP got an answer so for now we could move to other things, your views and concerns were noted.
Wish you luck on the battlefield!