Serpus, it might be time to lay off the eggnog.

I believe the concept of an MMO is to be a massive multiplayer role playing game, no? Thus, the players are usually what makes the game fun, not the content. Infact, it's fun to complete content with other players rather than to have at it alone.

As for the platinum issue, I'll just say one thing. The world runs on money, yes even games. If you're unhappy with that, I suggest you go play Runescape or Angry Birds Free Version to satisfy your gaming needs. If you spend your platinum wisely, the game IS NOT that expensive. However, if you make every frivolous purchase that you can ever make, the game can turn out to be quite the money drain.