MMO's are a scam
The whole "real game starts at max level" might be true, since the leveling from 1 to max level usually feels like a job you pay to work on.
Of course, after 1 or 2 months of playing every day you're finally max level and at that point you kind of force yourself to like because f@#!, all this work put into reaching the "real game" I can't just drop it now right?
Buy healthier drugs instead, my advice