It's complete bullshit. I'm glad I'm done with those zones (well, except for that mino aug in Beza). The zones are already empty because mob placement, mob density, and see invis selection blows. Now they force you to go through all those mobs. People that don't already have document samples are in for a lot of work.
The more I think about it the more worked up I get. I have a decent group. The couple of times we tried Zeka tower we could barely clear the bottom floor fast enough to clear the next room to be able to move in. Granted, it's been a while since I tried but I can tell you I was thinking, "Screw this, whatever loot I was after isn't worth it."
SoE should take whomever designed those zones and send them back to EQ design school.