Is this game like WOW and Rift where effectively each faction is only able to explore and level in 'their' zones? In those games while the zones themselves are 'open' there are no quests doable and so they become largely no-go areas for leveling purposes.
I've only just got beyond Bleakrock on my Ebonheart character but now think I'll miss out on the other starting zones. Yes, I can create 'alts' and will almost certainly do but it's not the same really.