i think the big thing here is that he's said hes a casual player. 2-3 hours a night i dunno if thats alot, i was lucky to get 4-5 hours a week but anyway
in the end it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks is right
its what you are comfortable with
epic flyers are great, its just the grind to get them is sometimes too much for people at different levels of play

for some it is but a week or two, for other it can be months of grinding which ultimatly leads to them losing intrest. or going insane and eating bag after bag of cheezos

with the loss of a certain software in the game, now may be the time to start farming eternals and ore etc for sell on the AH
if prices start to rise
8o