The biggest problem here is doing everything unrested on 12 characters, so of course that’s gonna add up timewise
Rest bonus is 66% of the rewards for 33% of the work which is a damn good deal if you ask me, especially to save time which seems to be a big problem
Also too I myself have cut my roster to 4 characters, with possibly 5 pending Aeromancer release (she may just replace Sorc entirely, not 100% sure)
I have my main at 1550 while working on slowly getting weapon to 19
Sorc is 1521~ and a Paladin one Brel weapon conversion away from 1520
And my neweat recruit, GT Bonker, at 1477.5, 5 hones away from Brel
And 3 alts 1450-1460 for Lopangs
And everything I do is on rested, and hell, I’ve even been skipping doing every available Legion/Guardian raid I can some weeks along with, oh god, not logging on at all some days
The sheer horror
I’ve spent money on the game (because remember you pay with your time or money folks), mostly for pheons, but now I’m in a spot where I can take a break and do something else, which I have been
You’re wanting stuff to change but not realizing the core of the problem, which is you’re getting burnt out doing this stuff every day for hours at a time
Cut down some characters (make them just lopang slaves), take advantage of the rest bonus system and take a break before you come back here giving another long post about how you’re being forced to quit the game from something entirely of your own doing
I also recommend Valheim to play, 10/10 would get ambushed by trolls and wolves again