I honestly do not see the point of this discussion. I spent several hours exploring and have gone through entire zones where no one was located - and yes there is plenty of junk everywhere - especially in and around the mist. The problem is that people want to get off the newb ferry on newb island and be handed a kingdom. You have to actually move away from the newbie starting zone and you will find very low population and tons of junk all around the edge of the map, in the mountains, etc.

This discussion is just a waste of time.