>decide to play dwarf shaman
>tell myself I'm not doing Explorer's Contract
>meet the goblin
>he gives me his sales pitch
>realize "the Patient" despite being an awful title reward for the challenge actually fits the shaman class pretty damn well
>sigh the contract
So now I'm level 20 and have really been enjoying it. The fact that basically all of my gear has been crafted by myself and is actually pretty good because of the epoch changes is a kino feeling. I haven't even had to grind at all because there are so many new quests and every now and then I'll get a commission for lw that involves me farming light or medium hide which can net me a few bars of exp from all the kills I have to skin.
I also have no quest addons installed so every custom quest has been completed by reading the text.

Basically, I recommend signing the contract if you aren't in a rush to 60 and want the leveling experience to feel fun again.